Pink Floyd - Animals (Incredibly Rare 1977 UK First Pressing)
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Artist & Title: Pink Floyd – Animals
Animals: Ultra rare 1977 UK 1st pressing 5-track vinyl LP with picture labels. The vinyl has A2/B3 matrix numbers in the run-out grooves. Housed in its iconic, wide spine, gatefold picture sleeve. This copy is complete with the original black card lyric inner. Highly desirable for its first-press matrices, and is hard enough to find in any condition, this copy is in Excellent Plus condition, And as these original wide-spine pressings come up so infrequently this could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to add this extreme rarity to your collection at an extremely advantageous price.
Catalogue Number: Harvest SHVL 815
Release date: 23 January 1977 (UK)
Overall Grade: EX+/EX+ (LP/Cover)
Matrix/Runout: Side 1: SHVL 815 A-2U 2 Side 2: SHVL 815 B-3U 2
This is the original form of the release, It has a gatefold sleeve, with one sleeve glued shut and a wide spine.
Thick heavyweight vinyl believed by some to be the 'finest' and most true encapsulation of this historical recording as the first pressing was pressed direct from the original masterplate. These 1st pressings were straight from the masters and nothing even gets close to them today. They play with a deep clear warm clarity and have to be heard to be believed!
The gatefold sleeve is folded in and factory sealed at one end. (To identify the original the cover must have the folded in flap and not just be two flat sides glued together).
The inner sleeve is a distinctive black semi matt card with rounded corners and white printed text stating “© Roger Waters. Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. ? 1977” at the bottom and SHVL815 (I) at the bottom right.
This unique, rare, FIRST PRESSING, Pink Floyd LP from the creative peak of the band’s career is hardly ever offered for sale in ANY condition.
This is the extremely rare real thing: a GENUINE first UK pressing. The record and gatefold sleeve are both in excellent condition, without any obvious signs of use, and complete with the original inner lyric sleeve (they genuinely look like they could almost have been bought new today). See pics. All items are the genuine originals bought together, shrink wrapped, by me in 1977 not reprints or fakes. The LP is the original first press stereo LP, which was only played a few times on top-end audiophile equipment and lovingly cared for.
THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS UNIQUE ALBUM EVER OFFERED FOR SALE IN RECENT TIMES
This may be your only ONCE IN A LIFETIME chance to own this piece of rock history, which is considered one of the most important rock albums ever made.
A fantastic time warp example of this rarity in amazing condition, a true investment grade item - get it while you can!
AND IT MUST SELL IN THIS ONCE ONLY AUCTION
You can read more about the album HERE and all over the web.
I pack my records professionally in stiff corrugated cruciform record mailers leaving the Vinyl (housed in anti-static bags) outside the Sleeve.
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