GENTLE GIANT ACQUIRING THE TASTE LP ORIG.UK 1971 VERTIGO SWIRL EX/NM

	£		157
	$		208

GENTLE GIANT – ‘ACQUIRING THE TASTE’

 Vertigo 'Swirl' (Matt G/F Cover) Cat. No. 6360 041

***** ORIGINAL VERTIGO 1971 UK (SWIRL) Early 1st PRESS MATRIX ENDINGS (1Y2/ *//Y2) *****

***** Vinyl is STUNNING and Looks Barely Played in Nr Mint Condition!!! ***** 

*****Matt Gatefold Sleeve Cover & Swirl Inner Sleeve both in Excellent Condition!!! *****

 A Stunning NEAR MINT and Incredibly Rare Vinyl LP in this Amazing and Unbelievable condition for 41 years of age - With the Original Laminated Gatefold Cover Sleeve and Original Vertigo 'Swirl' Inner Sleeve that are both in excellent clean unmarked condition!!! - Just so scarce these days and near impossible to find a Copy of this Rare Gentle Giants Album with unmarked shiny Vinyl surfaces that have barely been played along with a  half decent cover sleeve that is  generally found to be torn worn and grubby looking and not forgetting the Original and correct dated Swirl inner sleeve - Your probably thinking will I ever find that elusive well cared for half decent respectable copy  - Well You Have NOW!!!

All parts of this Album are still superb and in well preserved condition - Looks Virtually Untouched and virtually Unplayed - You will not be Disappointed!!! - So now here is your chance to own an Early 1st Pressing of one of the rarest and collectable Vertigo LP albums from Gentle Giant!!!

Matrix Stamper Nos: Side 1: 6360041  1Y//2  X X 1 1  2  

                                      Side 2: 6360041   X//2Y X X 2 1 1  2

X Denotes crossed out Matrix-Very Rare and Unique 

 A VERY RARE and Beautiful NEAR MINT Vinyl Copy of the Original 8-Track Stereo Vinyl LP on UK 1971 VERTIGO Early 1st Pressing with the original 'Black & White spiral 'Swirl' Vertigo Labels' on Record Label Cat. No: 6360 041 and in the Original Matt Gatefold Picture Sleeve Cover with the Boxed VO Price Code stamped in Red on top right hand side corner of back cover also comes with the Original Vertigo  Black/White correct dated '0371' (March 1971) & 'MADE IN ENGLAND' Text Inner Sleeve Cover with the famous 'Swirl' design  

ARTIST: GENTLE GIANT'

TITLE: ACQUIRING THE TASTE

YEAR: 1971

CAT NO: 6360 041

LABEL & COLOUR VERTIGO BLACK & WHITE 'SWIRL'

COUNTRY: UK

MATRIX Nos: EARLY 1ST PRESSING    

All of my records that I'm selling are from my own personal collection that I have collected and cherished for nearly 50 years and which have been generally kept and looked after to the highest standard.

Vinyl Condition: NM The Vinyl on both playing surfaces (A & B) visually appear to be UNPLAYED virtually clear and UNMARKED with NO Evidence of any Scratches or even Hairlines that can be seen both sides are in Flawless and Exceptional condition the vinyl is completely free from any obvious surface marks or groove wear which is quiet Remarkable and Unbelievable considering this vinyl LP is 41 years old! On even closer examination under a strong halogen bulb with the disc tilted at an angle you can only then detect and reveals nothing more than a few insignificant mild faint wispy inner sleeve removal line traces that Absolutely doesn’t affect the virtually Perfect Audio Playback The vinyl lays totally flat on a moving turntable - Still retains its original deep gloss black shiny sheen and lustre - It would be near Impossible these days to find a better vinyl copy of this Record that plays without any problems! - It’s a Fantastic Example!!!

