VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR Godbluff 1975 LP PRESS PACK

	£		62
	$		82

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Van Der Graaf Generator called "Godbluff" and is a 1975 UK 1st Stereo pressing on the 1st Press Charisma label!!!! THIS LP IS VERY HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION - BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP ESPECIALLY RARE IS THAT IT HAS A MEGA RARE PRESS PACK (SEE PICTURES)!!!!  PRESS PACKS WERE ONLY ISSUED WITH THE VERY EARLIEST 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP - AND ARE EXTREMELY RARE IN EVERY RESPECT!!!!  BUT NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PRESS PACKS I HAVE SEEN!!!! CLEARLY SOME EFFORT (& QUALITY) WENT INTO PRODUCING THIS PRESS PACK.  THIS LP WAS RELEASED IN 1975 AND CLEARLY AS IT WAS THE BANDS 1ST LP IN 4 YEARS (EXCLUDING 1 COMPILATION LP) A REAL EFFORT WAS MADE WITH THE MEGA RARE PRESS PACK!!!!  IT CONSISTS OF ONE 4 PAGE BOOKLET WITH A STUNNING DESIGN ON THE FRONT OF THE BOOKLET, WITH A FULL BIOGRAPHY OF THE BAND, ARTICLES ABOUT THE BAND, AND 1975 CONCERT DATES ON THE REVERSE OF THE BOOKLET.  IT ALSO INCLUDES A SHEET OF PAPER WITH PICTURES OF ALL FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BAND WITH THE RECORD COMPANY LOGO ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.  ONLY THE VERY 1ST FEW COPIES OF THIS LP WOULD HAVE HAD THIS PRESS PACK AND IT REALLY IS INCREDIBLY RARE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND ONLY LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE AT THE VERY MOST!!!!  THIS LP IS JUST PART OF A COLLECTION THAT CAME FROM AN EX 'MUSIC REVIEWER' WHO HAD THIS LP SINCE NEW!!!!  SINCE HE HAD NO REAL INTEREST IN THIS PARTICULAR BAND - THIS RECORD WAS ONLY EVER PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE (PROBABLY FOR REVIEW) AND WAS PERFECTLY STORED FOR ALL THESE YEARS!!!!  THIS LP IS IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS CONDITION AND EVEN RARER WITH THE MEGA RARE PRESS PACK -  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st Stereo pressing from 1975 and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is CAS 1109 on the 1st Press Charisma label (see picture) and is a UK 1st pressing!!!!  All the tracks are pure quality Van Der Graaf Generator at their best!!!! Any fan of Van Der Graaf Generator or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a couple of MEGA faint spindle marks!!!! THIS RECORD HAS CLEARLY ONLY BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE AT THE VERY MOST!!!!  TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THE LABELS ARE AMAZING!!!! The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!! Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, and only a few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO hiss, and NO crackle!!!! There is NO groovewear either and NO distortion!!!!  The record must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'lyric' inner sleeve with is in PERFECT condition!!!! Both parts of the MEGA RARE Press Pack are in PERFECT condition and have clearly NEVER been removed from the cover!!!!  The 1st Press Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY light rubbing (MEGA rare on this cover), NO corner wear, only a few light creases (the whole cover is virtually UNCREASED with just a few small creases to 3 of the corners), NO fading, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, virtually ZERO rubbing, and NO yellowing!!!! The cover must grade Excellent(Minus) if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS MASSIVELY RARE WITH ITS MEGA RARE PRESS PACK!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  DONT MISS OUT ON THIS EXTREMELY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1975 UK 1ST STEREO PRESSING OF "GODBLUFF" BY VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!! Have a look at all my other auctions including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, Overseas TBA. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: