HAWKWIND UK DEBUT LP 1ST PRESS BLUE LIBERTY NMINT
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HAWKWIND - HAWKWIND
- LIBERTY LABEL LBS 83348
- MATRIX: A1 / B1
- BLUE LABEL
- GENUINE 1ST PRESSING
THIS IS THE ONE EVERY ONE WANTS. A GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THIS AMAZING DEBUT ALBUM FROM THE MIGHTY HAWKWIND
ISSUED ONLY FOR A VERY VERY SHORT TIME ON THIS LABEL BEFORE LIBERTY CHANGED TO THEIR BLACK LABEL. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ALBUMS FOR HAWK COLLECTORS
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS A FIRST PRESS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS OR CREASES ANYWHERE. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR AND THE TOP EDGE HAS NO SHELF WEAR. THE SPINE IS A LITTLE CREASED BUT PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND INTACT . THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS TIDY AS THE FRONT SURFACE, AND FINALLY THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY VERY SHARP WHICH INDICATES HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
IT HAS BEEN KEPT IN PLASTIC FROM NEW AND HAS THEREFORE RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL APPEARANCE
THE SLEEVE ASILY GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS/ NMINT
THE RECORD
THE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS NO WEAR AT ALL. A REAL CLOSE EXAMINATION AROUND THE HOLE INDICATES THAT THE ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED A 5-6 TIMES AT MOST AS THERE ARE ONLY THREE OR FOUR LIGHT SPIDER LINES
THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS CLEARLY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND PLAYED THIS VINTAGE FIRST PRESS
THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES .
UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE FEW LIGHT WISPS AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT MARKS TO BE SEEN, BUT I AM CERTAIN THESE WILL NOT SOUND OUT, AS I SAY THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE REALLY IN DAYLIGHT
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE THERE IS NEAR SILENCE IN THE RUN IN GROOVE. A FURTHER SIGN THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN TREATED VERY WELL, HANDLED CAREFULLY AND NOT PLAYED TOO MUCH.
THE MAGNIFICENT HURRY ON SUNDOWN STARTS WITH THE WAILING HARMONICA, AND IT IS IMMEDIATELY CLEAR THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED ON HIGH GRADE EQUIPTMENT AS THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED WITH A HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS.
THE STEREO SOUND ON THIS FIRST PRESS IS EXCEPTIONAL AND EACH NOTE IS HEARD WITH A CLARITY THAT ONLY A FIRST PRESSING BRINGS
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE ALSO SILENT
LISTENING VERY CAREFULLY TO EVERY NOTE, THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISES ANYWHERE TO INTERFERE WITH THIS STUNNING SOUND. AND TO BE HONEST I DIDN'T EVEN DETECT ANY STATIC EITHER. THERE IS PERHAPS THE ODD VERY VERY LIGHT POP EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, BUT SO FAR BEHIND THE MUSIC IT IS BARELY AUDIBLE.
THE ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY FROM START TO FINISH, AND I WOULD BE AMAZED IF THERE WAS A COPY THAT PLAYED ANY BETTER THAN THIS ANYWHERE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL NEAR MINT AND WOULD SUGGEST IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO UPGRADE FROM
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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