VULCAN'S HAMMER 'TRUE HEARTS & SOUND BOTTOMS' + insert

	£		127
	$		168

VULCAN'S HAMMER 'TRUE HEARTS AND SOUND BOTTOMS' 1973 STEREO ACID FOLK LP.

   Very, very rare privately pressed English folk LP released on Brown Label BHV1.

Only 250 of these were pressed.

Side 1:

1. True Hearts And Sound Bottoms/Harvest Home
2. John Barleycorn
3. Jamie
4. The Keys Of Canterbury
5. Davy Lowston
6. Lord Of The Dance

Side 2:

1. Poverty Knocks
2. a) The Greenhopper
b) Hens' March To The Midden
3. The Holmfirth Anthem
4. The White Hare Of Howden
5. The Grey Havens
6. Fire And Wine

Visual grading:

 Both sides have a nice sheen and quite a few light spindle marks. In normal light side 'A' grades as EX+ and side 'B'  as VG+. Side 'B' has a few light lines near the beginning of the side which are not noticeable to the touch.

Under strong halogen lights there are a few more lines visible on both sides.

Play grading:

On playing the record all the instruments & voices sound perfectly clear and I found no evidence of groove wear or distortion, also there are no sticks or jumps.

Both sides have a few quiet 'tics' in places and also a little short lived low background noise here and there with Side 'A' slightly better than side 'B'. Side 'A' has a few quiet 'clicks' at the start of track 5, Side 2 has quiet 'clicks' for 4 revolutions in track 3.

Side A play grades as EX.

Side B play grades as EX-. 

The sleeve is very delicate and would grade as EX, but has a 4cm bottom edge split (from the opening).

Inner sleeve grades as EX-, has a little light creasing.

The insert with a short bio of the band and notes on each track is generally in excellent condition but has a little light creasing.

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(EX) EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of being played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging may have slight wear and/or creasing.

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(B) BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

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