VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR UK MINT 1st PRESS HAMMILL FRIPP

	£		325
	$		431

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR

PAWN HEARTS

CHARISMA CAS 1051 (UK) 1971

record : mint

unplayed Charisma pink ‘scroll’ label original with super high gloss

matrix:    C A S    1 0 5 1  A - 1 U    and    C A S    1 0 5 1  B - 1 U

stampers:    1  1    2    and    1    G  A

side one also hand-inscribed:    BOBIL

never-played original 1st pressing - NO hairlines or storage ‘haze’

not even any of the usual minimal signs of long storage in the poly-lined inner

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AND AS NEW

labels : mint

NO spindle marks - NEVER on a turntable

bright, clean, sharp, immaculate - NO marking or faults

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AND AS NEW

cover and lyric insert : mint

B&C Records Ltd, 37 Soho Square, London W1

printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford

fantastic cover artwork by Paul Whitehead of CLEEN MASHINE STUDIO

gatefold sleeve has NEVER been fully opened flat so the spine is perfect

as new corners and razor sharp opening edges - crisp, tight seams

NO interior ‘waves’ or warping  - so often a fault with this sleeve

NO exterior or interior wear - NO shelf wear

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AND AS NEW

correct original poly-lined inner with dark blue cautionary lettering is also mint

ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESSING IN UNPLAYED ARCHIVE MINT CONDITION

in the early 1970s I visited B&C Records in London at their offices in 37 Soho Square - the shelves in their stockroom were heavy with the weight of hundreds of great albums issued on various of the B&C offshoots including Stable, Pegasus and, of course, most importantly, Charisma - even though I was just a teenager, some of  these LPs were already so special to me that I decided to buy spare copies of as many as I could afford - I wanted to add them to an unplayed archive collection of classics from the era on the four main progressive labels: Island, Harvest, Vertigo and Charisma - these records have remained in my care for more than 30 years, stored in perfect archival conditions and hardly ever handled or inspected - every so often I release a copy or two for sale (last year I sold mint copies of VdGG's H To He, Hammill's Fool's Mate and Genesis Trespass + Nursery Cryme, among others) - I have also endeavoured to increase my stock of mint unplayed records from collections both large and small - there will be those among you who will claim that this is not a particularly rare LP, however I would ask you to try finding a mint as-new original such as this - it is now virtually impossible - one of the most important progressive LPs of those amazing times, masterminded by one of the most important artists of the genre - the recent Van der Graaf Generator reunion concert at The Royal Festival Hall and subsequent appearances have indeed turned out to be something quite incredible - I saw the band, as well as Peter solo, on stage many times during the mid to late 70s - every performance was genuinely worthy of the description ‘amazing’ - musician, writer, thinker, visionary - PETER HAMMILL

QUINTESSENTIALLY OVER-THE-TOP 1971 PROG MASTERPIECE!

LEMMINGS including COG    MAN-ERG

A PLAGUE OF LIGHTHOUSE-KEEPERS

1. EYEWITNESS

2. PICTURES / LIGHTHOUSE

3. EYEWITNESS

4. S.H.M.

5. PRESENCE OF THE NIGHT

6. KOSMOS TOURS

7. (CUSTARD'S) LAST STAND

8. THE CLOT THICKENS

9. LAND'S END (SINELINE)

10. WE GO NOW

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