GENTLE GIANT THREE FRIENDS VERTIGO SWIRL UK 1ST PRESS MISPRINT LABEL EX+ PROG AU

	£		101
	$		134

  Gentle Giant Three Friends
A Rare Rock Masterpiece !!!!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1ST PRESS, AND NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE 1972 REPRESS !!!! 
SO WHAT MAKES THE ONE LISTED BELOW A 1ST PRESS ????
FIRSTLY THERE IS NO, 'MADE IN ENGLAND' ON THE LABEL, AND ALSO, IT HAS THE MISSPELT TRACK, "FEEL THE PAINT", WHICH WAS QUICKLY CORRECTED TO, "PEEL THE PAINT", AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE LABEL PHOTO, YOU WILL SEE, THANK YOU !!!!
THIS IS PROG ROCK BAND, 'GENTLE GIANT' WHO WERE FORMED IN LONDON, AND PERFORMED BETWEEN 1970 AND 1980, AND THIS IS THEIR 3rd AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ALBUM, RELEASED ON 14th APRIL 1972, AND IS EVEN MORE COLLECTABLE, AS IT IS A GENUINE UK 1ST PRESS, AND SO WILL BE A VERY, VERY, VERY SAD LOSS FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!    DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1ST PRESS  :: 6360070 1Y//2   11 2   04  11 3  ::  6360070 2Y//2   11 5   04  11 4 .

ON THE FIRST PRESS VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL  ::  6360070 .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL GATEFOLD, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, WITH SOME BITS OF VERY LIGHT RUB, NOTHING SERIOUS, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP. THERE IS A SMALL RUB ON THE CORNERS, AND A BIT OF FAINT RING WEAR ON THE BACK, AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD, NOTHING TO REPORT, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE I WOULD GRADE  :: EX/EX- .

VINYL :: PLAYS NEAR FAULTLESS, AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO BETTER, AS YOU WILL SEE BELOW....

THERE ARE JUST THREE VERY FAINT TICKS ON THE RUN IN TO TRACK 1, ON SIDE 1, AND THAT'S ALL !!!! SO CERTAINLY, NO SKIPS, JUMPS, STICKS, STATIC, CRACKLE, POPS, OR CLICKS, SO A TRUE PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO !!!!

VISUALLY, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AS AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT, THE VINYL LOOKS VERY NICE, AND ONLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE IS A SMALL TOTALY HARMLESS COSMETIC SCUFF LINE, AND IF YOU DO NOT ANGLE THE VINYL A CERTAIN WAY THEN YOU WILL NOT SEE IT, BUT HONESTLY IT IS NOTHING AT ALL TO WORRY ABOUT !!!! SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO :: EX+. I COULD HAVE EASILY GRADED EX+/NEAR MINT, AS THOSE THREE FAINT TICKS ARE NOT ON THE ACTUAL AUDIO, BUT AS MENTIONED THEY ARE ON THE DEAD WAX RUN IN TO TRACK 1 ON SIDE 1, BUT DUE TO HOW RARE AND COLLECTABLE THIS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS IS I HAVE GRADED THE AUDIO ON THE SAFE SIDE OF THE GRADE. YOU CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED !!!!

LABELS :: JUST A FEW SMALL FAINT SPINDLE LINES  :: EX/EX+ .

POLYLINED SWIRL INNER  ::  NO SPLITS, AND THERE IS, 'V06' WRITTEN IN ONE TOP CORNER, AND SOME LIGHT AGEING, AND OF COURSE THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE  :: VG/VG+ .

WELL I MUST ADMIT, I NEARLY PUT THIS ONE BACK IN MY COLLECTION, BUT GOOD NEWS FOR SOMEONE, AS I DECIDED TO GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE PLEASURE OF LISTENING TO IT, SO HERE IT IS, AND IT PLAYS OUTSTANDING AND A PROG ROCK MASTERPIECE !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!! ROSE.

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

PLEASE NOTE, WHEN DOING YOUR SHIPPING RATES DESCRIBED BELOW, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, SHIPPING IS SHOWING, 'ECONOMY POSTAGE', PLEASE IGNORE THIS, AS EVERYTHING IS SENT TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, THANK YOU !!!!

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT 'Postage' JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...IF YOUR SHIPPING COST DOES NOT APPEAR BELOW THE FIRST BOX, THEN CLICK ON THE 'V' SYMBOL IN THE BOX, FIND YOUR COUNTRY FROM THE DROP DOWN LIST, CLICK ON YOUR COUNTRY, THEN CLICK ON THE BLUE UPDATE BOX, THANK YOU.  

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.

Please note that the 'die numbers' on the listing are not correct. I can not change them in the listing, so these are the actual 'die numbers'..1Y//2 v 420  11 4 04,  and, 2Y//2 v 420  11 3  04. Thank you, any questions please ask !!!!