W.L. PROMO 1969 ORIG 1st VAN der GRAAF GENERATOR "AEROSOL GREY" PROG PSYCH GEM
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$ 639
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Jun 2, 2024
Sold Date
May 26, 2024
Start Date
39
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USA
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- MEGA RARE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL
- ORIGINAL 1969 [Limited] FIRST PRESS ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- = Van der Graaf Generator =
- THE AEROSOL GREY MACHINE
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- USA - MERCURY RECORDS - SR61238
- Extremely SCARCE 1969 Original PRESS. For whatever reason, the USA issue was near non existent, one limited production, 'n that was it!
- Here is one of the gotta be "few" WHITE LABEL ADVANCE PRESSINGS.
- THINK TWICE !
By far the rarest - most sought after album by Van der Graaf Generator.
For whatever reason, the Lp was quickly deleted by Mercury Records in the USA
'The Aerosol Grey Machine' was initially planned as the first Peter Hammill solo-record, but was finally released under the group name 'Van Der Graaf Generator'. Singer songwriter Peter Hammill is a poet, who composes music for his poems, supported by a great adventurous backing prog band. Hammill has an expressive vocal range (from lamentations to cries and whispers) and on 'The Aerosol Grey Machine' one can already find the major elements of VDGG's music : Hammills' expressive vocal style and poetry, Banton's classical inspired keyboard playing and Guy Evans' subtle drumming. The first five tracks (four songs) have a similar structure, the instruments enter one after the other (first the guitar, [on 'Afterwards' organ] than the bass, the piano or organ, Evans enters on drums establishes a medium tempo groove and Hammill starts singing , with small variations throughout the track. It is already typical VDGG, but the dynamics of their later records is missing. The most interesting track of the four is 'Into a Game', the song starts the same way as the others, but in the middle there is an instrumental break starting with bass and drums joined by Banton, who delivers a nice keyboard solo and then Hammill joins and sings ad-libitum "into a game.." over the groove, until the track fades. 'Aerosol Grey Machine' is a funny publicity spot followed by a short instrumental 'Black Smoke Yen', where Evans establishes an interesting drum pattern joined by the bass and another piano solo by Banton. Now comes the best part: 'Aquarian' is a fantastic Prog-Pop-Song! It is the only track on the record that follows a classical song structure with verse & chorus. [with the band joining on vocals for the chorus]. It starts with a great groove by Evans heavily phased drums and a pumping bass line joined by Hammill's vocals, a great chorus and a final organ frenzy. 'Necromancer' is a nice stop and go rocker and 'Octopus' a heavy rocker with a ostinato bass line, organ washes and a nice organ solo in the second half, reminding Jon Lord. The Aerosol Grey Machine went under the radar of many collectors...besides being by far their rarest Lp, it is nevertheless a great record. - Afterwards (4:58)
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Orthenthian St. (Part I) (2:23) -
Orthenthian St. (Part II) (3:53) -
Running Back (6:32) -
Into a Game (5:56) -
Aerosol Grey Machine (0:56) -
Black Smoke Yen (1:18) -
Aquarian (8:27) -
Necromancer (3:30) -
Octopus (7:41)
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CONDITION: - The cover: rated: near EX (excellent) ...The ULTRA-RARE '69 WHITE PROMO pressing remains HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. Given a minor bit of wear-only to the authentic 60's psychedelic cover art, minor top seam rub (a very thin area the top edge)...so Gotta be BEST COPY you'll be lucky to find! There are only little signs of prior use visual, very strong overall. There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing
- The vinyl: Rated: M- SUPER CLEAN ...a real-nice pairing with that cover above. Looks shiny clean, plays highly enjoyable. Both White PROMO Mercury Records labels are CLEAN & WHITE.
- Would be more than difficult to find a better example of
- a 1969 pre-release promo
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))
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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, plays clean
EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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