GRAVY TRAIN-BALLAD OF A PEACEFUL MAN-ORIG VERTIGO SWIRL

	£		510
	$		676

kathatsea store GRAVY TRAIN-A BALLAD OF A PEACEFUL MAN.

MEGA RARE ORIGINAL UK PRESSING FROM 1971 ON THE LEGENDARY VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL.

CATALOGUE NUMBER-6360 051.

I HAVE HAD THIS LP IN MY VERTIGO SWIRL COLLECTION FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.THE ONLY REASON FOR ME SELLING IT IS BECAUSE I WAS RECENTLY LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND A MINT COPY AND UPGRADE.
FOR YEARS I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE PART OF MY COLLECTION,PURELY BECAUSE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE ONE OF THE TOP TEN HARDEST SWIRL LP`s TO FIND.


CONDITION:-
SLEEVE:-THE SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION.THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF LIGHT LAMINATE CREASES AND A FEW LIGHT LAMINATE MARKS/INDENTS TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE GATEFOLD.NONE OF THESE ARE TOO BAD AND PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE WITHIN THE GRADE.THERE IS SOME WEAR TO A FEW OF THE CORNERS AND SLIGHT FEATHERING TO THE OPENING EDGE.
THE SPINE IS IN GREAT SHAPE,FULL AND TOTALLY READABLE.
THE INSIDE GATEFOLD IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH JUST A HINT OF WEAR TO THE TOP RIGHT HAND SIDE.
THERE IS NO WRITING,RIPS TEARS,STICKER REMOVES ETC.
ALL IN ALL A VERY DECENT SLEEVE.HAS BEEN LOOKED AFTER AND ALL OF THE ABOVE CAN BE PUT DOWN TO AVERAGE WEAR COMENSURATE WITH AGE.

VINYL:-THE RECORD IS IN  VERY GOOD+ CONDITION.VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT AND IN NATURAL DAYLIGHT REVEALS A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIGHT SURFACE MARKS AND A FEW VERY LIGHT SCRATCHES.NONE OF THESE PENETRATE THE SURFACE AND NONE CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS DURING PLAYBACK.
THERE IS STILL A VERY GOOD SHEEN TO THE PLAYING SURFACES WITH NO MAJOR PROBLEMS.

BEFORE DESCRIBING THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE CAN I JUST SAY THAT THIS PARTICULAR RECORDING DOES SUFFER SOUND WISE DUE TO THE RUNNING TIME ON SIDE ONE.THE GROOVES TEND TO BE VERY SHALLOW AND CLOSE TOGETHER AND EVEN THE MINT COPY I HAVE(WHICH I KNOW HAD ONLY BEEN PLAYED ONCE AS IT CAME FROM A REVIEWER WHO HATED THIS SORT OF MUSIC),STILL HASN`T GOT A FANTASTIC SOUND,IT`S JUST ONE OF THOSE RECORDS.

WHEN PLAY TESTED ON A VERY GOOD SYSTEM:-
SIDE 1 STARTS OFF WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF CRACKLE AND THE ODD LIGHT POP,THIS COULD BE PUT DOWN TO AVERAGE PLAY WEAR.THIS HOWEVER DOES LESSEN CONSIDERABLY AS THE TRACK GETS GOING.
THE SIDE PLAYS THROUGH FINE WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF SURFACE NOISE CREEPING IN IN A FEW PLACES AND THE ODD LIGHT POP.NO JUMPS OR STICKS AND NO DISTORTION.
SIDE 2 IN GENERAL SOUNDS BETTER.STILL SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE IN A FEW OF THE QUIETER PLACES AND THE ODD LIGHT POP.AGAIN NO JUMPS,STICKS OR DISTORTION.

ALL IN ALL THIS IS A GOOD LISTEN.AS STATED ABOVE,IT IS NOT FLAWLESS,BUT IS STILL VERY LISTENABLE AND AS A LIFE LONG SERIOUS COLLECTOR,I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THIS RECORD FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.

LABELS:-
SIDE A(SWIRL)IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE WITH JUST A HINT OF DISCOLOURATION DUE TO AGE.
SIDE B(INFO)IS IN GREAT SHAPE APPART FROM A NAME WHICH HAS BEEN RUBBED OUT SO ID BARELY VISIBLE,YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO JUST SEE IT IN THE PICTURE.

COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL SWIRL INNER BAG WHICH IS IN DECENT SHAPE.

I THINK FOR THE OVERALL RARITY AND AVAILABILITY THIS IS A VERY DECENT COPY.WITH RECORDS OF THIS NATURE I ALWAYS TEND TO DOWNGRADE A BIT TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE DISAPOINTMENT.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VERTIGO SWIRLS FOR 25 YEARS NOW AND I KNOW JUST HOW SCARCE THIS ONE HAS ALWAYS BEEN,IT COULD BE QUITE A WHILE UNTIL ANOTHER ONE COMES ALONG.


I WILL SHIP THIS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,POSTAGE WILL BE:-
U.K-£2.50
E.U-£3.20
REST OF THE WORLD-£5.00

INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL-PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU REQUIRE THIS SERVICE.

I ALWAYS OFFER A POSTAGE DISCOUNT ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES:-
U.K-JUST ADD 75p FOR EACH EXTRA LP.
E.U-JUST ADD £1.00 FOR EACH EXTRA LP.
REST OF THE WORLD-JUST ADD £1.30 FOR EACH EXTRA LP.

IF YOU BUY ANY AMOUNT OF LPs I WILL SHIP UP TO TWO SINGLES FOR FREE.

ITEM IS 100% AS DESCRIBED-FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED.

PLEASE NOTE-DUE TO LACK OF TIME I CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT PERSONAL CHEQUES.

WHY NOT CHECK OUT OUR EBAY SHOP FOR LOADS MORE COOL VINYL AND STUFF.

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DROP BY.