GENTLE GIANT S/T DEBUT ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL UK LP PSYCH PROG 1Y/2Y MATRIX
$
180
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Description
• GENTLE GIANT - Gentle Giant (Vertigo Records 6360 020)
• Original UK Stereo Pressing
• Machine stamped matrix (see pics)
• Original Vertigo (black & white swirl) label on side A with all album info on side B white label with black text with Swirl logo top center.
• I GRADE THE VINYL AS NM-. The vinyl's play area is in near perfect condition. The original luster is completely intact, it shines and sparkles like new.
• The labels are ware free and clean.
• The cover (EXCELLENT Condition) has some extremely minor shelf ware and very minimal edge ware. The spine show no ware or damage. This is a typical UK style gatefold cover. The graphics are sharp and vivid. DO NOT let this opportunity pass you by.
• Astonishingly daring debut album, not as focused or overpowering as King Crimson's first but still crashing down barriers and steamrolling expectations. The mix of medieval harmonies and electric rock got stronger on subsequent albums, but the music here is still pretty jarring. Kerry Minnear was probably the only prog rock keyboard player of the era who allowed his synthesizers to sound like themselves and not mimic orchestras; Gary Green's guitars are alternately loud and brittle or soft and lyrical, and always surprising; and the presence of saxes and trumpets (courtesy of Phil Shulman) was unusual in any rock band of the era -- all of which explains how Gentle Giant managed to attract a cult following but hadn't a prayer of moving up from that level of recognition. "Funny Ways" was the softest prog rock song this side of Crimson's "I Talk to the Wind," but a lot of the rest is pretty intense in volume and tempo changes. "Nothing at All" by itself is worth the price of purchase.
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