Uptempo 70's group with a very tight groove! They are clearly in the mode of Earth Wind & Fire, BT Express, Brass Construction
HIDDEN STRENGTH - Self Titled
United Artists Records
Cat# UA-LA 555-G
Matrix codes (etched)
UA-LA-555-1 (SET 2) (Drum Symbol) AR
UA-LA-555-2 (SET 1) AR (Drum Symbol)
Philippines release (Manufactured by Dyna Products under licence)
1975
Thick card cover is in good (minus) condition, no seam splits, no writing but there considerable edge wear from handling and wear to the front cover graphics particularly on the front cover. Actually the wear looks worse than it is because the overall graphic looks "over-exposed" compared to original USA prints - the water in the foreground looks more like snow and the jeans they are wearing have gone a green/blue instead of the original blue! Both sides of the record label have a previous user "owners label" attached (French owner). I have not attempted to remove these as they are a metallic coated label and in my experience these tend to cause graphic damage when removed - best left alone!
New inner clear plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in good condition, visually inspected and I can see just a couple of very light scratches or marks on either side. I then played both sides ENTIRELY, every single track, and there are no significant issues with surface noise or click/pops. This is one very groovy 70's funk/soul album!
New outer protective sleeve
Tracks: It Didn´t Have To Be This Way, Happy Song, Angel Of Love, Hustle On Up (Do The Bump), Why Does It Feel So Good To Me, I Wanna Be Your Main Man, Hustle On Up (Do The Bump) - Instrumental, All We Need Is Time
