HUGH HOPPER - 1984 - MINT UK FIRST PRESSING LP FROM 1973 - AVANTGARDE JAZZ-ROCK

	£		16
	$		21

Artist & Title: Hugh Hopper ?– 1984

Very rare IMMACULATE MINT 1973 UK FIRST PRESSING 6-track vinyl LP in the original picture sleeve and original inner sleeve. The record is in as-new flawless Mint condition and sounds as wonderful as ever and the sharp cover is in Very Good condition for a sleeve of this type and age. See pics. The inner sleeve is Issue III of "The Inner Sleeve". A superb collector’s copy of Hugh Hopper's debut album, released in 1973, inspired by George Orwell's novel of the same name.
Highly desirable for its very rare S65466A1/ S65466B1 first pressing matrices and immaculate Mint condition vinyl, and increasingly difficult to find in this condition. This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to add this extreme rarity to your collection at an extremely advantageous price.

Catalogue Number: CBS ?– S 65466

Release date: 1973

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Style: Jazz-Rock, Avant-garde, Prog Rock

Overall Grade: Mint/Near Mint/Good (LP/Front Cover/Back Cover)

Matrix (Runout): Side 1: S 65466 A1     Side 2: S 65466 B1

Notes: Recorded at Advision Studios, London during the months of July and August, 1972

This rare LP is hardly ever offered for sale in this condition – if ever.

“Both this Orwell-inspired album and Wyatt's earlobe album can be considered as the foundation block of the future Rock In Opposition movement.”

This is the extremely rare real thing: a genuine flawless MINT CONDITION 1973 UK first pressing. The record is in immaculate as-new condition and the cover and inner sleeve are in very good condition with the front being near mint and the back good except for a little staining in the bottom right corner and slight discolouration. All items are free from any major defects such as tears, bends, writing, scratches or the like. See pics. All items are the genuine originals bought together by me in 1973, not reprints or replacements. The LP is the original 1973 UK stereo LP, which was only played occasionally on top-end audiophile equipment and lovingly cared for.

“1984 finds a solo Hugh Hopper presenting all-instrumental Orwellian Canterbury that will tickle the fancy of anyone who liked his contributions to Soft Machine's Third.

Originally released in 1973 by the Soft Machine bassist shortly after the band had lost eccentric drummer/vocalist Robert Wyatt and had begun their evolution into a respectable (and somewhat predictable) jazz-rock ensemble, this was Hopper's attempt at something more experimental. As he reports in his amusing later CD notes, the record label CBS was all in favour of his solo excursion until he let them know what he had in mind, at which point they declined to pay even for studio time, so Hopper had to take out a bank loan to make the recording – which says a lot for Hopper's belief in his artistic vision, and not much at all for the musical (as opposed to financial) vision of CBS. Hopper's 1984 is inspired by George Orwell's totalitarian fantasy of the same name, and the two longest tracks, "Miniluv" and "Miniplenty," feature Hopper's multitracked solo work on bass, percussion, mellophone, loops and electronics, with only John Marshall, the Soft Machine drummer, contributing additional percussion on the second piece. This music had an appropriately eerie, ominous quality, with heavy use of chattering tape loops, reverberating bass drones and woozy, sometimes harsh slide work on bass guitar strings. Terry Riley's early cyclical trance music was a large influence on Hopper at the time of this recording, and there are also strong echoes of "Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band," for example, in the intertwined, looped sax lines in "Minitrue." However, several of the shorter selections on this LP, with the addition of various saxophones, trombones and other horns, are inexplicably tied to a rather twisted and ponderous R&B groove. Hopper suggests, retrospectively, that these several pieces may have represented the "normal" citizens in Orwell's dystopia, who were nonetheless a little "bent" by their soul-destroying environment. However, it is just as likely that Hopper was simply indulging his admitted fondness for James Brown. 1984 was always a musical oddity, and it may be a little incoherent and self-indulgent at times, but it has held up well over time, and still contains music of great interest.

This may be your only ONCE IN A LIFETIME chance to own this rare piece of music history in this condition.

 “1984 is the very experimental progressive classic album from former Soft Machine bassist Hugh Hopper!!! You've never heard an album like this and it's a very unique experience!!! Other members on board are John Marshall on drums and Gary Windo on Sax!!! Soft Machine fans will probably like this album!!! And of course this album has a nice dose of that classic Hopper fuzz bass!!! A groovy album!!!”

A fantastic time warp example of this rarity in amazing condition, a true investment grade item - get it while you can!

AND IT MUST SELL IN THIS ONCE ONLY AUCTION

You can read more about this album and Hugh Hopper all over the web.

I pack my records professionally in stiff corrugated cruciform record boxes leaving the Vinyl (housed in anti-static bags) outside the Sleeve.

Postage discounts for multiple orders are available: £1 per additional LP, up to a maximum of 4, in the UK.
£4 per additional LP, up to a maximum of 4, in the Rest of the World.

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