HAWKWIND: 1970 DEBUT LP ORIGINAL UK LIBERTY EX COPY
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27
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£ 27
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Nov 29, 2010
Sold Date
Nov 19, 2010
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£ 22
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HAWKWIND: 1970 DEBUT ORIGINAL UK LIBERTY - GREAT COPY
MATT EJ DAY GF, LIGHT PLAY, SENSATIONAL CLEAN SOUND
HAWKWIND
Hawkwind
ORIGINAL UK LIBERTY (LBS 83348) 2nd PRESSING OF HAWKWIND'S DEBUT LP (originally released August 1970 with the Blue Liberty label but just at the time Liberty were changing their labels to this black design - which was completed by the end of the year) THIS IS A VERY EARLY SECOND PRESS AND IT'S IS IN LIGHTLY PLAYED CONDITION - DELIVERING CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH AND WARM AUDIO THROUGHOUT AND HOUSED IN A BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN AND FRESH NEAR MINT EXAMPLE OF THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE
PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH BLACK LIBERY LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: LBS 83348 A-2U / LBS 83348 B-3U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2/RD and 1/G (etched 'PORKY')
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed and made by EJ Day Ltd” WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' AND UK PATENT NUMBER PRINTED TEXT PRINTED IN GREY
Produced by former Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor, Hawkwind's first album was rightfully compared to Pink Floyd's early sound: an appealing conglomeration of hippie rock grooves and interplanetary guitar trips set to the phosphorescent wandering of Dik Mik's electronics and Nik Turner's cool sax playing.
Hawkwind may not have been their most lucrative album, but it's where it all began.
Hawkwind's initial galactic blues-rock sound is based on Dave Brock's guitar playing, rising smoke-like through the haze of lyrical space funk.
The two opening tracks set the tone, with "The Reason Is" sinking in nicely to the mood of both Dave Brock's and John Harrison's guitar viscosity.
After this, the real Hawkwind begins to emerge, as the eight-minute "Be Yourself" is delightfully plastered with echoed vocals and comic book ominousness, putting drummer Terry Ollis in the spotlight this time. "Seeing It as You Really Are" moves hauntingly forward through the blackness of space as a constant jam, with the keyboards, saxophone, and guitar set adrift on a nonstop instrumental voyage.
What begins to materialise throughout this debut album is the band's trademarked sound as a whole, with each player making their instrument effectual and authoritative from the get-go. Hawkwind's sound indeed solidified as their career moved upward through the '70s, but their first album magnificently introduces the starting point of what was going to be a long and peculiar journey.
Track Listing:
Side A: Hurry On Sundown / The Reason Is? / Be Yourself / Paranoia - Part One
Side B: Paranoia - Part Two / Seeing It As You Really Are / Mirror of Illusion
LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just a few light spindle traces - this copy has clearly seen little play - EXCELLENT++
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen and are practically unmarked. There are some light and superficial hairlines but these have no audio consequence - EXCELLENT +
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio delivery in all respects with a crystal clear, deep, rich, warm and detailed sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing) there are no scratches, no sticks or jumps, no loud clicks or pops and just a little surface noise/crackle on the run-in/quiet intro of Side Two (which soon disappears). Otherwise, this is a beautifully clean pressing - quite hard to find as the album has many quiet psychedelic moments which are often spoilt by excessive surface noise. Overall, the album plays to an extremely high standard with great clarity, no groove-wear, no distortion and is strictly graded a very strong EXCELLENT++ (side one) / EXCELLENT (side two) for audio - one of the finest I have heard in a while
SLEEVE: The matt gatefold is clean, bright and fresh with strong vibrant colours and no wear to speak of on either the edges or spine - where all text is clear and bold. This is a beautifully preserved sleeve, critically graded NEAR MINT
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