PINK FLOYD "Wish You Were Here" UK 1st ISSUE BLACK WRAP

	£		88
	$		116

  PINK FLOYD "Wish You Were Here" UK 1st ISSUE BLACK WRAP COMPLETE w/SQUARE CUT INNER & POSTCARD, A1/B5 MATRIX
PINK FLOYD
Wish You Were Here

ORIGINAL UK HARVEST (SHVL 814) FIRST PRESSING (September 1975) OF PINK FLOYD'S OUTSTANDING "Wish You Were Here" LP, COMPLETE IN ITS ORIGINAL BLACK SHRINK-WRAP WITH THE 'WISH YOU WERE HERE' ROBOT HANDSHAKE STICKER, THE ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE 'CUT CORNER' INNER SLEEVE AND THE FIRST ISSUE SERRATED EDGE GLOSSY POSTCARD

AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS MUCH SOUGHT AFTER *COMPLETE* FIRST PRESSING WHICH SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL - BEAUTIFUL DEEP, RICH AND WARM AUDIO

NOTE ON THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION OF WYWH: In my experience this LP, along with The Wall and The Final Cut is probably one of the most problematic Pink Floyd LPs with regards to the audio quality
I have found that even mint looking copies of this LP can play with lots of excessive clicking, surface noise and even distortion (with the first solo guitar break on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" being especially problematic in this regard)
Many, many copies of this album have passed through my hands over the years and I know how difficult it is to find a decent copy which will play with the minimum of issues, especially on higher-end systems. I am therefore pleased to report that this is an EXCELLENT example which plays BEAUTIFULLY

MATRIX NUMBERS: SHVL 814 A-1 (stamped) / SHVL 814 B-5 (stamped)


Track Listing:
Side 1: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part One) / Welcome To The Machine
Side 2: Have A Cigar / Wish You Were Here / Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part Two)

LABELS: The Harvest Picture labels are CLEAN, BRIGHT and UNMARKED with just a few light spindles
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces retain their original DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN with a few superficial light marks mostly caused by the unkind thick card inner - these have minimal audio consequence (see detailed audio assessment below)
VINYL Audio: OUTSTANDING audio delivery in every respect. Covers a fantastic dynamic range with all frequencies BRIGHT and CLEAR - BEAUTIFULLY RICH, WARM, STRONG AUDIO REPRODUCTION. As I mentioned earlier this can be a VERY problematic LP regarding the audio quality but this copy plays to a very high standard with NO groove-wear and NO distortion. There are NO scratches, NO skips and just a couple of small patches of surface noise/clicking (on the quiet lead-in/intro on Side One and at the end of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part One)"/beginning of "Welcome To The Machine" - nothing I found either major or intrusive on play-grading this MASTERPIECE). GREAT COPY - Critically graded as EXCELLENT for audio. A VERY, VERY FINE EXAMPLE INDEED
SLEEVE: The cover still retains the original black shrink wrapping with the WYWH sticker. As I am sure you are aware this wrapping is very delicate and easily damaged but this one is in GREAT condition with a glass-like sheen. It has obviously been kept inside a protective sleeve all its life as the edges of the black plastic are factory-fresh and completely unworn. Apart from the usual withdrawal at the opening edge the wrap covers 95% of the sleeve with just 2 holes on the front bottom edge but none on the back - which is pristine. The wrap looks like it has NEVER been taken off the cover so underneath the sleeve should be perfect. One of the finest examples of this black wrap I have seen recently - BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN and FRESH
INNER SLEEVE: The original first issue inner with square cut corners and 9" opening thumb notch is in EXCELLENT condition - NICE and CLEAN with NO splits to any of the edges and just some very light and barely noticeable age-related 'foxing' on the white portion underneath the red veil photograph. The LP is now housed - and will be posted in - a new inner to prevent any 'knifing' damage to the original during transit
POSTCARD: The original, serrated edge, GLOSSY postcard is MINT - CLEAN, BRIGHT and UNMARKED with NO creases

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THIS REALLY IS AN EXCELLENT COPY AND AS A *COMPLETE* FIRST PRESSING IN ITS ORIGINAL BLACK SHRINK-WRAP WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS SERRATED EDGE GLOSSY POSTCARD AND SQUARE-CUT CORNER INNER- INCREASINGLY SCARCE
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