Hawkwind WARRIOR ON THE EDGE OF TIME UK LP 1ST A1 MINT-

	£		26
	$		34

HAWKWIND - WARRIOR ON THE EDGE OF TIME

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:UNITED ARTISTS UAG 29766
• MATRIX: 29766 A-1 / 29364 B-1

THE MAGNIFICENT WARRIOR ON THE EDGE OF TIME ALBUM. COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY, WITH A SUPERB SLEEVE AND MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED VINYL. INCLUDING THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE BUFF COULOURED US LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BROWN TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF PLAYS LIFETIME. THE SPINDLE HOLE ACTUALLY HAS REMANANTS OF THE VINYL STILLINSIDE IT FROM THE PRESS THAT PRODUCED THIS DISC. THIS CONFIRMS IT'S LACK OF PLAY, AS THIS RESIDUAL VINYL WOULD HAVE COME AWAY WITH MORE PLAYS

THE VINYL

THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST PRESS VINYL. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. WHEN ANGLED INTO SUNLIGHT I CAN SEE A VERY FINE WISP OF A HAIRLINE ON SIDE ONE, BUT PLAY SHOWS THAT THIS DOES NOT SOUND IN ANY WAY AT ALL. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, PERHAPS A COUPLE OF WISPY LINES. THIS IS A SUPERIOR VINYL IN EVERY WAY

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THE CLARITY IS PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS THE VERY VERY RANDOM BIT OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS AND A COUPLE OF EVEN MORE RANDOM TINY LITTLE DUST POPS .THIS IS VERY HARD ALBUM TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION FOR SOME REASON. CERTAINLY THE VINYL IS NOT AS DURABLE AS SOME 60'S ISSUES, MADE AT A TIME WHEN VINYL WAS BEING MADE THINNER DUE TO THE 70'S SHORTAGE, MAKING THIS BRILLIANT REPRODUCTION EVEN MORE SPECIAL

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS ALBUM MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

WHERE AS THE VINYL IS FRAGILE,THE EXACT OPPOSITE CAN BE SAID OF THE SLEEVE. ROCK SOLID AND MADE OF STRONG CARD. IT'S VULNERABILITY COMES FROM THE FACT THAT IT IS NON LAMINATED AND HAS MANY HINGED AREAS THAT MAKE UP THE FOLD OUT.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS ANY COPY I HAVE SEEN, APART FROM ONE TINY STICKER REMOVAL MARK IN THE VERY TOP RIGHT CORNER. OTHER THAN THIS THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED WITH NO SIGN OF RUBBING OR RING WEAR. EVEN THE BLACK SECTION WHICH WEARS BADLY IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO BEANDS OR CREASES, AND JUST ONE TINY LINE BY THE SPINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINIMAL SHELF WEAR, AND IT CAME TO ME IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE WHERE I SUGGEST IT HAS BEEN FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE. THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF LITTLE FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH THE BLACK.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND A SURE SIGN THAT THE RECORD HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE ONCE AGAIN HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED AND LOOKS FANTASTIC

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE OPEN OUT SHIELD WHICH IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. NONE OF THE HINGED SECTION ARE SHOWING ANY WEAR AT ALL AND MOVE PROPERLY

THE BROWN LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS USUALLY FOUND WITH SPIT SEAMS. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS TOTALLY INTACT ALONG ALL THREE SEAMS AND THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO UNDAMAGED. IN FACT THE ONLY AREA OF WEAR IS RIGHT AT THE VERY BOTTOM, WHERE THERE IS A SLIVER OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH THE BROWN WHERE A SLIGHT BIT OF RECORD SHAPE IS PRESENT

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY