PETER HAMMILL-FOOLS MATE-ORIG 1ST PRESS-LP-1971-UK PINK SCROLL A2U/B2U-NICE COPY

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ARTIST;  PETER HAMMILL.

TITLE;   FOOL'S MATE.

YEAR;  UK. 19712. ORIGINAL 1st PRESS CHARISMA/ORIGINAL PINK SCROLL LABELS. CAS 1037.

VINYL; SIDE 1, EX-. SIDE 2, EX-. The vinyl looks in nice condition,minor feint light marks in bright sunlight.Plays through lovely on my deck,in some parts VERY minor background noise.

1st UK pressing with textured gatefold cover and pink scroll labels.

Labels:
? 1971
All tracks Stratsong/Carlin

Sleeve:
Recorded at Trident Studios, London W.1. April 20/21/27/28 1971.
Thank you for the loans of:-
Bob Fripp - Island Records and King Crimson
Rod Clements, Ray Jackson - Lindisfarne (the fabulous Holy Islands)
Martin Pottinger - Aberdeen College of Architecture.

This isn't intended to be any kind of statement of my present musical position, but at the same time it is an album which involves a great deal of me, the person, being basically a return to roots. The songs are, for the most part, three to four years old, and were written in the formative years of Van der Graaf, some of them were originally played by the band in its early days and forms. This is, therefore, an album of songs rather than musical extravaganzae, and as such is dedicated to all the people who encouragised/energised them at the time they were written, who have shed new light on them since, and all those who helped in the making of the album, directly or indirectly.
Peter Hammill.

*and the Fluctuating Chorale:-
Guy, Hugh, Dave, Ray, John, Norman, Alastair, John, Peter.

• Matrix / Runout (A-side runout stamped): CAS 1037 A-2U
• Matrix / Runout (B-side runout stamped): CAS 1037 B-1U

SLEEVE CONDITION;  VG+/EX-. This gatefold original HEAVY TEXTURED sleeve is in very nice condition,minor storage wear mainly around the edges/corners.Still very presentable. (PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES).Brilliant album.First time i've played this album for years and its been well looked after.E.J.Day Gatefold sleeve.

LABELS; Both labels are in EX condition. No sticker tears or pen marks.Original "PINK SCROLL LABELS".

SPINE; EX-. All text readable,minor storage wear.   

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