Hawkwind IN SEARCH OF SPACE UK LP 1ST W/ LOG BOOK MINT-

£ 67

$ 89

£ 67 Sold For

Sep 20, 2010 Sold Date

Sep 13, 2010 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

7 Number Of Bids

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HAWKWIND - IN SEARCH OF SPACE

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

STUNNING VINYL AND SLEEVE WITH THE RARE LOG BOOK

CATALOGUE:UNITED ARTISTS UAG 29202
MATRIX: UAG29202 A-2U / UAG29202 B-4U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 A / 1 RR

HAWKWIND'S SECOND ALBUM, RELEASED IN 1971. THE FIRST BATCH OF FIRST PRESSES CONTAINED THE RARE CAPTAINS LOG BOOK, WHICH WAS ONLY AVAILABL WITH THESE FIRST PRESS ISSUES.

THIS SET IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE BUFF COLOURED 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.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND LOOKS SUPERB AND MARK FREE APART FROM ONE NEAR INVISIBLE WISP OF A LINE ON SIDE ONE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW MORE WISPY HAILRINES TO BE SEEN

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 DECIDED WITH ALL LISTINGS WHERE PRACTICAL TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. IT HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A RISK DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF SELLERS WHO MISDESCRIBE RECORD CONDITION. A VERY VALID POINT AS WELL. BUT HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO NOT ONLY READ ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE LP'S THAT I OFFER FOR SALE, BUT TO ACTUALY HERE THE COMPLETE DISC IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME. THE EXTRA TIME THIS TAKES ME TO COMPLETE THIS WILL I HOPE ENABLE POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO WANT TO COME BACK TO LISTEN TO MORE OF MY ALBUMS UP FOR AUCTION

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 STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE CLARITY IS MAGNIFICENT, AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER.

IF I AM BEING ULTRA PICKY THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS AND THE VERY OCCASIONAL SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC, BUT THAT IS BEING PICKY, BECAUSE THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO PERFECTION

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS REPRODUCTION MINT MINUS

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 LIGHTNING BOLT SHAPED SPLIT FRONT SURFACE WHICH FOLDS TOGETHER AND TUCKS IN USING A FLAP. THIS FRONT SURFACE WAS A UNIQUE ISDEA AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT REPEATED ON ANY OTHER ALBUM. THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LIGTENING BOLT USUALLY HAS TORN OR VERY BADLY CREASED, BUT ON THIS COPY IT HAS JUST RECEIVED A COUPLE OF TINY LINES.

SO THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN. THE BLACK SURFACE IS UNRUBBED AND RICH AND VIBRANT. THE TUCK IN FLAP IS AMAZINGLY IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE LIGHTNING BOLT HAS ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY SURFACE LINES ON IT.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ON THE FRONT EITHER, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINES ON EACH SIDE, BUT BARELY VISIBLE.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS VERY VERY MINOR CHELF WEAR WITH JUST A SLIVER OR TWO OF COLOUR BEING RUBBED

THE TWO SPINES SIMILARLY ARE IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION WITH JUST A HINT OF RUBBING AT THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT WITH JUST THE VERY VERY LIGHTEST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE VERY TOP OF THE COVER. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PROPERLY INTACT AND UNRUBED AND AGAIN THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISHES ARE THREE OR FOUR SMALL LINES NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE

TOPENING THE FRONT FLAPS REVEALS THE INNER PANELS WHICH ARE TOTALLY MINT AND POSSIBLY EVEN UNTOUCHED. EVEN WHEN THE WHOLE THING IS COMPLETELY OPENED UP THERE IS NOT A MARK TO BE SEEN. A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ALL OVER.

THE RARE LOG BOOK IS ABSOLUTELY MINT AND LOOKING AT IT I WOULD SAY IT HAS NEVER EVEN BEEN READ

OVERALL AND TAKING HOW DIFFICULT THIS SLEEVE IS TO FIND IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY

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