PINK FLOYD - A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS - ORIGINAL B2/A1 - TOWER VG++

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PINK FLOYD

A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS

TOWER ST 5131

2ND RARE ISSUE

STEREO

TRUE 2ND ISSUE

PLEASE READ BELOW FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF PRESSING

B2/A1

NOTE: BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND ISSUES WERE VERY LIMITED, IT WASN'T UNTIL THE 5TH AND 6TH WITH THE COLORED LABEL, THAT THE ALBUM  SOLD IN ANY NUMBER

2ND PRESS - 1ST MASTER - 1ST STAMPER

BEST POSSIBLE SOUND FROM ORIGINAL PARTS

SUPERB MASTER AND PRESSING

NOT A RE-RELEASE

EXCELLENT SOUNDING LP VINYL IS VG++  PLAYS VERY WELL HAS SOME MINOR HAIR LINES VISIBLE UNDER LIGHTS  – NO DEEP FELT SCRATCHES - PLAYS WITH SOME MINOR CLICKING IN PARTS BUT OVERALL SOUND IS VERY NICE INDEED!

SUPER ORIGINAL VERY SHINY VINYL  PLAYS WITH ALL DYNAMICS WITH EXCELLENT BASS AND HIGHS – 

A VINTAGE ORIGINAL THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT WELL TAKEN CARE OF

LOVELY RECORD!!

 WAY BETTER THAN DIGITAL!!

A VERY NICE RECORD!!  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 2ND ISSUED COPY

 SLEEVE IS VG++  HEAVY ORIGINAL US CARD  - NO LABELS OR STICKERS - NO SPLITS BUT SHOWS A REPARED TOP SPLIT HAS MINOR RING WEAR  - HAS BUMPING ON CORNERS AND EDGES -  MEDIUM GENERAL WEAR - NO WRITING - HAS PUNCH HOLE (POSSIBLE DEMO)

VG++ CONDITION OVERALL 

SPINE IS VG+ WITH SOME EDGE DAMAGE BUMPING 

LABELS EXCELLENT WITH GOOD TIGHT SPINDLE HOLES - NO WRITING – NO STICKERS -

PLEASE SEE PHOTOS

AS ALWAYS, A GOOD CLEANING WILL MAKE THIS EVEN BETTER!

HERE IS THE INFO RELEASE INFORMATION THANKS TO PINK FLOYD ARCHIVES

Title: A Saucerful of Secrets (Tower Records - 2nd issue)
Record Company: Tower Records
Catalog Number: ST 5131
Pressing Plant & Stamper/Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)

A) Capitol Records, Scranton, Pennsylvania

3) ST1-5131-B2 / ST2-5131-A1 (both written) [IAM]

Release Date: Late 1968 / early 1969
Release Information: Second issue. David Gilmour's name is misspelled "Gilmore" on both the cover credits and on the label.
The promo release of this album is identical in every respect except that it has the words "D.J." stamped in large letters on the back cover.
Description:
Front Cover: Hipgnosis cover with "pink floyd" across the top. In the upper right corner is the catalog number. At the top right underneath "pink floyd" it says "STEREO & Mono Phonographs." In the bottom right corner is the Tower Records logo.
Back Cover: Song titles. Catalog number.
Back Cover Number: None.
Spine: Title. Catalog number.
Labels: Brown Tower label with text in a very small font.
To the left of the spindle hole is the Tower Records logo with the word "tower" written across the top of the T in white.
Above the spindle hole it says "A Saucerful of Secrets" and "Pink Floyd."
To the right of the spindle hole it says:

ST-5131
(ST1-5131)
SIDE 1

The word STEREO is in a large type size, ST-5131 and (ST1-5093) are about half the size of the word STEREO, and SIDE 1 is a little smaller.
All the song titles on both sides are grouped together under the spindle hole. Underneath the song titles are ASCAP-, the song timing, and the writing credit. Beneath the song listing it says "Produced by: Norman Smith" and "Recorded in England."
Text across the bottom edge of the label says:

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

THIS IS 100% GUARANTEED!!

