Gallagher & Lyle - Genuine MINT 1972 UK First Pressing Debut LP

	£		29
	$		38

Artist & Title: Gallagher & Lyle ?– Gallagher & Lyle

Extremely rare genuine MINT 1972 UK FIRST PRESSING 12-track stereo vinyl LP on the gold A&M label in the original MINT gatefold textured picture sleeve with original inner sleeve. This is a remarkable copy of a wonderful debut album!
The record is in Mint condition and sounds as wonderful as ever, while the cover is in as new Mint condition. See pics. A superb copy of this very rare debut from a legendary duo!
Highly desirable for its first press matrices and Mint condition, and increasingly difficult to find in ANY condition, this could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to add this superb rarity to your collection at an extremely advantageous price.

Catalogue Number: A&M Records ?– AMLS 68125

Release date: 1972 (UK)

Overall Grade: MINT/MINT (LP/Cover)

Matrix/Runout: Side 1: AMLS 68125A-1?6   Side 2: AMLS 68125B-3?6

Made in England
? 1972
B. Feldman/Gallagher & Lyle Music
Produced by Glyn Johns
All Works composed by Gallagher & Lyle

Note: Both the tracklist and cover design on this UK release are different from the eponymous US album.

This scarce LP from Gallagher & Lyle is hardly ever offered for sale in this condition.

This is the extremely rare real thing: a genuine Mint/Mint condition UK first pressing. Both the record and gatefold cover are in Mint condition. All items are free from any major defects like scratches, tears, creases, dog-ears, stickers, writing, stains or the like. See pics. All items are the genuine originals bought together by me in 1972, not reprints or replacements. The LP is the original 1972 UK stereo LP, which was only played occasionally on top-end audiophile equipment and lovingly cared for.

“Gallagher and Lyle are master craftsmen of songs that stay with you.”

THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM EVER OFFERED FOR SALE IN RECENT TIMES – IF EVER

Gallagher & Lyle was a Scottish musical duo, comprising singer-songwriters Bernard Joseph "Benny" Gallagher (born 10 June 1945, Largs, Ayrshire) and Graham Hamilton Lyle (born 11 March 1944, Bellshill, Lanarkshire).
Their first recognition came in 1968, when they were signed by The Beatles to write for Apple Records’ artists. By 1970, they formed the band McGuinness Flint and wrote the UK chart hit "When I’m Dead and Gone". They formed the duo Gallagher and Lyle in 1972 and their fifth album Breakaway charted and included the hit songs "Heart on My Sleeve" and "I Wanna Stay with You." Don Williams took their song "Stay Young" to No.1 on the US Country charts. The duo split in 1979. Gallagher and Lyle have worked, jointly and individually, on records with among others – Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Joan Armatrading, Ralph McTell, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention and Jim Diamond. Artists who have released Gallagher and Lyle songs include: Bryan Ferry, Elkie Brooks, Fairport Convention, Joe Brown, and more.

This may be your only ONCE IN A LIFETIME chance to own this rare piece of rock history in this condition.

“The duo's singing is tremendous throughout.”

In 1970, Gallagher & Lyle were original members of McGuinness Flint, writing nine of the 11 songs on the group's debut album, including the UK Singles Chart Top 10 hit single "When I'm Dead and Gone", as well as the follow-up non-album single, "Malt and Barley Blues", both produced by Glyn Johns.
They recorded a second album with McGuinness Flint—again writing most of the songs—before leaving to form the duo Gallagher & Lyle in 1972, recording four albums: Gallagher & Lyle, Willie and the Lapdog, Seeds, and The Last Cowboy, again under the auspices of Glyn Johns. But it was not until their fifth album, Breakaway, in 1976, that they charted again, with the hits "Heart on My Sleeve" and "I Wanna Stay with You", both of which reached Number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. Art Garfunkel's cover of "Breakaway" was also a hit at the time, and Don Williams took "Stay Young" to No.1 on the U.S. country chart, which saw the song receive in excess of one million airplays on American radio. The duo also penned and performed "A Heart in New York", which was later performed by both Simon & Garfunkel and Garth Brooks in their concerts in Central Park, New York to audiences of 500,000 and 750,000, respectively.

A fantastic time warp example of this rarity in amazing condition, a true investment grade item - get it while you can!

AND IT MUST SELL IN THIS ONCE ONLY AUCTION

You can read more about this album and Gallagher & Lyle all over the web.

I pack my records professionally in stiff corrugated cruciform record boxes leaving the Vinyl (housed in anti-static bags) outside the Sleeve.

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