Pink Floyd THE WALL UK LP RARE 1ST PRESS EX+/NMINT-

	£		72
	$		95

PINK FLOYD - THE WALL

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHDW 4111 / 4112
• MATRIX: SHSP4111 A-2U / B-3U / SHSP4112 A-3U / B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS ;  2 OT / 3 GM / 4 PP / 2 AT
• TML-X / TML-X /  TML- X / TML -M(CROSSED OUT) X
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

OF THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COPIES THAT WERE SOLD OF THIS ALBUM, THE VERY FIRST PRESSES STILL REMAIN FAIRLY ELUSIVE. I AM GOING TO LIST BELOW THE EXACT RQUIREMENTS THAT MAKE UP A GEUINE FIRST PRESS, AND CAN SAY THAT THIS COPY HAS EVERY ONE OF THEM

STARTING WITH THE SLEEVE

1. THE SLEEVE MUST BE A CREAMY COLOUR NOT WHITE, LIKE THE LATER PRESSES

2. THE BRICKS DO NOT ALIGN RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE LIKE LATER PRESSES

3. THE SLEEVE IS MADE FROM ONE PIECE OF CARD SEALED INSIDE THE TOP EDGE

4 THE NAMES OF THE BAND DO NOT APPEAR ON THE 10TH BRICK ON THE INSIDE RIGHT PANEL

THE INNER SLEEVE

1. THESE MUST HAVE ROUNDED EDGES NOT SQUARE

2. THERE MUST BE A LARGE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE

3. A TRUE UK FIRST ISSUE WILL ONLY HAVE SHDW 4111/2 IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, NOT THE OTHER TWO CATALOGUE NUMBERS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

UNMARKED PRISTINE LABELS THAT ARE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION. THE WHITE SECTIONS ARE PURE WHITE, AND THE DEEP BLUE AREAS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND THERE IS NO RUBBING TO ANY PART OF THE LABELS. THERE ARE JUST 3-4 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES BARELY VISIBLE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING WHY THIS INCREDIBLE FIRST PRESS HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS GLEAM LIKE NEW, AND LOOK SUPERB. THERE IS THE ODD TINY LITTLE SUPERFICIAL MARK WHICH CAN BE SEEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ONLY AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. A STUNNING SET OF FIRST PRESS DISCS

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 RECENTLY TAKEN THE DECISION TO RECORD ALL OF THE LP'S THAT I LIST FROM START TO FINISH. I AM OF THE OPINION THAT POTENTIAL BUYERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. AND NOW HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT. I AM CERTAIN THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL FOUR SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.A TOTALLY DISTORTION FREE SOUND,

SIDE ONE HAS A LITTLE AND VERY MILD BACKGROUND RIGHT AT THE START OF TRACK ONE, BUT THIS SOON GOES AWAY. OTHER THAN THE OCCASIONAL MILD STSIC LIKE STUFF AND A COUPLE OF RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS THE SIDE PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS STANDARD

SIDE 2 HAS SOME VERY LIGHT VINYL NOISE RUNNING BEHIND THE MUSIC WHICH CAN BE HEARD DURING THE QUIETER SECTIONS, AND AGAIN THE ODD LITTLE POP. THIS PLAYS TO AN EXCELLENT STANDARD

SIDE 3 PLAYS SUPERBLY WITH JUST THE VERY ODD LITTLE BIT OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AND AGAIN A COUPLE OF RANDOM LITTLE POPS. THIS PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS STANDARD

SIDE 4 HAS PROBABLY ONLY EVER HAD ONE PLAY AND IS FAULTLESS AND EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

BUT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

IN MY OPINION A SUPERB BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE THAT HAS MAGNIFICENT STEREO REPRODUCTION AND CLARITY, THAT PLAYS WITHOUT BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND HAS ULTRA GLOSSY AND MARK FREE VINYL, WITH JUST THE ODD LITTLE BIT OF NOISE HERE AND THERE

OVERALL I WOULD GRADE THIS VINYL EX++ / NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

ALL OF THE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS THAT I HAVE LISTED ABOVE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE ARE PRESENT HERE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.NOR IS THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS, AND REMARKABLY NOT EVEN ANY SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES EITHER FOR THAT MATTER. MOST COPIES OF THIS SLEEVE WILL HAVE A STRIP OF LIGHT TO MEDIUM BROWNING AROUND ALL 4 PERIMETER EDGES. THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE ONLY HAS A VERY MILD SHADOW ALONG THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR, AND THE CLEAR VINYL STICKER IS IN TOP CONDITION

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN PERFECT UNWORN CONDITION

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND AGAIN UNWORN, AND TOTALLY WHITE UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WHICH SHOW THE BROWNING PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

THE OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOW JUST WHY THIS SET HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST ONE TINY LITTLE DENT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE CORRECT FIRST PRESS CARD ISSUES AS DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. BOTH ARE UNCREASED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE ALSO UNDAMAGED IN ANY WAY

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY