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GENTLE GIANT Acquiring The Taste (Rare 1971 UK first press 8-track vinyl LP on the Vertigo swirl label - This album took the band into more experimental & darker areas but is still their own recognisable sound - a rich blend of hard rock & orchestration - with hints of influences from King Crimson and Van Der Graaf Generator
£278.00 used
THE PRETTY THINGS Parachute (1970 UK first press 13-track stereo LP on the Harvest label with no EMI boxed logo & The Gramophone Co. Ltd perimeter label print. Recorded at Abbey Road with Beatles engineer Norman Smith. The gatefold picturesleeve is front laminated & in Very Good condition [tiny paper tear] with light ageing
£56.00 used
THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR THOMAS BEECHAM Delius (1958 UK first issue 7-track Mono LP on the gold lettered Nipper label fully laminated scalloped flipback picture sleeve. The flimsy sleeve shows remarkably little shelfwear & the vinyl remains in wonderful condition with few signs of play ALP1586) Track Listing: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody A Song Before Sunrise Marche Caprice On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring Summer Night On The River Sleigh Ride Intermezzo
£17.00 used
T-REX Electric Warrior (1971 11-track vinyl LP with picture label housed in a matte picture sleeve complete with illustrated inner with Mark & Micky portraits and rare large fold-out POSTER. The sleeve is graded as Very Good with somenotable edge scuffing ringwear and a seam split on the bottom edge from vinyl drift
£167.00 used
ELTON JOHN Dont Shoot Me (1972 UK 10-track LP pressed on brown translucent vinyl with red flecks [when held to the light] front laminated gatefold sleeve with integral twelve page illustrated lyric booklet. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few faint paper scuffs that have no effect on play DJLPH427) Track Listing: Daniel Teacher I Need You Elderberry Wine Blues For My Baby And Me Midnight Creeper Have Mercy On The Criminal Im Going To Be A Teenage Idol Texan Love Song Crocodile Rock High Flying Bird
£28.00 used
KING CRIMSON Earthbound (1972 UK first press 5-track LP of live recordings on a black Island label with pink i logo matt title sleeve with original jet black die cut company inner. Due to the unforgiving nature of the design the sleeve shows some light edgewear & noticeable ringwear with some scrapes whilst the vinyl shows a few signs of play - a respectable play copy for a great price
£28.00 used
FAUST Faust (Rare 1971 UK 3-track CLEAR VINYL LP pressed in Germany for the UK market the debut album by the German rock group clear picture sleeve with an X-ray of a human fist silkscreen printed on the front. The sleeve shows only minor wear with a little laminate lift along the spine; the silver labels show just a little spindle wear and the vinyl looks barely played
£167.00 used
THE BYRDS History Of The Byrds (1973 UK first issue 28-track double compilation LP gatefold picture sleeve with Pete Frame family tree on the inner spread. The sleeve shows just lminor shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition) Track Listing: 01. Mr. Tambourine Man 02
£17.00 used
THE STEVE MILLER BAND Sailor (Rare 1969 UK first pressing 10-track mono vinyl LP on the rainbow rim Capitol label front laminated flipback picture sleeve with company catalogue inner. The sleeve [VG] has been tape-reinforced along the openingedge with just a small annotation to the reverse and light general wear whilst the vinyl has minimal sign of play leaving it Excellent - a great copy of this very scarce mono release T2984)
£139.00 used
VARIOUS Introducing Stereo 70 (1970 UK first issue 10-track label sampler LP featuring a compilation of songs recorded by various artists at A&Ms Stereo 70 studio in Hollywood including Herb Alpert Burt Bacharach The Sandpipers and Claudine Longet front laminated picture sleeve with vintage price sticker AMLB1002) Track Listing: 01
£14.00 used