Sold Date: July 21, 2020
Start Date: July 11, 2020
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Fleetwood Mac ‎"Heroes Are Hard To Find" NM 1974 LP (Reprise MS 2196)

A great album if you are into the pre-pop, rock and blues-oriented Fleetwood Mac. I bought this album in 1974 when it came out, being a long time Fleetwood Mac fan. They were one of the British bands to introduce Black American Blues to a whole new generation of young white kids who simply had no access to this great music until it was reverse imported by Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Cream, and others.

This album precedes the addition of Lyndsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to the group in 1975, which I considered a mixed blessing. Yes, they became popular and mainstream, but at the cost of some great originality that is clearly evident on this album. The vinyl on this album still looks new and plays great, hence the NM rating. Great presence of sound with this recording, especially with Mick Fleetwood's drums and John McVie's bass. The cover is in remarkably good condition (VG+-Exc.), as you can see in the photos.

I play each album before listing it to best determine the condition of the album. This also gives me one last chance to say goodbye to my old albums. As an audiophile, I took care of all my albums and always used a disc cleaner before spinning them (still do). I only single played my albums and never multi-stacked them on the turntable. The albums were always put back into their jackets after playing them. As a result, all albums I put up for sale are of good, very good, excellent or near prime condition.

All the albums I am putting up for sale are my own and mostly date from 1974 to 1988. Since I periodically had roommates in the old days, I had a tendency to put my name on covers and album labels. Most of the albums that had album art inserts still have the inserts. I wasn’t into putting them up on the wall.

I will not list an album that is too beat up and worn. Typically, any album I bought before September of 1969 could be suspect because a less than precision turntable was used. However, as others have pointed out, older LPs (1950s to about 1971) tend to play better than they look, and newer LPs (at least until 1989) tend to play worse than they look.

Between 1969 and 1974, I had a pretty good Sylvania stereo system and turntable. Any album purchased in 1974 or later was played on a top of the line Dual 1229 turntable teamed up with a great sound system. I still have the system, the 1229 and a Micro Acoustic needle and cartridge that work great. As such, the post 1974 albums are mostly in very good to excellent to primo playing condition.

If you are interested in collecting some great vinyl, I have a few hundred excellent discs, some with amazing “presence of sound” that you sure won’t experience with ear pods (i.e., Elton John’s first Greatest Hits album, Procol Harem’s Grand Hotel, Linda Ronstadt’s Heart Like A Wheel). I’ve always had eclectic tastes and my interests include a wide spectrum of artists and musical types. My collection includes folk, rock, folk rock, jazz, new age, country and classical. So, if you are looking for great old albums that were not exactly “Top 40” radio tunes, then you should periodically follow me and check out the albums I put up for auction or sale. You can bid with confidence knowing that I am passing along my personal collection and have a 100% rating on EBay.

All albums are shipped in album mailers via USPS Media Mail.

Thanks for looking.