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My only method of cleaning is a soft brush and cloth and some Audio Advisor product. That requires to listening to the LP with my turntable & needle... (Which cost more money these days) and collecting the dust from the grooves. If a stubborn noise erupts, I will then look under a light and microscope. It is quite time consuming. So, I may miss a thing or two sometimes on my listings, like overlook a defect or to over grade; but it is not intentional! I will always be here to help resolve the issue! I am a one man show, while taking care of an elder... That being said... Please play record a few times if I mentioned I have cleaned it and do not use another product until u do so! The enzymes work at eating the debris and play gets better, each time, usually much better If after a few plays you could try cleaning again with your product if stubborn static persists... All I ask is my buyers realize these points and be rest assured I offer a refund policy,  but I would prefer you email me so we can work something out first, I may have a backup copy... I have been collecting records since my 20's... It has been a passion and a part-time hobby, I hope you love and enjoy music as much as I do, and selling is another way to get to know other people with a like-minded interest as I. I offer a refund policy, so please give me the opportunity to make good if there is a problem with a transaction. I reserve the right to cancel a transaction after the sale If I find a missed defect on your behalf. Feel free to compare prices elsewhere you will find I am very reasonable. Don't waste your time if the seller does not listen to the Lps, I have return 100's because of defects. Also please be aware I am A human being, and I do make mistakes! So be gentle and straight forward if you are having any issues, I do not like having debates, I would rather listen to my music!  Happy Hunting!
 
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Hillage was born in , which was then in  but is now part of . Whilst still at school, he joined his first band, a blues rock band called , with ,  and . The band split up in 1968 with the other members going on to form , but they briefly re-united under assumed names to record the album  in 1969. Hillage also guested on Egg's 1974 album .

In 1969, Hillage began studies at the  in , befriending local bands  and  and occasionally jamming with them. Meanwhile, he wrote songs and, by late 1970, had accumulated enough material for an album. Caravan put him in touch with their manager Terry King, who got Hillage signed with  on the basis of a demo of his material recorded with the help of  of Egg. In early 1971, Hillage formed  with bassist/vocalist Nick Greenwood, formerly of . Although future  and  drummer  was involved in the early stages, the line-up finally settled with the inclusion of organist Dick Heninghem and drummer Eric Peachey, both of whom had recently collaborated on Greenwood's solo project , recorded in California in 1970 but belatedly released in 1972.

Following a series of concerts throughout 1971, several of them supporting label mates Caravan, Khan began recording their debut album in November, by which time Heninghem had left, forcing Hillage to bring in his former bandmate Dave Stewart to play the keyboard parts. By the time  came out in May 1972, Canadian Val Stevens (formerly of Toronto's popular soul-rock band ) had filled the vacancy, making his debut on a short European tour (including a televised appearance at the Montreux Festival) and continuing with a UK tour supporting Caravan in June.

By then, musical disagreements between Hillage and Greenwood culminated with the latter's departure. Hillage decided to form a new line-up with a slightly different direction, retaining the services of Peachey and asking Stewart back, and adding  (later of ) on bass. New compositions by Hillage and Stewart were added to the repertoire, including "I Love Its Holy Mystery", which would form the basis of Hillage's later Solar Musick Suite. Hillage broke up the band in October 1972.

Hillage playing  with , 1974

Hillage promptly joined ' new live band Decadence, participating in Ayers' 1973 album  (Harvest, May 1973) and touring the UK and France for two months. Having in the meantime become a fan of Gong after meeting , hearing  and Allen's solo album , as well as meeting his longtime partner  through Allen, Hillage stayed in France after the Ayers tour to join the band.

In January 1973, he took part in the sessions for , the first installment of the "Radio Gnome" trilogy, and soon after graduated to full-time membership with the departure of bassist/lead guitarist Christian Tritsch. The 'classic' line-up of Gong was now in place, with , , , ,  and , and recorded two further albums,  and  (the latter also featuring Giraudy).

In June 1973, Hillage (along with Pierre Moerlen) participated in the debut live performance of 's  at . Both Hillage & Moerlen also took part in a live-in-studio performance filmed for the 's Second House series, filmed in November 1973. The BBC performance is available on Oldfield's  DVD.

After Allen left Gong abruptly in April 1975, Hillage stayed on as the band's sole guitarist, but soon found this position increasingly uncomfortable, and by the year's end had jumped ship himself to launch his solo career full-time, having performed as a guest (with Giraudy) on Gong's first album without Allen,  on only two of the album's six tracks.

