GRACIOUS 1st LP 1970 VERTIGO 1st Press

	£		82
	$		109

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Gracious called 'Gracious!' and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK Vertigo 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Large' 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 1970 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!!!!  AND ALTHOUGH THIS ISNT A PERFECT EXAMPLE - IT PLAYS THROUGH ABSOLUTELY FINE AND IS STILL PRESENTABLE!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK VERTIGO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 'TEXTURED' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Vertigo UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is SERIOUSLY RARE in every respect!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is 6360 002 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

The record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with NO wear (apart from a touch around the centre holes), NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl isnt in PERFECT condition - but it plays though FINE!!!!  In fact, one side of this record still looks VERY nice indeed - with only 3 or 4 VERY light hairlines and BOTH sides of the record are still VERY bright and shiny!!!!  However the other side of the record has clearly been mistreated at some point in the past - as there are quite a few visible lines under light.  Luckily these do NOT affect play - apart from a few clicks on that side (NOT the whole side - just in parts).  But even then the clicks remain LOW LEVEL and there are NO nasty loud pops or snaps!!!!  And I am listening to that side right NOW through my Sennheiser Headphones and the WORST you hear is some EXTREMELY low level clicks in places - and NOTHING more than that!!!!  So whilst this record is by no means perfect - it plays through fine, and does EXACTLY what it was designed to do!!!!  It also gives a VERY good sound quality as well with NO groovewear and NO distortion!!!!  There is also some background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - though this is generally lost behind ALL but the VERY quietest parts of the music ONLY!!!!  The record must grade Fair (which is the lowest grade it is possible to give a record that does not jump).  BUT AS I JUST MENTIONED - THIS RECORD PLAYS THROUGH ABSOLUTELY FINE - WITH NO STICKS AND NO JUMPS AT ALL!!!!  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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo inner sleeve which is in GREAT condition!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold 'Textured' Cover is in GREAT condition and still VERY presentable indeed!!!!  The cover has only VERY slight edge wear, only VERY slight spinal wear, NO splits, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO ringwear, NO rubbing, only a VERY small grubby trace on the cover front, NO yellowing, NO sticker tears, only 2 or 3 ULTRA faint TINY ink trace lines on the reverse, only 1 VERY faint small brown stain on the reverse, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good(Minus) (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if better and is still very VERY presentable indeed!!!!  THIS LP MAY NOT BE IN PERFECT CONDITION, BUT IT PLAYS THROUGH FINE, HAS A VERY PRESENTABLE COVER, AND IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE VERTIGO LABEL!!!!  SO THINK VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE PASSING ON THIS LP - BECAUSE THESE DO NOT TURN UP OFTEN AT ALL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - 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 1970 UK VERTIGO 1ST PRESSING OF "GRACIOUS!" BY GRACIOUS!!!!  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. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

 

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