Gentle Giant – Octopus – Progressive Rock-Psych Rock Vinyl LP - OG
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Description
I love that this British progressive rock band developed their own vision / purpose statement. It reads "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular." I am a huge fan of this band. They are fabulous musicians, with each member playing multiple instruments, each exceptionally well. This album is for the lover of true progressive rock. They take the sounds of Yes, and even King Crimson, to a whole new level. They performed and recorded throughout the 70’s and never realized enormous commercial success. But their music was highly influential, and their fan base continues to expand yet today. This was their fifth album and it is one of their most critically acclaimed. The album was released on Columbia in 1973, number KC 32022. This is the original release of the album. The vinyl is in beautiful condition with its bright original luster and just a couple of very light paper scuffs that barely impact play. It plays with just very light sporadic background noise. The vinyl grades VG+. The die-cut album cover shows light ring wear and light corner and wear edge wear. All seams are sharp, tight, and intact. The custom inner sleeve with lyrics is included and has long splits on each seam. A generic inner sleeve will be provided. The cover grades VG+.
Track List:
The Advent Of Panurge
Raconteur Troubadour
A Cry For Everyone
Knots
The Boys In The Band
Dog’s Life
Think Of Me With Kindness
River
Grading Information
I always clean and then listen to every record I list on eBay. I do this to make sure I can give as accurate a description of each record as possible. I will do both a visual check and an audio check. I absolutely attempt to give as objective a grading as I can. I don’t ever want you to be disappointed in the quality of the album you receive.I use four grades in my grading: NM, VG+, VG, and G. The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition. My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve. The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects. It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static. On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album. Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading. Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there. That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen. In this case the vinyl will be graded VG. Occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G. This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth having as a filler copy.
Shipping Information – Combined Shipping
The shipping cost will be based on the weight of your package. For Media Mail, shipping is $4.00 in the continental U.S. In addition, I will happily combine records from multiple auctions to reduce total shipping cost. In fact, I welcome it! Shipping will be $4.00 in the U.S regardless of the number of auctions won in any 5-day period.Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates. Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. The first album will be shipped for $21. Additional albums will be shipped for $6 per album, with up to four pounds able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping. At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost.
Shipments to outside the US and Canada will vary depending on your country. Typically the cost per album will be no more than $27. Combined shipping is welcome here as well, at a cost of $10 per additional album up to the maximum of four pounds.
All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening. The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve. I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments. If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.
Thank you for looking and please contact me with any questions.
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