PINK FLOYD *MINT* 1972 UK 1st PRESS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS

	£		101
	$		133

Stunning Original 1972 Very Thick & Chunky Flawless & Pristine Mint-/Mint UK Harvest 1st Pressing 'Obscured By Clouds' by Pink Floyd!!! On 1st Press Yellow/Green Harvest Label!!! Complete with Mega Rare UK 1st Press Die-Cut Garrod & Lofthouse Sleeve & Original 'Patents' Inner Sleeve!!! This is the Most Beautiful UK Pressing You Will Ever See - Played Twice Only From New!!! From My Own Keepers Collection!!!

You are bidding on another essential UK 1st pressing from my mostly Nr Mint UK Psych/Prog collection.  Here we have a STUNNING ORIGINAL UK 1972 Harvest/EMI stereo (this was never made in mono) 1st Pressing of this all-time classic LP by Pink Floyd!!! However, what makes this record so very special is that it is the Original 1972 UK stereo 1st PRESSING on the Yellow/Green Harvest Label with 'Made in Gt. Britain' centre label text!!! Further, it comes complete with its ORIGINAL 1st Press Garrod & Lofthouse non-laminated Die-Cut sleeve and it's original 1st press 'patents' text Inner sleeve (NR MINT!!)!!! However what makes this exceptionally rare is its beautiful Mint-/Mint- condition throughout!!! This is the best copy you will EVER see of this increasingly rare UK 1st pressing!!! It has been archived in my own personal Nr Mint collection since purchase!!! A stunning record suitable for the highest grade Mint Pink Floyd/Prog. collection!!! The cool 1970's quality pressed thick and chunky vinyl is in visually and aurally stunning condition and shines with a 'just pressed' look and feel, it really looks as if this record came off the press yesterday!!! Although there are still a few of these LP's kicking about, you will NOT find another early UK Press in NR MINT/NR MINT condition throughout!!! You will probably have to push the boat out a bit for this one as the bidding will be high, but whoever wins this record can rest assured that they will be the owners of one of  the highest grade copies of this record left in existence today - good luck!

This is part of a Nr Mint UK Pink Floyd collection that I am currently listing and is ending very soon; featuring some of the very rarest Pink Floyd albums & related albums you will see on eBay UK -please check my other auctions here

Cat No:

SHSP 4020

Dead Wax info:

Side 1: SHSP 4020 A-2

Side 2: SHSP 4020 B-2

This LP is in Pristine throughout!!! The Classic yellow/green Centre Labels are in stunning MINT condition with NO Tears, NO Peeling, NO Scribbles and NO unwanted writing of any kind, Side 2 has the faintest trace of a solitary spindle line & side 2 has NO spindle lines at all!!! Like I said, I have carefully only ever played this only twice (once to play-grade) this was done on very lightly on a very high grade Mitchell turntable so, to all intents and purposes, it is as good as un-played!!! The gramophone rims are also obviously mint!!! As described above - the vinyl itself is in Stunning Nr Mint condition!!! NO Scratches, NO Groovewear, NO Warping, in fact - NO blemishes of any kind save for just one or two paper-lines on side 2 - totally insignificant and only visible when angling the record toward strong light. This looks and grades as Near Mint!! I may as well grade this vinyl as Mint!!! Nr Mint does not do it justice.  I am very pleased to state that plays as good as it looks with NO Crackle, NO Pops, NO Jumps, NO Skips and NO hissing!!! I have to keep reminding myself that I am describing a 31 year old record here, not one made last week!!! I can say nothing else about this chunky 1st press record - it's absolutely perfect and Near Mint!!! Like I said above, this record plays pristinely!!! !!! These 1st pressings were straight from the masters and nothing even gets close to them today. They play with a very loud punchy but also deep clear warm chiming clarity and have to be heard to be believed. This is the best pressing you will hear and is far, far superior to the later and much more common  late 1970's and early 1980's repressings. This record plays Nr Mint - the best you will ever hear!!! It is perfectly quiet between track with NO hissing, virtually NO crackling and obviously NO jumps and NO pops etc!!! It plays Nr Mint - the best example I have ever heard!!! Absolutely beautiful!!! The thick quality pressed chunky 1970's vinyl looks and feels great (it is very heavy!).

The classic 1st press matt die-cut Garrod & Lofthouse sleeve is also in absolutely beautiful Mint condition with NO Tears, NO Scribbles and NO unwanted writing of any kind!!!  It is completely blemish free!!! I really cannot emphasise how nice this sleeve looks - it is THE best example I have ever seen!!! What is so amazing about this sleeve is that it has kept ALL of it's box shape and still has MINT rounded corners and mint edges!!! It is perfect and is probably the best example you are ever likely to see of this amazing sleeve - it is museum quality!!! The sleeve lies perfectly FLAT with NO RING WEAR and NO faults at all - it's as simple as that!!! This sleeve easily grades as Nr Mint!!! Impossible for this fragile textured un-laminated sleeve!!! Of course, the LP comes with its Original inner sleeve! It has the correct 'patent pending' text and is in crisp, clean and un-blemished MINT- condition!!!

Please check out our feedback and bid with confidence as this is a no reserve auction with a very low starting price!  This is seen by many as one of the best progressive records ever made -  and UK 1st press copies in such stunning condition are as such is in very high demand today. If you have never heard it, you will not find another copy that looks or plays more pristinely than this- it will blow you away!!! If you are a collector/investor, the price of this record will just rise and rise. An absolutely essential (and very rare) record to own!!! This is a very special record in this kind of condition - don't miss it!!!

I have tried to show you the record from all angles using extra large images. If you are not sure of anything just email me - I will be happy to help. Don't underestimate the rarity of this LP - finding a UK 1st press of this LP in this kind of condition is impossible today; Good Luck!

It has recently been pointed out to me that some eBay sellers have been using my images without permission. If you are thinking of lifting a picture or two from my pages - don't. You will be reported and your auction will be removed by eBay. It's not that I mind, in fact its kinda flattering, my real problem is that whoever does this is not showing a true image of the actual record they are selling. The condition of old 1960's & 70's records varies greatly, no two are in exactly the same condition when they are this age. All my pictures are very specific to the actual records I sell and it is wholly misleading to to show these images with reference to a different record. Thanks. 

I will be selling my entire UK 1st Press collection of 1960/70's Psych/Prog./Beat/Rock & Folk over the coming months, most of these records are in Mint- condition, many having 3 figure book prices. All will be listed here on eBay UK, most with a £2.99 start and No Reserve - bookmark my pages. Like the vast majority of my collection, this record has been archived upright in a thick outer PVC sleeve in a smoke & damp free environment since purchase!

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***Please note when looking at these images - like 99.9% of all the records I offer this vinyl will be totally unmarked unless stated otherwise in the description above. If you see faint lines or shadows on the playing surfaces it is just the reflection of either my blind pulls or telephone wires outside the window*** HJ

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