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                          1974 PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC

           Laminated British Gatefold RARE COLLECTIBLE

          

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        HATFIELD AND THE NORTH

               

                   

\                                         UK - VIRGIN RECORDS (red - TWIN GIRLS LABEL) - V 2008

PLAYS CLEAN ! ... 40+ years old first issue

COLLECTIBLE Original British 1974 first pressing VIRGIN RECORDS issue in beautiful full laminated gatefold cover... should be of interest to more than a few when considering how hard the UK pressing original has gotten to come by...

Formed in 1972 and named after a motorway road sign, Hatfield & The North were one of the most original and musically adventurous English bands of the 1970s. The group wrote and played fearlessly creative music, became a legend with music fans in Europe, America and Japan, but broke up in 1975 just as its reputation began to build. Perhaps the best-loved of the so-called 'Canterbury' bands, Hatfield's music was a unique blend of its four members' ideas and compositions. The first Hatfield and The North album reflects this rich diversity, combining the dreamy lyrical songs of Richard Sinclair, Phil Miller's intricate jazz-tinged progressive melodies, Dave Stewart's complex instrumentals and the free-flowing compositions of Pip Pyle, who also contributed the touching autobiographical song 'Fitter Stoke Has A Bath'. During its brief life span, the group recorded two highly acclaimed albums (this one, Hatfield & The North and The Rotters' Club), played numerous live gigs and recorded four BBC radio shows.

"The Stubbs Effect" (Pyle) – 0:22 "Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract)" (Sinclair/Pyle) – 0:36 "Going Up To People and Tinkling" (Stewart) – 2:25 "Calyx" (Miller) – 2:45 "Son of 'There's No Place Like Homerton'" (Stewart) – 10:10 "Aigrette" (Miller) – 1:37 "Rifferama" (Sinclair arr. Hatfield and the North) – 2:56 "Fol de Rol" (Sinclair/Wyatt) – 3:07 "Shaving Is Boring" (Pyle) – 8:45 "Licks for the Ladies" (Sinclair/Pyle) – 2:37 "Bossa Nochance" (Sinclair) – 0:40 "Big Jobs No. 2 (By Poo and the Wee Wees)" (Sinclair/Pyle) – 2:14 "Lobster in Cleavage Probe" (Stewart) – 3:57 "Gigantic Land Crabs in Earth Takeover Bid" (Stewart) – 3:21 "The Other Stubbs Effect" (Pyle) – 0:38

CONDITION:

The Cover: Richly laminated glossy U.K. gatefold cover is M- with NO bends, no seam splits and no writing... solid collection copy for certain

The Vinyl: is highly glossy over both sides = side A: M- Side B: "EX" (excellent)  Plays enjoyable and has clean UK VIRGIN Labels    

                                                        

           

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

 

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record

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