Pink Floyd 'Obscured by Clouds' Harvest SHSP 4020 Probable repress 1972/73?
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I am not a record dealer, just someone who has accumulated a large collection of vinyl in the 1970s and to a certain extent in the 1980s, and now has (sadly) to let my old 'friends' go to new homes (age and inevitable decay- me, not the records).
Nick Mason's favourite Floyd album, and one of mine too. Recorded in Paris while they were putting the final touches to 'Dark Side..', this is a marvellous collection of musical pieces. The film is, I understand, entirely forgettable, but the music written for it will not suffer the same fate.
I am not an expert on the grading of records, but I do know that 'Mint' and 'near-Mint' are, for all practical purposes, meaningless. Who buys a record and then never plays it? I adhere to the 'Record Collector' grading system as best I can within the latitude of interpretation. I bought these records because I loved the music and I played them, so some wear and tear is inevitable, I make no apologies for that. I will be as honest as I can about 'surface noise' and crackle/pop, but my advice is that if you own a £1000 deck and a £500 stylus, then only buy true 'mint' pressings or you will live in a constant state of disappointment.
The Cover is clean and in good condition. rounded corners VG+/EX
Labels are clean and undamaged. EX
The vinyl on visual inspection: Side 1 Clean save for some very faint abrasions VG+
Side 2 Clean save for a few faint marks VG+
The Matrices are: side 1 SHSP 4020 A-2 OO 2
Side 2 SHSP 4020 B-2 LO 2
The sound on playback .
Side 1- Some surface noise but not too bad. However, there are 5 audible skips, 3 on track 1, 1 each on track 2 and track 3 VG/VG+
Side 2- No skips but there is a rhythmic groove noise. It is not very loud and is only heard between tracks. More noticeable on the final track which is rather quiet VG/VG+
If you own a 'high-spec' system, then this will not be for you.
Mint Copies of this version are allegedly trading at £15+ (source: Discogs)
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