RARE Ger '69 ORIG 1st VAN der GRAAF GENERATOR "AEROSOL GREY" Crafted PROG PSYCH
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$ 36
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Dec 8, 2019
Sold Date
Dec 3, 2019
Start Date
$ 10
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Description
ORIGINAL German 1969 superior press in FACTORY CELLOPHANE
Van der Graaf Generator
The Aerosol Grey Machine ..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. Germany - FONTANA Records - 6430 083 (machine stamped matrix)
THINK TWICE!
By far the rarest - most sought after album by Van der Graaf Generator.
STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY CELLOPHANE exported to the USA import market in the early '70s. Sticker on outer cellophane directs the message.
For whatever reason, the Lp was quickly deleted by Mercury Records in the USA and finding a decent superior-audio German copy has gotten difficult. We haven't run across a clean overseas original in literally some years... until now !
'The Aerosol Grey Machine' was initially planned as the first Peter Hammill solo-record, but was finally released under the group name 'Van Der Graaf Generator'. Singer songwriter Peter Hammill is a poet, who composes music for his poems, supported by a great adventurous backing band. Hammill has an expressive vocal range (from lamantations to cries and whispers) and on 'The Aerosol Grey Machine' one can already find the major elements of VDGG's music : Hammills expressive vocal style and poetry, Banton's classical inspired keyboard playing and Guy Evans' subtile drumming. The first five tracks (four songs) have a similar structure, the instruments enter one after the other (first the guitar, [on 'Afterwards' organ] than the bass, the piano or organ, Evans enters on drums establishes a medium tempo groove and Hammill starts singing , with small variations throughout the track. It is already typical VDGG, but the dynamics of the later records is still missing. The most interesting track of the four is 'Into a Game', the song starts the same way as the others, but in the middle there is an instrumental break starting with bass and drums joined by Banton, who delivers a nice keyboard solo and then Hammill joins and sings ad-libitum "into a game.." over the groove, until the track fades. 'Aerosol Grey Machine' is a funny publicity spot followed by a short instrumental 'Black Smoke Yen', where Evans establishes an interesting drum pattern joined by the bass and another piano solo by Banton. Now comes the best part: 'Aquarian' is a fantastic Prog-Pop-Song! It is the only track on the record that follows a classical song structure with verse & chorus. [with the band joining on vocals for the chorus]. It starts with a great groove by Evans heavily phased drums and a pumping bass line joined by Hammill's vocals, a great chorus and a final organ frenzy. 'Necromancer' is a nice stop and go rocker and 'Octopus' a heavy rocker with a ostinato bass line, organ washes and a nice organ solo in the second half, reminding Jon Lord. The Aerosol Grey Machine went under the radar of many collectors...besides it being by far their rarest Lp, it is nevertheless a great record.
Afterwards (4:58)
Orthenthian St. (Part I) (2:23)
Orthenthian St. (Part II) (3:53)
Running Back (6:32)
Into a Game (5:56)
Aerosol Grey Machine (0:56)
Black Smoke Yen (1:18)
Aquarian (8:27)
Necromancer (3:30)
Octopus (7:41)
CONDITION: The cover: rated: Mint in factory cellophane, exported to the USA import market in the '70s, as attested to the sticker on the outer shrink wrap, saying just so. Very fragile, yet fully colorful German production, considered extra-nice for this delicate cover. Highly collectible = no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... final collection worthy rarity
The vinyl: Rated: retains shiny appearance over both sides, rated "EX" (excellent) essentially M- but for a couple of light air thin visuals that make no impact on the overall clean audio. Both German FONTANA labels are clean.
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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