PETER HAMMILL and FRIPP UK MINT 1st PRESS VAN DER GRAAF

	£		175
	$		232

PETER HAMMILL

FOOL’S MATE

CHARISMA CAS 1037 (UK) 1971

Peter Hammill   Hugh Banton   Dave Jackson   Guy Evans   Nic Potter   Robert Fripp   Ray Jackson   Rod Clements   Martin Pottinger   Paul Whitehead

record : mint

unplayed Charisma ‘scroll’ label UK original with super high gloss

matrix numbers : CAS 1037 A-2U and CAS 1037 B-1U

stamper numbers : 1 and 1

never-played archive 1st pressing

NO hairlines or storage ‘haze’

original creamy white poly-lined inner bag

labels : mint

NO spindle marks - NEVER on a turntable

bright, clean, sharp, immaculate

note: eBay picture services may make the bright ‘plum’ colour appear patchy and the lettering / logos blurred - both labels are, in fact, perfect

NO marking or faults

cover : mint

printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford

textured gatefold sleeve has NEVER been fully opened flat so the spine is perfect

lovely tight seams, as-new corners and razor-sharp opening edges

NO interior ‘waves’ or warping  - often a fault with this sleeve

NO exterior or interior wear - fantastic cover artwork by Paul Whitehead of Cleen Mashine Studio

note: a curious light effect seems to suggest ‘notches’ on the left side of the interior gatefold in the photos - these are NOT present on the cover!

there are NO marks or faults

ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESSING IN UNPLAYED ARCHIVE MINT CONDITION

in the early 1970s I visited B&C Records in London at their offices in 37 Soho Square - the shelves in their stockroom were heavy with the weight of hundreds of superb albums issued on various of the B&C offshoots including Stable, Pegasus and, of course, most importantly, Charisma - many of these LPs were already so special to me that I decided to buy spare copies of as many as I could afford - I wanted to add them to an unplayed archive collection of classics from the era on the four main progressive labels: Island, Harvest, Vertigo and Charisma - these records have remained in my care for over 30 years, stored in perfect archival conditions and hardly ever handled or inspected - every so often I release a copy or two for sale and have also endeavoured to increase my stock of mint unplayed records from collections both large and small - there will be those among you who will claim that this is not a particularly rare LP, however I would ask you to try finding a mint as-new original such as this - it is now virtually impossible - one of the most important progressive LPs from those extraordinary times, by one of the most remarkable artists of the genre - a writer of always-powerful music (whether heavy epics or fragile love songs), an extreme, uncompromising, although surprisingly witty lyricist - a richly evocative, tormented singer and a solid, no-nonsense acoustic (as well as electric) guitarist - not to mention a wonderful exponent of the fine art of heavy-handed assault on a grand piano! - the upcoming Van der Graaf Generator reunion concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London on Friday May 6 should indeed be something quite incredible - I saw them, as well as Peter solo, on stage many times during the mid to late 70s - every performance was genuinely worthy of the description ‘amazing’ - artist, writer, thinker, visionary - PETER HAMMILL

VERY SPECIAL AND MOST ESSENTIAL LP - EACH SONG IS UNIQUELY BEAUTIFUL - THE WORK OF A TRUE GENIUS AT HIS YOUTHFUL BEST

IMPERIAL ZEPPELIN    CANDLE    HAPPY    SOLITUDE    VISION    RE-AWAKENING

SUNSHINE    CHILD    SUMMER SONG (IN THE AUTUMN)    VIKING    THE BIRDS    I ONCE WROTE SOME POEMS

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