HAWKWIND Quark, Strangeness And Charm 1977 UK CHARISMA 1st PRESS w/INNER
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HAWKWIND Quark, Strangeness And Charm 1977 UK CHARISMA 1st PRESS w/INNER
HAWKWINDQuark, Strangeness And Charm
1977 UK CHARISMA (CDS 4008) FIRST PRESSING
Nice copy which has seen little use and plays beautifully
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CHARISMA MAD HATTER LABELS
MATRICES: CDS 4008 A//3 IB 11 1 MELYS / CDS 4008 IB B//3 IB 13 1 ‘MELYS’
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
Hot on the heels of two decidedly un-Hawkwind-y singles; following in the footsteps, too, of the defiantly transitory Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music album, Quark Strangeness and Charm was the first full flowering of Hawkwind's newly honed drive towards brittle pop, sharp wit, and crystal-clear intent -- attributes that, if they'd ever existed in the past, had been entirely overwhelmed by the sheer grandeur of the space rock rocket blast.
Now it was the propulsive riffs and deep space echoes that were held in abeyance, and Quark opened as it meant to go on, with "Spirit of the Age"'s tight keyboards, unobtrusive washes, and the utterly captivating -- if totally skewed -- story of love across the light years.
It is hard to visualise just how shocking the change must have been to loyal fans of the era; how they must have trembled before the electrifying jolt of concise lyricism and accessible melodies. Airplay followed, and the band even made their first mainstream U.K. TV appearance in some five years, performing the new album's title track on Marc Bolan's teatime TV pop show. Robert Calvert wore an aviator's helmet and carried a stuffed falcon on one hand, odd apparel indeed for an ode to Albert Einstein.
A handful of songs fed back into the traditional Hawkwind mythos -- the post-apocalyptic "Damnation Alley," the near-industrial instrumental "Forge of Vulcan," and the weary, dream-is-over nostalgia of "Days of the Underground."
"Hassan I Sabha," an epic of Middle Eastern terrorist rhetoric, even recalled the prosaic realities of the old favourite "Urban Guerilla," although a haunting Arabic refrain and instrumentation catapulted it to a different realm regardless.
And so it went on -- Hawkwind's most unexpected album to date and, today, one highly regarded.
Side 1:
Spirit Of The Age
Damnation Alley
Fable Of A Failed Race
Side 2:
Quark, Strangeness And Charm
Hassan I Sahba
The Forge Of Vulcan
Days Of The Underground
The Iron Dream
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a couple of spidery spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT (NEAR MINT)
The surfaces display in-vinyl pressing blemishes which have no effect on the sound but no other marks
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing of note to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from some rub on the corner the cover is unmarked with sharp edges and spine where all text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The lyric inner is clean with just a small (5cm) central seam split to one side
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
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