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Rock & Pop
Lot 199

David Bowie: An Autographed Copy Of The Album Aladdin Sane,
1973,

24 May 2023, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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David Bowie: An Autographed Copy Of The Album Aladdin Sane,

1973,
first pressing, RCA RS1001, the front cover signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint by David Bowie, For Fiona, love David Bowie, with lyric inner sleeve and fan club membership folder (completed by original owner and dated 7th May 1973); together with a ticket stub for Bowie at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, 16th May 1973, with letter of provenance,

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Provenance:
According to information received, the morning after the Bowie concert, the vendor went to the Imperial Hotel in Aberdeen where the band had stayed overnight. After a while Bowie appeared in the hotel foyer and the vendor asked if he would sign the copy of Aladdin Sane he had brought with him for his sister, Fiona. She had been given it for her recent 14th birthday.

A blog article regarding this album - signed 50 years ago this month - was published on davidbowieautograph.com, February 2023.

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