Pink Floyd - The Wall LP - RARE EARLY GB Pressing Vinyl - NEAR MINT UNPLAYED

	£		180
	$		239

I am selling some of my personal vinyl collection. Many of these records are UK pressings and were purchased by myself any time from the 1970's onwards. They have been extremely well looked after, most having only been played a handful of times on Linn or Rega turntables with a light stylus tracking force of 1.5 to 1.75 g.

Please read the description below for vinyl condition (as per the Record Collector Grading System), but for most of my records the vinyl can be considered as in near mint or excellent condition, shiny and with no significant marks – basically almost as good as when it came out of the original shop. The covers vary in condition but most are excellent just showing the usual signs of storage. Most have been stored in plastic protective covers.

A word about hairline marks. It is almost impossible to find any non-sealed record without any hairline marks - many had them from new, particularly if sold with cardboard inner sleeves. They are a result of storage and use and have little impact on sound quality. Likewise, very few original vinyl records lie totally flat. As for background noise, all records will have some background noise which varies wildly and often reflects the very variable pressing quality. I have bought new heavy pressing LP's in recent years and many of the original records I am selling not only look better but they sound better! I only draw attention to marks, warping or background noise in my listings if I consider them significant.

All records (unless "mint" to start with) have been cleaned using high quality professional Record Cleaning Machines - either a £3,000 Keith Monks Omni VII RCM or a Moth Pro Mk II RCM. Not only does this wet clean/vacuuming process remove surface marks such as fingerprints, etc, it also significantly reduces background noise and many argue that the lower noise floor results in opening up of the sound and improved fidelity. Following cleaning, records are placed in new inner sleeves.

This album is Pink Floyd's superb "The Wall" double LP on the EMI Harvest label SHDW 411, SHSP 4111/4112. This is the second SUPERB copy I have listed in recent weeks.

Matrix marks A-2U/B-3U/A-3U/B-3U - RARE EARLY Great Britain pressing. Note that I say an "early" rather than "first" pressing. This is because there seems to be a huge amount of conflicting information about the matrix numbers which constitute true first pressings. However, 2's and 3's are probably the lowest I have come across so this is a very early pressing, if not a first. It also has the heavy duty card sleeve with detachable sticker, no seam at the bottom of the sleeve (wraparound) and bricks not totally aligned to bottom - again an indication of a true first pressing.

The records look fabulous and appears MINT and UNPLAYED. This is a copy I sorted away and was only played twice to grade for this listing. 

Test played superbly on my Rega RP6 turntable with that classic dynamic clear sound characteristic of first pressings generally. Superb dynamic range which puts CD copies to shame. Extremely low background noise overall and without doubt THE BEST COPY I HAVE HEARD to date. Some slight pressing-related surface noise at the end of "Comfortably Numb" (hardly noticeable beneath the music) was the only surface noise I picked up - otherwise it plays like new throughout.

The original Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold sleeve and inners are in excellent overall condition as it was preserved in a plastic sleeve for most of its life - see large scale photos below. The sticker is also included, very rare as they were so often lost.

Probably hard to find a better condition early pressing of this classic album.

I dispatch worldwide in reinforced heavy duty LP mailers with cardboard reinforcements either side.

Please see my other listings with many auctions of classic rock albums to come so save me as a favourite seller. Typical postage prices as follows and combined postage with other albums saves money (double album counts as 2 records):

UK: 1 record £3.50, 2 records £4.50, 3 records £6.

EU: 1 record £5.50, 2 records £7, 3 records £8.50.

International: 1 record £8.50, 2 records £10, 3 records £11.50.

Some countries may require International Signed For so please ask.

Please see my feedback, particularly on other records I have sold, and thanks for looking.