Hawkwind ASTOUNDING SOUNDS, AMAZING MUSIC UK LP 1ST M-

	£		30
	$		40

HAWKWIND - ASTOUNDING SOUNDS, AMAZING MUSIC

IN MAGNIFICENT   CONDITION

MINT MINUS SLEEVE, ALSO WITH THE RARE INNER SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CHARISMA CDS4004
• MATRIX: CDS4004 A//1U / B//1U
• HAS 'MELYS' ETCHED INTO BOTH SIDES OF THE DEAD WAX

HAWKWIND'S DEBUT ON THE CHARISMA LABEL. THIS ALBUM FEATURES THE SINGLE KERB CRAWLER.

THE VERY FIRST ISSUES CAME WITH AN INNER SLEEVE THAT HAS ADVERTS ON IT MADE TO LOOK LIKE THOSE YOU WOULD SEE IN A 1960'S COMIC BOOK, ADEVERTISING THINGS LIKE HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR VOICE, AND HOW TO WRITE SONGS ETC. THE OTHER SIDE IS DESIGNED INA SIMILAR WAY BUT WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND FEATURING IN THE ADVERTS. FOR EXAMPLE 'IF YOU SUFFER FROM PILE' THEN TAKE DR. BROCK'S ATOMIC PILE PREPERATION, AND 'PLAY RIGHT AWAY' WHEN YOU LEARN AT THE SIMON HOUSE SHOOL OF MUSIC. IT MAKES A GREAT READ, AND WAS AS MENTIONED ONLY AVAILABLE WITH THE VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MAD HATTER LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE LIGHT PINK BASE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE HATTER DESIGN HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR UNRUBBED. THERE IS NO WEAR OR MARKS ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.THERE IS ONE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINE ON SIDE 2'S LABEL AND NONE AT ALL ON SIDE ONE, SO MY GUESS IS THAT THE LP HAS ONLY EVER HAD ONE PLAY ON SIDE ONE AND NOE ON SIDE 2. PERHAPS THE ORIGINAL OWNER DIDN'T LIKE WHAT THEY WERE HEARING. IT CERATINLY BACKS UP THE THEORY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE REST OF THE PACKAGE

THE VINYL

THIS DISC GLEAMS LIKE A NEWLY PRESSED ALBUM. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. AGAIN THIS BACKS UP THE THEORY THAT IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED AT ALL. EVEN WHEN PUT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF RIDICULOUSLY FINE WISPS

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, AND ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE

THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDING IS INCREDIBLE, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY. THE PRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

PLAYING AN ALBUM THAT HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN PLAYED BEFORE IS ALWAYS EXCITING AND NERVE WRACKING. WITH AN ALBUM THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED YOU CAN USUALLY SEE IF THERE IS GOING TO BE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT CAUSE SOME BACKGROUND, BUT WITH A RECORD AS CLEAN AS THIS YOU JUST PRAY THERE IS NOTHING HIDDEN IN THE VINYL. IT IS FOR THIS REASON, THAT I ALWAYS PLAYTEST AN ALBUM AS I DON'T WANT A WINNING BIDDER TO GET A NASTY SURPRISE.

IT PLAYS TO PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR STATIC ANYWHERE. THE VERY ODD AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POP ( A COUPLE OF TIMES) WHICH I AM CERTAIN WOULD GO WITH ANOTHER CLEAN.

THIS VINYL IS REALLY AS GOOD AS IT GETS, AND I DON'T THINK COULD EVER BE IMPROVED UPON

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

WOW!! IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS INCREDIBLE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE. BEING AN AVID HAWKWIND FAN, I HAVE SEEN MANY COPIES OF THIS ALBUM OVER THE YEARS, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SLEEVE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE. IT FURTHER BACKS UP MY THEORY THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HALF PLAYED THE LP, DIDN'T LIKE IT AND THEN STORED IT AWY IN THEIR COLLECTION INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER, NEVER TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN.

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT IT IS ANON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH A BASE COLOUR ON IT THAT ALWAYS GETS RUBBED AND WORN IF IT IS NOT PROTECTED. THE COLOUR ON THIS SLEEVE IS JUST PERFECT ALL OVER. THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNMARKED. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, DENTS, BENDS OR ANYTHING UNTOWARD. EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM DOWN THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO REALLY TINY ONES. NONE ALONG EITHER OF THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, NOT ONE JOT OF MISSING COLOUR ANYHWRE. THIS IS ALMOST A MIRACLE. THE SPINE IS MINT!!! AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS, PERFECTLY FLAT AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS 100% MINT. RAZOR SHARP WITH NOT ONE THUMB NAIL NICK ANYWHERE. MORE PROOF THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

FINALLY THE REAR SURFACE IS ONCE AGAIN IMMACULATE. IT BEGGARS BELIEF THAT THE SLEEVE CAN BE THIS GREAT.

THE RARE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. IT IS UNSPLIT WHICH IS GREAT NEWS. THERE IS ONE SMALL CREASE TO ONE OF THE BOTTOM CORNERS WHERE IT HAS SAT THIS WAY INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR 35 YEARS. THERE IS ALSO SOME VERY LIGHT BROWN SPOTS WHERE THE GLUE USED TO ADHERE THE PLASTIC INNER HAS AGED OVER THE YEARS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS AS WELL

THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT MONEY CAN BUY AND WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY