Hawklords ‎– 25 Years On Label: Charisma ‎– CDS 4014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album  Country: UK Released: 1978 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Leftfield, Prog Rock TracklistHide Credits A1PSI Power Trumpet – Henry Lowther A2 Free FallA3AutomotonA425 Years Vocals – Les McClure B1 Flying DoctorB2The Only OnesB3(Only) The Dead Dream Of The Cold War KidB4The Age Of The Micro ManCompanies, etc. Mixed At – Wessex Sound Studios Mastered At – Utopia Studios Credits Bass, Vocals – Harvey Brainbridge* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4) Drums – Martin Griffin (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2) Drums, Percussion – Simon King (tracks: A4, B2, B3, B4) Keyboards – Steve Swindells (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4) Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards – Dave Brock Producer, Vocals, Percussion, Harp – Robert Calvert Notes Printed inner sleeve.  

UK FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: CDS 4014 A//1 UT 11 2 /  SIDE B: CDS 4014 B//1 UT 11.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE[S] VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are  clearer.

On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.  The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

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