GENTLE GIANT                        Octopus                            1972                                    Vertigo Swirl                                       6360 080                       Matrix no's : 6360080 - 1 / 2                                      1st Press
The vinyl still retains an excellent sheen. And on close inspection under a bright light there are some visible marks, predominantly hairlines but also a few more noticeable marks or blemishes. And this is confirmed on playback as there is some very minor surface noise audible in quiet parts and between tracks etc and also the odd click and pop here and there but certainly no skips or jumps and really very little to worry about overall - still a great copy of a rare Lp. The BLACK and WHITE VERTIGO LARGE SWIRL labels are graded VERY GOOD PLUS - slight discolouration and sticker residue on Side 1. The thick card GATEFOLD picture sleeve is graded EXCELLENT MINUS - with very little wear, maybe just a couple of corner dings and a slight sticker mark on the front top left but certainly no splits or writing and spine remains 100% etc.



SHIPPING All Lps are packed carefully and shipped using purpose made new corrugated card RECORD MAILERS ( not thin card, single sleeve 'envelopes' etc ) and we take care to make sure that the vinyl and inner sleeve are removed from the outer sleeve to prevent seam splits during transit.
POSTAGE:

United Kingdom: £5.00 Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class 

                                 (1-3 days delivery)

                                            £4.00 Royal Mail Signed For 2nd Class 

                                 ( 3-5 days delivery)

Worldwide: £12.90 Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed 

                       (5 to 25 working  days delivery) 

                            

                         Please See below for grading definitions

GRADING: MINT (M) HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED SLEEVE LOOKS LIKE NEW (WILL ONLY USE THIS IF I KNOW IT’S NEVER BEEN PLAYED) NEAR MINT (NM) MINIMAL SIGNS OF PLAY ON THE RECORD THE SLEEVE WILL HAVE MINOR WEAR ONLY MAYBE SLIGHT RING WEAR BUT ARTWORK WILL LOOK VERY CRISP LABELS WILL HAVE MINOR SIGNS OF PLAY IF ANY EXCELLENT (EX) SOME SIGNS OF PLAY MAY BE A LIGHT SCRATCH BUT THIS WILL NOT AFFECT PLAY IN ANY WAY, THE SLEEVE MAY HAVE SIGNS OF WEAR BUT NO MORE THAN THREE MINOR FAULTS NO INK SHOULD BE PRESENT LABELS WILL BE FREE FROM INK MAY HAVE SOME SPINDLE MARKS EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-)   A FEW MORE SIGNS OF PLAY WITH SOME MORE LIGHT MARKS BUT LITTLE THAT WILL AFFECT PLAY TOO MUCH, THE SLEEVE MAY HAVE SIGNS OF WEAR BUT NO MORE THAN FIVE MINOR FAULTS AND NO INK SHOULD BE PRESENT LABELS WILL BE FREE FROM INK MAY HAVE SOME SPINDLE MARKS VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) MORE OBVIOUS SIGNS OF PLAY, AGAIN THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE OR NO EFFECT ON PLAY MIGHT BE NOISE ON TRACK CHANGES BUT DYNAMICS WILL BE UNAFFECTED, SLEEVE MAY HAVE SOME TEARING TO EDGES BUT ARTWORK MUST REMAIN CRISP NO MORE THAN THREE MAJOR FAULTS OR SIX MINOR NO INK LABELS MAY HAVE MORE SIGNS OF PLAY AND WEAR VERY GOOD (VG) AS ABOVE BUT RECORD MAY SHOW EVEN MORE NOISE ON PLAY MAY HAVE SCRATCHES WHICH EFFECT PLAY STILL SHOULD PLAY THROUGH SLEEVE AND LABELS MAY HAVE INK PRESENT GOOD (G) PLAY WILL DEFINITELY BE EFFECTED BY THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD BUT IT IS STILL USABLE SLEEVE WILL HAVE LOTS OF WEAR AND TEAR