PINK FLOYD: THE WALL 1979 1st PRESS HARVEST D/LP SUPERB EX VINYL A2/B3/A3/B2

	£		78
	$		104

PINK FLOYD
THE WALL LP
HARVEST SHDW 411 (SHSP 4111 / 4112)
1979
RECORD WEIGHT: 130g / 125g
MATRIX Nos. Record 1: A-2U G*G 3 L-X / B-3U OR 3 TML-X  (ALL STAMPED)
MATRIX Nos. Record 2: A-3U PH 1 TML-X / B-2U TH 2 TML-M (ALL STAMPED)
(STAMPERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ ON RECORD 1 SIDE 1 SO IT'S A BIT OF GUESSWORK. CANNOT MAKE OUT THE 2nd LETTER)
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING FROM 1979 WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN PERIMETER TEXT
(P) 1979 PINK FLOYD MUSIC TEXT
CREAM COLOURED SLEEVE WITH BRICKS THAT DO NOT REACH THE BOTTOM
NO BAND MEMBERS LISTED INSIDE GATEFOLD
JOHN McCLURE LISTED UNDER 'OTHER ENGINEERS'
LYRIC INNERS HAVE CURVED CORNERS AND NOTCHED OPENINGS
COMES WITH CLEAR VINYL 'REMOVABLE' SLEEVE STICKER


SLEEVE CONDITION: EX-
EDGES TOP & BOTTOM: NO SPLITS OR SHELF RUBBING TO ANY OF THE FOUR EDGES. THEY ARE ALL SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
SPINE: COMPLETELY INTACT. NO SPLITS, RUBS OR OTHER MARKS. JUST A VERY LIGHT CREASE VERTICALLY WHERE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN OPENED UP. NO TEXT ON THE SPINE. TOP AND BOTTOM CORNERS ARE VERY NEAT WITH JUST A TINY AMOUNT OF RUBBING.
FRONT: ORIGINAL 1st PRESS SLEEVE WITH MATT FINISH AND NO BARCODE ON COVER. THICK CARDBOARD COVER MADE WITH ONE PIECE OF CARD FOLDED OVER. HAS THE ODD LITTLE EDGE CREASE AND THE ODD FAINT COMPRESSION MARK. VERY FAINT HINT OF RINGWEAR AT TOP OF SLEEVE. RIGHT HAND EDGE IS TIDY WITH BARELY ANY FEATHERING. HAS THE ODD LITTLE LIGHT DIRT MARK ON TOP LH CORNER AREA AND A LITTLE FAINT DISCOLOURATION ALONG THE TOP AND RH EDGE. NO SPLITS, RIPS, WRITING OR TEARS. OVERALL, IN TIDY CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. 
REAR: MATT FINISH LIKE THE FRONT WITH JUST THE ODD LITTLE EDGE CREASE AND A COUPLE OF SMALL COMPRESSION MARKS. FAINT HINT OF RINGWEAR NEAR THE TOP OF THE SLEEVE. NO SPLITS, RIPS, WRITING OR TEARS. OPENING EDGE IS STRAIGHT WITH BARELY ANY FEATHERING. VERY VERY SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION AROUND EDGES. OVERALL, IN VERY TIDY CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE.
INSIDE GATEFOLD: JUST THE ODD FAINT EDGE CREASE AND JUST A TINY HINT OF RINGWEAR AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND PANEL. NO MAJOR DISCOLOURATION AND STILL LOOKING VERY NICE. NO RIPS, SPLITS, WRITING OR TEARS. 
INNER SLEEVES: ORIGINAL 1st PRESS LYRIC INNERS WITH ROUND CORNERS AND A NINE INCH NOTCH ON THE OPENING EDGES. CATALOGUE NUMBER IS IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. OVERALL IN CLOSE TO EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST A TINY HINT OF RINGWEAR. THE SLEEVE FOR RECORD TWO HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES ON OPPOSING CORNERS AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE DIRT SPOTS. NO SPLITS, RIPS, TEARS OR WRITING.
RECORD CONDITION:
RECORD 1 HAS THE ODD SMALL LIGHT SURFACE LINE/TRACE ON EACH SIDE (NOTHING MORE THAN AN INCH LONG) AND NOTHING ELSE. VINYL IS SUPER GLOSSY AND HAS SEEN VERY LITTLE USE. EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT THERE ARE ONLY A SMALL HANDFUL OF ULTRA FAINT SLEEVE REMOVAL HAIRLINES
RECORD 2 HAS ONE VERY LIGHT RUB MARK ON TRACK 2, SIDE 3 AND AGAIN ON TRACK 2 SIDE 4. OTHER THAN THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER OBVIOUS MARKS. VINYL IS SUPER GLOSSY ANS HAS ONLY SEE N LIGHT USE. EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT THERE ARE BARELY ANY SLEEVE REMOVAL HAIRLINES
 IT'S FAIRLY OBVIOUS THAT BOTH OF THESE RECORDS HAVEN'T BEEN PLAYED A GREAT DEAL. AN ORIGINAL 1979 1st PRESSING ON THE HARVEST LABEL. NO SCRATCHES OR OTHER AUDIBLE MARKS. BOTH DISCS GRADE AT LEAST EXCELLENT. 
ALL FOUR LABELS ARE EXCELLENT WITH JUST A FEW FAINT SPINDLE TRACES ON EACH ONE. SIDE ONE HAS A TINY CIRCULAR STICKER WHICH COULD PROBABLY BE REMOVED (I HAVEN'T TRIED) BUT, OTHER THAN THAT, THERE ARE NO OTHER STICKERS, TEARS, WRITING OR OTHER UNWANTED MARKS. 
PLAYBACK IS A SUPERB EXCELLENT WITH VIRTUALLY NOTHING TO SPOIL THE SOUNDTRACK ON ANY SIDE. BACKGROUND NOISE IS VIRTUALLY NON EXISTANT AND THERE IS NO SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS. TO BE ULTRA CRITICAL, THERE IS THE ODD VERY OCCASIONAL TINY SOLITARY TICK AND TRACK 2 ON SIDE 3 (IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?) HAS A FAINT TICK FOR ABOUT FIVE REVOLUTIONS BUT THAT'S IT.  PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY WITH CLEAR DISTORTION FREE SOUND. THERE ARE MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM AND IT'S A REAL TREAT TO HEAR THEM PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT THE USUAL BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NUMEROUS SCRATCHES SO OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH 50+ YEAR OLD RECORDS. THIS RECORD HAS NOT BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED SO MAY BENEFIT FROM A SPIN ON A PRO CLEANER ALTHOUGH IT PLAYS SUPERB.

SO NICE TO SEE OLD 1970s LPs IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION AS THEY ARE BECOMING HARDER TO FIND.
A GREAT COPY FOR YOUR COLLECTION
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