Gentle Giant OCTOPUS 1972 UK LP 1st Alucard Credits VERTIGO SWIRL MINT HEAR
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I am a long time record seller on ebay with my business account GAZWOZ
I have over 12,000 feedbacks recorded on that account
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
GENTLE GIANT - OCTOPUS
1972 UK 1ST PRESS (alucard credits)
VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL - PLAYS MINT
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
ONE OF THE REALLY RARE PSYCH/PROG/ ALBUMS OF IT'S TIME
- CATALOGUE: VERTIGO 6360 080
- MATRIX NUMBERS: 6360080 1Y//1? 420 11 4 / 6360041 ?//2Y1 ? 420 11 1
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. NO MARKS, STICKER RESIDUE OR WRITING, AND THE DEEP RICH COLOUR FULLY RUNS INTO THE INBLEMISHED SPINDLE HOLE
PARTICULARLY THE WHITE SIDE WHICH IS AS CLEAN AND BRIGHT AS WHEN NEW
THERE ARE 3-4 SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE RECORD
IN DAYLIGHT THE RECORD LOOKS PERFECT
VERY GLOSSY AND FLAWLESS
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN BARELY MAKE OUT A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE AIDIO FROM START TO FINISH
NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
CLEAR AND LOUD AUDIO PERFORMANCE
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO TICS OR POPS
SILENT THROUGH THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES
JUST A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC
HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO MINT
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN AND GRADE IT AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD
THE SLEEVE IS SHOWING VERY MILD SIGNS OF GREYING . LIKE A LOT OF THESE VERTIGO SLEEVES, THE COLOUR SHOWS THE GREEN HUE OF UNDERCOLOUR AROUND THE EDGES
NOT A BIG ISSUE ON THIS SLEEVE AS THE MAIN COLOUR IS GREEN ANYWAY
THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT
THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE PERFECT COLOUR WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHES. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE SURFACE IS FREE OF ANY RUBBING
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS NICE AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE INNER SLEEVE IS FREE FROM SPLITS, JUST A LITTLE GLUE AGEING
I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
Firstly, if you win more than one item i will always combine shipping / postage, but please wait for me to invoice you first
I will only ever use a tracking and signed for service for all records to protect both buyer and seller
Current post and packing rates are as follows for LP's
UK - FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR £5.85
THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED £15.10
U.S.A - TRACKED AND SIGNED £29.40
AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED £28.05
CANADA AND THE FAR EAST - TRACKED AND SIGNED £25.40
Post and packing rates for singles
UK - FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR £3.23
THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED £13.80
U.S.A - TRACKED AND SIGNED £18.35
AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED £17.60
CANADA AND THE FAR EAST - TRACKED AND SIGNED £16.45
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