RARE 1972 ORIG BRITISH SWIRL VERTIGO = GENTLE GIANT THREE FRIENDS PROG psych

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129

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   SCARCE SWIRL VERTIGO BRITISH PROGRESSIVE COLLECTIBLE

            =  GENTLE GIANT =    

                 THREE FRIENDS

                                                                                      UK - SWIRL VERTIGO -6360 070 

SPARE COLLECTION COPY!!!

SCARCE 1972 ORIGINAL British pressing on the highly collected SWIRL VERTIGO label ...the very first Gentle Giant...confusing as it is a completely different cover to the one titled 'Three Friends' in the USA...

Despite some dark passages, particularly the scathing "Mister Class And Quality?", "Three Friends" is an album better remembered for its sense of humor and arrangements that bring the phrase "an embarrassment of riches" to mind. As impressive a musical statement of direction as it is, building on the promise of earlier songs like "The House, The Street, The Room," "Three Friends" fails to make much of a social statement (a charge that could also be levelled against "The Power and The Glory"). In the final analysis, childhood is good and adulthood is bad; the artist, the laborer and the white-collar worker all get tarred with the same brush. Better to focus on the music: majestic, intricate, playful, grating, the sextet seems able to change gears on a whim, weaving Kerry Minnear's keyboards, Gary GREEN's guitars and Ray SHULMAN's bass into a vivid tapestry (e.g., "Three Friends"). Unlike a lot of progressive acts who were wont to combine complexity with brute force, GENTLE GIANT plays a gentle hand, letting the music speak for itself with humanity and (seeming) humility.

There are so many sublime moments on here -- the childlike break in the opening "Prologue" and the closing theme on "Three Friends" always come to mind -- you'll wonder why GENTLE GIANT never found the glories of success as with YES and ELP. If you're not familiar with "Three Friends", you owe it to yourself to make its acquaintance.

1. Prologue (6:12)
2. Schooldays (7:33)
3. Working All Day (5:07)

Side II
4. Peel The Paint (7:25)
5. Mister Class And Quality? (5:51)
6. Three Friends (3:00)

CONDITION: The Cover: is a fragile gatefold, front cover is near "EX" (excellent) only a little 'touch' of shelf wear starting at very top, the gatefold has been well taken care of -- stiff all over, bright original colors, no split seams, no writing and a certain collector rarity from 1972 England.

The Vinyl: is all glossy clean over both sides, rated M- looking and playing TOP level...the SWIRL Vertigo labels are both VERY clean...

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record