Release
Marketplace
140 For Sale from $8.54Statistics
Videos (7)
EditLists
- my rare and beautiful vinyl by valiumdani
- Finfint by KalleVinyl
- Ed's LP's by ed-1962
- My vinyl collection by az_cooper
- MASCARA CERA by ruiraiox
- Top 100 albums by halfsidan
- Vinyl collection by correltje
- Platenverzameling Wilco by tsme
- 4 Sale by 1.800.hell.no
- tippy tip want list by Kilroy_Wozere
- my bowie collection by brianbirbeck01
- Bess Maine by brycifer
- Too Good To Be True by Stoffeler10
- Vinyl Albums & EPs by billyanderson9
- Fredrik Strage 500 by DiNer0
- Garage Line by Joe66
- 1001 Albums You Must Hear before You Die by notthat
- 10 by KalleVinyl
- Old LP's Wanted by VinylKnights
- Joutes 1996-2016 by Titi-Panzer
Contributors
kompressorkanonen, Kater_Murr, schoolcraftbump, rhythmic_disturbance, oystr0n, donnacha, milkman, colinrobinson, Electro-Magnetic, XAVeRY, DIFFO, nadsat, SeRKeT, Ghostything, Tarantxon, CarstairsClassical, church71, LoinerFromMars, Vox-Records, brianvy, al-dot-se, Eviltoastman, marklungo, White_Bicycle, KevinSanderson, InEwigkeit, avalon67, phaks, RaulDjSete, ismistik, KjellP, Alex-vinyl-2016, FireTech, oakley_boys, InMyLife, VanBerg, Timelessness, Bill_or_George, Brian_Damager, slavder, longships, Wind_Sock, mayathepsychiic, pursel, venetian-guy, inshreds66, MisterrBo, rockschamane, GammaX, Mist3rCe, KlausMalone, kim.mono, princecharmless, JuvenylLois, zappamoney, bobbytweezers, attfiecz
David Bowie – Low
Label: | RCA Victor – PL 12030 |
---|---|
Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: | UK |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
Style: | Art Rock, Ambient, Experimental |
Tracklist
A1 | Speed Of Life | |
A2 | Breaking Glass | |
A3 | What In The World | |
A4 | Sound And Vision | |
A5 | Always Crashing In The Same Car | |
A6 | Be My Wife | |
A7 | A New Career In A New Town | |
B1 | Warszawa | |
B2 | Art Decade | |
B3 | Weeping Wall | |
B4 | Subterraneans |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
- Manufactured By – RCA Ltd.
- Published By – Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L.
- Published By – Fleur Music
- Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
- Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
- Printed By – Garrodprint Ltd.
- Made By – Garrodprint Ltd.
- Recorded At – Studio Hérouville
- Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
- Mixed At – Hansa Tonstudios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK
Credits
- Arranged By – Brian Eno (tracks: B1), David Bowie
- Bass – George Murray (tracks: A1 to A7, B4)
- Composed By – Brian Eno (tracks: B1), David Bowie, Dennis Davis (tracks: A2), George Murray (tracks: A2)
- Guitar – David Bowie (tracks: A6, B2 to B4), Ricky Gardner* (tracks: A3 to A7)
- Percussion – Dennis Davis (tracks: A1 to A7)
- Piano – David Bowie (tracks: A7, B2 to B4), Roy Young (tracks: A1, A3 to A7)
- Producer – David Bowie, Tony Visconti
- Rhythm Guitar – Carlos Alomar (tracks: A1 to A7, B4), Ricky Gardner* (tracks: A2)
- Synthesizer – Brian Eno (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1, B2)
Notes
Issued with a 12" paper insert with credits; most copies with an orange sticker with the track list on rear cover.
Published by:
A1 to A6, B4 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Fleur Music.
B1 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Fleur Music/E.G. Music Ltd.
A7, B2, B3 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Chrysalis Music Ltd./Fleur Music.
Recorded at The Chateau and Hansa By The Wall.
Mixed at Hansa By The Wall.
Cover photo from 'The Man Who Fell to Earth', a Cinema 5 release.
(CPL1 2030) appears as reference on labels only.
Initial copies included a small black and white pamphlet advertising the official David Bowie Fan Club and back catalogue.
Generic white die-cut inner sleeve of the Variant 1 shows printer run date 12/76. Copies also exist with printer run date of 11-76 upon initial release.
Variant 27 has an inner sleeve date 2-77.
NB. The sticker shown in the photos here "Featuring the hit single Sound and Vision", would not have appeared on initial copies and not until at least later in February when the single was released and charted in the UK).
Published by:
A1 to A6, B4 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Fleur Music.
B1 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Fleur Music/E.G. Music Ltd.
A7, B2, B3 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Chrysalis Music Ltd./Fleur Music.
Recorded at The Chateau and Hansa By The Wall.
Mixed at Hansa By The Wall.
Cover photo from 'The Man Who Fell to Earth', a Cinema 5 release.
(CPL1 2030) appears as reference on labels only.
Initial copies included a small black and white pamphlet advertising the official David Bowie Fan Club and back catalogue.
Generic white die-cut inner sleeve of the Variant 1 shows printer run date 12/76. Copies also exist with printer run date of 11-76 upon initial release.
Variant 27 has an inner sleeve date 2-77.
