The cover has aged and has (because of the material used) been liable to some minor rubbing (common for this album), especially on the spine. Touch of ringwear on rear cover. The inside of the gatefold is excellent condition. The labels are also excellent. The vinyl itself has some hairline marks, but produces a fantastic clear deep sound that allows you to hear and appreciate the complexity of this music. There are a couple of clicks on Side 1 Track 2. Cleaned on a VPI Cyclone RCM.

VINYL: VG+ 

LABEL: Ex

COVER: VG+

Side 1

1. Long live man dead
2. Peter
3. Snails

Side 2

1. Time and space
2. Who spoke
3. In spite of Harry’s toe-nail

In spite of Harry’s toe-nail is a strange title, but there is nothing strange about this classic piece of prog-rock. The identical Goldring (their name with an added ‘O’ provides the letters for the anagram leading to Gnidrolog) twins lead the band with great support from top musicians – Peter Cowling (Bass and Cello etc) and Nigel Pegrum (drums, plus flute and oboe!). Touches of Van der Graf generator, King Crimson, but the band’s sound is both rich and unique with eerie passages. Quite a prog rock masterpiece – a ‘must hear’.