VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR H to He 1970 UK 1st MINT-
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Jan 10, 2013 Sold Date
Jan 3, 2013 Start Date
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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR H to He 1970 UK 1st MINT-

ONCE PLAYED - STUNNING COPY - FLAWLESS SOUND

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
H to He Who Am The Only One

UK CHARISMA (CAS 1027) FIRST PRESSING (December 1970) OF VAN DER GRAAF'S PROG MASTERPIECE "H to He Who Am The Only One"
STUNNING COPY - ONCE PLAYED AND DELIVERING FLAWLESS SOUND THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK CHARISMA LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: CAS 1027 A-1U / CAS 1027 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/GA
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD COVER WITH ARTWORK BY PAUL WHITEHEAD - "CHECKMATE" AND "BIRTHDAY" (Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford - who are uncredited on this very first issue cover)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN GREY

The foreboding crawl of the Hammond organ is what made Van Der Graaf Generator one of the darkest and most engrossing of all the early progressive bands.
On H to He Who Am the Only One, the brooding tones of synthesizer and oscillator along with Peter Hammil's distinct and overly ominous voice make it one of this British band's best efforts. Kicking off with the prog classic "Killer," an eight minute synthesized feast of menacing tones and threatening lyrics, the album slowly becomes shadowed with Van Der Graaf's sinister instrumental moodiness.
With superb percussion work via Guy Evans, who utilises the tympani drum to its full extent, tracks like "The Emperor in His War-Room" and "Lost" are embraced with a blackened texture that never fades and the effective use of saxophones from David Jackson gives the sombreness some life without taking away any of the instrumental petulance.
H to He is carpeted with a science fiction theme, bolstered by the bleak but extremely compelling use of heavy tones and the absence of rhythms and flighty pulsations.
This album, which represents Van Der Graaf in their most illustrious stage, is a pristine example of how dark progressive rock should sound

Side 1:
Killer
House With No Door
The Emperor In His War Room: i) The Emperor - ii) The Room
Side 2:
Lost: i) The Dance In Sea And Sand - ii) The Dance In Frost
Pioneers Over c

LABELS: MINT-
Clean, unmarked, factory-fresh labels with just one light spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT-
Stunning sound quality to this first pressing - deep, rich, beautifully warm and very finely detailed.
Possibly only played once my play-check at very loud volume found no audible issues of note - beautiful copy and an exceptionally clean pressing - the finest you could wish for and the finest I have heard in a long, long time
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+
Always a tricky sleeve to find in decent condition - this one has rubbing to the surfaces, edges and (wide) spine but it's solid with no structural damage - overall, a pretty good example which has taken all the storage wear for this otherwise, practically untouched copy

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UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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