HACKENSACK Up The Hard Way LP 1971 1st Press + INNER

	£		97
	$		129

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Hackensack called 'Up The Hard Way' and is an ORIGINAL UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Custom' Polydor label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE POLYDOR LABEL - AND SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  THERE IS ALSO A MAJOR ERROR IN THE UK MAIN RECORD GUIDE REGARDING THIS LP!!!!  AND THOUGH MANY PEOPLE WILL KNOW ABOUT THIS VERY BASIC ERROR ALREADY - IT NEEDS MENTIONING!!!!  IN THE MAIN RECORD GUIDE IT HAS THIS LP QUOTED AS BEING RELEASED IN 1971 - WHEN ACTUALLY IT WAS RELEASED IN 1974 (HACKENSACK WERENT EVEN TOGETHER IN 1971!)!!!!  SO THIS IS THE 100% GENIUNE UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING FROM 1974 (NOT 1971!) AND IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL & IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVE (SO OFTEN MISSING)!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION, THE ULTRA RARE 'PICTURE' INNER IS IN STUNNING CONDITION, AND THE FULLY LAMINATED COVER IS SIMPLY SUPERB!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1974 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'CUSTOM' POLYDOR LABEL, ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Polydor UK 1st Pressing from 1974 and is in STUNNING condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 2383 263 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Custom' Polydor label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 1 ULTRA light hairline, only 3 absolutely TINY and ULTRA light surface traces, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ULTRA RARE 1st Press 'Picture' inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition and most importantly UNSPLIT!!!!  The 1st Press FULLY Laminated Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the laminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent(Minus) if not FULL Excellent!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1974 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "UP THE HARD WAY" BY HACKENSACK, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: