VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR H to He 1970 UK CHARISMA 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
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Dec 30, 2016
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Dec 20, 2016
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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR H to He 1970 UK CHARISMA 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATORH to He Who Am The Only One
UK CHARISMA (CAS 1027) FIRST PRESSING (December 1970)
A PRACTICALLY UNPLAYED COPY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK CHARISMA LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: CAS 1027 A-1U / CAS 1027 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/P
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD COVER WITH ARTWORK BY PAUL WHITEHEAD - "CHECKMATE" AND "BIRTHDAY" Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE
The foreboding crawl of the Hammond organ is what made Van Der Graaf Generator one of the darkest and most engrossing of all the early progressive bands.
On H to He Who Am the Only One, the brooding tones of synthesizer and oscillator along with Peter Hammil's distinct and overly ominous voice make it one of this British band's best efforts. Kicking off with the prog classic "Killer," an eight minute synthesized feast of menacing tones and threatening lyrics, the album slowly becomes shadowed with Van Der Graaf's sinister instrumental moodiness.
With superb percussion work via Guy Evans, who utilises the tympani drum to its full extent, tracks like "The Emperor in His War-Room" and "Lost" are embraced with a blackened texture that never fades and the effective use of saxophones from David Jackson gives the sombreness some life without taking away any of the instrumental petulance.
H to He is carpeted with a science fiction theme, bolstered by the bleak but extremely compelling use of heavy tones and the absence of rhythms and flighty pulsations.
This album, which represents Van Der Graaf in their most illustrious stage, is a pristine example of how dark progressive rock should sound
Side 1:
Killer (8:24)
House With No Door (6:37)
The Emperor In His War Room: i) The Emperor - ii) The Room (8:15)
Side 2:
Lost: i) The Dance In Sea And Sand - ii) The Dance In Frost (11:17)
Pioneers Over c (12:42)
LABELS: VERY GOOD (NEAR MINT)
Both labels have mottling from the fixing adhesive - otherwise, clean and unmarked with just one or possibly two light spindle traces - barely played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new - one tiny, tiny mark on Side One - completely harmless
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing but an odd one-off light tick - mostly on the quiet bits of "Pioneers Over c" nothing major - sounds great - and I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so these may well disappear after a clean/few spins (I prefer not to clean records unless absolutely necessary)
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
Rub to the edges/surfaces/spine - common on this cover - still a fine, solid example
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW 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 standard)
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)
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