★ (Blackstar), ISO Records – 88875173871, Columbia – 88875173871, Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MPO Pressing, 180 Gram, US, Jan 8, 2016.
Notes:
MPO first press; differentiated from the repress David Bowie - ★ (Blackstar) by not having any ✲ in the runouts.
Issued in a gatefold sleeve with thick clear plastic wallet housing the vinyl, and 16 page 12" x 12" square booklet insert.
Includes a coupon with a download code.
'STERLING' stamped in runouts, the rest etched.
Shrink wrap has 2 stickers:
"David Bowie
The new album
includes
"Blackstar"
& "Lazarus"
180 gram vinyl
plus digital
download
88875173871S1"
"Parental advisory explicit content"
Album title and track 1 title generally referred to as "Blackstar" but printed as "★"
© & ℗ 2015 ISO Records, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment.
★ (Blackstar), ISO Records – 88875173871, Columbia – 88875173871, Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear, 180 gram, US, Jan 8, 2016.
Notes:
Album title and track A1 title generally referred to as "Blackstar" but printed as "★".
This listing is for the U.S. version. Label Code and Rights Societies are NOT PRESENT on the label. Sony Music and its logo DO NOT appear on the label as they do on the EU version. The EU version with Label Code and Rights Societies can be found here: David Bowie - ★ (Blackstar).
Release is housed in a matte-finish die-cut gatefold jacket with tone-on-tone overlays, LP pressed on 180 gram clear vinyl (advertised and sold as "clear", but is, in actuality, clear opaque) within a clear plastic wallet sleeve, 16-page 12"x12" square booklet insert with tone-on-tone overlays, lyrics and photos, and a coupon with a download code for a digital copy of the full album.
Limited to 5000 worldwide, per the David Bowie website. It was not stated how that number was divided among different regions; however links to purchase in UK, EU and U.S. were provided.
This version includes those sold from Bowie's website and Barnes and Noble "exclusives" which are differentiated by unique barcode stickers placed over the shrinkwrap. Barcode printed on rear jacket: 8 88751 73871 3.
Through Bowie's website, records were sold individually or as a pre-order "bundle" package with add-on options:
• Limited edition clear vinyl + choice of 1 (of 3) lithographs
• Limited edition clear vinyl + all 3 lithographs
Individual records or bundle options from Bowie's website have only one sticker on front: "Parental Advisory Explicit Content" and a barcode sticker on rear outside of shrinkwrap: 8 88751 88851 7.
Records sold at Barnes and Noble have a hype sticker on front that states "Barnes and Noble Exclusive" and a barcode sticker on rear outside of shrinkwrap: 8 88751 88851 6.
Track B1 contains elements from Brand New Heavy. Used by permission.
© & ℗ 2015 ISO Records, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
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