THE BLUE NILE * Hats * LINN LKH 2 LP 1989 Mint
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THE BLUE NILE
Hats
LP
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First pressing and the second album by the Scottish band and on the LINN label.
Record in stunning condition with no sign of play. Record unmarked – no scuffs or marks. I’d rate as near mint. (possibly mint!)….looks like it just came outta the record shop. Doubt if you’ll find one better.
The cover is excellent and has an original WH Shith shop label on - (may be removed). Whole package in very collectable condition.
Matrix No. Side 1: LKH 2 A II The Exchange 020 C-9604A-5
Matrix No. Side 1: LKH 2 B 10 The Exchange 020 C-9604B-5 II
First pressing and the second album by the Scottish band. Boyhood friends Paul Buchanan and Robert Bell grew up in Glasgow, Scotland and started The Blue Nile in 1981. It was in college that Buchanan and Bell met and befriended the third member of their band, Paul Joseph Moore. This is reputed to be the story: The Blue Nile was approached by Linn Products, a local hi fi manufacturer, to produce a song to showcase the company’s sound systems. The song the band created pleased Linn founder Ivor Tiefenbrun so much he decided to specifically create a record label for their first release ‘A Walk Across the Rooftops.’
THE BLUE NILE’s crisply produced albums were used by dealers to demonstrate the sonic range of Linn’s flagship Sondek LP12 turntable. (Then acknowledged to be the best record player at its price, in 1989 it was a whopping £585.35 without the tonearm. The tonearms would then start at £150.00 with a suitable budget cartridge such as the Linn K9 costing an additional £59.00!)
From day one, THE BLUE NILE symbolised the tastes and aspirations of the discerning music enthusiast. Six years in the making, a lifetime in a period when bands who took a two year gap risked losing momentum, like its predecessor, this LP ‘Hats’ featured seven lengthy exquisitely crafted tracks. Despite receiving positive reviews, ‘Hats’ was never as highly regarded as THE BLUE NILE’s debut despite it being something of a masterpiece.
(See also my auction for their first LP ‘A Walk Across The Nile’)
LABEL: LINN Records LKH 2 stereo
ISSUED: 1989
RECORD CONDITION: Near Mint. No sign of play.
SLEEVE CONDITION: Near mint
Side 1:
1. Over The Hillside
2. The Downtown Lights
3. Let's Go Out Tonight
Side 2:
1. Headlights On The Parade
2. From A Late Night Train
3. Seven A.M.
4. Saturday Night
NEW !! All records are professionally cleaned on an Okki Nokki Record Cleaner, ensuring you receive it in its best condition.
This is a Vinyl record. Note that most vinyl may have a little faint 'crackle'. I describe them as best I can but be aware all records may have a very occasional background.
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