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Album Title:	Best Deluxe
Country:	Japan	Record Label:	RCA
Catalogue #:	SRA-9412-3	Release Date:	1973
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Sleeve Type:	Gatefold	Sleeve Finish:	Matt
Label Colour:	Orange	Label Text:	Black
Insert:	Single sheet within gatefold

Original 1973 issue, later repackaged as Special in 1976. Side One features six tracks from Ziggy Stardust, Side Two six from Aladdin Sane, Side Three three from Space Oddity, one from TMWSTW, Side Four, four from Hunky Dory and one more from TMWSTW. "Aladdin Sane" is slightly shorter due to an early fade. Label doesn't have the "And Warhol" typo of the reissue but does have two title typos in the gatefold - "The Mon Who Sold The World" and "Gygent Committee". Originally priced at ¥3000, this copy has an overlaid sticker with a higher price of ¥3,600.

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NB: this copy did not include the wraparound poster/obi, see below. copies with the poster (especially undamaged) are scarce and fetch considerably higher prices than those without.

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