Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds (Vinyl LP) 1st UK Press Harvest SHSP 4020 EX+/NM
  £   95
  $   126   

 


£ 95   (best offer accepted)   Sold For
Sep 15, 2021 Sold Date
Sep 10, 2021 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
eBay Sold at
 
save auction  

Description

Stunning copy of Pink Floyd's 6th studio album  Obscured By Clouds. Cult classic, released in 1972. This is the true UK 1st pressing of this album.
Vinyl is graded Excellent but a strong excellent and not far off NM. The sleeve is graded Near Mint, quite rare tofind in this condition
Play tested and the sound is superb!
Plenty of images to study but i am very honest with my descriptions as my feedback will confirm.
Pink Floyd ?– Obscured By Clouds Label: Harvest ?– SHSP 4020, Harvest ?– 1E 062 ? 05054 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 1st pressing Country: UK Released: 03 Jun 1972 Vinyl Condition - EX+ Sleeve Condition - NM
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Label side A): (SHSP.4020A) Matrix / Runout (Label side B): (SHSP.4020B) Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, var.1): SHSP 4020 A-1  Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, var.1): SHSP 4020 B-1 
Stampers  (Hard To Make Out) Side 1 - HO Side 2 - OO
Please study all the images very carefully as they form an important part of the description.
Please bid/buy with absolute confidence as i have over 20 years experience selling on Ebay and am very confident in my descriptions but there is always a 100% money back guarantee on items if you are not happy with your purchase or it arrives damaged.
I have sent many very expensive items all over the world and pride myself in customer satisfaction. 
Items are always packaged extremely carefully.
Questions are welcomed.
If you receive an item from me that you feel is not satisfactory, please CONTACT ME FIRST directly via eBay’s contact member link. Please DO NOT open a “case” or report an “item not as described.” Do not leave low DSR scores, negative or neutral feedback. These actions (for reasons only the eBay overlords can dictate) hurt my seller standing and ultimately have a significant financial impact on me my ability to deliver the high level of service you expect. If you would like to return an item or feel an item is not as described, just CONTACT ME FIRST and let me know. I will make it right every time. If you feel the need to leave anything but positive feedback and high DSR scores, CONTACT ME FIRST.

Pink Floyd ?– Obscured By Clouds

Label: Harvest ?– SHSP 4020, Harvest ?– 1E 062 ? 05054 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 1st pressing
Country: UK Released: 03 Jun 1972 Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen Style: Soundtrack, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1 Obscured By Clouds Written-By – Gilmour*, Waters* A2 When You're In Written-By – Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* A3 Burning Bridges Written-By – Wright*, Waters* A4 The Gold It's In The ... Written-By – Gilmour*, Waters* A5 Wot's ... Uh The Deal Written-By – Gilmour*, Waters* A6 Mudmen Written-By – Gilmour*, Wright* B1 Childhood's End Written-By – Gilmour* B2 Free Four Written-By – Waters* B3 Stay Written-By – Wright*, Waters* B4 Absolutely Curtains Written-By – Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters*

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – EMI
  • Record Company – E.M.I. Records
  • Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
  • Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
  • Published By – World Copyrights Ltd.
  • Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
  • Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Credits

  • Composed By, Producer – Pink Floyd
  • Cover [Album] – Hipgnosis (2)

Notes

1st UK issue has the 'normal' cut matrixes SHSP 4020 A-1 / SHSP 4020 B-1. Additional letters and/or digits are mothers/stampers identifiers (see variants).

Harvest labels.

Original sleeve has pinched ends to the spine with mat-finished textured sleeve and rounded corners (see images).

Text position on label side B has two variants (see images).

Labels:
Top rim text :
The Gramophone Co.Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.

Boxed "EMI" logo
? 1972 The Gramophone Company Limited
World Copyrights Ltd.

Bottom rim text :
Made in GT Britain.
Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this record prohibited.

Backcover:
E.M.I Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd)
Hayes • Middlesex • England
Made and printed in Great Britain

Harvest - Regd. Trade Mark of The Gramophone Company Ltd - A Company of The EMI Group

7206 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd

Subtitle (backcover):
Music from La Vallée

Note:
First cut (end of runouts A-1 B-1) was quickly rejected because of too much high-end eq (see "Pink Floyd in Pompeii" film).
This copy has got this distortion.

Some copies were exported to France with a white round sticker on front cover (IMPORT england EMI PATHE MARCONI).

Two type of EMI inners are known for this album:
- plain white one with "PATENT Nos. 1,125,555," and "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" on bottom, with shaped corners and flipback.
- polyline (plastic bag inside) with advertising of other LPs, on bottom has "THE GREATEST RECORDING ORGANISATION IN THE WORLD" on one side and EMI's address on the other side, with shaped corners and flipback.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): (SHSP.4020A)
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): (SHSP.4020B)
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, var.1): SHSP 4020 A-1 
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, var.1): SHSP 4020 B-1 


price rating