HAWKWIND Warrior on the Edge of Time RARER ORIG UK 1975 EX++ LP,, COVER, & INNER

	£		71
	$		94

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Artist or Band: HAWKWIND

Album Title: Warrior on the Edge of Time

Producer(s): Hawkwind

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Assault and Battery (Part 1); The Golden Void (Part 2); The Wizard Blew His Horn; Opa-Loka; The Demented Man.

Side 2: Magnu; Standing at the Edge; Spiral Galaxy 28948; Warriors; Dying Seas; Kings of Speed.

Label/Format: United Artists with matt quite smooth surfaces. These two have varying shades of cream colour and different rim type style and colour. An unusual feature for collectors as seen in the pictures.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with only very light, fine and faint spindle marks and no wear around the hole area.

Catalogue Number: UAG 29766

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps or Lateral Movement: Assume all records I offer have no significant warping or lateral movement to cause sound or tracking issues. All should play fine even on budget turntables.

Weight of this Record: 118 grams.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Scarcer with a lovely clean original ‘shield’ cover, unsplit inner and lightly played record.

Original Year of Release: 1975

Matrix Nos: UAG 29766 A-1U / UAG 29766 B-1U

Mothers / Stampers: 2 ?? / 3 52

Run-Out Groove Etchings: ‘A PORKY PRIME CUT’

Musicians: Dave Brock – guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass guitar; Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals; Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – bass guitar, vocals; Simon House – violin, Mellotron, VCS3, keyboards; Simon King – drums, percussions; Alan Powell – drums, percussion. With Michael Moorcock – spoken word.

Brief Info: The fifth, and for me, one of their very best albums. It was the last to feature Lemmy who was sacked just prior to release. A band that toured consistently and always popular, this album sold reasonably well. The originals included the prized ‘Shield’ cover as featured here – this a really lovely example as well. The record plays impressively and was one of their more accomplished albums to date.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(++): an unlaminated gatefold format with a large bottom shaped flap to resemble a warrior’s shield. Printed and made in England, uncredited. Includes the wide top opening graphic inner sleeve.

Cover Front: Superb, this has to be my best Warrior Shield cover to date. Wear and damage prone, this has little to fault at all. Clean, fresh and attractive with deep unfaded colour, no sticker issues, rubbing, and any creasing very few and light. They rarely get seen better than this.

Cover Back: Largely the same, the lack of ugly ring wear a huge plus.

Cover Inner Gatefold: Practically as made, as is the pull down flap to form the shield. Even the shaped edges are very crisp and sharp which is somewhat unusual.

Top Edges: Both straight and flush with barely any wear.

Bottom Edges: All the bottom edges are superb, especially bearing in mind the back is a hinge for the flap and being the storage edge, rarely seen with so little wear or damage.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Mostly sharp with any thickening very little and light. Record enters on back edge, the front is single and machine cut.

Spine and Text: An impressive spine which is solid, straight with minimal compression and folded square, so the edges meet up very closely together and parallel. The flap lower shield is fully inside the cover with no overhangs, thus its superb condition. The artwork unworn, no text was printed on the spine. A faint hint of a light stain on the bottom being somewhat critical.

Corners: Any tip rubs tiny and light, given the complexity of the cover, these are in superb condition with excellent or better shape retained with no knocks.

Cover Summary: An impressive and very strong all-round example of this famous classic rock cover, one that will prove immensely difficult to find better. This beautiful item should please many, if not most collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT(++): and one of the few I have seen without edge splits. This an unlined graphic inner printed both sides with the full width top opening and lower ‘recessed’ back. Clean, fresh with no creasing and very deep colour retained, any rubbing to the edges tiny and light. Like the main cover, one of the finest I have seen or had to offer.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++): a superb visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and quite solidly pressed. A copy appearing hardly played on all the evidence with any surface traces very few, ultra light and faint as seen critically under bright light. No penetrating stylus scratches, viewed in average room light, hardly anything even registers. Few Hawkwind fans and collectors of the era were hi-fi purists and this album is rarely seen this clean and little used. Visually a super record that should please many, if not most collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing equipment, all listed further down.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This superb album plays even above it’s high visual grading with hardly anything to fault. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and this is a very clean pressing by EMI with no tracking issues* or inherent pressing noises. Few available copies will outperform this early A-1U/B-1U pressing I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been well stored and carefully handled within a non-smoking environment. Lemmy left the band on arguably their very best studio album and nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this lovely record. It will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2 grams. Records are a ‘contact’ format, and few will avoid the odd minor sound blemish.

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Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable) with REL subwoofer. All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional Nessie vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D7500 DSLR Camera.

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

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My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund if the item is returned in the same condition is was sent e.g. as per the listing pictures.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

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