HARD STUFF Bolex Dementia 1973 UK PURPLE 1st PRESS Nr MINT
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40
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£ 40
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Nov 1, 2012
Sold Date
Oct 22, 2012
Start Date
£ 24
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5
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Great Britain
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HARD STUFF Bolex Dementia 1973 UK PURPLE 1st PRESS Nr MINT
TEXTURED G&L GATEFOLD - LITTLE PLAY - WARM, RICH SOUND
HARD STUFFBolex Dementia
UK PURPLE RECORDS (TPSA 7507) FIRST PRESSING (February 1973) OF "Bolex Dementia"FROM "SUPERGROUP" HARD STUFF
JOHN CANN (ANDROMEDA), JOHN GUSTUFSON (QUATERMASS) & PAUL HAMMOND (ATOMIC ROOSTER)
LOVELY COPY OF A VERY RARE LP - ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND ALBUMS ON THE PURPLE LABEL - THIS COPY HAS SEEN VERY LITTLE USE - SOUNDS GREAT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE 'PURPLE' COMPANY LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD..." RIM TEXT
MATRIX: TPSA 7507 A–2U (etched PORKY, M1 AMIGO - 259) / TPSA 7507 B–3U
MOTHERS: 1/O and 1/GM
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH STRIKING ARTWORK BY ISTVAN SANDORFI, "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse" DATED '7302' (1973, February)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBERS AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN GREY
A year on from one of the most satisfying hard rock debuts of the age, 1972's Bulletproof, Hard Stuff were hard-pressed to make such a brazen impression on their second LP, and that despite having spent the intervening time pushing themselves to the very brink of a breakthrough.
Funkier than its predecessor, and more experimental too, the uncompromisingly named Bolex Dementia substituted much of its predecessor's raw power with proggier tones -- John Du Cann himself compared the title track to Spooky Tooth's equally vague meanderings with Pierre Henry.
And as if that were not difficult enough, the album was decked in what remains a scary cover, and promoted with a truly tasteless ad campaign; shortly before the album's completion, Paul Hammond and Du Cann were involved in a nearly fatal car accident that kept the band off the road for six months while they recovered. The album was released with the ad campaign "not for use whilst car is in motion," and would-be purchasers maybe took that warning seriously. They didn't use it at all. Dead in the water in 1973, the record disappeared without trace and is now one of the hardest to find "Purple" releases.
Side 1:
Roll A Rocket
Libel
Ragman
Spider´s Web
Get Lost
Side 2:
Sick ´N´ Tired
Mermany
Jumpn´ Thumpin´ (Ain´t That Somethin´)
Dazzle Dizzy
Bolex Dementia
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright, unmarked labels with just a few light spindles
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new with barely a mark to be seen - just some isolated tiny spots on Side Two (possibly present from new) - of no audio consequence at all
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Superb sound quality and my play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault - plays beautifully throughout with an impressive deep, rich, warm and heavy sound
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
Very little wear or rubbing to the outer textured surfaces and crisp sharp edges and spine - some light fading to the spine - very fine example
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
Cream in colour with just some light age-related discolouration - no splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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