PETER HAMILL (OF VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR) "FOOL'S MATE"

	£		72
	$		95

1ST UK 1971 PINK SCROLL CHARISMA LABEL PRESSING

PETER HAMMILL of the group: 

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR

"FOOL'S MATE"

A RARE LP AS A FIRST EDITION AND OF COURSE WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS THE LABEL DESIGN CHANGED TO THE MORE COMMON"MAD HATTER"DESIGN!

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE!

PINK SCROLL LABEL:CAS 1037 

A-2U + B-1U MATRIXES.

+A TEXTURED GATEFOLD COVER

PRINTED BY E.J.DAY 

+ PATENT NUMBER INNER SLEEVE.

 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACURATE GRADED ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING OF THIS GEM OF AN LP-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!  

EXCELLENT CONDITION-WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY,ULTRA FAINT SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER!

A COPY THAT HAS NOT HAD MUCH USE AND WELL CARED FOR!

ONE OWNER IN 38 YEARS!  HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND SOUNDS FANTASTIC WITH NO CLICKS/JUMPS/STICKS etc!  

TONS OF BASS AND WARMTH! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

NOW HERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL!

AN ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION(1971)OF THE HYPNOTIC PROGRESSIVE ALBUM ISSUED ON THE PINK SCROLL LABEL .

PROGRESSIVE ROCK AT IT'S VERY BEST WITH SUPERB MUSICIANSHIP,SOME GREAT SOLOS ALL IN THE GLORY OF VINYL!

A MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE THAT MUST HAVE BLOWN MANY MINDS AWAY BACK IN 1971 WHEN THE MAJORITY OF EQUIPMENT USED RUINED ANY COPY WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS.DON'T FORGET THOSE PARTIES WHERE SUCH LPs WERE PLAYED AND ENDED UP LEFT LYING AROUND WITHOUT A COVER OR ON A TURNTABLE TO WARP AND ATTRACT DUST AND DIRT,SPILLAGES,SCUFFS,SCRATCHES etc etc.

HARDLY ANYONE THOUGHT LONG TERM VALUE AND VERY,VERY FEW WOULD PLAY SUCH MUSIC IN THE SAME CAREFUL WAY THAT CLASSICAL BUYERS WOULD.THIS COPY IS THE EXCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANY PETER HAMMILL/VAN DER GRAAF FAN WILL WANT THIS AND ESPECIALLY AS A FIRST EDITION IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION-I CAN'T RECALL EVER FINDING ONE AS GOOD AS THIS FOR YEARS-JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER COPY FROM AN EQUALLY LONG TERM EBAY SUPPLIER OF TOP QUALITY VINTAGE ROCK!

NOT ONLY THAT, I HAVE A TRULY AMAZING SELECTION OF MORE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR LPs ENDING SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS LP ENDS.ALL HAVING JUST ONE PREVIOUS,CAREFUL OWNER!YOU REALLY MUST CHECK OUT MY EBAY LIST FOR MORE DETAILS AS WELL AS MY FEEDBACK! 

THIS IS A LOVELY VINYL PRESSING.

This is a THICK PRESSING different to the LATER THINNER pressings from later years with LATER label designs.  

SO BACK TO THE DISC ITSELF>>>>>> 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS LP ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED ON TOP EQUIPMENT WITH ONLY THE SLIGHTEST OF SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE-GENERALLY VERY QUIET VINYL,AS NEEDED WITH REFLECTIVE MUSIC!

Copies of this album ON THE PINK SCROLL LABEL were  sold in SMALL quantities-only a BIGGER seller ON THE LATER LABEL DESIGN and so how many were preserved like this one AS A FIRST EDITION??

HARDLY USED AND NOT ABUSED!!! 

THERE IS AMAZING BASS AND YET STILL CRISPNESS OF SOUND!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear PETER HAMMILL OF THE BAND,VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

GREAT SOUND! 

MORE BASS THAN CD! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH. MANY EBAY SELLERS DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO PLAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SELL!!!

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!!!! 

There is NO spindle wear.Lovely labels!!! 

The TEXTURED GATEFOLD cover has a little edge and some tiny edge creases+ a tiny amount of ring wear,however>>

NO WRITING! NO RIPS! NO REPAIRS!

NO SELLOTAPE! 

MOST TURN UP WITH MAJOR WEAR!

SEE BOTH PHOTOS FOR OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD,+BOTH RECORD LABELS! 

 AN ORIGINAL PATENT NUMBER INNER!

Look elsewhere on ebay and you might see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often later 1970s represses or lower grade copies with all manner of faults OR WITHOUT THE DETAIL I AM PROVIDING WITH TOTAL HONESTY.

HOPEFULLY THE WINNER WILL FIND THIS A BIT BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!

Don't forget GENUINE 1st pressings in nice conditions are getting hard to find! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic £10 Starting price with no annoying reserve. An instant fast sale price in any collectors record shop!!  

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF PROG/ROCK HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is £4-00 RECORDED DELIVERY. SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 9000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week . Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.  

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings from the shop by prior email or telephone arrangement.

 Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MORE GREAT ITEMS ON MY EBAY LISTS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION!

 BIDDERS WITH NO FEEDBACK WILL HAVE THE BIDS CANCELLED AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NON PAYERS RECENTLY WITH NO FEEDBACK RATING.

MORE GREAT EARLY 1970s PROGRESSIVE ALBUMS ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS INCLUDING SEVERAL EARLY VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR LPs AS WELL AS EARLY LPs BY KING CRIMSON AND THE "McDONALD AND GILES"LP AS AN ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESSING,+BEST OF ALL, AN ORIGINAL 1ST UK MERCURY PRESSING OF THE DAVID BOWIE"DRESS COVER"MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD"

POWER SELLER MAGIC FOR YOU ON EBAY EVERY WEEK FROM ROCKING ERIC!!!!!

GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!!