CRESSIDA 1st (Full Album) £1600 1970 UK Vertigo `Swirl` Pressing Rare Psych/Prog

Another major rarity from the UK Vertigo Swirl label, this 1970 1st self titled issue UK by Prog Rockers `Cressida` (VO 7) is very rare indeed with a Mint copy selling in 2012 for £1680. Only the first seven releases on the Spiral/Swirl label were numbered VO 1 – VO 7 (this was VO 7) the following releases used the new 6360 matrix number. The label is distinctive in that it has the `A Phillips Record Product` text on the bottom and a large Swirl logo above the spindle hole, all this denotes a first UK issue. It came in gatefold sleeve which being prone to wear means it is very hard to find in true Mint condition. Why not subscribe as I post rarities regularly! Side 1 1. To Play Your Little Game 2. Winter Is Coming Again 3. Time For Bed 4. Cressida 5. Home And Where I Long To Be 6. Depression Side 2 1. One Of A Group 2. Lights In My Mind 3. The Only Earthman In Town 4. Spring 69` 5. Down Down 6. Tomorrow Is A Whole New Day Cressida was a British art rock band formed at the tail-end of the 1960s in the shadow of the Moody Blues, with a heavy organ and Mellotron sound courtesy of keyboard player Peter Jennings. The original lineup of Jennings, Angus Cullen (vocals, guitar), John Heyworth (guitar), Kevin McCarthy (bass), and Ian Clark(drums) was signed to Vertigo Records. Their self-titled debut album was filled with hauntingly beautiful melodies and relatively accessible, straightforward song structures. It was somewhat derivative of antecedents such as the Moody Blues, but it did well enough to justify a follow-up in 1971. Heyworth had departed by the time of the second album, entitled Asylum, replaced by John Culley and Paul Martin Layton (of the New Seekers) on guitar, and with Harold McNair added on flute as well. By 1972, however, the group had run out of steam and recording contract, and they never really had a chance to develop a history. Ian Clark moved on to a brief stay with Uriah Heep and John Culley became a member of Black Widow. This video focuses on a rare vinyl record, identifying the original 1st rare pressing or the rarest version of the record, also the prices it sold for and features photos of labels and covers of the original record, subscribe to our channel if you love rare vinyl records #vinyl #collecting #records #rare