PINK FLOYD: WISH YOU WERE HERE SUPERB RARE COMPLETE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP 1975
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PINK FLOYD
WISH YOU WERE HERE LP
1975 FIRST PRESSING WITH THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
MADE IN GT. BRITAIN & (P) 1975 PINK FLOYD MUSIC LTD. ON LABELS
WATERS - GILMOUR - WRIGHT CREDIT ON TRACK 5 SIDE 1 (WATERS ON ALL SUBSEQUENT PRESSINGS)
ORIGINAL BLACK SHRINKWRAP AND STICKER ON SLEEVE WITH SINGLE VENTILATION PIN HOLE EACH SIDE
ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER WITH THREE ANGLED CORNERS. SHVL 814 ON LOWER RH CORNER OF LYRIC SIDE AND OPENING WITH A NINE INCH NOTCH IN THE CENTRE WHERE THE RECORD IS INSERTED. PRINTED AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LIMITED TEXT
GLOSSY 'DIVING MAN' POSTCARD WITH SERRATED EDGES ALL ROUND
MATRIX/STAMPERS A-1 ARR 4 B-5 PP 2 HTM (ALL STAMPED EXCEPT HTM WRITTEN)
HARVEST SHVL 814
1975
RECORD WEIGHT: 135g
MATRIX Nos: A-1 / B-5
SLEEVE CONDITION: EX
EDGES TOP & BOTTOM: OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SHRINKWRAP STILL INTACT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE BOTH EDGES COMPLETELY(AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO REMOVE IT) BUT WHAT CAN BE SEEN IS IN VIRTUALLY PERFECT CONDITION.
SPINE: AGAIN, IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE BUT, AS THE SHRINKWRAP IS PERFECTLY INTACT ALONG THE SPINE EDGE, ONE MUST ASSUME THE SPINE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.
FRONT & BACK: ALTHOUGH IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO PARTIALLY SEE THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE SLEEVE, WHAT CAN BE SEEN IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE EDGE CREASES ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND A TINY MARK ON THE OPENING EDGE ON THE BACK. OPENING EDGE IS STRAIGHT WITH NO FEATHERING. CANNOT SEE ANY RINGWEAR. NO SPLITS, RIPS, WRITING OR TEARS. GREAT TO FIND ONE WITH THE SHRINKWRAP STILL ATTACHED AS THEY ARE BECOMING RARER.
RECORD CONDITION:
TAKING AN INITIAL CURSORY GLANCE AT THE ALBUM, IT LOOKS MINT. UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON SIDE ONE EXCEPT THE VERY OCCASIONAL SLEEVE REMOVAL TYPE HAIRLINE AND NOTHING ELSE, JUST CLEAN GLOSSY VINYL. SIDE TWO HAS A VERY LIGHT SURFACE GRAZE/SCUFF ON TRACK TWO AND A COUPLE OF TINY SURFACE MARKS (ALMOST LIKE DOTS) ON THE LAST TRACK. OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF HAIRLINES/SLEEVE REMOVAL LINES. I WOULD GRADE SIDE ONE AS NEAR MINT AND SIDE TWO A STRONG EXCELLENT. IT'S FAIRLY OBVIOUS THAT THIS RECORD HASN'T BEEN PLAYED A GREAT DEAL. AN ORIGINAL 1975 PRESSING ON THE HARVEST LABEL WITH BLUE/BLACK LABELS AND WHITE TEXT.
BOTH LABELS ARE EXCELLENT WITH NO OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. NO STICKERS, WRITING OR OTHER UNWANTED MARKS. THE LABELS HAVE THE 'EMI RECORDS LTD' TEXT AT 9 'O' CLOCK WITH 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABELS.
PLAYBACK SIDE ONE: A SUPERB EXCELLENT PLUS THROUGHOUT WITH NOTHING TO SPOIL THE SOUNDTRACK AT ALL. BACKGROUND NOISE IS VIRTUALLY NON EXISTANT AND THERE IS NO SURFACE NOISE IN THE QUIET SECTIONS. ABSOLUTELY NO SCRATCHES OR OTHER AUDIBLE MARKS AT ALL. PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY WITH CLEAR DISTORTION FREE SOUND. I PLAYED THIS TWICE AND BARELY HEARD A SINGLE TICK OR CLICK.
PLAYBACK SIDE TWO: VERY SIMILAR TO SIDE ONE WITH A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR EXCEPTIONS. DURING THE ULTRA QUIET TRANSITION BETWEEN TRACKS ONE AND TWO (HAVE A CIGAR & WISH YOU WERE HERE) THERE ARE TWO OCCASIONS WHERE A CLICK IS HEARD FOR TWO REVOLUTIONS. OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO SPOIL THE SOUNDTRACK AT ALL. 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 UNWANTED POPS AND CLICKS.
SO NICE TO SEE OLD 1970s LPs IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION AS THEY ARE BECOMING HARDER TO FIND.
POSTAGE WILL BE 24 HOUR WITH TRACKING
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