VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - H to He Who .. 1st UK press EX PINK SCROLL

	£		43
	$		57

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR -

  H to He Who Am the Only One

Charisma CAS 1027

A-1U / B-1U matrix numbers

Stampers "GP" and "RM"

Original pink Charisma 'scroll' labels with B&C Records credits.

 1st UK PRESS

SUPERB SECOND UK ALBUM. 

This is the absolute FIRST PRESSING of this seminal prog classic from 1970. It went totally under the radar but this is a latter day classic!!! Sold zilch on first issue, only a couple of thousand  copies of this earliest press, get it while you still can as this is super rare in any condition!! The labels are of course of the earliest Pink Scroll variety.

Brief Artist & Album Info: ‘H to He’ was the third album and another progressive classic. Fronted by the fairly eccentric and intense vocalist Peter Hammill, VDGG made some of the most complex and inspired sounds of the early to mid-70s. David Jackson, the saxophonist often played two simultaneously creating a mesmerising sound and often an amazing racket. These electric reeds were heavily treated and made the dual saxes sound more like eight! Musically complex using constantly changing time structures and like fellow progsters, King Crimson their albums have great highs and lows in volume. This album preceded the legendary Pawn Hearts, and for me it is totally on par with that classic. A marvellous original band that were under-appreciated at the time, but adored by the few (myself included) – Hammill remains one of rock’s great exponents of originality and mildishly extreme. This copy on offer is a beauty – and something of a change – it plays superbly, as near as I dare suggest for one of the most difficult ‘vinyl’ bands. Always delighted (when possible) to be able to state this. The problems I have heard and encountered with early Charisma records, especially the textured label pressings, make them a lottery. Even mint, barely played examples can hide the most horrendous pressing noises and distortion – simply pressing flaws that cannot be seen but certainly can be heard. So it is always with a certain trepidation I play even the finest looking copies. Well this one failed to disappoint and offers the most powerful, detailed and cleanest sound I have heard for some considerable time. No pressing noises or crackle, simply top quality audio sound and powerful dynamics that all remain focused and precise. The highly challenging wear-prone sleeve is in amazingly clean and shows little ageing or blemishes. Clearly cover protected and well cared for, this is one too hold, view and enjoy, not hidden away awaiting a better one. Such examples come along all to infrequently, so any collector needing this legendary prog classic – do NOT lose it. It will be an awful long time before the next one will come along with again more takers than before, this is rare with a capital R.

The absolute rarity of this album is not to be underestimated. It hardly ever surfaces nowadays. This is an absolutely gorgeous slab of early quality CHARISMA vinyl which is in great  condition!! This has a lovely deep glossy sheen!! Hauntingly beautiful songcraft!!! Immense, definitely for the more discerning collector, quality progressive album that ticks all the right boxes and incredibly hard to find. I have twenty five years experience in grading. It doesn't get much better than this!!

Please, also have a look at my other prog albums on sale this week

!!!!AN IMPOSSIBLE FIND!!!GORGEOUS  ALBUM!!! A few hundred of this first press LP were ever sold!!! This is SOOOOOOOOOOO very rare!!!!!

****ELUSIVE PROGMONSTER!!!****PERPLEXING SONGCRAFT!!!***AN INSPIRATION TO MANY SUBSEQUENT TOPACTS!!!

!!!!A VERY HARD FIND!!! Most have been bought up by collectors!! This is hardly offered these days!!

In all my years this is only the third time I have come across this PROGMONSTER as a 1st press. Sensational sound quality, I have played this through in its entirety and it was a great joy!!! NO skips or jumps. NO clicks or crackle, sometimes just a light static mainly between tracks, this is really a stunning heavy glossy jet black vinyl..The audio is impeccable. Inspected under an intense light source and angled.

Vinyl: EX .   I have played this in FULL twice over> fantastic audio, a joy to listen to!! This is the true official 1st press.  I first played for a general listen and a second time for a more detailed observation. Light retraction mini hairlines only. This vinyl retains its fabulous deep glossy sheen and has clearly been looked after. A great vinyl!! Fantastic songcraft!! Just two very light hairlines on one side, not impacting the audio. Some light retraction paper traces only visible under a strong lightsource. I am very glad to be able to report that this is a fine slab of vinyl without any problems at all and as such worthy of inclusion of any great prog collection.   Of course NO jumps/clicks/skips etc.

Gatefold sleeve:  VG+ to EX.  Beautiful "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." sleeve with just light storage wear and two tiny colour fills near the opening, barely visible at first sight. Probably the best you will find in a long time. Please have a good look at the pics, they say more than a thousand words. NO creases, NO writing. A gorgeous fully legible spine. Moderate edge wear only. A very sharp opening. NO splits and NO tears. Just a couple of tiny spinal creases, see pic. 

Weight of the vinyl: 142 gr. (Far heavier than later re-issues)

SUPERB SECOND UK ALBUM. This is the original first press. Really nice copy of the absolute FIRST PRESSING of this seminal prog classic from 1970. It went totally under the radar but this is a latter day classic!!! Sold zilch on first issue, only a couple of thousand  copies of this earliest press, get it while you still can as this is super rare in any condition!! The labels are of course of the earliest Pink Scroll variety.

The absolute rarity of this album is not to be underestimated. It hardly ever surfaces nowadays. This is an absolutely gorgeous slab of early quality CHARISMA vinyl which is in splendid  condition!! This has a lovely deep glossy sheen!! Hauntingly beautiful songcraft!!! Immense, definitely for the more discerning collector, quality progressive album that ticks all the right boxes and incredibly hard to find. I have twentyfive years experience in grading. It doesn't get much better than this!!

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.