DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH (COLOSSEUM) "A Story Ended" N MINT
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82
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109
£ 82
Sold For
Jun 27, 2011
Sold Date
Jun 17, 2011
Start Date
£ 40
Start price
6
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Great Britain
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DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH (COLOSSEUM) "A Story Ended" N MINT
1972 UK BRONZE, LYRIC INNER, OUTSTANDING AUDIO, RARE LP
DICK HECKSTALL-SMITHDust in the air suspended
marks the place where
A Story Ended
ORIGINAL UK BRONZE (ILPS 9196) FIRST PRESSING (July 1972) OF DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH'S DEBUT SOLO LP (former Saxophonist with Colosseum and the Graham Bond Organisation) - IN BARELY PLAYED CONDITION
The album title is taken from the Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot.
Recorded at the Manor, Oxfordshire March/April 1972.
Cut at Apple
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (very thick and chunky) WITH THE ORIGINAL BRONZE LABELS WHICH CARRY THE "Marketed and distributed by Island Records Limited" CREDIT ON THE BOTTOM RIM WITH THE ISLAND i LOGO
MATRIX: ILPS 9196 A-1U / ILPS 9196 B-1U (machine stamped)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/A and 1/M
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED AND DEEPLY GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Tinsley Robor Group Ltd"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL FLIPBACK LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
Rather than a story ended, Dick Heckstall-Smith's debut album was in some ways a continuation of the stories written by his previous bands Colosseum and the Graham Bond Organisation.
And it sounds like a slightly heavier, slightly jazzier Colosseum.
Recorded with the assistance of several of his past associates from those two groundbreaking British blues-rock-jazz groups, including Mark Clarke, Dave Greenslade, Chris Farlowe, and Jon Hiseman (who both played drums and produced) of the just-disbanded Colosseum, as well as Graham Bond.
Pete Brown, who'd worked with several of the musicians who sprang from the Graham Bond Organisation crowd, co-wrote most of the songs with Heckstall-Smith; Chris Spedding and famed Elton John sideman Caleb Quaye contributed guitar.
Track Listing:
Side 1: Future Song / Crabs / Moses In The Bullrushourses / What The Morning Was After
Side 2: The Pirate's Dream / Same Old Thing
LABELS: NEAR MINT clean, bright and unmarked labels with just some light spindle traces on Side Two - probably played just a couple of times
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT a (very) few light and non-sounding marks otherwise, the record shines like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT crystal clear, deep, rich and strong sound with complex rock/prog jazz arrangements - my one careful play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - all in keeping with it's barely played status and it plays beautifully throughout
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT to (+) the fully laminated and deeply glossy sleeve is remarkably clean (seeing it's white) and it appears to have never been fully opened - the laminate still creaks (I have not opened it fully for my photos for fear of cracking the laminate on the internal spine) - it displays no wear to the edges or spine - where all text is clear and bold and has just a light touch of record impression on the back
INNER SLEEVE: VERY GOOD++ the lyric inner has some signs of handling and record impression rubbing to the bottom edges but there are no seam splits
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
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AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS
PLEASE REFER TO MY 'ABOUT ME' PAGE FOR MORE DETAILED INFO ON MY PLAY-GRADING, EQUIPMENT USED, P&P etc
ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED ON A 'MOTH MKII Pro' BEFORE DISPATCH AND PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH NAGAOKA ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £11.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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436 (GS 6.1.1 (436))
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