Pink Floyd ANIMALS UK LP 1ST A2/B2 FACTORY SAMPLE 2 PLAY EVER MINT - / NMINT-

	£		205
	$		272

PINK FLOYD - ANIMALS

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

THIS IS A FACTORY SAMPLE AND COMES COMPLETE WITH 2 STICKERS

STUNNING!!! MINT SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 815
• MATRIX: SHVL815 A-2U / B-2U 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 ML / 1 GLA
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS ONLY A2/B2 INDICATES THIS, AS THERE WERE NO RELEASED -1 COPIES

THIS IS A PURE PROMOTIONAL COPY WITH FACTORY SAMPLE STICKERS BOTH ON THE SLEEVE AND LABEL.

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 TWO REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES EVER

THE PROMOTIONAL COPY LABEL IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO SIDE ONE

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 ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME VERY FINE HANDLING LINES

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

SIDE ONE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. NO STATIC AND NO MORE THAN ONE BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE TIC

SIDE 2 HAS A LITTLE LIGHT STATIC IN SOME OF THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES AND A FEW  TINY LITTLE TICS HERE AND THERE

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC AS MINT MINUS!!! FOR SIDE ONE AND NEAR MINT MINUS FOR SIDE 2

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 FROM NEW AND IS UNBLEMISHED

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, 

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 LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE ON EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT NO THUMB LINES NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE

NO DENTS OR BENDS  AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER, WITH THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNRUBBED

THE WIDESPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. JUST ONE TINY THUMB IMPRESSION NEAR THE TOP END. INCREDIBLY THE COLOURS ARE ALL PERFECT. NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR RUB, EVEN TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WHICH ARE ALSO IMMACULATE

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 IMMACULATE CONDITION AS THE FRONT.ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY BETTER, IF THAT IS POSSIBLE. AGAIN NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, AND NO COLOUR LOSS.NOT ONE LINE NEAR ANY OF THE PERIMETER EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF  PRISTINE BLACK EDGES PANELS. NO COLOUR LOSS AGAIN

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION THE INNER HAS A HISTORY OF SEVERE SEAM SPLITTING. THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTELY NEAR MINT, NO SPLITS OR DAMAGE TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE. I HAVE TAKEN THE PRECAUTION OF HOUSING THE LP IN A POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO ENSURE THERE CAN BE NO FURTHER WEAR..

THERE ARE JUST A FEW LINES NEAR THE EDGES

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 MINT!!!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY