PINK FLOYD THE WALL 1979 2-LP FIRST PRESSING A MUSICAL MILESTONE
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HARVEST RECORDS 1st. ISSUE RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 1979. RELEASE INFORMATION: ORIGINAL ISSUE BAND MEMBERS ARE NOT LISTED ON THE INSIDE COVER. IT ONLY SAYS "WORDS AND MUSIC ROGER WATERS." JOHN McCLURE IS LISTED UNDER "OTHER ENGINEERS."
INSIDE THE 1C2 TYPE COVER: PINK FLOYD THE WALL HARVEST SHDW 4111/4112 2LP GATEFOLD COVER, ARTWORK BY GERALD SCARFE, CREAMY COLOURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE, BRICKS NOT ALIGNED RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF SLEEVE, SLEEVE IS HEAVYWEIGHT CARD CREAMY IN COLOUR MADE FROM TWO SHEETS OF CARDBOARD WITH SEEMS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF INNER EDGES OF THE COVER. INNER SLEEVE TYPE IS2: INNER SLEEVES ARE HEAVY CARDBOARD WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND A NINE INCH THUMB NOTCH AT THE TOP OF SIDE 2 AND 4. CATALOG NUMBERS: SHDW 411: PRESSING NUMBER: OC-158 63410 AND THE RECORD NUMBER: SHSP 4111 IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
CATALOG OF MATRIX LETTERS LISTED BY HARVES RECORDS SHOW THAT A-4U/B-6U//A-1U/B-6U (ALL FOUR ARE STAMPED) AS OFFICIAL 1st ISSUE. (IC2, IS2) SIDE 1: SHSP 4111 A-4U TML-X SIDE 2: SHSP 4111 B-6U TML-S SIDE 3: SHSP 4112 A-1U TML-M SIDE 4: SHSP 4112 B-6U TML-X
LABELS: TEXT AROUND THE TOP EDGE OF THE LABEL STARTS AT 7 O'CLOCK
GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS A STRONG EXCELLENT, A LITTLE AGE DISCOLOUR ON SPINE, THE SPINE IS STRONG NO WEAR TO OUTER EDGE, SEE PHOTOS. THE OPENINGS ARE CRISP AND CLEAN, NO TITLE STIKER, SOME COPIES WERE ISSUED WITH TRANSPARENT TITLE INSERTS. INSIDE ARTWORK IS CLEAN AND FRESH. THE INNER SLEEVES ARE CLEAN AND CRISP, ONE HAS A SHORT 4cm BOTTOM EDGE SPLIT.
THE VINYL RECORDS ARE EXCELLENT RETAINING GLOSSY SHEEN, NO SCRATCHES OF ANY KIND HARD TO FIND ANYTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN PLAYBACK IS AMAZING THE SOUND IS SHARP, CRISP AND CLEAR VERY LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE. SOME EXCELLENT VOCALS FROM THE KIDS. THE RECORD LABELS ARE ALL CLEAN AND UNMARKED.
OVERALL THIS IS THE BEST OF "PINK FLOYD" AND THIS ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, A SOUND INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE AS THEY GET HARDER TO FIND IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION, GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE COLLECTOR OR LISTENER.
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