GNIDROLOG - In Spite Of Harry's Toe-Nail (RCA) RARE UK ORIG PROG LP M / UNPLAYED

	£		217
	$		288

GNIDROLOG - In Spite Of Harry's Toe-Nail (RCA #SF 8261 UK 1971)

VERY RARE UK original in TOP condition / UNPLAYED

Original first UK pressing in TOP / UNPLAYED (stunning/impossible to find ??) condition with MISSPRESSED matrix numbers!!!

The first few hundred copies of this record left the pressing plant with INCORRECT matrix numbers of AGBF 8028-2 and AGBF 8029-1D
instead of the correct AGBS 0828/9 numbers – this is one of those few hundred copies !!!

The opening guitar feed-back and initial, slashing band unison (guitar, bass, drums) and aggressive vocal seem to announce an upcoming storm, but soon the staccato bass, nervously plucked clean e-guitar and jazzy recorder (Yes!) with a pulsating drive the vocal later integrates, paint a very different scene; and after a couple of intense minutes the relaxing voice over a tranquil mood of flute and recorder duet, a top gentle guitar arpeggios and sensitive bass notes, tell yet another story;

Soon it becomes clear the story being told is a subversion of the fixed rules of songwriting, treating the same lyrics with two radically different instrumentations and intensities, as if to prove anything is possible.

And indeed, so it seems: these guys can create all the atmospheres they want, from cello and flute, Baroque like reminiscences as in “Peter”, to wild free guitar, horn and oboe improvisations over a bashing rhythm section at the tail end of “Snails” or fingerpicked, Folksy inspired acoustic guitar parts as on “Who Spoke”, but always deliberately keeping the sound spectrum rather naked- overdubs don’t seem to be an option – so nothing gets lost.

Moreover, they do take their time, unhurried, slowly painting their canvas, with an approach that may seem like unfocused wandering in others, but that works in their favor with the unusually creative Gnidrolog, the constant shifts in tempo and tension, going from Pastoral to thundering and back, keeping things fresh and dynamic, with sudden changes that sometimes come brutally like a punch in the stomach, others gently like caressing Summer breezes.

Should not pass without mentioning these are extremely competent musicians, rarely bordering virtuosity but largely compensating it with an unconditional passion, and who besides their primary instruments, guitars, bass and drums, also know how to fairly use recorders, tenor sax, horns, harmonica, cello , flute, oboe or piano; with a similar passion, the Goldring brothers take care of a seductive vocal department, travelling a range that goes from the heavy growls to the delicate falsettos with multiple shades in between;

Gnidrolog may be heavy like King Crimson, sophisticated like Van der Graaf Generator, intricate like Gentle Giant, pulsating like Jethro Tull, Tudor affected like Amazing Blondel, Folksy irreverent as Roy Harper or indulge in heavy Boogie a la Led Zeppelin, without ever sounding like any of those band, due to an unique approach, responsible for a distinctive sound, attractive to the point of becoming dangerously addictive!

Oh, the irrational and healthy addiction...

track listing

RECORD: MINT / UNPLAYED !!! 

SLEEVE: M-(-) 
Tiny tear on back sleeve and slight sign of use on the seams, but no split !!! 
Please, check photo... 

GRADINGS:  

Records are graded first,then covers
S/S = still sealed
M = mint , new or unplayed condition…cover is nice and new looking with no ring wear.
M- = near perfect copy, played only a few times.
EX = only slight signs of wear; very clean, only light surface marks which will not distract
        significantly from the sound…sleeve also has only slight wear, and is still in nice
        collectible.
VG++ = played often with moderate surface wear and some moderate noise, still plays well…
        sleeve may have medium overall wear or some ring wear.
VG+ = overall wear, but no skips of serious defects, more noisy sound during quiet passages…
        sleeve is well worn, usually with considerable ring wear.
VG = plays a lot, heavy wear on record and cover…guarantee does not apply to vg- or worse
        condition records.
A FEW ABBREVIATIONS: 

CC=cut corner    COH=cut out hole     WOC=writing on cover     SOC     (sticker on cover)    

WOBC=writing on back cover     TOC=tear on cover     TOBC=tear on back cover    

NWOFC=name written on front cover     NWOBC=name written on back cover    

NWOL=name written on label     WLP=white label promo     SRW=slight ringwear    

SEW=slight edge warp     CW=cover wear     S/S=still sealed     SPLS=split seams    

SIS=still in shrink     TOS=tape on seams     FOC=fold out cover     BC=band corner    

SCW=slight cover wear     SOC=sticker on cover     WOL=writing on label    

SOBC=sticker on back cover     PRS=promo stamp or promo sticker     RW=ringwear    

OIS=original innersleeve     WD=water damages     FAQ=frequently asked questions    

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