David Bowie - ★ (Blackstar)

Released in a gatefold sleeve with clear plastic wallet housing the vinyl, and a 16 page 12" x 12" square booklet insert.
Includes a coupon with a download code for a digital copy of the full album.

This was a special exclusive pressing by Record Technology Incorporated, commissioned by Amazon.com USA to clear back orders of this release that MPO could not provide due to the massive demand of this release in early 2016. The record was pressed from February 1st until March 31st, and then was discontinued when MPO was able to supply Amazon.com with future releases of this LP.

This has a distinctive catalogue number etched out on the run out rim of 25697-1(3). Other distinguishing features are a raised up small ridged ring around the spindle hole, and the extra thickness of the gatefold sleeve when placed side by side with the MPO pressing. This release continued to carry the 2015 date on its back cover.

Front cover 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 "★"

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