HAWKWIND: 1970 DEBUT ORIGINAL UK BLACK LIBERTY A2/B2

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Jan 16, 2012 Sold Date

Jan 6, 2012 Start Date

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HAWKWIND: 1970 DEBUT ORIGINAL UK BLACK LIBERTY A2/B2

MATT EJ DAY GF, LOVELY COPY w/SUPERB SOUND - VERY CLEAN

HAWKWIND
Hawkwind

UK LIBERTY (LBS 83348) 2nd PRESSING OF HAWKWIND'S DEBUT LP
Released August 1970 just at the point Liberty were changing their labels design from blue to black
THIS IS A VERY EARLY SECOND PRESS (with A2/B2 MATRIX NUMBERS and 1/1 MOTHERS)

PRESSED ON MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE BLACK LIBERY LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: LBS 83348 A-2U / LBS 83348 B-2U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/L and 1/GA
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 WHICH HAS THE UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" 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: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels with moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
The surfaces have some superficial light marks and light hairlines but nothing of any audio consequence
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
Outstanding audio delivery in all respects with crystal clear, deep, rich and detailed sound performance.
My play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - just a few soft clicks on the quiet beginning of 'Seeing It As You Really Are' but little else to fault - great sound to this copy - very clean
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The matt gatefold is clean and unmarked with very little wear (none of the common heavy ring marking) and still retains its original strong vibrant colour

ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
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

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