PINK FLOYD OBSCURED BY CLOUDS A-1 B-1 UK 1ST PRESS VINYL GRAMOPHONE CO LTD 1972

	£		144
	$		191

PINK FLOYD
OBSCURED BY CLOUDS
ORIGINAL 1972 UK EARLIEST A-1 B-1 PRESS, WITH SUPERB EX/EX+ AUDIO !!!!
THE VINYL PRESSING BELOW IS QUITE RARE AS I WILL EXPLAIN BELOW, SO PLEASE READ, AS IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT PRESSING IT ACTUALLY IS !!!!
FIRSTLY I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN ABOUT THIS AMAZING ALBUM.... ORIGINALLY 1st RELEASED ON JUNE 2nd 1972, AND OVER THE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN 7 ISSUES, SO MANY DIFFERENT REISSUES AS WELL !!!!
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ONE LISTED BELOW IS AS MENTIONED A RARE PRESSING. IT IS THE VERY FIRST 1st ISSUE PRESS, AND STILL COMES IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED COVER !!!!
THE EARLIEST UK 1st PRESS HAD A COMBINATION IN THE RUN OFFS, A-1 /  B-1, AND OVER THE NEXT SET OF PRESSINGS, THE NUMBERS GOT HIGHER UNTIL THE FINAL 7th ISSUE PRESS WHICH HAD, A-5 / B-5. SO THE ONE LISTED BELOW, HAS THE UK 1st PRESS COMBINATION OF A-1 / B1, AND AS MENTIONED WITH 7 ISSUES, VERY HARD TO FIND AN ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING !!!!
SO THAT'S THE BOTING BIT OUT OF THE WAY, BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, SO ON WITH THE LISTING....   IT PLAYS SUPERB AND COMES FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
NO INTRODUCTIONS NEEDED, AS I THINK YOU KNOW THEIR HISTORY !!!! THIS IS THEIR AMAZING 7th ALBUM, AND A BIT OF A MYSTERY ALBUM TO MOST PEOPLE, SO I CAN TELL YOU, IT WAS MADE AFTER THEIR 6th ALBUM, 'MEDDLE' AND DURING THE MAKING OF WHAT BECOME THEIR 8th ALBUM, 'DARK SIDE OF THE MOON'. THIS ALBUM IS ACTUALLY THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THE FRENCH FILM, "La Vallee". A BRILLIANT FLOYD ALBUM, AS ALWAYS !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!!!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1ST PRESS   ::  SHSP 4020  A-1  ::  SHSP 4020  B-1  .
EARLIEST, 'GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' RIM TEXT', AND 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LABELS .
MOTHERS AND STAMPERS  ::  (NO MOTHER)  GR  ::  2 RO .

ON THE HARVEST EMI LABEL :: SHSP 4020 .
COVER ::  ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS FULLY TEXTURED WITH ROUNDED CORNERS, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, WITH SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND A BIT OF HEAVIER RUB IN THE MIDDLE ON THE SPINE EDGE, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP, BUT PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, THANK YOU. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, AS BOTH FRONT AND BACK ARE IN GREAT CONDITION, AND ONLY DUE TO THE LIGHT RUB ON THE EDGES AND SPINE, I WOULD GRADE  :: VG+/EX- . 
VINYL ::  NOW THE GREAT NEWS IS, THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERB, AND ALL I HEARD WAS JUST.... ON SIDE 1 :: TWO FAINT TICKS AT THE VERY START AND TWO MORE A LITTLE WAY IN ON TRACK 1 . ON SIDE 2 ::  JUST TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START, AND ONE SINGLE FAINT TICK A BIT FURTHER INTO TRACK 1.
VISUALLY, UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, JUST SOME HARMLESS COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND SOME HARMLESS COSMETIC SMALL HAIRLINES, SO JUST A VISUAL THING UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. SO FOR THAT AUDIO GRADE, AND I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  :: EX/EX+ . BUT I WILL SAY NEARER TO EX, TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE !!!!   
LABELS :: JUST SOME LIGHT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE  :: EX .
EMI FACTORY INNER :: NOW I KNOW THE ORIGINAL WAS A BLACK AND WHITE EMI FACTORY INNER, LIKE THE ONE WITH THIS ALBUM, BUT I THINK THE INNER IS A LATE 1960's SO NOT THE ORIGINAL, ALTHOUGH SIMILAR. NO WRITING, JUST A SMALL SEAM SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND OF COURSE THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ONE LISTED ABOVE :: VG+ .
GREAT ALBUM, AND VERY HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL EARLIEST 1ST PRESS, AND ON ONE OR TWO OF THE TRACKS, THERE ARE HINTS OF THEIR NEXT ALBUM, DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. AS WITH EVERY PINK FLOYS ALBUM, A JOY TO LISTEN TO !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!  ROSE.
TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]]

IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.