1969 O

FRIENDS: PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE GRADING CONDITIONS – ALSO, UNLESS A LP RECORD IS SEALED (US COPIES), THERE IS BOUND TO BE SOME DISCREPANCY HEARABLE. ALSO DEPENDING ON HOW GOOD YOUR STYLUS AND CARTRIDGE IS, YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH MY GRADINGS BUT, PLEASE NOTE: THIS RECORD IS GUARANTEED, IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITION PLEASE RETURN FOR A FULL REFUND – PLEASE DISCUSS WITH ANY PROBLEMS

PLEASE NOTE:

We are not financially responsible for mishandling of parcels by the postal service.

PRIOR TO OPENING A CASE WITH EBAY- I AM HAPPY TO ALWAYS DISCUSS ANY ERRORS – ALSO PLEASE READ THE SMALL STUFF AT THE END OF THE PAGE!!

ALL LP RECORDS ARE SHIPPED IN PROPER ALBUM BOXES AND DISC IS SEPERATED FROM SLEEVE AND ALL PLACED IN PLASTIC COVER

ALL BUYERS WILL GET POSITIVE FEEDBACK – PLEASE DO THE SAME ALSO PLEASE BE AWARE A STAR RATING OF 4 IS CONSIDERED BY EBAY TO BE BELOW AVERAGE! AND ALWAYS LEADS TO A SELLER BEING PUNISHED BECAUSE NO ONE REALLY UNDERSTANDS THEIR RATING SYSTEM

We ship worldwide!!

ALL RECORDS SHIPPED FROM THE UNITED STATES VIA USPS

USA , LP's & 10"
- $4.00 usps MEDIA MAIL (no insurance , 2 to 9 days , online tracking , $1.50 for each additional record)

WORLDWIDE , LP's & 10"
-$19.00 usps 1ST CLASS AIR (no insurance , tracking # , buyer is responsible for any loss , $6.00 for each additional record)*

*PLEASE NOTE: THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR 1ST CLASS AIR IS 4LB – OR 4 LP’S FOR 5 OR MORE, SHIPPING WILL BE VIA PRIORITY AIR AND SUBJECT TO AN EXTRA $5 PER LP OVER 4 LIMIT

CANADA, LP's & 10"

-$13.00 USPS 1ST CLASS AIR (no insurance, no tracking #, buyer is responsible for any loss, $1.50 for each additional record

7” 45’S

USA: $4.00 1st class

WORLDWIDE: $9.00 1st class

CANADA: $8.00 1st class

How I Grade Condition Of Discs

Mint

This means I have owned it from new or purchased from a distributors warehouse, basically it means absolutely new shape, never been played or out of its dust cover. In the case of LP's, a North American album will have to be factory sealed (anyone can reseal an album!) Take Note: European and Japaneses albums were never shrink wrapped!

Note: Being mint does not guarantee it's free of pops and clicks, many pressings especially from the US were made with very poor vinyl and in a hurry which means often there are imperfections in the pressing. As a former importer, we were often given back brand new albums due to clicks heard in the playback.

Mint Minus - No such thing, it's either mint or not.

Excellent - A disc is super clean, with no visible marks

 Excellent Plus, means it's probably mint but can't be proven by me.

Excellent minus, is a disc that is excellent except it may have some markings that do not show up in the playing

VG - A disc that is STILL in good shape, WILL have some scuffs or scratches, not in excellent shape but well worth owning. VG + and ++,a disc that is that much better than VG.

VG minus, just a smidgen below VG

Good - A disc that can be played, has obvious ware but is worth owning, a DJ copy of a rare early Motown for instance or a rare Doo-Wop or Northern Soul which could still be worth a fortune, Good Minus & Good Plus is a step above or below Good. In most cases I will not offer a disc in this condition unless it's rare and hard to find.

LABELS

Labels do not alter the grading of vinyl; many records are Excellent, looked after by the previous owner but still have their initials or markings on the label. A DJ copy will often have markings to show which side to be plugged, or the length of the intro. Many labels and covers in the US have been punched, that was done by the record company to show the disc was deleted and shipped out to mass retailers to sell cheap and could not be returned for a credit, this does not impede the value, many records eg Swan and VJ Beatles were done like that, also many promo lp’s were punched or slit to show they were provided as promotion and not charged to the client and no royalties paid to the artist