HAWKWIND SEARCH OF SPACE UK PRESS COMPLETE ArChIvE MiNt
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HAWKWIND ''IN SEARCH OF SPACE'' ORIGINALUK PRESSING CAT NO.UAG 29202 (1971) ON THE ORIGINAL UNITED ARTISTS LABEL! VERY MINT AUDIO ON MY SYSTEMS! ASTOUNDING AUDIO SEPERATION! STUNNING E.DAY &CO 1ST PRESS INTERLOCKING DIE CUT FOLD OUT COVER!! COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LOG BOOK IN PERFECT MINT!!
Another from my personal collection, One of my favourite all time Hawkind albums, This copy has barely been played more than a handful of times. Purchased from new and stored in a case with the vinyl seperated from the cover and sleeve,, the way that I have always stored my records. This has obviously preserved this album for all of these years!! I have most of the Hawkwind original UK albums on vinyl! I can not over emphisise enougth at how hard it is to find this album in this truly awesome top, near as archive condition, through out, This album is in exceptional condition for an astonishing 38 years old and the original, slightly later 1st issue with 1u and 2u matrix endings, but it is important to note that I have compared the vinyl with a 1u 1u pressing that I have and this vinyl is almost twice as thick! This is complete with the original log book in absolutely perfect condition and custom Die cut, fold out cover! This cover is exceptional no ringware and near as perfect die cuts (normaly found damaged) Becoming very very collectable and sought after like this! The audio plays through absolutely perfectly on my systems absolutely awesome sounding and unbeleivable seperation that only can be acheived from these earliest pressings! Can not be surpassed in any other format in my opinion!!From my personal experiance of collecting vinyl for over 35 years, the earliest stampers make for the best audio quality available on vinyl, This pressing boasts of being very very early indeed!!The overall grade of this album must be at least excellent plus to near mint in my opinion!! A true archive copy! Never need to upgrade from this !
In Search of Space is the second studio album from Hawkwind released in 1971. It reached #18 on the UK album charts!!
Bass player John A Harrison left just after recording the first album, replaced by Thomas Crimble who in turn was replaced by Dave Anderson from Amon Düül II for this album, and who in turn would be gone before its release.
Electronics player Dik Mik Davies had also temporarily left so the band's live sound engineer Del Dettmar was pulled in as a replacement, whilst Huw Lloyd-Langton had departed after a bad LSD experience at the Isle Of Wight Festival!.
Side 1.
1."You Shouldn't Do That" is an extended piece that they had been playing live from Crimble's time in the band
2."You Know You're Only Dreaming" uses the riff and feel from Steve Miller Band's "Jackson-Kent Blues" from Number 5, an artist Brock has acknowledged as being an influence upon him!
Side 2.
3."Master of the Universe" was written by Brock and Turner, although Anderson contends that he should also have received a writer's credit for writing the main riff!!
4."We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago" is a 12 string acoustic number with a band jam in the middle section and its lyrics bemoan the direction of society.
5."Adjust Me" is a band improvisation!!.
6."Children of the Sun" is an acoustic guitar number, although after the vocal passage the repeated heavy riff is augmented by electric guitars and bass. The riff is a familiar one of the time, and it was also later used by Marc Bolan for his "Children Of The Revolution" single!!.
The band originally started to record the album at George Martin's AIR Studios, but after a week with little to show for their effort, and the studio engineers reported to be reluctant to work with the band after reports that friends of the band broke "into George Martin's drinks cabinet, pinched all his booze and spiked the engineers with acid." The record company moved them to Olympic Studios to work with George Chkiantz in order to finish the recording quickly!!
The band had started working with a wider range of artists, many of whom were contributing to the underground press. Graphic artist Barney Bubbles titled the album and designed the cover and with space-age poet Robert Calvert produced the accompanying 24 page The Hawkwind Log with photos by Phil Franks!!!.
24 Page log book complete and in perfect condition!
The front cover is a die-cut interlocking foldout. Although titled In Search of Space, the title on the cover clearly has an "X" preceding it, so many fans insist on referring to it as X In Search of Space.The back cover has a shot of a naked Stacia on stage under strobe lights and the phrase "TECHNICIÄNS ÖF SPÅCE SHIP EÅRTH THIS IS YÖÜR CÄPTÅIN SPEÄKING YÖÜR ØÅPTÅIN IS DEA?D" which some people assert is a demonstration of the heavy metal umlaut. The inside panel features individual portraits of the band, however as Dik Mik had left the band his portrait was not taken, so on rejoining just before the album's release a hastily added image was included. Inside the foldout sleeve are various pictures of Hawkwind and the Pink Fairies playing together underneath the Westway in London!!!.
