VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR The Least We Can Do 1970s Charima DARK PROG Top Press NM

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Over 100 rare vintage PROG, Krautrock, SPACE ROCK and Electronic Music LPs in this Auction series.
from 50+ years collection of decades-long radio DJ, Record Store associate and dedicated Vinyl Collector.
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All Auctions in this series start at 99¢ opening bid!
Everybody should have a good chance at taking a few of these treasures home.
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Mostly 1st PRESSING Vintage imports, including a few Private Press and Promo LPs
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A lot of 1st Press CANTERBURY, KRAUTROCK and Euro-Prog LPs - some SIGNED - this time around, plus much more.
including some VERTIGO Swirl, Green BRAIN, OHR, PDU, Deram, Crypto, Harvest, Cobra, Spalax, Caroline, Charisma, etc. labels.
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Many still in SHRINK WRAP. Several STILL SEALED.
Quite a few Sterling, Masterdisk and Monarch (USA) pressings in the mix!

SECURE, TOP LP Packing and Materials - 40+ years experience.

This listing is for:
Van der Graaf Generator
The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
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CHARISMA Records 9199 191
Original 1970's issue Stereo LP
1Y / 2Y Press - Made in Holland

VINYL is NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT -
Lustrous, Full Gloss Vinyl is immaculate, SIDE ONE: No marks whatsoever. SIDE TWO shows a very few faintest sleeve hairlines under hard bright light that are 100% inaudible. PLAY TESTED - High Grade Pressing sounds Glorious start to finish. Labels are pristine both sides.
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COVER is VG+
Super Clean, Vibrant coated-stock cover has a few light edge creases and 2 mild corner creases. Sharp corners all around. No wear, writing or soil. Seams and spine completely intact with no splits. Spine Titles completely legible, crisp and clear.


STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG



TOP Vinyl Pressing of this VdGG Essential LP
The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other is the first landmark VDGG recording ... but there would be at least three more to come!.

Dark, scary, Gothic and yet oddly hopeful in certain moments ("Refugees"). This is where their sound started to form. 
With this album, we plunge into the fantastic world of VDGG without any hope or resurfacing or ever finding an exit;

The foreboding crawl of the Hammond organ made Van Der Graaf Generator
one of the darkest and most engrossing of all the early progressive bands.

MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE ONE: AA 9199 191 1Y 1   ℗ 1970 670 06    1 24
SIDE TWO: AA 9199 191 2Y 1   ℗ 1970 06    1 5

Recorded at Trident Studios, London on the 11, 12, 13, 14 December 1969
Published By – Stratsong Ltd.
Rights Society: STEMRA
Ⓟ 1970

on Back Cover
"HIGH QUALITY PRESSING" (printed in a double lined triangle)
"The quote from 'After the flood' was from Albert Einstein"
   
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
Guitars, Lead Vocals – Peter Hammill
Organ, Piano, Backing Vocals – Hugh Banton
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Backing Vocals – David Jackson
Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar – Nic Potter
Drum, Percussion – Guy Evans
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."This is a marvelous work by the VdGG crew that deserves full praise. Perhaps not for the weak-hearted, but what prog is? With enough malice and darkness to go around the table quite a few times this makes for an excellent listen and an excellent addition to any prog collection. 4 white hammers out of 5. Evil, dark, and oh so good.

With David Jackson assuming a prominent presence in the band's sound, Hugh Banton feels especially challenged to explore his Gothic and orchestral leanings on his Hammond and Farfisa organs mostly (is that an organ on fire in the closing section of 'White Hammer'?). Meanwhile, the rhythm section of Evans/Potter lays a confident foundation for all this sonic amalgam. And last, but no least. on the front side, Hammill delivers a major level of energy and passion in his singing - influenced by Kinks' Davies and Bowie -, as well as a more interesting and varied poetry in his lyrics (ranging from the existentialist fury of the opening number to the anti-dogmatism proclamation in 'White Hammer', to free association in 'Whatever Would Robert Have Said?', to the scientific reflections of the closure).

VdGG really found there niche quickly with a mix of goth, art and symphonic, progressive rock all rolled into one. "After the Flood" is without the doubt the album's high point. The lyrics have obvious apocalyptic themes. Plus the vocals are absolutely amazing, with so many different temperments, from the calm, "Out of My Book" and "Refugees" to the freaky sounding "After the Flood" and "White Hammer".

This is an overall masterpiece and I would recommend this as a good starting place for anyone who is new to the band."

Possibly the Best VINYL Sound Quality this title was ever  blessed with
You'll never feel the need to seek out the vaunted CD Remaster.

Vinyl inside V.R.P. Archival anti-static inner sleeve
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve

Please see my other listings for more Rare Vintage Collectible
PROG, KRAUTROCK, PROG-PSYCH, ELECTRONIC and SPACE-ROCK Import LPs.
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From an utterly vast and deep record collection, from my life-long best friend
who was a DJ at the Radio Station I co-founded in the 1970's - and who worked for me at my California record store in the '70s and '80s.
Sadly he has now finally left this mortal coil, bequeathing me his deep Vinyl Mine.
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Several thousand records (mostly LP's, but also hundreds of 45's), several hundred collectible and Rare, Out of Print CDs and Box Sets,
plus posters and other memorabilia will all eventually be listed.

Truly a great (and enormous) collection!
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