HATFIELD AND THE NORTH: 1974 DEBUT UK 1st PRESS MINT-
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Aug 6, 2012 Sold Date
Jul 27, 2012 Start Date
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HATFIELD AND THE NORTH: 1974 DEBUT UK 1st PRESS MINT-

BEAUTIFUL COPY, ONCE PLAYED, FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD

HATFIELD AND THE NORTH
Hatfield and the North

UK VIRGIN (V 2008) FIRST PRESSING (February 1974) OF HATFIELD AND THE NORTH'S EPONYMOUS DEBUT LP
SUPERB COPY - ONCE PLAYED - PRACTICALLY LIKE-NEW AND DELIVERING EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN SOUND

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE COLOURED TWO VIRGINS LABELS
MATRIX: V 2008 A-1U / V 2008 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/O and 1/P
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED, DEEPLY GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED-UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND' PRINTED IN BLUE

Hatfield and the North were the supergroup of Canterbury's progressive rock scene, with bassist and vocalist Richard Sinclair from Caravan, guitarist Phil Miller from Matching Mole, keyboardist Dave Stewart from Egg, and drummer Pip Pyle from Gong and Delivery.
This brilliant and inventive debut album is a cross between sophisticated, precisely executed jazz-rock and dry-humoured, often surreal pop.
The album consists of short pieces blended into a Zappa-like collage, providing a thematic work as good as anything even the most eccentric jazz-rock by bands like Soft Machine ever produced and indeed Robert Wyatt can be found on vocals here

Side 1: The Stubbs Effect / Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract) / Going Up To People And Tinkling / Calyx (Vocals - Robert Wyatt) / Son Of 'There's No Place Like Homerton' / Aigrette / Rifferama
Side 2: Fol De Rol / Shaving Is Boring / Licks For The Ladies / Bossa Nochance / Big Jobs No. 2 (By Poo And The Wee Wees) / Lobster In Cleavage Probe / Gigantic Land Crabs In Earth Takeover Bid / The Other Stubbs Effect

LABELS: MINT-
An immaculate pair of labels with one light spindle trace
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both sides are practically unmarked and shine like new - a couple of light hairlines only - of no audible significance
VINYL Audio: MINT-
Outstanding sound performance to this first pressing - crystal clear, beautiful rich and warm sound and my play-check at a loud volume detected no major audio issues of note - just a (very occasional) isolated soft tick here and there - very minor and barely worth a mention and nothing I found at all intrusive (I really don't think you'll find a copy which sounds much better than this - I certainly haven't heard one) otherwise, beautifully clean - great stuff - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: MINT-
The fully laminated (inside and out) gatefold sleeve is also in beautiful condition - clean, fresh and unmarked with a deep, deep glass-like finish to all surfaces. There is practically no wear to the edges or spine and the sleeve still creaks when opened

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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