Pink Floyd MEDDLE UK LP 1ST GRAM CO LABEL A1/B1 NMINT

	£		211
	$		280

PINK FLOYD - MEDDLE

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

OUTSTANDING PLAYBACK

MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHSP 4020
• MATRIX: SHSP4020 A-1U / B-1U 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 PD / 1 HM
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING

A FIRST PRESS MEDDLE MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

1. THE LABELS MUST HAVE 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING (EMEI RECORDS INDICATE A LETER PRESS
2. THE LABELS MUST STATE 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL
3. THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END -1U ON BOTH SIDES
4. NOTHING ELSE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
5. THE VINYL IS ALSO HEAVIER OF THE FIRST PRESSES
6. THE SLEEVE MUST BE FULLY TEXTURED ON THE OUTSIDE AND ON THE INSIDE (MANY ARE JUST TEXTURED ON THE OUTSIDE)
7. THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS 7100 TPS PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. SHVL 795, PATENT No 1224339' AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT HAND INNER PANEL
8. THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE A SEALED LEFT EDGE, AND THE WHOLE THING MUST BE MADE OF ONE PIECE OF CARD WITH THE FLIPBACK SEALED UNDER THE TOP EDGE. THE CARD SEEN INSIDE THE SLEEVE MUST BE BROWNISH IN COLOUR
9. THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE THE ADVERTISING INNER WITH THE FOLLOWING TEXT AT THE BOTTOM. 'MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN. PATENT NoS 1,125,555 & 1,072,844

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST 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 8-10 SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED VERY OFTEN IN ITS 40 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAY LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION NO MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE VERY FINE AND TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINE

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 FINSIH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ABID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND ANY PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE ARE SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON ANY PINK FLOYD ALBUM THAT IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO HEAR SOME CRACKLE, BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NONE ON THIS ALBUM

NO LOUD CLEAICK AND I CANT SAY I HEARD ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH.

SOME BARELY AUDIBLE LIGHT STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE AT THE BEGINNING OF BOTH SIDES FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND AGAIN SOME VERY RANDOM STUFF ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS

SILENT LINKING GROOVES AND NEAR SILENT RUN INS AND A STUNNING CRISP AND CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION IS WHAT YOU SHOULD HEAR

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS BEAUTIFUL DISC NEAR MINT

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD (BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THIS FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION UNLIKE SO MANY THAT ARE WORN AND RINGWORN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THIS TEXTURED SURFACE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME REALLY WELL. THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED.

THERE ARE NO CREASES TO ANY PART OF THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND AMAZINGLY ONLY TWO TINY AND BARELY VISIBLE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE TO THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE!!

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALMOST WITHOUT ANY SHELF WEAR. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGHAND THATS ALL. THIS IS BETTER THAN MOST YOU WILL FIND, AND A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED TO THE SLEEVE FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE SPINE IS ALWAYS FORUND WORN THROUGH, BUT NOT ON THIS COPY. IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE WITH JUST THE TINIEST BIT OF RUBBING TO THE VERY BOTTOM TIP. IT IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY SPECK OF THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS IMMACULATE AND FULLY COLOURED. ALL OF THE DELICATE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT , NO CREASES OF ANY DESRIPTION, NO RING WEAR, NO RECORD SHAPEM AND NOT EVEN ANY SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE

CLEARLY THE LP SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE

THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS INSUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLES, WITH A LITTLE AGING TO TO GLUE WHICH HAS DRIED AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES LEAVING A MILD AND LIGHT BROWNING EFFECT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY