Genesis Foxtrot 1972 UK 1st Press Large Hatter Excellent+ throughout Stunner

	£		15
	$		19

I sell vinyl records with complete honesty and reliability. Above all things I am a record collector and music lover. I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late. That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence. I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!


I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to eBay they go!

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Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand…

Genesis

Foxtrot

1972

UK 1st Pressing

CAS 1058

Chrysalis

Stereo

So here we have a pristine original pressing of Genesis’ seminal record Foxtrot with 1st press textured gatefold sleeve.

Try and find a nicer copy!

trot is where Genesis began to pull all of its varied inspirations into a cohesive sound -- which doesn't necessarily mean that the album is streamlined, for this is a group that always was grandiose even when they were cohesive, or even when they rocked, which they truly do for the first time here. Indeed, the startling thing about the opening "Watcher of the Skies" is that it's the first time that Genesis attacked like a rock band, playing with a visceral power. There's might and majesty here, and it, along with "Get 'Em Out by Friday," is the truest sign that Genesis has grown muscle without abandoning the whimsy. Certainly, they've rarely sounded as fantastical or odd as they do on the epic 22-minute closer "Supper's Ready," a nearly side-long suite that remains one of the group's signature moments. It ebbs, flows, teases, and taunts, see-sawing between coiled instrumental attacks and delicate pastoral fairy tales. If Peter Gabriel remained a rather inscrutable lyricist, his gift for imagery is abundant, as there are passages throughout the album that are hauntingly evocative in their precious prose. But what impresses most about Foxtrot is how that precociousness is delivered with pure musical force. This is the rare art-rock album that excels at both the art and the rock, and it's a pinnacle of the genre (and decade) because of it.

Matrix Numbers

Side 1: CAS 1058 A//3

Side 2: CAS 1058 B//2

Sleeve Condition.

The original textured gatefold UK 1st sleeve with blue writing on spine is in lovely condition. There are no rips, stains or splits to mention. The colours are still vibrant and clear. There is only some mild shelf wear to mention really. The edges are still nice and sharp and the spine perfectly eligible. If it were not for a mild small sticker removal, it would look shop bought!

Excellent+

Label Condition.

Just perfect Mad Hatter 1st press labels. Under a halogen only the mildest of one spindle can be seen.

Nr Mint

Vinyl Visual Condition.

The record itself looks perfect on eye inspection!  It still retains its factory shine and lustre and looks as new. Under a halogen, only the slightest of removals and occasional ghost hairline can be seen. A rainbowed perfection!

Excellent +

Vinyl Audio Condition.

The record sounded perfect from start to finish.  The band sounded well defined and very clear throughout.  A really great copy!

Excellent +

So there we have it. A superb true beauty houses in a near perfect sleeve! This is your last purchase of this record!

A Genesis Gem!

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Happy Bidding!

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