Aladdin Sane Print On Sale Now With Bowienet Discount

Who will love Aladdin Sane…

We announced this one back in April originally, (04.17.2008 NEWS: LIMITED EDITION SIGNED ALADDIN SANE PRINT IS NEXT) and I guess it’s pretty obvious what it is.

Probably the most easily recognisable and most ‘borrowed’ of David Bowie’s iconic sleeves is the Aladdin Sane album cover which has been reproduced as a limited edition art print by UK based company, St Pauls Gallery.

This beautiful edition of just 195 copies was painstakingly reproduced from the original artwork and has been screen printed with the typography omitted, as in the example above.

All production details are the same as the Ziggy Stardust and Hunky Dory prints, with the actual image area size being 19″ x 19″, within an overall paper size of 28″ x 27″. The image is printed on 330 gsm Somerset Velvet enhanced, with a spot varnish coating the image area.

The print has the official seal of approval, and has been signed and numbered in pencil by both David Bowie and Celia Philo, above.

Celia worked for DUFFY DESIGN CONCEPTS (listed as the Kitchen Tool Shop on North American pressings of Aladdin Sane) and was involved with the art direction on Aladdin Sane. We’re hoping to have an interview with her shortly.

There are also a very limited number of the Aladdin Sane prints signed by David Bowie, Celia Philo and Philip Castle.

Philip, above, is the man responsible for the airbrushing detail on Mr Sane‘s left collarbone…Trivia buffs may like to note that Philip was also the man responsible for the striking A Clockwork Orange film graphics which adorned the posters and soundtrack album cover, not to mention all manner of promotional material, all of which is now highly collectable.

The starting price of the Aladdin Sane print is £795 (the print co-signed by Philip Castle is £895) with £100 discount for BowieNetters. And despite their even lower starting prices, both the Ziggy Stardust and Hunky Dory prints now retail for £1,450…that outperforms most other types of investment in these uncertain times.

There’s also a version of the Hunky Dory print signed By David Bowie and Terry Pastor and now co-signed by Rick Wakeman, above, (pianist on the album) which retails for £1,550.

To order, go here and enter the following codes for the corresponding print exactly as is, as they are case-sensitive with no spaces. Each code will give you a £100 discount on any of the Bowie prints.

INSANE1 = David Bowie Aladdin Sane Limited Edition Signed Print- Pencil Signed By David Bowie & Celia Philo
INSANE2 = David Bowie Aladdin Sane Limited Edition Signed Print- Pencil Signed By David Bowie, Philip Castle & Celia Philo
INSANE3 = David Bowie Ziggy Stardust Limited Edition Signed Print- Pencil Signed By David Bowie & Terry Pastor
INSANE4 = David Bowie Hunky Dory Limited Edition Signed Print- Pencil Signed By David Bowie & Terry Pastor
INSANE5 = David Bowie Hunky Dory Limited Edition Signed Print- Pencil Signed By David Bowie, Rick Wakeman & Terry Pastor

Remember, the sooner you order, the lower your edition number will be, making your print even more valuable.