MIKE OLDFIELD - Hergest Ridge

Item Description

Vinyl,
LP Album Stereo

The Album Was Recorded At The Manor In Spring 1974.
℗ 1974 Virgin Records Ltd
℗ & © 1974. Virgin Records, Portobello Road, London, W.11.

Pressing with the original stereo mix [all post 1976 reissues featured the quad mix found on the '[m=17820]' album]
On cover : Album's title is on top, and Artist's name at the bottom.

This version was cut by different engineers: side A was cut by [a1815382] and [a440238], side B was cut by [a473994]. A [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/459493]similar version[/url] also exists, which side B was mastered by [a375165], but in a slightly different cover (album's title and artist's name both on top).

First cat # = Spine
Second cat # = Label
Third cat # = Rear cover

Detailed description of runout text: All text is machine stamped, except for engineer signatures ('PORK', 'PETE & MELYS'), which are hand etched. If main matrix number ('V 2013 A-1U' on side A, 'V 2013 B-2U' on side B) is at 6 o'clock, then the 2 or 3-character stamped letters (e.g. 'TL', 'H H H', 'GDO' etc.), are at 3 o'clock and the single-digit number is at 9 o'clock - all oriented the same direction. See further information at [l754]. At variant 5 the first and last of the three H-s are overstamped with an X.