A very rare UK first pressing of David Bowie’s 1972 masterpiece, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, on RCA.  There are a few sub-variations of the Ziggy album; this has the very early -1E/-2E stamper numbers, Titanic Music/Chrysalis Music publishing credits, “A Gem Production” and no mention of Mainman on the disc or cover.  The cover is the variant derived from the US artwork, with the RCA logo and catalog number “pasted” over those from the US artwork.  The disc here is in superb Mint to Near Mint condition, with no signs of wear nor even a single spindle mark on either label.  The Near Mint cover is very clean with no wear and only a few light creases.  As clean a copy as we’ve seen of this highly collectible (and outstanding) album.