GENTLE GIANT:"THREE FRIENDS".1972 VERTIGO SWIRL+SWIRL INNER+1Y/2Y MATRIXES.

	£		73
	$		96

ATTENTION 1970s BRITISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK AND VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL COLLECTORS!     

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1972 1ST PRESSING OF THE RARELY SEEN ALBUM BY GENTLE GIANT: "THREE FRIENDS". DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER!  THIS EXAMPLE HAS AMAZINGLY NOT HAD MUCH USE IN 43+ YEARS AS WELL AS A SWIRL INNER SLEEVE AND A GATEFOLD COVER.

ISSUED ON THE 1ST DESIGN SWIRL VERTIGO LABEL:6360 070 AND HAVING THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1Y/2Y MATRIXES. LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1972 EDITION IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THERE WERE VERY FEW SALES FOR THIS LP AND AS SUCH WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF ISSUE. THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT ACTUALLY SOLD WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS COPY HAS HAD SOME USE WITH SOME FAINT COVER SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT. HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! THE RECORD HAS NO STICKS OR JUMPS.

THERE IS HOWEVER AN INTERMITTENT CLICK(BUT NOT TOO OBTRUSIVE)ON THE QUIETER 2ND TRACK OF SIDE ONE+SOME ISOLATED POPS ON THE SAME TRACK. AT THE VERY END OF THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE 1 THERE ARE THREE CLICKS AS THE TRACK ENDS BUT THAT IS ALL. MOST OF THE DISC SOUNDS EXCELLENT BUT BECAUSE OF THE CLICKS ON THE 2ND TRACK I WILL GIVE THE OVER ALL VERY STRICT GRADING OF VERY CONDITION! 

THICK VINYL.THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT. HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE WITH A SMALL TEAR ON ONE SIDE BUT NO WRITING,REPAIRS OR STAINING.

THE COVER HAS NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS! THERE IS A LITTLE SURFACE AND EDGE WEAR BUT NOTHING MAJOR! PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £25 STARTING PRICE FOR THIS RARE LP WITH MORE RARE LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND MORE PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs TO FOLLOW.  PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

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