Robert Calvert HAWKWIND CAPTAIN LOCKHEED AND THE STARFIGHTERS UK 1st Embossed
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ROBERT CALVERT - CAPTAIN LOCKHEED AND THE STARFIGHTERS
STUNNING MINT MINUS AUDIO
MINT MINUS EMBOSSED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
UK 1ST PRESS - 1974
THIS IN REALITY IS A HAWKWIND ALBUM AS IT FEATURES
- SIMON KING
- DAVE BROCK
- LEMMY
- PAUL RUDOLPH
- DEL DETMAR
- NIK TURNER
- PLUS ARTHUR BROWN
- CAT:UNITED ARTISTS UAG 29507
- MATRIX: UAG29507 A-1U / B-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GL / 1 GD
- THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS EMBOSSED SLEEVE
THE RECORD LABELS
THE LABELS ARE PICTURE LABELS DESIGNED TO COMPLIMENT THE THEME OF THE ALBUM WHICH IS ALL ABOUT THE AMERICANS SELLING THE LOCKHEED STARFIGHTER TO THE GERMANS, AND MAKING IT TOTALLY UNSTABLE BY ADDING ALL THE ARMORY THAT TRANSFORMED IT FROM A RECONNAISANCE PLANE INTO A FIGHTER BOMBER. IT KILLED HUNDREDS OF PILOTS
THE LABELS ARE PRISTINE AND ARE UNWORN
DEEP RICH UNRUBBED COLOURS AND TEXT
JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD LOOKS TOTALYL FLAWLESS WHN VIEWED IN DAYLIGHT. 100% UNMARKED PRISTINE BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ORIGINAL 1974 ALBUM.. UNDER AN LED MAGNIFYING HALO I SEE ONE ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE (TOTALLY NON SOUNDING)
THE TEST PLAY
THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES
A LOUD AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND
CLEAN AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE. NO GROOVE WEAR THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE AUDIO
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO LOUD CLICK OR POPS
A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPECKS OF STATIC HERE AND THERE AND ONE OR TWO OF THE TINIEST NEAR SILENT TICS
THIS IS A GLORIOUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH AND EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS
TAKE A LISTEN AND GRADE IT FOR YOURSELF
I
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS A NON MATTE LAMINATED GATEFOLD WITH THE EMBOSSED AIURPLANES ON BOTH FRONT
MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE COLOUR HAS BEEN 100% RETAINED, AND THIS DELICATE SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION.
THE COLOURS ARE ALL PERFECT. NO RUBBING OR FADING
NO CREASES, NO CREASE LINES AND AMAZINGLY NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.
NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENIGN EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON A COUPLE OF THE TIP ENDS
THE CHROME EFFECT TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND TOTALLY RUB FREE
THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH FULLY COLOURED WITH ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE REAR RIGHT TIP
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE JUST AS IMPRESSIVE
THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. FULLY COLOURED WITH UNBLEMISHED ENDS. NO FADING AND PRITINE TYPEFACE AND PERFECT STAPLES
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE SLEEVE REVEALS A PERFECTLY FIXED INNER BOOKLET, HELD PROPERLY AND FIRMLY BY THE STAPLES. NOTHING IS LOOSE HERE
THE TWO INNER PANELS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE ORIGINAL SILVER AND BLUE INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION WHICH IS A RARITY AS IT IS A VERY DELICATE ITEM . IT HAS NO CREASES AND ONLY A MINUSCULE SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE
YOU WILL NEVER FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SET ANYWHERE
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS
SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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