VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR Wave To Each Other 1st LP 1970 CHARISMA 1st Press!!!!

Sold Date: February 10, 2019
Start Date: February 9, 2019
Final Price: £162.58 (GBP)
Bid Count: 22
Seller Feedback: 18135
Buyer Feedback: 151


On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Van Der Graaf Generator called "The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' PINK Charisma label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR'S FIRST & RAREST LP EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS - AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND TODAY!!!!  I ALSO KNOW THERE WERE VARIOUS DIFFERENT MATRIXES USED THROUGHOUT THE 1ST PRESS RUN.  THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY THE BEST SOUNDING 1ST PRESS VERSION, AND IS THE ONLY COPY OF THIS LP WITH 1ST PRESS LABELS MADE BY 'EMI' FOR CHARISMA.  IT IS AN INFINITELY HIGHER QUALITY PRESSING (AS WITH ALL EMI MADE RECORDS) THAN ALL OTHER 1ST PRESS VERSIONS, AND IS THE ONLY ONE WITH SMOOTH LABELS AND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT 3U/3U MATRIXES!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT FOR SOUND QUALITY ALONE, THIS IS THE BEST AND MOST DESIRABLE 1ST PRESS VERSION!!!!  

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS PINK CHARISMA LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' GATEFOLD 'PATENTS PENDING' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Charisma UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is CAS 1007 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Pink Charisma abel (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO nasty 'concentric' marks AT ALL, only 2 or 3 VERY small hairlines, NO nasty 'tick' marks AT ALL, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO skips, only a few light clicks on the quiet intro (NONE elsewhere!), NO jumps, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Gatefold 'Patents Pending' Cover is in GREAT condition!!!!  It has NO edge splits, NO spine splits, some evidence of 'touching in' to the edges & spine, NO sticker marks, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO sticker tears, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), only slight rubbing/ringwear, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL (with some possible evidence of 'trimming' here - though the record slides deep into the cover, so this is marginal, and by no means certain!)!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is very VERY hard indeed to find with NO STICKER TEARS AT ALL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA rare LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS WAVE TO EACH OTHER" BY VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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