HAWKWIND 1st LP Blue Liberty LBS 83348 First Pressing A1- B1 VG/ VG
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This album comes from a recent inheritance, some of which I am selling off.
As you can see from the photos this is not without problems, but actually plays very well.
I would say that the disc looks VG (quite a few surface scratches (see photos)) and plays VG on my system (Hana ML/ RB600). More specifically side one plays with some crackles at the start but “Hurry On Sundown” plays well otherwise, there is a low level repeated click at the beginning of “The Reason Is?” and disappears into the mix as it gets louder. “Be Yourself” and “Paranoia - Part 1” both play well, and there are a few clicks on the run out. On side two there are some clicks and pops at the beginning of “Paranoia - Part 2”, and are evident to a lesser extent further into the track, and not at all when it gets louder. “Seeing It As You Really Are” has a few crackles at the start but plays well. “Mirror Of Illusion” plays well. In summary, there are a few issues here but nothing too serious in my opinion in terms of the disc.
As you can see from the photos the sleeve has some ring wear, shelf wear, indents and creasing, and is discoloured on the spine; it is quite grubby right at the end where the record goes in (see photos). This has been in a smokers home from new and has all the signs of wear from someone who loved this album. However, there are no seam splits or tears, and as a result I would rate it as VG. The labels are in really good condition as you can see from the photos. The inner sleeve is a poly-lined bag which is discoloured but not damaged, and I have put the record in a new poly inner since cleaning it with Ross Andrews Revive fluid.
Runout (Side A stamped): LBS 83348 A//1 11 1
Runout (Side B stamped): LBS 83348 B//1 1 1 1
So I will leave it up to you whether you want to bid. You will not get an immaculate version of this rare item but you will get one that is very playable with only a few issues (provided your system is as ‘forgiving’ as mine).
Thanks for looking.
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