PINK FLOYD OBSCURED BY CLOUDS A1/B1 Mega Early 1st PRESS EX+ AUDIO
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Obscured By Clouds A-1/ B-1 (very early first pressing)
This A1/B1 first pressing is one of the earliest ever produced. Pinkfloydarchives.com has the "GR" stampers as 3 & 4 on their matrix listing so you can see how early this one is.
SHSP 4020 // A-1 / B-1 // GR & RO 2
The audio on Side One is Ex+ (many sections Near Mint)
The audio on Side Two is Ex+ (many sections Near Mint, the intro to track one is Ex)
The cover is Ex-
The original inner sleeve is Ex-
The labels are Near Mint
Visual grading
Under a strong bright light I can see a few faint hairlines on both sides and one tiny scratch on S1. In saying that for a 45 year old mega early first pressing it is very clean and has not been played a great deal judging by the spindle wear.
Play grading
'Obscured By Clouds' has one click and only the lightest of static on the lead in and then plays with superb audio and no interference whatsoever. Rarely have I heard better. The quality continues with a wonderful version of 'When You're In' that only has a couple of light clicks towards the end. 'Burning Bridges' has audio of Near Mint standard it plays that well. 'The Gold It's In The...' plays in sublime fashion again, the audio is stunning. There are a couple of clicks literally on the fade out and a couple of pops just before the start of 'Wot's...uh The Deal'. This track then amazes with incredible audio and no 'background'. Wow! The quiet intro to 'Mudmen' has only the lightest of background static and is another superb listen all the way through. The clarity, depth and sonic quality here is rarely found on A1/B1 first pressings today and for there to be only 3/4 clicks during the music and very little background static is very rare.
There is some crackle on the 'Childhood's End' intro and a couple of clicks but then plays with extremely clear sound and no other interference. As I always say I just love the production values on this LP. When the audio is of a high standard the depth and warmth of the recording is stunning and the bass is so much in the foreground. A great example of that is 'Free Four' and the audio here is stunning and easily grades as Near Mint, it is that good. 'Stay' plays particularly well when you consider how quiet this track is. There is a minimal amount of static and the depth and clarity is again very impressive. 'Absolutely Curtains' ends the side with exceptionally clear sound with a couple of clicks and only a hint of background static here and there. Again for such a quiet track it plays extremely well.
Whilst there are a handful of clicks on this album the audio overall is of a very high standard. For the large part all you can hear is the music, there is very little background static. This is relatively rare on an A1/B1 pressing today and I am sure the quality will not disappoint.
Cover
The G & L textured cover is in overall excellent condition but does have some shelf wear. There is some rubbing on the top and bottom edge but no splits. The thin pinched spine is in excellent shape and has minimal wear and remains 100% legible. The front and back cover are extremely clean although there is one small scratch type mark on the latter. The opening edge is in superb condition and has almost no handling wear.
Inner sleeve
The original Harvest inner sleeve has been generally well preserved and has no splits just a fair amount of creasing.
Labels
The yellow/green labels are extremely clean and have no marks or writing just a some spindle wear although not very much.
Play tested on my Pro-Ject Essential III Turntable // B & W 684 Speakers
SHSP 4020 // A-1 / B-1 // GR & RO 2
Any questions please feel free to ask
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