STEAMHAMMER - 1st UK Press CBS Cream Led Zeppelin Savoy Brown
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STEAMHAMMER -
CBS
S 63611
1st Press UK
1969 Ultra Heavy vinyl
Machined First UK press matrices: the earliest possible issue and according to the mother stampers this copy is one of the very first issued in the first few days. A1 and B1 . These earliest mothers indicate a first week of issue of this very rare debut LP!
Steamhammer is one of the most sadly underrated and overlooked bands in the history of rock music. Extraordinary musicianship by the band, and excellent smokey vocals by Kieran White are heard throughout on Reflection. "Love You Too" is just one of the finest blues-rock songs I have ever heard. Every time I listen to it I literally feel the blues. The melancholy guitar accompaniment almost brings tears. "You'll Never Know" and "Down the Highway" both swing, and then there is "Junior's Wailing", a fine rocker. "Twenty Four Hours" is another outstanding slow blues piece with Martin Pugh lending some serious spacey guitar atmosphere, and White blowing some really fine notes on the lippin' stick. Fans of Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Robin Trower really must hear this album.
VINYL : VG+. Both surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen. There are a couple of wispy hairlines each side. Beautiful labels and here it can be seen that the LP has been clearly looked after by a careful owner.
Outstanding audio delivery in all respects with a crystal clear, deep, rich, warm and detailed sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing and it's always an immense pleasure to return to this one) there is not much of surface noise. This is a beautifully clean pressing (and I must emphasise again how difficult it is to find a copy which plays this well). The whole LP sounds absolutely great and plays to a good standard with superb clarity, no groove-wear and no distortion and is very strictly graded a strong VG/EX for audio - great copy!! Of course, NO skips, NO jumps, NO ticks.
Gatefold Sleeve: VG. Extremely hard to find this sleeve without any issues. Storage wear is found mainly on the edges and spine. A rear top seam split has been professionally repaired. Slight wave to the rear bottom.
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