HARD MEAT - Hard Meat LP - EX UK Warner Bros A1/B1

	£		23
	$		30

HARD MEAT - Hard Meat LP - EX UK Warner Bros A1/B1

These records are all from my personal collection built up over almost 50 years. Some were bought new, others pre-owned so condition will vary. Please do read and understand the detailed description which is my honest personal assessment - you can always check how good or bad that is by checking my feedback. My attempt at grading is based on the commonly used Record Collector grading system. Questions are welcome if anything is unclear. Happy bidding.

This listing is for an original copy of Birmingham band Hard Meat's debut album ..

Hard Meat
Hard Meat
UK Warner Bros orange label
Cat no: WS 1852 matrix A1 / B1
1970
Stereo
Producer Sandy Roberton

The Album:
Excellent album, very much of its time from the Dolan brothers & their schoolmate Mick Carless. Sadly they only made a couple of albums and did not sell vast quantities - deserved better

Condition:
Cover:  Gatefold sleeve, unlaminated is in decent order for its 40 plus years. It is solid and intact, showing just some light wear. Spine text is clearly legible. No tears or writing, a small original price sticker (41/-) on the rear, probably removable.
Labels: Original Warner Bros orange labels, bright and clean. Hardly any spindle marks, no stickers or writing. Excellent
Vinyl: Very nice vinyl with decent lustre. One visible very light non-sounding scratch and just a few of the customary paper scrapes. The album plays excellently throughout.

Overall:
A very nice first press copy of this album - I'd guess that this might be professionally graded at (cover / vinyl) VG+/EX

Terms:
Please note that I try to test-play at least part of each record before listing, but do not have time to play fully in all cases. I played a lot of this one, but if you do discover a problem which I might have missed, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will do all I can to rectify the situation.

Postage: Royal Mail 'restructured' prices in April 2013. Not necessarily all bad news, it depends what you buy - a single LP to most destinations is now more expensive, but within UK revised weight ranges allow two or three LPs to be posted for the same cost as one. Approximate prices for normal postage & packing -

UK £3.35 for up to 1kg (1,2 or 3 average weight LPs),

Europe £5.30 + £1.45 each additional,

Rest of world £7.55 + £2.70 each additional item

These amounts include estimated actual Royal Mail cost for first class or air mail, plus 35p for cost of packaging material (a brand new custom mailer with stiffener).
I am happy to hold records for a short while if you wish to bid on more and combine shipment, but it helps if you can let me know particularly when bidding on items separated by a few days.

Apologies, but owing to unreliability of some postal services, I will not ship to Italy, Russian Federation, & other former Soviet countries unless a signed for service is selected and paid for.

Losses: Royal Mail have reduced maximum compensation to £20 unless items are signed-for. Compensation on signed-for shipments is up to £50. Overseas purchasers - if your purchase is well over £20, a signed for service must be selected when paying or shipping will be at your own risk, not mine, and normal airmail will only be covered for up to £20.

Payment by Sterling cheque / money order, or via Paypal

I have decided to sell my whole vinyl collection as I know it won't be appreciated by my daughter or grandchildren, so I'm shifting it myself and hope I find good homes for it. Listed items are selected at random so there should be a decent if not particularly logical mix coming up over the next few months if you keep an eye on my other items now and in the future.
Thank you to all who have already given new homes to my precious vinyl, and may you continue to enjoy these records for years to come.