VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR UK MINT 1st PRESS HAMMILL FRIPP
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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
H to He Who am the Only One
CHARISMA CAS 1027 (UK) 1970
record : mint
unplayed Charisma pink ‘scroll’ label original with super high gloss
matrix: C A S 1 0 2 7 A - 1 U and C A S 1 0 2 7 B - 1 U
stampers: 1 G G and 2 G T
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 - 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 the band, 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
A SUPERB AND ESSENTIAL 1970 PROGRESSIVE ALBUM
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
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