PINK FLOYD"SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS"1969COLUMBIA SILVER/BLACK 2ND PRESS.-1/-1 MATRIX

	£		39
	$		52

ATTENTION PINK FLOYD,COLUMBIA LABEL AND 1960s PSYCHEDELIC/PROGRESSIVE ROCK MUSIC COLLECTORS!     

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL UK 1969 STEREO 2ND PRESSING ISSUE OF THE ESSENTIAL LP BY PINK FLOYD:"A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS".EMI PRESSED COLUMBIA SCX 6258 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE -1/-1 MATRIXES. THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSINGS HAD THE BLUE/BLACK LABEL DESIGN IN 1968 REPLACED IN 1969 BY THE SILVER AND BLACK LABELS WITH JUST ONE EMI BOX LOGO ON EACH LABEL AND THE GRAMOPHONE CO.LTD RIM TEXT.LATER REPRESSES HAD TWO EMI BOXES ON EACH LABEL AND THE EMI RECORDS RIM TEXT.

THERE IS THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT EMI LPs ADVERT INNER SLEEVE WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" TEXT AND THE LAMINATED FRONT+FLIPBACK COVER WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "PATENTS PENDING" TEXT AND DATE CODE 6807(JULY 1968)ONE OF THE FIRST COVERS EVER PRINTED FOR THIS LP SO THIS REPRESS IS VERY EARLY 1969! THE COVER ALSO HAS THE "FILE UNDER POPULAR:POP GROUPS" TEXT NOT ON LATER REISSUES.

THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT SURVIVE AROUND 52 YEARS LATER IN ANY DECENT CONDITION ARE SAFELY IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE COLLECTORS RELUCTANT TO EVER SELL!

THIS  COPY WAS BOUGHT IN 1969 BY THE ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO PLAYED HIS LPs ON EXCELLENT HI-FI EQUIPMENT RECORDING THEM ON CASSETTES FOR PLAYING DURING HIS TIME IN THE NAVY WITH THE RECORDS KEPT FOR MOST OF THE TIME IN CAREFUL STORAGE AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS NOT A SMOKER SO NO HORRIBLE "SMOKE STINK" AND NO "DAMP SMELL" THAT OFTEN PERMUTATES OLD ALBUM COVERS! THERE IS GREAT MUSICIANSHIP AND SUPERB SOUND PRODUCTION-A VERY WORTHY AND ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO ANY SERIOUS COLLECTION OF 1960s PSYCHEDELIC/PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUMS.

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT CONDITION RECORD-VERY STRICTLY GRADED FROM START TO FINISH.MANY WOULD STATE NEAR MINT.OTHER SELLERS WILL STATE A GENERAL GRADING,SOME WILL JUST STATE "GOOD FOR IT'S AGE" OR JUST A VISUAL GRADE.NOT WITH ME SO PLEASE READ ON!

BASED ON MY LONG TERM 34 YEARS AS A DEALER EXPERIENCES AND OVER 18 OF THOSE AS A MAJOR SELLER ON EBAY,YOU WILL NOW READ AN HONEST AND CAREFULLY CHECKED COPY THAT WILL HOPEFULLY COVER ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE DECIDING TO BID ON THIS ONCE IN A BLUE MOON OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS SPLENDID CONDITION! 

THE JET BLACK SURFACES HAVE A LOVELY GLEAM TO THEM AND ARE NOT "DULL" OR SCUFFED AS WITH MANY LPs OF THIS AGE. THERE ARE SOME SMALL AND FAINT SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER VERY STRONG LIGHT.

I STRUGGLED TO HEAR MUCH SURFACE NOISE APART FROM THE ODD ISOLATED SOFT POP IN BETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS,HOWEVER THE DISC HAS VERY CLEAR SOUND INDEED WITH NO DISTORTION,NO LOUD CLICKS AND OF COURSE NO STICKS AND NO JUMPS/SKIPS.LOTS OF BASS AND A WARMTH AND DEPTH THAT IS LACKING ON SUBSEQUENT PRESSINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED.

I HAVE LISTENED TO IT TWICE  BEFORE LISTING TO BE SURE I DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING ON DECENT EQUIPMENT WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND NO FILTERING TO HEAR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DESCRIBED.

IT  WILL BE A HIGHLIGHT IN YOUR CLASSIC 1960s ROCK COLLECTION. 

PLEASE EXAMINE THE CLOSE UP PHOTOS OF THE LABELS WITH NO RIPS OR FADING-JUST A FAINT NAME IN PEN ON THE "A" SIDE LABEL. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT SPINDLE WEAR BUT I DO NOT "TOUCH IN" OR "INK IN" LIKE SOME SELLERS!

HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL EMI LPs ADVERT CURVED EDGES PAPER INNER SLEEVE WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" TEXT.

 THE LAMINATED FRONT COVER HAS A FEW SMALL CREASES,A NAME IN SMALL BIRO PEN AT THE BACK AND A SMALL STICKER STAIN REMOVAL AT THE BACK BUT NO RIPS,SPLITS OR REPAIRS! I WOULD SAY IT IS FAR BETTER THAN MOST THAT TURN UP!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! PLEASE ZOOM IN AND SEE EVERY POSSIBLE DETAIL!

THE STARTING PRICE OF £10 IS ACTING AS THE RESERVE WITH NO OFFERS ALTHOUGH BE PREPARED FOR LAST MINUTE BIDDING AS SO OFTEN THE CASE. THERE IS NO BUY IT NOW OPTION ON THIS RECORD.

MY PACKING WILL BE SOLID WITH THICK CARD AND AN ADDITIONAL RECORD TO ALLOW FOR SAFE ARRIVAL.SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR MANY GREAT COMMENTS!

I REGRET THAT I WILL NOT POST TO THIS RECORD TO MEXICO OR BRAZIL DUE TO THE RISKS OF LOSS IN THOSE COUNTRIES ERRATIC POSTAL SYSTEM.

BIDDERS WITH NO FEEDBACK WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BID.

THERE SHOULD BE NO NEED FOR ANY QUESTIONS BUT DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME VIA EBAY MESSAGES AND I WILL REPLY AS SOON AS I CAN.

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!     

This is my honest grading!!!

Please see my listening policy below. 

I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

Checkout my  feedback of over 26,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers.Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email  arrangement.OVER 18 years on ebay  and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

MORE DIFFERENT LPs,EPs AND 45s FROM ME EVERY WEEK ON EBAY FOR AUCTION AND MANY AT LOW,REALISTIC BUY IT NOW PRICES!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THE VERY FIRST EVER UK PRESSING OF THIS MAGNIFICENT ALBUM! GOOD LUCK!

MORE PINK FLOYD AND OTHER CLASSIC ROCK LPs ENDING FROM ME MINUTES BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS-ALL IN SUPERB CONDITIONS!

COMBINATION POSTAGE DEALS CAN BE ARRANGED.