His motivation to do so was fueled by the success of his solo album , recorded in late 1974 while still in Gong and featuring most of his bandmates, as well as former bandmate in Khan, Dave Stewart. His next effort  album was recorded in the United States using musicians from 's Utopia, and on its release Hillage formed a touring band which toured in late 1976 including supporting Queen at Cardiff Castle and Hyde Park. During the latter half of the 1970s, Hillage made a name for himself as a guitarist and prog-rock/fusion composer and performer. 1977's , with its shorter tracks, marked a departure from the long  workouts of previous efforts, but 1978's , co-produced by 's , was a return to his earlier work.

These 1970s works (tacitly in collaboration with his longtime girlfriend ) blended complex studio production techniques with dreamscape anthems. Hillage spent time in the  area of London, home of the  and worked with  ex roadie for, then later saxophonist of early .

Later career

In 1978, Hillage played onstage with  band  during their performance at the , and in 1979, he played guitar on "Nuclear Waste" by The Radio Actors with lead vocals by .

Also in 1979, Hillage released Open on Virgin Records, featuring Dave Stewart, , Paul Francis and .

During the 1980s, Hillage worked as a record producer, working for artists such as , , , , , ,  and . He returned to producing in the 1990s, working on  1994 album, .

After hearing the likes of  playing his 1979 ambient record , Hillage and Giraudy began performing in the early 1990s as ambient dance act . They soon became part of the underground dance scene in London and Hillage was also a key figure in getting the  to recognize the dance scene and set up the Dance Tent, which he programmed in its first year. Hillage also produced in the 1990s a  musical show called '', featuring Algerian singers ,  and . He also arranged many songs of .

Steve Hillage - Vooruit (Gent) - december 2019 Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy, 2010

In November 2006, he made a surprise return to the Gong fold when he and Giraudy performed with (most of) the "classic era" lineup of Gong performing a set consisting almost entirely of material from the Radio Gnome Trilogy and  at the Gong Unconvention at the  in Amsterdam. Hillage and Giraudy also performed in various guises over the weekend. First as the "Steve Hillage Band" with synthesizer player , Gong bassist  and current Gong drummer Chris Taylor, playing mostly material from Hillage's 1970s solo albums. They also performed a set as System 7. Hillage, along with  and up to 10 or more guitarists, also contributed to the "Glissando Orchestra", a one-hour plus performance where a number of guitarists all played mostly continuous drone notes with some gentle melodic lines overlaid.

In January 2007, four of his albums – Fish Rising, L, Motivation Radio and Rainbow Dome Musick – were released in the UK remastered on CD, each, except the latter, with previously unreleased bonus tracks. In February 2007, Green, Live Herald, Open and For To Next/And Not Or followed, similarly remastered with bonus content.

Hillage and Giraudy's participation in the Gong Unconvention was reprised in a small number of concerts held by Gong in London in June 2008, where Hillage and Giraudy were among the line-up which also included Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, and Mike Howlett. At these concerts, Hillage would often open the show performing "Steve Hillage Band" material, as he had at the Uncon. Hillage and Giraudy worked most recently on their 2009 album  (which Hillage also produced) and has continued to tour with the band throughout 2009 and 2010. After the 2010 tour, citing musical differences, Steve & Miquette again parted ways with Gong.

His next association with Gong was a guest guitar solo on the title track of their 2016 album "Rejoice! I'm Dead", their first album recorded after the death of Daevid Allen. Though no longer featuring any original members, the current lineup of  (guitar/vocals),  (guitar/vocals),  (bass),  (saxophone/flute) and Cheb Nettles (drums/vocals) had the blessing of Allen (along with the blessing of other surviving members) to continue using the Gong name. Soon after, Hillage made a few guest appearances at Gong gigs (sometimes being billed as Gong featuring Steve Hillage), culminating in late 2018 with the announcement that Hillage & Giraudy had tapped the current lineup of Gong to be their backing band/opening act for a series of Steve Hillage Band shows in 2019. Continued touring plans for 2020, however, were halted in the wake of the pandemic.

Hillage also collaborated with  on the 2004 album .

Hillage played live with  in December 2015 at The Coronet, London, and also played a one-hour set with  and  of the band at Hawkwind's Hawkeaster festival in , Lancashire at Easter, 2018.

"Light in the Sky", from his 1977 album Motivation Radio, was used as the theme for  on .

Hillage played on a cover of 's "Rocket Man" on 's 2011 release .

Hillage won the "Visionary" award at the 2013 Progressive Music Awards.

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