QUATERMASS VERY RARE UK 1970 HARVEST ORIGINAL LP NO EMI
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VERY RARE UK ORIGINAL COPY OF " QUATERMASS ". THE ONE AND ONLY ALBUM BY THIS BAND.
THE LP IS ON THE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE GREEN HARVEST LABEL ( NO EMI BOX ON LABEL ) WITH THE CODE SHVL 775 AND IS DATED 1970. STEREO. HOUSED IN A FANTASTIC, LAMINATED, HIPGNOSIS GATEFOLD SLEEVE.
MATRIX NUMBERS : SIDE 1 SHVL 775 A - 1, R, 1 SIDE 2 SHVL 775 B - 2, R, 2
COMES COMPLETE WITH AN EMI ADVERTISING LP INNER SLEEVE AND A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE.
ESSENTIAL ALBUM OF COMPLEX PROG ROCK WITH FORCEFUL VOCALS, EXCELLENT KEYBOARDS TO THE FORE AND SOME GREAT PROTO PROGRESSIVE METAL.
THE ALBUM FEATURES " JOHN GUSTAFSON " WHO WAS IN MANY BANDS BEFORE AND AFTER " QUATERMASS " INCLUDING " THE BIG THREE ", " THE MERSEYBEATS ", " THE QUOTATIONS ", " DAEMON ", " HARD STUFF ", " BULLET " AND POST " DEEP PURPLE " GROUP, " THE IAN GILLAN BAND ".
FULL BAND LINE - UP : JOHN GUSTAFSON - VOCALS, BASS GUITAR, PETE ROBINSON - KEYBOARDS, MICK UNDERWOOD - DRUMS.
THERE IS A GUEST STRING SECTION OF VIOLINS, VIOLA'S, CELLO'S AND DOUBLE BASS THAT LENDS A SYMPHONIC PROG SOUND TO THE TRACK " LAUGHIN' TACKLE ".
RECORDED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIO'S. AN A.I.R. ( LONDON ) PRODUCTION.
PRODUCED BY ANDERS HENRIKSSON.
INNER SLEEVE DEPICTS THE BAND AND THE SONG LYRICS WHICH ARE ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS.
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
ENTROPY
BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY
POST WAR SATURDAY ECHO
GOOD LORD KNOWS
UP ON THE GROUND
SIDE 2
GEMINI
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
LAUGHIN' TACKLE
ENTROPY ( REPRISE )
CONDITION......................GATEFOLD COVER EXCELLENT NO WRITING, MARKS, CREASES, RINGWEAR, LAMINATE PEEL OR TEARS. NICE AND FLAT COVER WITH A LOVELY, FULLY READABLE, UNCRUSHED SPINE.
CONDITION........................LABELS EX NO WRITING, MARKS, FADING, FLAKING OR TEARS. EXCELLENT SPINDLE HOLE.
CONDITION..........................VINYL EX- / EX RETAINS A NICE AND BRIGHT, GLOSSY SHEEN. DISPLAYS A FEW VERY LIGHT SURFACE / STORAGE HAIRLINES NOT AFFECTING PLAY APART FROM A FEW VERY LIGHT CLICKS AT THE START OF THE FIRST TRACK ON SIDE 1. PLAYS GREAT !! LOUD AND CLEAR WITH NO DISTORTION OR CRACKLE. NICE !!
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING !!!
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