VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR UK MINT 1st PRESS HAMMILL FRIPP
  £   410
  $   543

 


£ 410 Sold For
Aug 2, 2004 Sold Date
Jul 23, 2004 Start Date
£   95 Start price
16   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
eBay Auctioned at
 
save auction  

Description

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR

H to He Who am the Only One

CHARISMA CAS 1027 (UK) 1970

 

 

record : mint

unplayed Charisma ‘scroll’ label original with super high gloss

matrix numbers : CAS 1027 A-2U and CAS 1027 B-2U

stamper numbers : 2 and 1

never-played original 1st pressing

NO hairlines or storage ‘haze’

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

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

as-new corners and razor sharp opening edges

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

NO exterior or interior wear - fantastic cover artwork by Paul Whitehead

 

 

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 of those amazing times, masterminded by one of the most important artists of the genre - PETER HAMMILL

A SUPERB AND ESSENTIAL LP

 

 

KILLER    HOUSE WITH NO DOOR    THE EMPEROR IN HIS WAR-ROOM (i) THE EMPEROR (ii) THE ROOM

 

 

LOST (i) THE DANCE IN SAND AND SEA (ii) THE DANCE IN FROST    PIONEERS OVER c

 

 

 

see my other auctions

 

ALL BUYERS - INCLUDING UK - PLEASE DO NOT PAY BY PAYPAL IN GBP

I ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY IF IT IS PAID IN US DOLLARS

wait for my invoice before making payment

 

shipping

my new home is in England - I now divide my time between Australia and the UK - the item will be shipped without delay from my Australian stock - fast and reliable airmail shipping for this LP is a flat rate of £8 ($16) worldwide - top quality protective packing - time and care taken to make your package safe - I keep buyers fully informed at all times regarding payments received and records shipped

 

new users

any users with feedback lower than (10) or high / recent negatives should contact me before bidding or bids may be removed - I reserve the right to remove any bid or withdraw any item at any time

 

payment

PAYPAL from anywhere in US$ ONLY or REGISTERED cash GB£ / US$

or

CASH or CHEQUE in £ to my Barclays account over the counter at any UK branch

PLEASE WAIT for my invoice before making payment

UK also online by direct transfer in sterling

USA also by wire transfer to my UK bank

Europe also by Swift transfer to my UK bank

Japan also by GiroPost IMO to my UK bank or UK address

Australia by direct credit to my HSBC account or money order / cash to my Australian address

 

DO NOT USE CHECKOUT

ALL PAYPAL IN USD

 

 

photos & description © 2004 christophertime


price rating
( 8 votes)