HAWKWIND Warrior On The Edge Of Time 1975 UK LIBERTY 1st PRESS w/INNER
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HAWKWIND Warrior On The Edge Of Time 1975 UK LIBERTY 1st PRESS w/INNER
HAWKWINDWarrior On The Edge Of Time
1975 UK UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS (UAG 29766) FIRST PRESSING
WITH ORIGINAL SHIELD COVER AND PRINTED INNER SLEEVE
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BEIGE UA LABELS WITH "PRODUCT OF LIBERTY" RIM TEXT
MATRIX: UAG 26766 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUT / UAG 26766 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/RT and 2/AA
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FOLD-OUT SHEILD COVER
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE
Hawkwind's fifth studio album found the band enjoying a rare oasis of stability after the multitudinous personnel shifts of the past five years.
Only the recruitment of a second drummer, Alan Powell, disturbed the equanimity of the lineup that created the previous year's Hall of the Mountain Grill, although it would soon be time to change again.
By the end of the year, bassist Lemmy had departed, vocalist Robert Calvert had rejoined, and the group's career-long relationship with United Artists would be over.
In the meantime, Warrior on the Edge of Time ensured that it was brainstorming business as usual.
Decorated with a magnificent sleeve that unfolded into the shape of a shield, Warrior on the Edge of Time delivered some of Hawkwind's best-loved future showstoppers -- Simon House's far-reaching "Spiral Galaxy 28948," the frenetic "Assault and Battery," and the monstrous "Magnu" all made their first appearance here.
Remarkable, too, is "The Golden Void," a stately bolero set, indeed, on the edge of time and buffeted by one of the band's most impressive ever instrumental performances.
A handful of tracks do betray their age. Michael Moorcock's echo- and effects-laden recitation of "The Wizard Blew His Horn" is overwrought, although it's worth sitting through simply for the segue into the throbbing "Opa-Loka"; in fact, the entire album is presented with minimal breaks between tracks, to deliver a seamless treat that -- in the light of Hawkwind's next musical moves -- has since seen Warrior on the Edge of Time described as the band's last true "classic."
SIDE 1:
Assault And Battery - Part One (5:34)
The Golden Void - Part Two (4:37)
The Wizard Blew His Horn (2:00)
Opa-Loka (5:40)
The Demented Man (4:20)
SIDE 2:
Magnu (8:40)
Standing At The Edge (3:45)
Spiral Galaxy 28948 (3:55)
Warriors (2:05)
Dying Seas (3:05)
Kings Of Speed (3:25)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
There are some light hairlines to both sides but none of these have any detrimental effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
My play-check at volume found little to fault the strong, deep and rich audio.
And apart from some surface/light ticks on the narration of Moorcock's "The Wizard Blew His Horn" it plays beautifully
SHIELD SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked with strong vibrant colour and just some bumping to the corners
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The inner has a small split to the bottom edge but is otherwise in fine shape
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)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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854 (GS 7.0.18 (854))
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