1970's Hungarian band
Members on this recording ...
Bergendy István
Demjén Ferenc
Debreczeni Csaba
Oroszlán György
Latzin Norbert
Bergendy Péter
Hajdú Sándor
Demjén Ferenc (the guy with the "big hair" was the lead singer and also song writer (sometimes solo or in conjunction with other band members) for every song on this album
BERGENDY - Ötödik Sebesség (means Fifth Gear)
Pepita Records
Cat# SLPX 17477
1975
Hungarian release
Cover is in good condition, no tears, no personal writing, no seam splits and only very light edge wear from normal handling BUT there is some light marks to the front cover, made more obvious by the Black high gloss background. This is the release with NO English on the record label other than the outer "Copyright ...." warnings.
New inner plastic liner sleeve
Vinyl is in very good condition, visually inspected under a white halogen light source, I can see just a couple of very light marks or scratches on either side. Just looking at the vinyl isn't a good way to judge the condition, so I then played the ENTIRE release, every track on both sides ... this is where it gets a little interesting.
Side A in particular I can hear the occasional single, low level click pop, and sometimes a few click click click events from a scratch although I couldn't see it.
The most noticeable thing about this album (to me) was the production quality. While the music is really great (always good to hear non-English bands) but the audio level is well below "normal" releases and where is the high end? Although the vinyl is NOT worn (bright shiny surface), the high frequency end of the audio seems quite lacking, almost muffled in places. Still an interesting play but let down by the quality of the source material.
New outer protective sleeve
TRACKS: Ötödik Sebesség, Szakítsd Szét, Szeress Úgy Ahogyan Szeretnéd, Az Ördög Barátja Nem Leszek, A 34-es Kilométerkőnél, Még Egy Bánatos Dal, Szellemvasút, Győzz Meg Engem, Mondhatom, Kár, Tüskék, Léggömb, Soha, Soha Nem Múlhat El
