Counterfeit Guide
David Bowie — The Man Who Sold the World
SR-61325
Last updated June 4, 2026
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US original on Mercury SR-61325. The iconic 'dress' cover (man in a dress on a chaise longue) is the rarest sleeve variant — later US copies used a cartoon cover. The Mercury label should be the standard red/black Mercury label of the era. Matrix: SR-61325-A.
Matrix / Runout
Machine-stamped matrix plus hand-etched 'ST-A' (Sterling Sound) prefix in the dead wax.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
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Sleeve variant: the 'dress' cover original is extremely rare for US copies; most legitimate copies found today are the later cartoon cover or the UK 'dress' cover (different label — UK Mercury 6338 041). Sellers marketing a cheap 'dress' US copy are almost certainly selling a fake insert or reprint sleeve.
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Mercury label printing: original Mercury labels have a very specific shade of red with a silver mercury logo. Counterfeits often reproduce this slightly too bright or with pixelated edges on the logo when examined under magnification.
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Runout matrix: genuine copies have a machine-stamped matrix plus a hand-etched 'ST-A' (Sterling Sound) prefix in the dead wax. Absence of hand etching or the Sterling prefix is a strong warning sign.
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