Pink Floyd THE WALL 1979 1st Press EMI Harvest Matrix A4/B4U SHDW411 Mint Vinyl
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Pink Floyd ?– The Wall Label: Harvest ?– SHDW 411 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Country: UK Released: 30 Nov 1979 Vinyl - Mint- (I hesitate to grade as mint as this is a controversial issue but as far as i can see there are no marks or scratches to be found anywhere on either vinyls) Labels - Excellent (Would be mint- but for the neat stylised monogram written on side 2 and side 3) Sleeve - Excellent (Just some faint ringwear both sides and slightly bruised corners. Inner sleeves - Mint-
Superb copy and a final upgrade candidate, certainly as far as the vinyl is concerned. Please take note of the details are there are a few variants of this record.
The sleeve is the single sheet type with the single sheet of wrap-around cardboard having the seam across the inner top edge of the cover.
No sticker.
One of the features of first pressing is "Produced by David Gilmour" printed inside the right side of the gatefold sleeve, instead of "Written by Roger Waters". As well as different credit arrangements within the bricks, which this has. 
Matrix numbers are: Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): SHSP 4111 A-4U TMLX Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): SHSP 4111 B-4U TMLS Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): SHSP 4112 A-3U TMLX Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): SHSP 4112 B-3U TMLXX
The TML letters are quite hard to make out though.
There is a lot of information www.pinkfloydarchives.com if you wish to do your own homework.
I am listing this as a first pressing but it is a later first pressing. It is still a stunning example and if you want a near mint 1st pressing copy then this may be for you. 
Full money back refund if you disagree with my gradings or description. However i am very confident with my gradings and also very fair with my returns as my feedback will show.
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Questions are welcomed.

Pink Floyd ?– The Wall

Label: Harvest ?– SHDW 411 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country: UK Released: 30 Nov 1979 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock, Art Rock

TracklistHide Credits

A1 In The Flesh? A2 The Thin Ice A3 Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1) A4 The Happiest Days Of Our Lives A5 Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) A6 Mother B1 Goodbye Blue Sky B2 Empty Spaces B3 Young Lust Written-By – David Gilmour, Roger Waters B4 One Of My Turns B5 Don't Leave Me Now B6 Another Brick In The Wall Part 3 B7 Goodbye Cruel World C1 Hey You C2 Is There Anybody Out There? C3 Nobody Home C4 Vera C5 Bring The Boys Back Home C6 Comfortably Numb Written-By – David Gilmour, Roger Waters D1 The Show Must Go On D2 In The Flesh D3 Run Like Hell Written-By – David Gilmour, Roger Waters D4 Waiting For The Worms D5 Stop D6 The Trial Written-By – Bob Ezrin D7 Outside The Wall

Companies, etc.

  • Lacquer Cut At – The Mastering Lab
  • Copyright (c) – Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Roger Waters
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
  • Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Made By – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Superbear Studios
  • Recorded At – Producers Workshop
  • Recorded At – CBS Studios, New York
  • Published By – Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
  • Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

  • Arranged By [Orchestra] – Michael Kamen
  • Backing Vocals – Bruce Johnston, Islington Green School, Jim Haas, Joe Chemay, John Joyce*, Stan Farber, Toni Tennille
  • Co-producer, Engineer – James Guthrie
  • Design [Sleeve Design] – Gerald Scarfe
  • Drums, Percussion – Nick Mason
  • Engineer – Brian Christian, John McClure, Nick Griffiths, Patrice Quef, Rick Hart
  • Mastered By – Doug Sax
  • Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Pedalboard [Bass Pedals] – Richard Wright
  • Producer, Arranged By [Orchestra] – Bob Ezrin
  • Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Sequencer, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Percussion – David Gilmour
  • Producer, Written-By, Design [Sleeve Design], Vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar – Roger Waters
  • Technician [Sound Equipment] – Phil Taylor (5)

Notes

1st pressing with picture labels in gatefold sleeve with plastic sticker that adheres to the sleeve, but is not permantly stuck on. Not present.

Inner sleeves also feature the "Wall" design with lyrics (graphics by Gerald Scarfe).

The track order on the inners is not the same as featured on the album.

Specific to the first issue sleeve:

Band members are not listed on the inside cover. It only says "Words and Music - Roger Waters. Except..." and "Produced By David Gilmour, Bob Ezrin, Roger Waters". Re-pressings added band member credits and had other minor alterations.

No bar code on the back cover.

The Wall is cream coloured, not true white. The bricks on the front cover are not aligned right to the bottom of the cover on the outside or inside.

There are two 1st pressing sleeve variants:

1. A single sheet of wrap-around cardboard with the seam across the inner top edge of the cover.
2. Two sheets of cardboard, with seams at the top and bottom of the cover. Cardboard is heavy thickness. This copy is version 1

There are two 1st pressing lyric inner sleeve variants (Both are on thick card with rounded corners and a nine-inch thumb notch at the top):

1. Sides 2 and 4 have the catalog number of the specific record listed on a single line in the lower right corner.
2. Sides 2 and 4 have the catalog number (SHDW 411), international catalogue number (OC-158 63410), and the UK catalogue number (SHSP 4111) in the lower right corner. This copy is version 2

Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA, USA).

Recorded at Superbear (Miravel, France), Producers Workshop (Los Angeles, CA, USA) & C.B.S. (New York, NY, USA) between April and November 1979.

Three different catalog numbers, one for the album and one for each disc:

SHDW 411 = album
OC-15863410 SHSP 4111 = disc 1
OC-15863411 SHSP 4112 = disc 2

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other (Cat # LP1): OC-15863410
  • Other (Cat # LP2): OC-15863411
  • Other (Inner sleeve, LP1): SHSP 4111 (I)
  • Other (Inner sleeve, LP2): SHSP 4112 (I)
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): SHSP 4111 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): SHSP 4111 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Label C): SHSP 4112 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label D): SHSP 4112 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): SHSP 4111 A-4U TMLX
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): SHSP 4111 B-4U TMLS
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): SHSP 4112 A-3U TMLX
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): SHSP 4112 B-3U TMLXX


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