GENTLE GIANT Octopus UK 1st Press RARE PROG ROCK LP 1972 Vertigo SWIRL

	£		62
	$		82

Description

First UK edition.  Released December 1972.  THIS version is the first UK press with the label credit to Alucard Music under SIDE A & SIDE B credits. 

Matrix Numbers

• (Side A): 6360080 1Y // 1 ? 420
• (Side B): 6360080 2Y // 1 ? 420

Plain Inner record bag
Visually vinyl has hairlines and several light scratches  // The cover is intact but shows ring wear and some edge wear
RECORD PLAY TEST:  Plays through with no jumps / There is some crackle on certain tracks  Side A - Tk 1 - Crackle noticeable on intro' and during quieter passages. Side B - Tk 1 - Crackle on intro'               Tk 2 - Quieter passages have slight crackle on background               Tk 3 - Background crackle throughout
NEVER THE LESS IT IS STILL A GOOD LISTEN and plays through okay - I just want to be 100% honest about condition             

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