GENTLE GIANT "OCTOPUS" 1st US *COLUMBIA* RARE 72 UK PSYCH PROG LP GIMMICK+INNER

	€		45
	$		52

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ALL RECORDS OVER 20,00€ MUST BE SENT INSURED/REGISTERED!!!

I CAN SEND ONE OR MORE RECORDS (UP TO 2 kg): INSIDE THE EU FOR 11,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 18,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

UK + SWITZERLAND: 18,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 31,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

USA + JAPAN: 20,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 50,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

THE POSTAGE INSIDE GERMANY IS ALWAYS 5,00€!!!

ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: PLEASE ASK BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID!!!

WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I'LL SELL LOTS OF RARE GARAGE/BEAT/PSYCH/FOLK/PROGRESSIVE/KRAUTROCK ETC. ALBUMS FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION - EACH WEEK NEW RARITIES TO GRAB, SO CHECK OUT MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!! 

GENTLE GIANT "OCTOPUS" MEGA RARE ORIGINAL US 1st PRESSING FROM 1973 ON THE COLUMBIA RECORDS LABEL Cat. No. KC 32022!!! UNLAMINATED GIMMICK COVER, PRINTED IN THE USA!!! THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC 1st PRESSED COVER!!! EARLIEST EVER 2A/2D MATRIX ENDINGS, MACHINE STAMPED ON BOTH RUN OFF GROOVES!!! COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIG. AND CORRECT INNER SLEEVE!!! PLEASE NOTE: HERE'S A VG++/VG++ COPY OF THEIR LEGENDARY FOURTH ALBUM (ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1972) - A SIMPLY AMAZING UK PSYCH PROG LP FROM START TO FINISH, A PERSONAL FAVE OF MINE AND A TRUE MUST-HAVE... OR LET'S CALL IT A TIMELESS COLLECTORS GEM FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF MUSIC!!! US 1st PRESSINGS ARE NOWADAYS VERY HARD TO FIND, SO GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN (AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER STUFF) - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!!

RECORD: VERY GOOD++ (SOME FAINT SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS/HAIRLINES AND A SLIGHTLY FEELABLE NEEDLE LINE ARE VISIBLE UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT, BUT THERE ARE NO HEAVY/DEEP SCRATCHES (MOST PARTS ARE IN VERY CLEAN SHAPE) - IT GETS A VG++ GRADE & UNDER NORMAL LIGHT IT LOOKS EX!!! A FEW SPOTS PLAY WITH MILD BACKGROUND NOISE + I CAN HEAR A FEW BARELY NOTICEABLE CLICKS HERE AND THERE, BUT THE MUSIC ITSELF IS THROUGHOUT LOUD & CLEAR - A GREAT LISTEN TO MY EARS!!!)

COVER: VERY GOOD++ (

IT HAS LIGHT WEAR ON FRONT AND REAR, ONE BUMPED CORNER + SMALL WRITING ON REAR

 - OVERALL A GREAT VG++ COPY WITHOUT ANY SPLITS AND PERFECTLY READABLE SPINE OF THIS VERY FRAGILE GIMMICK COVER... DAMN HARD TO FIND IN ANY SHAPE!!!

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I'M A VINYL LOVER AND LONG-TIME COLLECTOR, ALL MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICT AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED - MINT/EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD/GOOD (+/-)!!! EACH LP IS VISUALLY GRADED (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED), UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT WHERE I CAN SEE EVERYTHING!!! IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE AUDIO QUALITY OF A SPECIFIC LP, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID!!!

ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE - I USE NO STOCK PHOTOS ETC.!!!

EACH RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY & 100% SECURELY PACKED - BE SURE THAT I ALWAYS REMOVE THE DISC FROM THE COVER!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE AND HARD TO FIND 60s AND 70s VINYL!!!

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF MY OLD & NEW CUSTOMERS!!!

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