Please Note: This record has been stored away and not touched or cleaned for most of it's 41 years it would obviously benefit from a professional clean  before play as to reduce further any light static crackle that may still be present

AUDIO PLAYBACK ASSESSMENT: - SUPERB UNINTERRUPTED CRYSTAL CLEAR CLARITY AND POWER ON AUDIO PLAYBACK END TO END - Audio is Graded as NR.MINT - This vinyl visually looks like its only had minimal play over it's lifetime and very carefully and appears to have No marks or blemishes across the vinyl surfaces and shows NO heavy marks or scratches still looks a Stunning near Flawless example - There are No loud Clicks,pops,skips,jumps or repeats and shows No other annoying audio noise distortions during playback If I'm going to be Ultra Critical whilst listening through the playback you may get occasionally when the very quiet tracks begin to play or on the start of run ins and inbetween tracks and the very quieter elements of audio playback or if at all you may get some very light static dust crackle for a second or two and then it just fades away but absolutely nothing of any consequence on this 41 year old Vinyl that will spoil your overall enjoyment of this exceptional Classic Album - Overall its just a Fantastic listening Experience that comes from this near Perfect Dynamic Stereo Audio performance that you would expect from a near perfect 1st pressing!!!

Labels Condition: NM (Barely used) Labels being the Vertigo Black & White Large Spiral 'swirl' labels with black written text across a clean white background which look near mint and just Superb are Unmarked and look near perfect with very little evidence showing of Spindle usage marks or trails across either of the Labels with No real wear around the spindle hole which still looks untouched on closer inspection under tilted bright light can only then see a few faint light near invisible spider trails near the spindle hole it's very evident that it only shows minimal audio play usage

Cover Condition: EX Original UK 1st Press Vertigo matt gatefold sleeve cover - This cover is still totally intact and in remarkable sound condition with very bold vibrant colours - Amazingly there are very few and minimal blemishes/marks across the front and back of cover to be seen considering this cover is renown to colour fading and loses its top colour easily it has certainly stood the test of time well - The inside of gatefold is still  Immaculate and in Near Mint condition - There are some light storage scuff wear signs along some edges and corners with some light ring wear on front of the cover with also a very small white record shop price sticker on the front(This doesn't detract from the overall very respectable and solid condition of cover) - With NO Tears,Rips,Splits,Ink Marking

Spine Condition: NMINT The spine is straight clean intact and near perfect - With No signs of any real wear along the spine with just some light rub wear at each end not that noticeable

Inner Sleeve: EX+ The original correct dated Vertigo 'Swirl' White & Black polylined Record company sleeve is still Superb in its original very clean intact condition and shows no evidence of any real handling wear over its lifetime - Absolutely NO Tears,Splits,Ink Writting,Stickers or other Blemishes apart from a little yellow aging tinges around the white edges

 The overall Brilliant Pristine condition of this Album is mainly due to the superb dry storage conditions and thick plastic cover protection on this LP Record over its Lifetime!!!

Thanks for Looking and Happy Bidding!!!

I'm currently sorting through some of my other Rarer vinyl records that have been played only a few times which are mainly UK 1st PRESSINGS - Which are all in Excellent to Mint Condition - Mainly due to Covers/Vinyl have been kept in plastic covers and Stored in a Cupboard for all of their Life Span and this is one of them

Track List:

A1 Pantagruel's Nativity 6:53
A2 Edge Of Twilight 3:51
A3 The House, The Street, The Room 6:05
A4 Acquiring The Taste 1:39
B1 Wreck 4:40
B2 The Moon Is Down 4:48
B3 Black Cat 3:54
B4 Plain Truth 7:36

I will Grade LP to RECORD COLLECTORS 'RARE RECORDS' UK Grading system guide

This will give any interested bidders a good indication of the quality and overall standard of my LPs

Record Collector's Grading System:

MINT: The Record is in Brand New Condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The Cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in Perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be MINT.

EXCELLENT: The Record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little Lessing in sound quality. The Cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or Creasing.

VERY GOOD: The Record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the Cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable.

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Thanks for Looking and Happy Bidding!!!

Album Covers will be separated from vinyl in their inner sleeves and will be Protected in new high quality Polylined inner sleeves and thick Plastic Covers over the Album Cover - Bubble Wrapped - Packed Securely in the Highest Quality Cardboard Record Box Mailers - With Fragile/Handle With Care Labels Stuck on to Help Prevent Any Damage - I Have Never Had Any Buyers Complain of Damage to any of my Records on Arrival so far - This can be proven on any of my Record Sales to date at any time by checking my 100% Positive Feedback!!!

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I Will Still Endeavour to keep my Postal Charges for all Buyers down to the Bare Minium even after this latest New Postal Rates Increase

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