Up for sale is an exceptionally rare 1971 SOUTH AFRICAN FIRST PRESSING of Ian Carr with Nucleus’s landmark album Solar Plexus, featuring the legendary Vertigo Swirl label – one of the most sought-after variants in the entire Vertigo catalogue. South African pressings of early Vertigo releases were produced in vastly smaller quantities than their UK counterparts, making this a genuine holy grail for fusion, progressive jazz and Vertigo collectors worldwide.

✅ Genuine 1971 first issue – South African release only ✅ Iconic Vertigo Swirl labels – correct early design, no later reprint text or alterations ✅ Verified matrix/runout codes confirming first press production run ✅ Original heavyweight vinyl – pressed to premium standards of the era ✅ Full original gatefold sleeve – complete with all original artwork, no cropping or redesign seen on later reissues

These regional Vertigo pressings were distributed in very limited numbers, almost exclusively within South Africa – very few ever made it to international markets, and even fewer have survived over 50 years in collectable condition. This is not a modern reissue, repress or counterfeit – it is an original piece of 1970s vinyl history.