NB. The sticker shown in the photos here "Featuring the hit single Sound and Vision", would not have appeared on initial copies and not until at least later in February when the single was released and charted in the UK).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Price Code: ZZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): PL 12030 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): PL 12030 B
- Matrix / Runout (Sides A & B, all versions stamped): STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 1): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A2H
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 1): PL 12030-B-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶1̶ A1J W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 2): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A1AK
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 2): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2̶ A5O W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 3): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A2N
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 3): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2̶ A2X W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 4): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A4W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 4): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A6H W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 5): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ W A2AO
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 5): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A5G W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 6): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶2 W A3Z
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 6): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2̶ A4W W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 7): PL.12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶2̶ W A3B
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 7): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A6B W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 8): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-ƻ W A3Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 8): PL 12030-B-1E A/E M1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 9): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ A2Z W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 9): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B-̶2 A30 W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 10): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ A2D W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 10): PL 12030-B-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B-̶1̶ A1L1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 11): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-ƻ W A2 P
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 11): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B-̶2 A2AM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 12): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1 A4K W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 12): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2 A6J W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 13): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A1R
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 13): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶1̶ A5 B W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 14): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶ 2̶0̶3̶0̶ A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶2̶ W A1.H
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 14): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A1P W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 15): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶ 2̶0̶3̶0̶ A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-2 W A2T
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 15): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A2A W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 16): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A1N
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 16): PL 12030-B-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-1̶ W A1H
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 17): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ A2E W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 17): PL 12030-B-1 A1O A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶1̶ M
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 18): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A1AI
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 18): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A2AS W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 19): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶A-̶2̶ A3T
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 19): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B-̶2̶ A6F
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 20): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶A-̶2̶ W A1AG
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 20): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B-̶2̶ A2 AX
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 21): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1 WAI W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 21): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2 A2J W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 22, x = letter/number scratched out): PxL 12030-A-1 W AIAY A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 22): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2 A6E W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 23 x = letter/number scratched out): PxL 12030-A-1 W AIA-E A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 23): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-B̶-̶2 AZA C
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 24): PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ W A3 G
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 24): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B̶-̶2̶ A6 E W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 25 letter/number scratched out): PL 12030-A A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶1 W A I F
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 25 letter/number scratched out): PL 12030-B A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶B R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B-̶1 W A I F
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 26 letter/number): PL 12030-A A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶2 \W A 3U
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 26 letter/number): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B̶-̶2̶ \\ A6G W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 27 letter/number): PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ A4I W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 27 letter/number): PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2̶ A4U W
Other Versions (5 of 188)View All
Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Low (LP, Album, Stereo) | RCA Victor | CPL1-2030 | US | 1977 | ||
Recently Edited | Low (LP, Album, Stereo) | RCA Victor | PL 12030 | Germany | 1977 | ||
Recently Edited | Low (LP, Album) | RCA | RVP-6154 | Japan | 1977 | ||
Recently Edited | Low (LP, Album, Misprint ) | RCA Victor | PL 12030 | Netherlands | 1977 | ||
Recently Edited | Low (LP, Album) | RCA Victor | CPL1-2030 | France | 1977 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Show All 11 ReviewsEdited 3 months ago
the big drums, chunky riff and girly ooos of sound and vision are what got me into bowie in 1990. The first side songs still sound compelling today. Short and punky yet full bodied, they haven’t gone out of date. The sudden blart of electronic noise in breaking glass still gives a burst of pure pleasure - one the best instrumental breaks ever. bowie sounds vulnerable, emotionally clear and honest, the lyrics spare and to the point. side two is like queens flash gordon at times, but without as much entertainment value, and the vocalising is hammy and a bit silly - he’s hiding behind a performance again. the sax on subterraneans adds a nice melancholy though. some online mag said it’s the best album of the 70s, which is deeply pretentious. I’d say heroes, ziggy, sane, hunky and station are all superior. ‘original’ doesn’t always mean ‘great’. it isn’t, but everyone should hear it. iggy shouting on what in the world would cheer anyone up.
My variant appears to have A2R W on Side A, which isn't listed above, and A2X W on Side B, which is. The R could be a distorted P or D I guess.
I found the rear sticker extremely irritating (in 1977), so I peeled it off. Looks better without. Go on, peel yours off too.

Edited one year ago
Side 1:
(Etched) APL1 20230A (Crossed out)
(Etched) RS1108A-1
(Stamped) STERLING
(Etched) A3V (may be a "Y")
W PL 12030 A-1
Side 2:
(Etched) APL1-2030-B
(Etched) RS 1108-B-2 (Crossed out)
(Etched) AIAB (Very faintly)
(Stamped) STERLING
(Etched) PL 12030-B-2
Inner sleeve is printed 11-76. Contains insert and Bowie "Fan Club" leaflet. Tracklist sticker on rear of sleeve. Purchased on release day. Variant # ???
Help please.
(Etched) APL1 20230A (Crossed out)
(Etched) RS1108A-1
(Stamped) STERLING
(Etched) A3V (may be a "Y")
W PL 12030 A-1
Side 2:
(Etched) APL1-2030-B
(Etched) RS 1108-B-2 (Crossed out)
(Etched) AIAB (Very faintly)
(Stamped) STERLING
(Etched) PL 12030-B-2
Inner sleeve is printed 11-76. Contains insert and Bowie "Fan Club" leaflet. Tracklist sticker on rear of sleeve. Purchased on release day. Variant # ???
Help please.
Hi I have what looks like a first edition - PL12030 - orange sticker without reference to hit single, and I have the insert. But the insert does not have a print run date. Anybody know what this means?

Definitely a departure from Bowie's early work as he was struggling with addiction and working exclusively in West Berlin. Bowie embraced a lot of the new age jazz scene and brought out his saxophone on a few tracks including the pop-tingling 'Sound and Vision'. Carlos Alomar and Brian Eno heavily influenced the compositions and Low represents Bowie as the ever-struggling artist trying to leave behind whatever demons plagued him at the time. A must for Bowie fans.