Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Original 1975 UK 1st Issue A1 B3 Run-out matrices Complete with the printed lyric sheet inner sleeve, side opening, with 3 die-cut corners. Pinched spine cover, still in shrink, with hype sticker
In superb condition
The cover is Excellent The inner sleeve is Excellent The original postcard is Near Mint The labels are Near Mint The vinyl is Excellent The audio is Excellent

First UK issue.
Released with the cover hidden under black shrink wrap with a round Wish You Were Here sticker on the outside of the shrink wrap.
The spine is narrow (pinched) at the top and bottom and wide in the middle. (you can see the spine is pinched from the inside of the cover, and you can also feel it through the shrink-wrap)
Issued with a glossy postcard, with jagged edges, of a diving man.

The original inner sleeve is the ultra rare side opening version, with three cut corners, with the opening to the side of the inner sleeve.
These are extremely rare, and it is most likely that it is a misprint, with the inner sleeve being printed the wrong way.
On the side 1 label, Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 5 is credited to "Waters-Gilmour-Wright" (later have "Waters" only).
Matrix variants A1 / B3 are the first press of this record, other matrix are further pressings but still first issue of this LP.

Labels:
℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
Made in Gt Britain

Sleeve:
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, January to July 1975

℗ 1975

Printed and made in Great Britain
Garrod and Lofthouse Limited

The run-outs are stamped

• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SHVL 814A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SHVL 814B
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Side A): SHVL 814 A-1
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Side B): SHVL 814 B-3

Label: Harvest - SHVL 814 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK Released: 15 Sep 1975 Genre: Rock Style: Classic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5)
A1.1 Part 1 Written-By  Gilmour, Wright, Waters
A1.2 Part 2 Written-By  Gilmour, Wright, Waters
A1.3 Part 3 Written-By  Gilmour, Wright, Waters
A1.4 Part 4 Written-By  Gilmour, Wright, Waters
A1.5 Part 5 Saxophone  Dick Parry Written-By  Waters
A2 Welcome To The Machine Written-By  Waters
B1 Have A Cigar Vocals  Roy HarperWritten-By  Waters
B2 Wish You Were Here Written-By  Gilmour, Waters

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (6-9)
B3.1 Part 6 Written-By  Gilmour, Wright, Waters
B3.2 Part 7 Written-By  Gilmour, Wright, Waters
B3.3 Part 8 Written-By  Gilmour, Wright, Waters
B3.4 Part 9 Written-By  Wright

Companies, etc.

• Record Company  EMI Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
• Published By  Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
• Recorded At  Abbey Road Studios
• Printed By  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Made By  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Pressed By  EMI Records

Credits

• Backing Vocals  Carlena Williams, Venetta Fields
• Design [Assistant]  Howard Bartrop, Jeff Smith (17), Peter Christopherson, Richard Manning (3)
• Design [Sleeve], Photography By  Hipgnosis (2)
• Engineer  Brian Humphries
• Engineer [Assistant]  Peter James
• Graphics [Sleeve]  George Hardie NTA
• Lyrics By  Roger Waters
• Mastered By  HTM
• Producer  Pink Floyd

Labels: 1975 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
Made in Gt Britain

Sleeve:
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, January to July 1975

1975

Printed and made in Great Britain
Garrod and Lofthouse Limited

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, A-side runout stamped): SHVL 814 A-1
  
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, B-side runout stamped): SHVL 814 B-3

A few words about condition.

Grade & 
score out of 100
                                           GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.

MINT
100
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly unplayed.
 
NEAR MINT
97 to 99        

EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played,  there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have the slightest of tiny defects.
 
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have very slight wear. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89

VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.

The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.




GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 




FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
 
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 
 
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.

A few words about postage.

Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)

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I post at cost.
The user pays.
I package well.

Any item that you purchase without choosing the option of "Signed for" or "Registered" Post, is at your risk.
I do accept that "signed for" can be expensive, especially internationally, but whether you take the option of this insurance, is entirely up to you.
I do not wish to withdraw the option of standard postage for the cheaper records, but it must be at your risk.