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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR H To He Who Am The Only One (Very rare 1970 UK first issue 5-track vinyl LP on the pink scroll Charisma label housed in a stunning gatefold sleeve with lyrics printed on the reverse. This third album by the band offersup a wonderfully bleak brand of prog rock featuring solid bass from Nic Potter [The Misunderstood] twisted Hammond organ riffs a-plenty from Hugh Banton wonderfully skronky aggressive sax from David Jackson all coupled with the anguished l Track Listing: yrics and vocal delivery from Mr Hammill himself
£217.00 used
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON In Memorium (1965 UK first issue gold print label 12-track mono LP front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve has 8 pin holes one in each corner and in the middle of the edges with a 1 tear to the opening edge[small name annotation] & small area of sticker discolouration to the reverse & still looks clean & shows only light discolouration to the unlaminated reverse
£84.00 used
U2 The Joshua Tree (1987 UK first press 11-track LP with Town House DMM etched in the run-out co-produced by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois including Where The Streets Have No Name I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For & With Or Without You.Comes housed in the original gatefold picture sleeve [eight lines of thank yous on the back] complete with the fold-out illustrated lyric insert & jet black company inner
£28.00 used
SIMPLE MINDS Life In A Day (1979 UK first press 10-track LP their influential debut album including Pleasantly Disturbed the title track Wasteland a cover of The Velvets Chelsea Girl & No Cure [an early incarnation of No Cure was called The Cocteau Twins providing the inspiration for the name of another legendary Scottish group a few years later] picture sleeve with the album credits inner
£28.00 used
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Born To Run (1975 UK first press 8-track LP on the graduated orange label housed in the original gatefold picture sleeve with misprinted John Landau credit on the back instead of Jon. The sleeve has a little shelfwear whilst thevinyl carries minimal signs of play) Track Listing: Thunder Road 4:50 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 3:11 Night 3:01 Backstreets 6:29 Born To Run 4:30 Shes The One 4:30 Meeting Across The River 3:16 Jungleland 9:33
£28.00 used
JEFF BECK Wired (Classic 1976 UK first press 8-track LP on the yellow Epic label produced by George Martin including the killer Led Boots as the albums opener plus Jeffs unique reading of Mingus Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. The picture sleeve shows a bit of ringwear & edge scuffing & the vinyl is Excellent with only light signs of play EPC86012) Track Listing: A1
£28.00 used
NICK CAVE Skeleton Tree (2016 UK first issue 8-track vinyl LP the sixteenth studio album by the Australian band including the singles Jesus Alone & the title track oversized heavyweight card picture sleeve [without barcode] and picture/credits inner. The sleeve shows just a little wear and aside from a few light scuffs from being taken out of the inner the vinyl shows just a few signs of play BS0009V) Track Listing: A1 Jesus Alone A2 Rings Of Saturn A3 Girl In Amber A4 Magneto B1 Anthrocene B2 I Need You B3 Distant Sky B4 Skeleton Tree
£38.99 used
CARAVAN For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (1973 UK first issue 7-track vinyl LP on the red & white Deram label design with track four on side one simply listed as Cthlu with stamped matrices ending with -3U and with the A/B crossed out within a non-laminated gatefold picture sleeve with dated poly-lined record company inner
£84.00 used
THE TELESCOPES Kick The Wall (Original 1989 UK limited edition first issue 7 vinyl single also including This Is The Last Of Whats Coming Now. The vinyl has some light surface scuffs but remains in EX condition issued in the light blue / greyish picture sleeve with picture insert CHEREE2) Limited to 1000 Copies Only Track Listing: A1
£16.99 used
THE MONKEES More Of The Monkees (1967 UK 12-track Mono LP on a deep groove red spot RCA label including the classic Im A Believer front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear/foxing to unlaminated back witha bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play RD-7868) Track Listing: 01
£28.00 used