Pink Floyd UMMAGUMMA UK 1969 LP 1ST PRESS EX+

	£		69
	$		91

PINK FLOYD - UMMAGUMMA

• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GH / 2 RT / 1 GP / 1 RP
• CATALOGUE: SHDW 1 / 2
• MATRIX: SHDW1 A-1 / B2     SHDW2 A-1 / B-2
• THIS IS A VERY VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

THIS IS A GENUINE 1ST PRESS OF THIS SUPERB DOUBLE ALBUM

MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE OUT THERE ARE NOT FIRST PRESSES, THIS ONE IS.......

HERE IS HOW TO TELL A FIRST PRESS FROM LATER  AND MORE COMMON PRESSES

1. THE LABEL DOES NOT HAVE A BOXED EMI LOGO AT 9'0CLOCK ON A FIRST PRESS
2. SPELLING MISTAKES ON THE LABELS......  THIS ONE HAS THE GAND VIZIERS GARDEN PARTY (SHOULD BE GRAND VIZIER)
3. SLEEVE MADE BY E.J DAY AND CO (NOT GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE)
4. RIM WORDING MUST START "THE GRAMOPHONE CO"
5. SECOND PRESS HAS SPELLING MISTAKE..SET THE CONTHROLS..FIRST PRESS IS SPELLED CORRECTLY

BUT THE EASIEST WAY TO TELL IS BY THE LACK OF THE EMI LOGO BOX

THE RECORD LABELS

THE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE HARVEST RECORD LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE LIME GREEN SURFACE IS VULNERABLE TO MARKS AND STAINS BUT HERE WE HAVE TWO PRISTINE CONDITION LABELS WITHOUT ANY BLEMISHES. THE COLOUR IS VIBRANT AND UNFADED AND CONTINUES ALL THE WAY INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. CLEARLY FORMED LETTERS AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ONLY 1-2 VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, THAT CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THE DISC IS AT A CERTAIN ANGLE

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLOSSY PAIR OF BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYLS. THEY ARE IN EAXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE BEING RETAINED. THERE ARE SOME VERY FAINT LIGHT AND BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING LINES WHICH DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY AFFECT ON THE PLAY AT ALL AS I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGGS

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED EIGHT 90 SECOND EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR THEM ALL. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC.I HAVE RECORDED ALL FOUR INRO TRACKS TO EACH SIDE ALONG WITH A SECTION OF THE RUN IN GROOVE. IN ADDITION ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE ALONG WITH THE PRECEEEDING LINKING GROOVE.

THE RUN IN IS NEAR SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "ASTRONOMY DOMINE" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. ANY BACKGROUND NOISE IS KEPT TO A FEW LITTLE AND LIGHT POPS IN A FEW SPOTS, AND THE VERY ODD BIT OF LIGHT STATIC HERE AND THERE, AND EVEN THEN THIS IS ONLY HEARD IN THE VERY QUIETEST OF PASSAGES. WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, AND THE SUPERB STEREO PERFORMANCE.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC EXCELLENT PLUS

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT MINUS

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS E.J DAY SLEEVE

THE FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO RING WEAR, NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE, AND NO HEAVY CREASES ANYWHERE AT ALL.

THE FRONT SURFACE ONLY HAS TWO MINUTE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHICH IS IN ITSELF RARE. THE TOP EDGE HAS ONE TINY CHIP ON IT WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. THE SPINE IS PERFECT, AGAIN NO DAMAGE OR WEAR TO THE LAMINATE, AND THE  TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE. THE OPENING EDGES ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE BACK ONE IS MINT RAZOR SHARP WHILST THE FRONT HAS A FEW NICKS ALONG IT, BUT STILL VERY STRONG. THE REAR SURFACE IS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT. ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL ANYWHERE.

THE INNER GATEFOLD IS UNMARKED AND MINT

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY