GRACIOUS:"GRACIOUS".1970 VERTIGO LARGE SWIRL+INNER+GATEFOLD.SERIOUSLY RARE PROG
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ATTENTION 1970s BRITISH PROGRESSIVE/HARD ROCK AND VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL COLLECTORS!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1970 1ST PRESSING OF THE RARELY SEEN AND VERY RARE DEBUT,SELF TITLED ALBUM BY GRACIOUS. 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!
ISSUED ON THE 1ST DESIGN LARGE SWIRL VERTIGO LABEL:6360 002 AND HAVING THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1Y/2Y MATRIXES. THE INNER AND TEXTURED EFFECT GATEFOLD COVER ARE BOTH IN GREAT SHAPE UNLIKE JUST ABOUT EVERY PREVIOUS ONES I HAVE SEEN. LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1970 EDITION IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THERE WAS HARDLY ANY ATTENTION OR SALES FOR THIS LP WHICH 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 LIGHT SURFACE MARKS AND PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A CLICK NEAR THE START OF THE TRACK:"THE DREAM" WHICH LASTS FOR APPROX 20 SECONDS DURING THE "MOONLIGHT SONATA PIANO" BIT AND A FEW ISOLATED POPS LATER IN THE TRACK BUT MOST OF THE DISC HAS HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AT ALL! THE RECORD HAS NO STICKS OR JUMPS.
STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED CLICK WHICH ONLY LASTS APPROX 20 SECONDS AT THE START OF ONE OF THE TRACKS(REREAD ABOVE)!
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 NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.JUST A LITTLE STAINING.
THE COVER HAS A FEW TINY SPOT STAINS BUT NO CREASES,WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS! PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £50 STARTING PRICE FOR SUCH A RARE LP WITH MORE 1970s RARE PROG.ROCK LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW.
SPECIAL DELIVERY AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY ON THIS LP. 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.
Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.
The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!
This is my honest grading!!!
Please see my listening policy below.
I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!
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UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email arrangement.OVER 13 years on ebay and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
MORE DIFFERENT LPs,EPs AND 45s FROM ME EVERY WEEK ON EBAY FOR AUCTION AND MANY AT LOW,REALISTIC BUY IT NOW PRICES!
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