Description Hello, my name is Brian and I have been a vinyl fan for many years now and have always bought and sold items to feed my vinyl hunger...I have never been a dealer and this is not a business. I will always describe my items for sale as honestly and accurately as possible with plenty of clear and detailed pictures. If you read my ebay feed back as a seller you will see that people are happy with what they receive from my auctions. I try not to waffle on about how rare an album is using silly expressions such as "AWESOME" or "IMPOSSIBLE LIKE THIS" etc etc (yawn yawn)! I am very particular about packaging the vinyl. I use cruciform boxes with cardboard stiffeners and bubble wrap for extra protection. The vinyl is always packaged outside of the sleeve to prevent seem splits. I am happy to post any where in the world but it must be fully insured. The cost of postage will depend on the final selling value and the destination, so I can't advise the cost until the auction has ended.PLEASE WAIT TO BE INVOICED Please bid with confidence, and if for some reason you are not happy with your purchase I am happy to give a FULL refund on receiving the item back in the condition I posted it out in. I recommend extra insurance for the more valuable items (over £40), it only costs a few pounds and is well worth it in my opinion. I will NOT post items over seas without full insurance. I use the 'RECORD COLLECTOR' grading system with a + or - where appropriate. so here we go......... GENTLE GIANT-GENTLE GIANT ARTIST.............GENTLE GIANT TITLE................GENTLE GIANT LABEL..............VERTIGO SWIRL/SPIRAL YEAR................1970 FORMAT..........12" VINYL LP COUNTRY.......ENGLAND CAT No:.............6360 020 DEAD WAX INFO. Matrix side A. 1(scratched out) 6360020 1Y//1 v 420 11 1 (the second 1 is covering a 3) Matrix side B. 1(scratched out) 6360020 2Y//2 v 420 11 3 SLEEVE...........Un-laminated, gatefold. Printed by HOWARD PRINTERS (SLOUGH) LTD. Very sharp indeed, with no damage from unwanted writing, no splits or stickers or sticker residue and tears. The top seems are almost perfect as are the bottom seems. The opening edges are very sharp without any splits. The spine is very nice and square with minor rub to the corners and 4 small, light creases. The inner gatefold is un-blemished apart from a little, light discolouration at the bottom of the inner spine line, very minor. This sleeve has a matt finish, just off the press look, with no surface rub, no ring-wear or impression of the album showing through.It would be very, very hard to find a nicer copy than this. An easy Near Mint. INNER SLEEVE. Original swirl, poly lined. Just a little of the usual aged glue browning. No splits or other damage.EX+ LABELS............. Super rare large B side swirl with VERTIGO at the base of the label The labels are unmarked with no spider lines around the spindle hole. NEAR MINT VINYL................ It still has the as new deep black shine. In normal daylight this album looks pristine. There are no obvious marks or deep scratches only light, minor hair lines caused by removal from the inner sleeve.The playback is very strong with not even a hint of wear or degradation to the sound. Some very light dust crackle in the very quiet sections,(a professional clean could remove these) . The quality of this recording is obvious from the start, wonderful stereo separation and huge 3d sound stage, rich bass and crystal clear percussion. EX/EX COMMENTS......Super rare now, and this is a true investment quality copy. Good luck bidding, Brian.