van der Graaf H to HE Orig Scroll 70 UK EX++

	£		57
	$		75

Formerly mpsmith...

Hi, I am Mike, I have been a music collector for over 30 years now. My Ebay name has now changed at the request of Ebay for security - little else will change I hope, I will still try to offer the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find - I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any interested collector. You may notice I only submit one or two items a day for Ebay; time rarely allows more as I Play-Grade every record I offer (on a Rega 3 deck with Ortofon cartridge) - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story - I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. A ten pounds record that plays close to new is as important to the collector as a 250 pound record that plays less well. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. Good luck.

Please Note: I will now offer any item to the runner-up after the mandatory Ebay 3 days if no contact is made by the winning bidder. The same applies if no payment is received within the mandatory 7 days so any bidder who has just lost out can still email me to reserve the item as priority second chance. Item wants are always welcome - email me with anything needed. I also will buy quality single items or collections of original quality rock, 60s popular, folk, prog, psych and underground etc.

PLEASE READ ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND CHECK PICTURES CAREFULLY FOR ALL THE INFORMATION GIVEN.

Artist or Band: VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR

Album Title: H to He, Who am the Only One

Cat Number: CAS 1027 Stereo.

Label and Condition: Charisma original pink scroll label. Beautiful clean examples of this Famous early label, only very light spindle traces only. (Please see label scans for all information needed).

Country of Manufacture: England, UK

Rarity Factor: Very scarce, reissues are far more common. Any VDGG LP on the scroll label is a hard find now.

Original Year of Release: 1970

Matrix Nos: CAS 1027 A1-U and B1-U the tiny pressing number is 1 on both sides.

Album Information: One of the definitive UK prog bands of the early 70s fronted by near legendary vocalist Peter Hammill. A complex and at times difficult band with vocals as intense as they can get. VDGG always had a loyal and almost cult following back in those days with their live performances always among the best. This album, the band’s second is one of their very best, only equalled or even bettered by Pawn Hearts that followed next. Featuring their best ever line up of: Guy Evans on percussion; Hugh Banton on Keyboards; Peter Hammill on vocals and acoustic guitar and David Jackson on reeds. Robert Fripp guests on guitar on ‘Emperor’ with various bass players too. This copy on offer is not only the rare original, it is in lovely condition too, with super clean vinyl that looks and plays great. A very clean gatefold cover too.

Cover Condition and Details: Excellent, gatefold. A really nice one, rarely seen this clean and unworn. Dark ink, no laminate = rubbing and wear - this one bucks the trend and shows very little.

Cover Lamination: None

Cover Front: Very attractive indeed, clean and hardly any rubbing at all. Deep rich original colour and no creasing. No nasty indentations or sticker removal marks. Just light surface marks only when viewed under angled light. This fine front will no be found better easily.

Cover Back: Very similar to front, odd very light rub trace if being hyper-critical. No ringwear, again common on these types.

Cover Gatefold Inner: Just about perfect with no wear and super clean.

Cover Edges/Corners: Just minor rub traces on top and bottom. Entry edges are straight and show little wear. The spine is a beauty: with only faint rub traces near the top, all the text is pristine and unworn. Any cornerwear is light and better than most seen. All round this is a super example that should please all serious prog collectors.

Vinyl Condition: EX++, clean and super shiny and pressed on very solid vinyl. Nothing more than the odd light surface mark (no sound). This is another of those mixes of loud and quiet passages, so a fine quiet pressing is essential. I am not going to say this plays dead silent all the way through, but for sure this is by far the best copy I have ever heard, including the inferior reissues on the Hatter label. There is just the odd single groove light tick, but very few really. This is a very fine pressing and there are minimal surface sounds. Play-grading was a joy: intricate music with a superb production and detail. No distortion or sound degrading at all. A very lightly played record and I am sure this will be very hard to find better.

Track Listing:Killer; House with no door; The Emperor in his war-room: i) The emperor; ii) The room; Lost i) The dance in sand and sea; ii) The dance in frost Pioneers over c.

Album Played For Grading: Yes.

Final Summary: A love or loath band, definitely an acquired taste. Always a very interesting and highly entertaining combo with top quality musicianship and performances. This vintage album is never easy to find as an original - even the reissues are quite scarce, never massive sellers. If you want to try a VDGG album stick to this one or Pawn Hearts and you will not go far wrong - Mike.

Payment Details please read carefully:

Buyer pays: (UK) £2.50 P&P , for first-class delivery with standard £28 insurance. Items that sell over £30 will be sent via Recorded Delivery and Special Delivery for over £55.

Europe: £4. This is covered up to £28 (45 Euros) insurance and would be sent 1st-class airmail. A recorded airmail service is now in place for Europe too: this means any item will be fully covered to its true value, No customs sticker is needed for Europe, so this is a worthwhile investment. This costs extra £3, the item is tracked and the item has to be signed for - I will use this service to Europe as standard for very expensive rare items e.g. records over £75.

USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and other Far Eastern countries etc: £5.50. This is covered up to £28 (43 US Dollars) insurance and would be sent 1st-class airmail. Please note I do not profit on postage (my packing standards are high and the package weighs a little more).

Extra insurance is available for non-UK items but bear in mind I have to state the true value of the item on the parcel and customs would be aware and you may well get charged import duties.

PLEASE NOTE: I will NOT use surface mail, its too slow, with a higher risk of loss and damage.

Overseas bidders please note conversion rates for Pounds to Dollars and Pounds to Euros will be charged at 1.65 to cover PayPal or cash conversions.

PLEASE NOTE: Any PayPal user can now pay me with UK Sterling if they wish with no need to convert to US dollars (although they still can if they wish to). Any instant PayPal transaction from anywhere in the world will mean the item will be sent immediately - it makes deals fast and very efficient.

Mailing Details: All records are sent in plastic covers with the record taken out of the sleeve and sent in professional mailers with a minimum of TWO stiffners for extra protection. More expensive items are also inserted into a de-luxe heavy duty padded bag AS WELL to give that extra protection and three or four stiffners. I truly want ALL my items to arrive to their destination in the same condition they leave me.

Potential Bidders: Please do not bid if you have negative feedback unless checking first, I will cancel any bids I feel are timewasters. I now only accept PayPal, International money orders or cash from overseas bidders (UK Sterling, US dollars or Euros). Cash, cheques, postal orders and PayPal are fine from the UK. I allow maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if this does not happen I will relist the item and may send negative feedback unless an explanation is given. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask. Please keep watch on my Ebays, I have other intesting items coming very soon. Thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: As listening to every single record I offer all the way through is difficult timewise, can I make it clear if any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund minus the Posting and All Ebay costs as long as the item detail has been read and understood. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer. I still endeavour to play all the items in their entirity for grading if at all possible and is usually the case.