Gentle Giant - Octopus - Vinyl LP VERTIGO 6360080 SWIRL

£ 77

$ 102

£ 77 Sold For

Apr 5, 2015 Sold Date

Mar 29, 2015 Start Date

5 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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Description

Gentle Giant - Octopus

Vertigo Swirl Label Gatefold

Superb example of a very rare album on the original Vertigo swirl label complete with swirl inner

I am a collector and have a record stall on South Molton market every Thursday. This album was brought into the market by someone selling off their collection. After the first few plays in the 70s it has been carefully stored and looked after as the present condition will testify. It is too valuable to sell on the market and won't reach the wider audience its rarity deserves which is why I am selling it on ebay. If you are in South Molton, North Devon and want to have a look at it let me know through ebay and I will bring it to the market for you to listen to and look at this Thursday. 8am - 1pm

Please see the photos of its condition, there are slight defects keeping it from being a mint copy which are as follows:-

There is a slight crease which is visible at the top of the octopus on the front cover (see photo highlight), there is slight wearing on the back cover showing to outline were the record would be around 12 oclock position and there are very faint spindle marks as would be expected from a record that has been played.

I have listened to the record both sides and it plays through without jumping and skipping. There is slight background noise and crackling which is barely audible during the music. It is more noticeable between the tracks and at the beginning and end of the record but only when the volume is cranked up. I used an LX250 Sony with a new 100 watt Marantz amp and 100 watt speakers and set the volume at 65% for testing.

I live quite remote on the moors of Exmoor, England but have an account with DHL so I will be able to send this next day to UK by courier. Normally this is £11 but I am happy to subsidise the postage down to £5 for UK deliveries (please leave favourable feedback regarding the value of postage as I will be sending it at a loss)

International buyers - Please contact me before bidding to get a price for delivery as I can only send via DHL which, although excellent service is expensive and can range from £16 - £32 depending on whereabouts in the world you live.