Beggar's Opera - Act One Vertigo swirl EX+ 1st Pr.UK
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Beggar's Opera - Act One
Vertigo
6360 018
Matrices : 1Y//1 2Y//1
UK 1970
AN ELUSIVE PROGMONSTER!!!! IN MY OPINION ONE OF THE TOP 5 PROG ALBUMS EVER MADE!!VINYL IN A UNIQUE EX CONDITION!!!FIRST PRESS VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS!!!ULTRA RARE!!!
THEIR FIRST SLAB OF ULTIMATE PROGRESSIVE GREATNESS.
In the last few years I have only come across two swirl copies of this great Beggar's Opera album which in my opinion is the pinnacle of musicianship in the early seventies .The musicianship AND the songcraft are simply sublime!!! Sensational sound quality, NO skips or jumps. NO clicks, NO crackle or only sporadic low level static noise, this is really a stunning heavy vinyl with a beautiful deep gloss. This vinyl has not been played much !!! A definite EX!!! There are only a couple of tiny wispy hairlines, totally inaudible on replay. Don't be mistaken, this is a great quality vinyl, worthy of inclusion into a great prog collection!!! Inspected under an intense lightsource and angled.
I have played this in FULL> The replay is ASTOUNDING!!! I first played for a general listen and a second time for a more in-depth observation.
***********SUPERB FIRST VERTIGO ALBUM *******************
6360 018 - 1ST EVER PRESS - THESE ARE GETTING IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN UP NOW IN ANY DECENT CONDITION - BUT THIS ONE IS AWESOME.
JUST PRESSED DEEP SHINE - RARE!!
SLEEVE - THICK GATEFOLD - VIRTUALLY AS FIRST ISSUED Of course there are NO skips, jumps, clicks or sticks. Unbelievably as it may sound there is not hardly any background noise at all. Impossible to find for this 1970 vinyl!!! Great but often obtuse supreme melodic songcraft and it was not a wonder that Beggar's Opera did not sell to the amount that e.g. Yes and Genesis did. I played this on my Technics turntable with a Linn cartridge and through my very revealing B&W three way speakers!!!
Vinyl: EX+ , a great upgrade. This is a seriously desirable album and very rare in this great condition!!! The replay is simply outstanding!!! The CD re-issue has nothing on this formidable recording!!! This only has a couple of absolutely miniscule wispy hairlines which are inaudible. For all my regulars in Italy, Russia, Japan and the States, you know who you are, it does not get much better than this. The Swirls of any Beggar's Opera album are golddust and very hard indeed to still find!!!
Gatefold sleeve: EX . Only very light edge "mini" creases otherwise splendid and hard to find this UNLAMINATED sleeve in such fine shape!!! It has a round sticker saying "stereo" on the top front. The spine id deadstraight and 100% readable. Sharp edges and a joy to observe this absolute rarity!!!!
This is a unique investment opportunity!!! Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible, LEAVE ALONE IN THIS STUNNING EX CONDITION!!!
Labels are NM.
Important :International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 40.00. please wait for my invoice in this case. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.
This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.
On 10-May-11 at 08:54:41 BST, seller added the following information: It was pointed out to me that I forgot to mention the inner sleeve. This one is present and it is the ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE IN EX CONDITION!!!
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