GENTLE GIANT OCTOPUS VERTIGO SWIRL LP UK 1972 FIRST ISSUE VG+
£
80
$
106
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
GENTLE GIANT, OCTOPUS, 1ST UK PRESSING LP ON THE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL.
CATALOGUE NUMBER : 6360 080.
THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE FEATURED ARTWORK BY ROGER DEAN. THIS RECORD HAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST MATRIX NUMBERS, 1Y//1 AND 2Y//1.
THIS RECORD IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IT HAS BEEN STORED IN OPTIMUM CONDITIONS TO PRESERVE IT'S SOUND QUALITY AND APPEARANCE. THIS 1ST PRESSING IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION .
THIS IS THE RARE ORIGINAL UK 1ST ISSUE, WHICH IS THE MOST COLLECTABLE VERSION
TRACK LISTING
SIDE ONE
1. THE ADVENT OF PANURGE
2. RACONTEUR, TROUBADOUR
3. A CRY FOR EVERYONE
4. KNOTS
SIDE TWO
1. THE BOYS IN THE BAND
2. DOG'S LIFE
3. THINK OF ME WITH KINDNES
4. RIVER
THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE :
SIDE A - 6360080 1Y//1 420 1 1 1
SIDE B - 6360080 2Y//1 420 1 1 1
THE VINYL
THE RECORD IS IN VERY GOOD + CONDITION. NO SCRATCHES OR BLEMISHES, ONLY PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES. ON LISTENING THE SOUND IS VERY CLEAR THERE ARE SOME ISOLATED SINGLE CLICKS ON SIDE ONE AND TWO AND A FOUR CLICK OCCURING TWICE ON THINK OF ME WITH KINDNESS WHICH IS A QUIET TRACK SO EASY TO HEAR. GENERALLY A VERY GOOD VINYL.
THE LABELS
THE RECORD HAS THE ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE SWIRL LABEL, SIDE A BEARING THE COMPLETE SWIRL AND SIDE B HAVING A SMALL SWIRL WITH 'VERTIGO' PRINTED BENEATH IT, ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. ONLY THE EARLIEST VERTIGO LABELS APPEARED LIKE THIS. THESE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO WRITING, STICKERS OR TEARS.
THE COVER
THIS UK VERSION OF THE 'OCTOPUS' COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SOME MINOR RING WEAR ON BACK OF COVER SEE PHOTO. SPINE IS VERY GOOD AND INNER GATEFOLD VERY CLEAN .IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF INNER GATEFOLD IS THE VERTIGO COPYRIGHT WARNING WHICH ONLY APPEARS ON EARLY 1ST PRESSING SLEEVES.
THE INNER ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE SWIRL SLEEVE IS MISSING THE VINYL IS IN A LINED ANTI-STATIC PLASTIC SLEEVE.
A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF GENTLE GIANT'S ARGUABLY BEST ALBUM. THIS EARLY 1ST PRESSING, IN THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND.
BID NOW FOR THIS RARE LP !
price rating
