THE BAKER GURVITZ ARMY 1975 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS w/LYRIC INSERT UNPLAYED/MINT
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Oct 17, 2014
Sold Date
Oct 7, 2014
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THE BAKER GURVITZ ARMY 1975 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS w/LYRIC INSERT UNPLAYED/MINT
THE BAKER GURVITZ ARMYThe Baker Gurvitz Army
1975 UK VERTIGO (9103 201) FIRST PRESSING
SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY - LOOKS UNPLAYED
Ginger Baker's mid-'70s profile took another unexpected turn following Cream and his Afro-beat matchups with Fela Kuti.
He formed this straight-ahead power trio with the guitar and bass-playing brother team of Adrian and Paul Gurvitz, who'd briefly lit up the '60s U.K. charts as Gun (of "Race With the Devil" fame).
Such a step might have seemed subversively normal for Baker, but he and the brothers had an undeniable chemistry and not surprisingly, their debut album is a self-assured, aggressive affair.
"Help Me" and "I Wanna Live Again" are punchy and succinct; so are the hard-driving instrumentals "Love Is" and its funkier cousin, "Phil 4."
Naturally, no Ginger Baker album could pass without some drum solos, but they're tastefully done and he's very much a team player here, in contrast to infamous stick-bashing marathons like "Toad."
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE 'SPACESHIP' VERTIGO LABELS
MATRIX: 9103201 1Y // 2 ? 420 03 1 4 1 GAP / 9103201 2Y // 1 ? 420 03 11 22 GAP
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed in England by Robor Limited”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INSERT AND POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Side 1:
Help Me (4:36)
Love Is (2:47)
Memory Lane (4:46)
Inside Of Me (5:33)
I Wanna Live Again (4:22)
Side 2:
Mad Jack (7:54)
4 Phil (4:25)
Since Beginning (8:05)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of clean, unmarked labels - no spindle traces or any signs the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
But as-new with just some pressing blemishes on Side One - which have no effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/MINT
In keeping with its possibly unplayed status my play-check at volume found practically nothing to fault - nothing but a touch of surface between the final two tracks on Side One otherwise, perfect
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Apart from slight bumps to the bottom corners the cover is as crisp, clean and sharp as the day it was made with a deep, glass-like gloss to the laminated surfaces
INSERT: NEAR MINT
Again, like-new - clean and unmarked with just a tiny soft crease to the top corner
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period.
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: The record is unconditionally guaranteed and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 566 (GS 6.7.1 (566))
