GENTLE GIANT Octopus LP 1972 VERTIGO 1st AWESOME NO RUBBING AT ALL

	£		316
	$		419

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Gentle Giant called "Octopus" and is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE VERTIGO LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1972 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP HAS A STUNNING COVER DESIGN (BY THE GREAT 'ROGER DEAN') AND IT IS USUALLY HORRIBLY SPOILED BY RUBBING AND RINGWEAR, AND LOOKS TERRIBLE!!!!  BUT THIS ONE HAS AVOIDED ALL OF THIS - AND STAYED FULLY PROTECTED INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE NEW!!!!  AS A RESULT IT HAS REMAINED COMPLETELY UNRUBBED - AND IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RUBBING AT ALL!!!!  AND THE RECORD IS ALSO ABSOLUTELY SUPERB - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS IS A TRULY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE - AND THE CHANCES OF EVER SEEING ANOTHER ONE LIKE THIS AGAIN, ARE VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!!

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'VERTIGO' INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'ROGER DEAN' GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Vertigo UK 1st Pressing from 1972 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is 6360 080 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo 'Spiral' label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light TINY surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some EXTREMELY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB RECORD!!!!  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 also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Vertigo' inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Roger Dean' Gatefold Cover is in AWESOME condition - and almost NEVER seen like this!!!!  It has NO edgewear, NO spinal wear (side words PERFECT!), barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour!), NO sticker tears, possible very VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to a couple of the EXTREME corner tips, barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO ringwear, NO rubbing, NO sticker marks, only 1 TINY price impression in 1 corner (this is NOT writing and is completely INVISIBLE!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  In fact, this cover has been SO LITTLE USED, that it still doesnt even open fully - and I certainly wasnt going to force it open for the pictures!!!!  A truly MAGNIFICENT example!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "OCTOPUS" BY GENTLE GIANT, IN AMAZING CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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