RAR Van der Graaf Generator DARK PROG Psych '70 Hammill

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                   ORIGINAL 1970 COLLECTIBLE

                           DARK Prog Psych Classic !   

                 Van der Graaf Generator

      The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other    

\                          USA - PROBE RECORDS - CPLP 4515-S = PROMOTIONAL

RARE and sought after, this is an even more rare advance release PROMOTIONAL

...1970 Original first pressing vinyl, this is the much harder to find USA issue with completely different cover art to the British issue.... 

Highly acclaimed dark progressive prog adventure from 1970 ...the remarkable 2nd LP by Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator...

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"Darkness (11/11)" opens with suble mysterious sounds, where the song elements slowly appear, creating a typical and great Van der Graaf Generator composition, having anxietic melody and aggressive wailing vocals of Peter dicting a long poem, and strong presence of bass guitar, keyboards and reeds. The elements brewed in their first "Aerosol Grey Machine" have matured to the sound dominating their heyday career starting with this record. "Refugees" is possible the most appreciated song here, being a ballad for hippies with chamber orchestrations and power and style resembling beyond  "The Whiter Shade of Pale". This is many fans favourite song of this band! "White Hammer" starts solemnly with the church organs, turning to more sinister sounds and theme, being about the medieval inquisition. The final moments of the long song start to chart the iconoclastic zones of terror dominating more further their upcoming two studio albums. "Whatever Would Robert Have Said?" is a more calmer melodic song driven by organ / winds / acoustic guitar, having complex passage and calm floating middle part. It was also filmed to the German Beat Club television show. "Out Of My Book" is an acoustic ballad for acoustic guitar and flute. The album is finished by over eleven minutes long "After The Flood", which again starts in a pretty way, and then moves to more disturbing dark areas. This track has most adventurous solutions in it, and lots of rhythm / theme changes. It's great, less coherent arrangements, flowing with avant garde elements and appreciated by manyfans of the storied band. If you dig this song, go straight to their "Pawn Hearts" album next.

1.  Darkness (11/11) — 7:25
2.  Refugees — 6:20
3.  White Hammer — 8:13
4.  Whatever Would Robert Have Said? — 6:05
5.  Out of My Book — 4:04
6.  After the Flood — 11:27

CONDITION: The cover: PROMOTIONAL sticker on back cover (see photo #2), otherwise VG++ clean, corner bump, nothing much elsewhere, bright colors, no saeam splits, no bends, no writing...highly collectible....

The vinyl: both sides are clean and clear, M- looks and plays nice (play graded VERY enjoyable) ...no problems here....

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record