“MORE” PINK FLOYD SCX 6346 YAX-3868-1G and YAX-3869-1g 1st UK pressing

	£		76
	$		101

 “MORE” PINK FLOYD Columbia  SCX 6346
YAX-3868-1G  and YAX-3869-1g 1st UK pressing

This is the first uk stereo pressing of of “More” on Columbia  SCX 6346 with the matrix numbers YAX-3868-1G  and YAX-3869-1g with the letter ‘R’ stamped in the 3 o’clock position. I bought it from the legendary Musicland at 44 Berwick Street Soho in the week following its release on 13th June 1969 It sounded amazing then and still does, A few months earlier, on 14th April 1969, I’d sat in the second row from the front of the Royal Festival Hall to watch them perform a concept show billed as ‘The Massed Gadgets of Auximenes – More Furious Madness from Pink Floyd’ which, apart from a lot of their old material, introduced some tracks that would be on “More” and, later, on “Umma Gumma.” The show also featured them sawing wood, constructing a table and being served afternoon tea. The songs from “More” were ‘Up the Khyber’, ‘Green is the Colour’ and ‘Cymbeline’ (Apart from being my favourite track on the album, it references one of the least well-known Shakespeare plays. However, quite amazingly, five hundred years earlier, Shakespeare knew they’d reference him because in the play ‘Cymbeline’ he actually uses the word “More” Wow! Freaky man! How far out can you get?) Seriously though, the concert ended with Rick Wright playing the end of ‘Saucerful of Secrets’ on the giant Festival Hall organ, which could only be described as a spiritual experience. He also played it on the even larger organ at the Royal Albert Hall a few months later for the end of the tour accompanied by a choir conducted by their producer, Norman Smith, and a ruddy great cannon! But enough nostalgia – back to this album which certainly doesn’t sound forty-six years old and, if you haven’t heard it on vinyl or don’t own a copy, could be for you.

The record itself is clean and glossy and plays well apart from some of the usual vinyl hiss and crackle between tracks that unfortunately are noticeable in some of the quietest passages but vanish after a few seconds and don’t detract from the overall sound, which is still amazing. The record lays flat on the turntable and plays well without the needle sticking or jumping. There are some hairline marks on both sides but nothing ugly or deep to affect the sound quality and the disc retains its deep, black vinyl sheen. The labels show some minimal signs of use, have no writing and are clean with minimal spindle marking.

The sleeve is still bright and glossy in very good condition with no tears or splits but there is a slight creasing where the edge of the record sits. There is also some creasing on the front, lower, right-hand corner, which I have shown in a close up picture, however, the integrity of the top layer of plastic has not been affected. There isn’t any writing, taping or stickers; there’s only minimal edge wear and the spine is firm and totally legible.

Now as to the back cover. Which way are the couple facing?  How the hell should I know? Doesn’t it depend on where they were facing when the photo was taken? East, west, north, south, west south west or into the land of Mordor for all I know or care. But they are tinted a fetching shade of green and appear to be facing towards the sleeve opening. If that and the photo isn’t enough, you can find them on the internet and ask them.

The original EMI advertising inner sleeve is still in good condition and features promotional photos of 32 other EMI albums many of which were awful and thankfully are now unheard of. (Mrs.Mills anyone?)

I will also include the original plastic outer that I bought with it, although it is starting to split slightly at the top, it still fits tightly and has successfully kept the dust off for all these years.

Even if you don’t have a record deck and can’t play it, this album is a lovely piece of genuine memorabilia from a bygone time that changed the world and would grace any collection. I’m not a dealer of any sort, but am just downsizing and having to clear things out. I’m starting it at a low price so a genuine fan or collector can enjoy it without paying rip off prices.

Good luck with your bidding and feel free to ask any question.

Postage

Sorry but I accept Paypal only and it will be posted as soon as payment has cleared. I use Royal Mail secure posting boxes for LPs and protect them with packing. The boxes cost £3.70, which may seem steep, but the records stand a far better chance of surviving the journey unscathed. Consequently, I have to pass this cost on as the ‘packing’ element of ‘P&P’.

Postage is for Parcelforce UK standard track and trace ‘two day delivery’ In the unlikely event of this selling for more than £50 the postage will be a bit more to cover the cost of insurance - please wait for the invoice.  If you require some other form of postage/delivery or worldwide, I’m more than happy providing you meet the extra costs.