There is no overall concept or theme to the songs on the album, the ideas that would culminate in the Space Ritual show are merely contained within the album package, principally the The Hawkwind Log. The The Hawkwind Log opens with:.....
The spacecraft Hawkwind was found by Captain RN Calvert of the Société Astronomæ (an international guild of creative artists dedicated in eternity to the discovery and demonstration of extra-terrestrial intelligence) on 8 July 1971 in the vicinity of Mare Librium near the South Pole. The discovery of the Hawkwind has led to more wild speculation than any of the mysteries of space that we have so far encountered. The facts surrounding the discovery of this drifting two-dimensional spaceship have been so distorted by guesswork and rumour that any further attempts at assessment would only increase the density of the fog!.
Within, the journal entries are from various times and places, including a return to a burnt out Earth in November 1987. Themes explored include astrology and astronomy, ecology, science, occultism and mysticism, religion and philosophy. Some pieces would later be reused, such as the entries "0207 hrs 15 April 1572, Praesepe cluster" and "Countdown to Lift Off" which appeared on Space Ritual as "The Awakening" and "Ten Seconds of Forever" respectively, and Black El's "Offering of the Pipe" Hetchetu Aloh chant was later used on "Black Elk Speaks" from Space Bandits!. One of the last entries, 1027 hrs. 5 May 1971, Ladbroke Grove, explains:...
Space/time supply indicators near to zero. Our thoughts are losing depth, soon they will fold into each other, into flatness, into nothing but surface. Our ship will fold like a cardboard file and the noises of our minds compress into a disc of shining black, spinning in eternity!!.
The Matrix
Side 1. ''UAG 2920 2A A-1U''
Side 2. ''UAG 29202 B-2U''
The Mother Stampers
Side 1. ''3'' ''AA''
Side 2 ''1'' ''GO'' ''Rays'' Hand etched!(mega meaga rare '1' to '1' mother stampers earl.iest pressed from the first original master)
The Vinyl
This lays perfectly flat on the turntable and looks awesome for 38 years old , still retaining its original sheen from new! On initial inspection I can't see a blemish at all, This looks like new! Only in strong light can any surface marks possibly be seen just very light whyspy sleeve removal marks\scuff be seen, at least (No marks that are udio sounding at all)
The Audio Quality
Please note, I have heard many copies of this album on vinyl and many collectors of Hawkwind that have this album would understand that it is often the case that nasty static crackle is heard during the quiet parts of this album,often even on virtually unplayed copies. this copy is truly exceptional and in my opinion this plays perfect throughout on my systems, in fact for the most part almost cd quality which is very rare to find like this!
I have played this through track for track at very loud volume on a top system! The audio was very near perfect throughout in fact this plays almost as new in my opinion This is as it gets quite astonishing! Absolutely cristal clear and very vibrant and fantastic audio seperation indeed! (no) loud clicks or pops and certainly (no) distortion I would grade the audio as good as it gets in my opinion graded as near mint\perfect as I heard it!
Please note! I have carefully played this album track for track prior to listing and I have given my honest opinion on the audio wquality as I heard it. Please allow for the odd light static (not consistant throughout the audio, Although to be honest I never heard any) Please remember that this is a 38 year old vinyl that would have originaly been played on a 38 year old system, in my opinion all indications are that this vinyl has barely ever been played!
A constant clean before each play is hioghly recomended, this vinyl has been stored in a case laying dormant for over 25 years, a build up of dirt and dust in the grooves causes static a constant clean before each play will reduce this and enhance the audio quality!
The Labels
These are the original United Artists Records labels in superbe condition, Any spidering can only be seen angled to the light and are minimal. In my opinion this has barely been played , certainly not overplayed. There is little if (no) spindleware the hole is perfectly round.
The record sleeve
This is the original white sleeve in superbe condition
The cover
This is the original 1st UK unlaminated die cut interlocking fold out cover printed by E.Day & co ltd England (only 1st UK press)! Very hard to keep in good condition. This is awesome throughout (NEAR AS PERFECT) (no) creasings to talk of and (no) real storageware! Impossible to find like this! (see photos) This is very strong and straight as it should be! It is important to note, that I have stored this album in a case with the vinyl and sleeve seperated Since new!This is how I have always stored my records!! Extreemely hard and rare to find like this indeed! which has obviously preserved this cover very very rare like this!!! This must grade at least excellent plus if to near mint!! Perfect die cuts, impossible archive copy!!
The Log book
This is complete with the original log book enclosed that came with this album in superbe condition (no) real ware at all and all pages intact!!!Near Mint !!..
HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!
THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)
As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality as i hear it. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 1000 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!!!!!!!
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