Hawkwind DOREMI FASOL LATIDO 1972 UK LP 1st Press W/Poster & Inner NR MINT AUDIO
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comHAWKWIND - DOREMI FASOL LATIDO
WITH STAR RATS POSTER
AND PRISTINE INNER SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:UNITED ARTISTS UAG 29364
- MATRIX: 29364 A-2U / 29364 B-2U
- PORKY IN RUN OFF TO SIDE 2 / PECKO IN RUN OFF TO SIDE ONE
HAWKWIND'S THIRD ALBUM. THIS VERY FIRST ISSUE HAS THE ULTRA RARE SPACE RATS POSTER INCLUDED. IT WAS ONLY EVER IN THE VERY FIRST BATCH OF ALBUMS PRESSED.
AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTIBLE COPY
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. DONT BE PUT OFF BY THE 'MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY' WORDING. ALL THE FIRST PRESS COPIES HAD THIS ON THERE, INCLUDING MY OWN COPY BOUGHT ON THE DAY OF RELEASE IN 1972. THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE GEUINE UK, AND THE ADDITION OF PORKY AND PECKO CONFIRMS THIS TO BE A UK PRESS
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND LOOKS SUPERB AND MARK FREE.
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS SUME DULL PATCHINESS AND STREAKS IN THE VINYL. THESE ARE NON SOUNDING.
IN ADDITION A SMALL AMOUNT OF WISPY HAIRLINES
VISUALLY UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THE VINYL LOOKS EX, BUT AS YOU WILL HEAR IT PLAYS SUPERBLY
THE TEST PLAY
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 THESE LP SOUNDS.
THE CLARITY IS PURE FIRST PRESS
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES
NO CLICKS OR POPS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
I HEARD A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, RIGHT AT THE END OF SIDE ONE AND THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE TWO, BUT CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO MAR THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE
OVERALL I GRADE THE AUDIO AS NEAR MINT
EX+ AT THE VERY LOWEST
BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
WELL THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST FRAGILE OF ALL ALBUM SLEEVES EVER. NOT ONLY WAS THIS SLEEVE MADE OF THE FLIMSIEST CARD, IT IS UNLAMINATED WITH A POWDERY BLACK SURFACE, AND TO TOP IT OFF A VERY VERY FRAGILE SILVER CHROMED FINISH TO THE MAIN DESIGN ON THE FRONT AND BACK SURFACES. THIS RESULTS IN JUST ABOUT EVERY COPY YOU WILL EVER FIND BEING COMPLETELY TRASHED.
RINGWEAR BLIGHTS THE FRONT AND BACK SURFACES, LOSS OF THE BLACK COLOUR, SEVERE CREASES TO THE FLIMSY CARD, AND FINALLY WORN A WAY SILVER LEAVING BLACK SPOTS UNDERNEATH.
THIS SLEEVE HOWEVER WHILST NOT PERFECT, IS ABOUT THE BEST COPY I HAVE COME ACCROSS IN YEARS OF LOOKING FOR ONE THAT I COULD COMFORTABLY LIST ON EBAY FOR YOU COLLECTORS OUT THERE.
SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THERE A LIGHT SHADOW OF RINGWEAR, WHICH UNCOVERS THE SILVER UNDERCARD. HAEAVIER AT THE TOP AND LEFT SIDE, THEN THE BOTTOM AND RIGHT SIDE
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES TO THIS SURFACE EITHER, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS
THE BLACK SURFACE APART FROM THE RECORD SHAPE OUTLINE IS ALSO UNBLEMISHED, AND AMAZINGLY THE SILVER CHROMED DESIGN IS INTACT, A REAL RARITY.
THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A TINY BIT OD RUB WHICH EXTENDS EVER SO SLIGHTLY TO THE OPENING EDGE
AMAZINGLY THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO TINY ONES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP APART FROMA SPECK OF FEATHERING AT THE BOTTOM
THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE. FULL BLACK COLOUR AND NO BLEMISHES TO THE CORNERS.
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR BUT HAS A SMALL SPECK OF RUB IN THE MIDDLE AND SOME ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. FLAT AND SQUASH FREE. PRISTINE SILVER TEXT AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO RUB AND THE SILVER IS PERFECT
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL BROWN HAWKLORDS IN BATTLE PICTURE SLEEVE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE FORSIGHT TO PLACE A POLY LINED INNER INSIDE THIS SLEEVE ENSURING THE SEAMS COULD NOT BE SPLIT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC NEWS. THE INNER IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NOW BEEN PLACED SEPERATELY INSIDE THE SLEEVE TO FURTHER PROTECT IT.
THE VERY RARE POSTER IS UNTOUCHED AND IN MINT CONDITION. IT HAS NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR A WALL, AND THERE ARE NO TAPE OR BLUE TAC MARKS ON THE BACK OF IT. THE SEAMS ARE RAZOR SHARP
A SUPERB LOOKING SLEEVE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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