PINK FLOYD: THE WALL 1979 1st PRESS HARVEST D/LP SUPERB EX+ VINYL A2/B5/A3/B2

	£		37
	$		49

THIS IS THE LAST OF MY PINK FLOYD ITEMS. COMING SOON: DEEP PURPLE, KING CRIMSON, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH, CREAM, KATE BUSH, AC/DC, QUO.
PINK FLOYD
THE WALL LP
HARVEST SHDW 411 (SHSP 4111 / 4112)
1979
RECORD WEIGHT: 130g / 115g
MATRIX Nos. Record 1: A-2U 361 6 L-X / B-5U 354 1 TML-M  (ALL STAMPED)
MATRIX Nos. Record 2: A-3U T1 1 TML-X / B-2U 319 5 TML-M (ALL STAMPED)
(SOME STAMPERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ SO IT'S A BIT OF GUESSWORK.)
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
NO BAR CODE ON COVER


SLEEVE CONDITION: VG
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. JUST A TINY BIT OF CORNER RUBBING.
SPINE: INTACT WITH NO SPLITS. JUST A VERY LIGHT CREASE VERTICALLY WHERE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN OPENED UP. NO TEXT ON THE SPINE. TOP AND BOTTOM CORNERS ARE GOOD WITH JUST A TINY AMOUNT OF RUBBING. VERY SMALL ABRASION MARK NEAR BOTTOM EDGE (SEE PHOTO)
FRONT: ORIGINAL 1st PRESS SLEEVE WITH MATT FINISH AND NO BARCODE ON COVER. THICK CARDBOARD COVER MADE WITH TWO PIECES OF CARD WITH A SEAM TOP & BOTTOM. HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES ALONG THE SPINE EDGE AND THE ODD FAINT COMPRESSION MARK. RIGHT HAND / OPENING EDGE IS TIDY WITH BARELY ANY FEATHERING. NO SPLITS, RIPS, WRITING OR TEARS. THERE IS SOME LIGHT RINGWEAR AND GENERAL DISCOLOURATION IN PLACES (SEE PHOTO). OVERALL, IN TIDY CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. 
REAR: MATT FINISH LIKE THE FRONT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT CREASES AND THE ODD FAINT COMPRESSION MARK. NO SPLITS, RIPS, WRITING OR TEARS. OPENING EDGE IS STRAIGHT WITH BARELY ANY FEATHERING. THERE IS SOME RINGWEAR AND GENERAL DISCOLOURATION WHICH IS MORE OBVIOUS AS THE SLEEVE IS PREDOMINANTLY WHITE. OVERALL, IN TIDY CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE.
INSIDE GATEFOLD: ONE LIGHT CREASE NEAR TOP LEFT CORNER. NO OBVIOUS RINGWEAR. NO MAJOR DISCOLOURATION APART FROM THE ODD TINY DIRT SPOT 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. NO OBVIOUS RINGWEAR AND NO CREASES. NO RIPS, TEARS OR WRITING. BOTH INNERS HAVE A SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM EDGE.
RECORD CONDITION:
RECORD 1 LOOKS MINT. A CLOSE UP INSPECTION SHOWS JUST A TINY SURFACE MARK ON THE SIDE TWO RUN IN AND ONE NEAR INVISIBLE SMALL SURFACE TRACE, AGAIN ON SIDE TWO. NOTHING ELSE TO SEE AT ALL. EVEN IN BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE BARELY ANY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. VINYL IS SUPER SHINY AND LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. NO SCRATCHES, SCUFFS OR OTHER MARKS WHATSOEVER.
RECORD 2 IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS RECORD ONE WITH JUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE TINY HAIRLINE ON SIDE FOUR. SUPER GLOSSY VINYL THAT LOOKS PRACTICALLY MINT. NO SCRATCHES, SCUFFS OR OTHER MARKS WHATSOEVER.
 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 PLUS IF NOT BETTER. 
ALL FOUR LABELS ARE EXCELLENT WITH JUST ONE FAINT SPINDLE TRACE ON SIDE ONE. THERE ARE NO 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 PRETTY MUCH NON EXISTANT AND THERE IS NO SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS. TO BE ULTRA CRITICAL, THERE IS THE ODD VERY OCCASIONAL TINY SOLITARY TICK AND A LITTLE FAINT STATIC TYPE BACKGROUND OCCASIONALLY ON THE VERY LAST TRACK OF SIDE FOUR 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 45+ 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
10 DAY AUCTION WITH LOW STARTING BID
 POSTAGE WILL BE 24 HOUR WITH TRACKING