VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR "Pawn Hearts" '71 UK 1st PRESS

	£		162
	$		215

 
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR "Pawn Hearts" '71 UK 1st PRESS BEAUTIFUL UNMARKED VINYL, Nr MINT EJ DAY GF w/INSERT

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
Pawn Hearts

UK CHARISMA RECORDS (CAS 1051) FIRST 'PINK SCROLL' PRESSING (October 1971) OF VAN DER GRAAF'S STUNNING PROG MASTERPIECE "Pawn Hearts" (with ROBERT FRIPP ON GUITAR) - IN BEAUTIFUL, BARELY PLAYED CONDITION AND DELIVERING PRACTICALLY FLAWLESS SOUND ON MY SYSTEM - AT A VERY LOUD VOLUME! (see detailed audio assessment below) - FANTASTIC COPY OF THIS SENSATIONAL PIECE OF WORK AND ONE OF THE FINEST I HAVE SEEN

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK CHARISMA LABELS
MATRIX: CAS 1051 A-1U / CAS 1051 B-1U
VERY EARLY MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2/GL and 1/P
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD COVER "Sleeve printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford" AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INSERT (very rare and almost always missing)

Side 1: Lemmings (including Cog) (11:37) / Man-Erg (10:20)
Side 2: A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (23:04)

LABELS: As-new - clean, bright and unmarked with just a couple of light (and quite frankly, pretty hard to spot) spindle traces - this is a beautiful, barely played copy
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces still retains their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are practically unmarked
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio quality throughout - clean, sharp, warm and vibrant sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing, and it's always an immense pleasure to return to this wonderful LP) there are no scratches, no sticks or jumps, no surface noise and just a few intermittent clicks/pops (nothing continuous and nothing I found at all intrusive on play-grading this masterpiece). The sound quality is simply sensational throughout and the LP plays to an extremely high standard with all frequencies bright and clear, no groove-wear and no distortion (this copy has hardly ever been played). Critically graded a very, very strong EXCELLENT++ for audio (it's flawless apart from those very occasional and very minor little 'pops') - this is a really fantastic copy and undoubtedly the finest I have ever heard
SLEEVE: This cover is incredibly prone to wear, having an untreated matt finish but this one is NEAR MINT and again, one of the finest examples I have seen. It's beautifully clean and unmarked with crisp, sharp unworn edges and spine - where all text is clear and bold - a finer example you could not wish for
LYRIC INSERT: The mega rare lyric insert, printed on one side of thin paper with a light glossy finish is also in NEAR MINT condition - practically untouched with no marks or creases

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I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
SENSATIONAL UK FIRST PRESSING OF VAN DER GRAAF'S MASTERPIECE - THE FINEST COPY I HAVE EVER SEEN (and had the greatest pleasure in listening to) AND EXTREMELY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - SUPERB
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 308 (GS 5.3.7 (308))