Pink Floyd ANIMALS 1977 UK LP 1st Press A-2U / B-2U Textured Labels NEAR MINT

	£		150
	$		199

INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT VINYL

PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES - TEXTURED LABELS A-2U / B-2U

STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 815
• MATRIX: SHVL815 A-2U / B-2U 
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS ONLY A2/B2 INDICATES THIS, AS THERE WERE NO RELEASED -1 COPIES

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 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BLUE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES EVER

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY SOME INNER SLEEVE WISPY HAIRLINES SPOTTED WHEN ANGLING THE LP AROUND IN STRONG LED'S

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS,AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST SUPERB CLEAR . CLEAN AND CRISP, WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE DISC HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED WITH A HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS

NO  BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS. NEAR PERFECT SILENCE IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND QUIET PASSAGES

THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ALBUM IS JUST PERFECTION. NO NOISE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN THE ODD TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS

IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH TAKING A FULL LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM BEFORE DECIDING JUST HOW GREAT THIS IS

FOR ME THIS EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THROUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO FIND IN ANYTHING LIKE A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. USUALLY THE COLOURS ARE BADLY RUBBED AND THE CREASE LINES AROUND THE SPINE AND PERIMETER EDGES MAKE THE WHOLE THING LOOK SHABBY

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEREFORE HAS VERY FEW BLEMISHES

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE,OTHER THAN THE VERY LIGHTEST SHADOW OF GREYING UNDER THE TOP EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. AND INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER.

THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES ON THE TOP AND EDGE, AND JUST TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, BUT NO THUMB LINES NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE

A SUPERB FRONT SURFACE

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. FULLY COLOURED ALONG THE SURFACES, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE REAR RIGHT TIP END, AND A FEW WHITE SPECKS ON THE REAR EDGE

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR WITH JUST A LITTLE RUB TO THE  RIGHT CORNER TIPS.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. INCREDIBLY THE COLOURS ARE ALL PERFECT. NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR RUB, OTHER THAN A PIN PRICK TO THE TOP TIP END AND A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE

THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME LOVELY CONDITION AS THE FRONT.TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP AND JUST ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE ARE THREE SMALL DENTS IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A VERY NICE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION THE INNER HAS A HISTORY OF SEVERE SEAM SPLITTING. THIS ONE IS NEAR PERFECT, A SMALL SCUFF AND SPLIT ON ONE SIDE THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE EDGES EITHER WHICH IS ANOTHER RARITY I HAVE TAKEN THE PRECAUTION OF HOUSING THE LP IN A POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO ENSURE THERE CAN BE NO FURTHER WEAR..

THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS INNER HAS ROUNDED CORNERS, A THUMB NOTCH AT THE TOP AND THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. LATER ISSUES HAD SQUARE CORNERS, NO NOTCH OR CAT NUMBER 

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT