GENTLE GIANT In A Glass House 1973 UK WWA 1st PRESS *COMPLETE* - NEAR MINT
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30
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40
£ 30
Sold For
Nov 21, 2016
Sold Date
Nov 11, 2016
Start Date
£ 24
Start price
4
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Great Britain
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GENTLE GIANT In A Glass House 1973 UK WWA 1st PRESS *COMPLETE* - NEAR MINT
GENTLE GIANTIn A Glass House
UK WWA RECORDS (WWA 002 SUPER DE LUXE) FIRST PRESSING (September 1973)
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL *COMPLETE* COPY - BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING PERFECT SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK/SILVER WWA LABELS
MATRIX: WWA 002 1Y//1 12 RAYS / WWA 002 2Y//4 11 22
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED 'PERSPEX WINDOW' SLEEVE WITH THICK CARD INSERT,"Printed and Made in England"
AND THE ORIGINAL SHAPED CORNER LYRIC INNER SLEEVE PRINTED ON TEXTURED PAPER
Gentle Giant was reduced to a quintet on In a Glass House with the departure of elder brother Phil Shulman, but its sound is unchanged, and the group may actually be tighter without the presence of his saxophones. The time signatures are still really strange, and the tempo changes are sometimes jarring, as is the wide range of dynamics, but this is also one of the group's most pleasing records -- they rock out in various places, and elsewhere perform all kinds of little experiments with percussion instruments ("An Inmate's Lullaby"), or create a strange, otherworldly sort of modern medieval-style music ("Way of Life"). None of it except possibly "A Reunion" is easy listening, but the challenge yields rewards
Side 1:
The Runaway (7:15)
An Inmates Lullaby (4:39)
Way Of Life (8:04)
Side 2:
Experience (7:50)
A Reunion (2:11)
In A Glass House (7:49)
Index (0:20)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - one/possibly two spindle trails on one side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
My play-check at volume found practically nothing to fault - just some low-level surface on the very quietest passagess but I did not clean this copy so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins ( I prefer not to clean the surfaces unless absolutely necessary)
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Slight rub to the textured surfaces and edges/corners - nothing really - one of the finest I have seen - no damage to the perspex window
CARD INSERT: MINT
As-new - brilliant white and untouched
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
Again, as clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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