HAMMER Hammer 1971 1st Press MASSIVE RARITY

	£		49
	$		65

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Hammer called "Hammer" and is a MEGA rare 1971 UK Atlantic 1st pressing!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY MASSIVELY RARE - AND ONE OF THE RAREST LPS EVER ON THE RED/MAROON (PLUM) ATLANTIC LABEL!!!!   THERE IS 2 VERY IMPORTANT REASONS WHY THIS LP IS SO RARE!!!!  FIRSTLY IT SOLD IN PITIFULLY SMALL QUANTITIES!!!!  IT FLOPPED ON RELEASE AND IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BUT NOT ONLY THAT - BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE VERY LAST LPS EVER RELEASED ON THE RED/MAROON ATLANTIC LABEL BEFORE THE LABEL CHANGED TO THE GREEN AND ORANGE LABEL.  IT IS EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND THIS LP AT ALL - BUT FINDING THIS LP ON A 1ST PRESS LABEL IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!   FOR THOSE WHO HAVENT HEARD THIS LP BEFORE - IT IS A SUPERB MIX OF PROG ROCK, AND A TOUCH OF PSYCH THROWN IN!!!!  THERE IS STUNNING GUITAR WORK, BRILLIANT VOCALS AND GREAT KEYBOARDS!!!!  IF EVER AN LP DESERVED THE TITLE OF 'LOST CLASSIC' - THIS IS IT!!!!   U.S. COPIES OF THIS LP TURN UP OCCASSIONALLY - BUT THIS IS THE FIRST UK 1ST PRESSING I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT IT IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND SERIOUSLY RARE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL UK 1971 Atlantic Stereo 1st Pressing, and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The Cat. No is 2400 122 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Red/Maroon (Plum) Atlantic label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Hammer at their best!!!! Any fan of Hammer, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!!  Most of these LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, and only some VERY light paper scuffing only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD RETAINS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO nasty loud pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO hiss and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!! The record has NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not Excellent(Minus)!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press FULLY LAMINATED Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the laminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, only VERY slight yellowing (barely ANY), and NO writing!!!!  The laminate is also VERY shiny with NO glazing!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent!!!!  DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE AMAZING RARITY OF THIS LP!!!!  IT WILL BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER COPY OF THIS LP AS A UK 1ST PRESSING!!!!  THIS LP IS A TRUE 'LOST CLASSIC' - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this RARE LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST STEREO PRESSING OF "HAMMER" BY HAMMER, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to have a look at all my other items including many other VERY rare LPs, and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P is £3 in the UK, Europe £4, Rest Of The World £6. Insured postage is available by request. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, IMOs and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs, or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!!   

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: