GRAVY TRAIN- Ballad of a Peaceful Man -1971 VERTIGO SWIRL 1st UK orig
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GRAVY TRAIN- Ballad of a Peaceful Man -1971 VERTIGO SWIRL 1st UK orig
Cat #: 6360 051
MATRIX NO.
Side 1: 6360 051 1Y // 1 1 3 / Side 2: 6360 051 2Y // 1 1 1
MEGA RARE UK ORIGINAL 1st ISSUE LP WITH EARLIEST MATRIX MOTHER STAMPERS
THIS EPONYMOUS ALBUM FROM 1971 RARELY TURNS UP FOR SALE, THIS IS A COMPLETE EXAMPLE AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THIS LP IS ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND ON THE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL AND HAD VERY FEW SALES 45 YEARS AGO.
THIS IS THE SECOND ALBUM MADE BY THIS FANTASTIC GROUP CLEARLY INFLUENCED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHEDELIC/PROGRESSIVE FUSION BANDS OF THE LATE 1960s WITH SOME SUPERB SONGS INCLUDING GREAT VOCALS, EXCELLENT GUITARWORK AND BRILLIANT PRODUCTION.
SERIOUSLY RARE TO LOCATE IN 2015! IT'S THE FIRST COPY I HAVE HAD IN MANY YEARS.
PHILIPS PRESSED VERTIGO 6360 051 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1Y 1/2Y 1 MATRIX. FLAT AND THICK VINYL WITH CLEAN LABELS WITH NO WRITING OR STAINING.
THIS ALBUM HAS BRIGHT SURFACES WITH SEVERAL LIGHT HAIRLINES, SLEEVE REMOVAL LINES AND LIGHT SCUFFS. IT PLAYS WITH GOOD DYNAMIC AUDIO AND NO JUMPS OR POPS. IT HAS SOME LIGHT CRACKLE IN THE QUIETER SECTION AS IS EXPECTED BUT WITH NO MAJOR SURFACE NOISE.
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL POLYLINED "SWIRL" INNER SLEEVE WITH NO STAINING,RIPS OR REPAIRS. JUST A FEW MINOR CREASES. VG+.
THE LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER HAS A LITTLE EDGE WEAR AND A FEW EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING. NICE CLEAN EXAMPLE.
A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE ONE OF THE MOST SCARCE VERTIGO SWIRL RECORDS
IT WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKED UN THE HIGHEST QUALITY OVERSIZE SHIPPING BOX WITH STRONG STIFFENERS.
