PINK FLOYD Relics SCARCER ORIG UK 71 EX++ LP - LOVELY.

	£		56
	$		74

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Postage: UK £4.75. Europe (including Russia) £12.50. Rest of World £16.50. ALL signed for in quality, safe packaging – I NEVER use mailing envelopes.

PLEASE NOTE: Overseas packets that go through the customs system, can take up to 4 to 6 weeks to process and deliver, this IS normal. For Russia, this can take even longer and is out of my control, so please be patient.

ALSO: I now apply the Ebay ‘4-day’ rule for non-payment. I try to keep my P&P prices as low as possible even yet another Royal Mail price hike, I will never compromise on solid, safe packing that is invariably a little heavier.

Artist or Band: PINK FLOYD

Album Title: Relics.

Producer(s): Norman Smith, Joe Boyd and The Pink Floyd.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Arnold Layne; Interstellar Overdrive; See Emily Play; Remember a Day; Paintbox.

Side 2: Julia Dream; Careful with That Axe, Eugene; Cirrus Minor; The Nile Song; Biding My Time; Bike.

Label/Format: Starline – original deep blue format (Please see my label scan, actually darker than seen here).

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with only light and very light, fine and faint spindle marks and no wear around the hole area.

Cat Number: SRS 5071.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 115 grams. Around average for it’s era.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Moderate: because of it’s original low asking price, this sold well as the mother and stamper codes below indicate.

Original Year of Release: 1971

Matrix Nos: SRS 5071 A-1 / SRS 5071 B-3

Mothers / Stampers: 4 RDA / 4 GDP

Musicians: Syd Barrett – lead and rhythm guitar, lead vocals; David Gilmour – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals; Nick Mason – drums, percussion; Roger Waters – bass guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals; Richard Wright – organ, piano, lead vocals, backing vocals, trombone.

Brief Info: ‘Relics’ was a budget compilation on the spin-off EMI label ‘Starline’, but now considered an integral album within the Pink Floyd catalogue. A magnificent and important album too as it features singles and B-sides that were not included on the regular albums. Including different mixes and album cuts from the first three albums as well as an unreleased song in the Waters composition ‘Biding My Time’ that actually features Richard Wright on trombone. This has been reissued in several different guises including a partcial and full-colour alternative covers, but the original, as per this, was a black and white format with textured surfaces. The fantastic artwork subtitled ‘A Bizarre Collection of Antiques & Curios’ was designed by Nick Mason. Although a relatively common album, it is never so easy to find with a clean, close to wear-free cover. Clearly this is prone to all forms of ageing and grubbiness, and the record was so often played to destruction. So a budget album it may have been, but now an essential part of the Pink Floyd discography and few fans would not want to own a copy and this one is very worthy.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(++): a single unlaminated format with matt and textured surfaces. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse. This one has the EMI text inner sleeve in EX+ condition.

Cover Front: Very attractive indeed and showing minimal traces of the usual wear and grubbiness so many seem to acquire over the years. Any rim impression very small and faint as are any super-fine edge hairline surface creases or tiny marks. This retains an unusual freshness and defies it’s considerable age. Bare in mind: many of these were purchased by young rock fans, often school children as a route to investigate the early Pink Floyd as this was a budget release. So more often seen in very poor conditions due to mistreatment, loaning out and heavy usage. Only the more careful ones who protected this predominately white cover stood any chance of looking this attractive that now has entered it’s fifth decade.

Cover Back: Pretty much the same again, possibly even better. With so many seen with ugly grubby ringwear and discolouration, it puts one like this into true perspective.

Top Edge: Practically unworn and including text as per the spine, all totally present and very much intact, still very clean and straight.

Bottom Edge: Immaculate and dead straight.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, ultra sharp with no wear, burring or thickening, this guaranteed untrimmed. Record enters on this edge.

Spine and Text: Immaculate bar one minute chip to the ‘S’ in ‘SRS’. Solid but fairly thin and almost perfect as made. Straight with minimal compression and this has avoided any discolouration.

Corners: All four little short of as made again with very well defined pointed shape retained and very clean and unrubbed.

Cover Summary: A very impressive all-round example of this very fragile 70’s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find much better. This beautiful item should please most-all collectors.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++): and this being quite conservative. A superb visual copy that is very clean, shiny, intense black and quite solidly pressed. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence with any surface race marks tiny, ultra light and faint as seen with utmost scrutiny under bright angled light. Visually a super record that should please most collectors again.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This lovely record plays even above it’s high visual grading with little nothing to fault. With so many seen with trashed covers and records played to destruction, this one clearly has seen little usage and few records of this immense age and popularity will avoid the odd minor blemish or two – but his has little to fault. The odd gentle surface sound trace on the very difficult ‘Cirrus Minor’, which at the beginning is incredibly quiet with quiet birdsong opening the fragile acoustic music. But overall it offers strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any other surface sounds are minimal indeed and no pops or significant clicks were noted and, overall, this is an exceptional clean pressing. Although a budget record, this is well produced and offers stunning sound. Especially on the two classic singles ‘Arnold Layne’ and ‘See Emily Play’ – both worth the price alone as they were not included on any of the early main albums. Few copies will outperform this early format pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been generally well stored and carefully handled within a non-smoking environment. That a factor as so often this cover is seen very browned by nicotine soiled air. Nothing of any note spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. ‘Relics’ is an important piece of the Pink Floyd jigsaw and this does it nigh-on maximum justice – just the odd brief gentle reminder you are listening to a true vintage piece of vinyl and not a squeaky clean digital alternative. This copy could prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Rondo Red moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Nait 5i with Project USB phono stage and Chord interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Terrarium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand+ based on over 8,000+ items sold in over 10 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffeners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 2 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of FOUR days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site and they take the Ebay consequences (a strike or removal from the system). Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £8. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £3 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.