PINK FLOYD THE WALL 1 OF 1st 1000 OFF THE PRESS Nr MINT

	£		172
	$		228

ANOTHER RARITY FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION UP FOR AUCTION. AN AMAZINGLY RARE COPY OF PINK FLOYDS THE WALL. WHAT SETS THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM APART FROM ANY OTHERS ON SALE TODAY IS THE FACT THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 1000 TO COME OFF THE PRESS!! I WILL EXPLAIN ALL OF ITS FINER POINTS IN A MOMENT, BUT YOU ARE LOOKING AT A NEAR MINT COPY THAT IS GENUINE IN EVERY WAY. YOU WILL NEVER NEED TO "UPGRADE" THIS- WHAT COULD YOU UPGRADE IT TO? THIS COULD BE AS EARLY AS IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET. WHO KNOWS HOW NEAR TO THE ACTUAL FIRST OFF THE PRESS IT IS? IMPOSSIBLE OPPURTUNITY TO OWN THIS PIECE OF PINK FLOYD HISTORY!!!

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CRITERIA THAT MAKE UP A FIRST PRESS/ISSUE, I SHALL LIST THEM FOR YOU:-

1.     THE LP COVER IS MADE OF THICKER CARD THAN LATER ISSUES. THE COLOUR IS CREAM, NOT WHITE. THE BRICK OUTLINE IS PURPLE. THE BOTTOM ROW OF BRICKS ARE NOT ALIGNED AS THE REST ARE.IT IS MADE FROM A SINGLE PIECE OF CARD, AND MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.

2.     THE REAR OF THE COVER DOES NOT HAVE A BARCODE.

3.     INSIDE THE COVER THERE ARE NO BAND MEMBER CREDITS- JUST "WORDS AND MUSIC ROGER WATERS"

4.     THE THICK CARD INNER SLEEVES HAVE ROUNDED CORNERS AND IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER IT HAS JUST THE RECORD CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR THE SPECIFIC DISC. LATER PRESSINGS HAVE MORE INFORMATION PRINTED THERE. THE THUMB NOTCHES ARE 9 INCH, AND THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVES ARE BROWN CARD.

5.     EARLIEST PRESSINGS HAVE VERY LOW MATRIX NUMBERS (THERE WERE SEVERAL VARIENTS OF THESE AS SO MANY WERE PRESSED FOR RELEASE) ALSO THE MOTHER  IDENTITY NEEDS TO BE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, AS IS THE CASE WITH THE STAMPER IDENTITY NUMBERS.

THE COPY THAT I AM SELLING HERE TODAY OBVIOUSLY HAS ALL OF THE ABOVE, BUT I WILL NOW BREAK EACH PIECE DOWN INTO GREATER DETAIL.

THE COVER: IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. VERY CLEAN, UNMARKED, STURDY WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR CREASES NEAR THE SPINE IF YOU WANT TO BE PICKY. THE SPINE ITSELF IS LOVELY AND SQUARE AND VERY WIDE.THE INNER GATEFOLD IS AGAIN SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND BRIGHT. ALL THE COLOURED ARTWORK IS VIVID IN COLOUR AND UNMARKED. THE REAR IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, AND THERE IS NO RINGWEAR TO EITHER. OVERALL STRICT RATING IS NEAR MINT.

THE INNER SLEEVES:  BOTH SLEEVES ARE IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. CLEAN FROM ANY MARKS OF ANY KIND, AND WITH NO EVIDENCE OF RINGWEAR AT ALL. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS ME GRADING THEM AS A MINT PAIR ISTHE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE THAT HOUSES DISC 2 HAS A 25mm WEAR SLIT IN ITS BOTTOM EDGE FROM THE DISC. HOWEVER, THIS IS HARD TO EVEN SEE AS THE SLIT IS SO TIGHT, AND HARDLY DETRACTS FROM ITS QUALITY AT ALL.

THE VINYLS:  STARTING FROM SIDE ONE. THE VINYL IS MINT. LABEL IS MINT. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TIGHT AND BARELY A TRACE OF SPIDERING EVIDENT. UNDER STRONG SUNLIGHT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FEINT WHISPY MARKS CONSISTENT WITH REMOVING THE DISC FROM ITS COVER. SIDE 2 IS THE SAME AS THE FIRST, EXCEPT THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE "SPIDER" MARKS ON THE LABEL. DISC ONE IS STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT. SIDES 3 AND 4 ARE IN EXACTLY THE SAME TYPE OF CONDITION, WITH SIDE 4 HAVING A LITTLE MORE SPIDERING EVIDENT THAN SIDE 3. ALL 4 SIDES HAVE A DEEP BLACK GLOSSY SHEEN AND ARE UNMARKED. THE PHOTOGRAPHS REALLY DO NOT DO THEM JUSTICE. AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS NOTHING SHORT OF STUNNING. INSTRUMENT SEPERATION IS AWESOME, VOCALS CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND ALL PLAY WITHOUT ANY SNAP, CRACKLES AND POPS!!! BEING SUCH AN EARLY PRESS, THESE VINYLS ARE AS CLOSE TO THE MASTER AS YOU WILL EVER GET, SO EXTRAORDINARY AUDIO REPRODUCTION SHOULD BE DISCERNABLE- AND HERE IT MOST CERTAINLY IS. OVERALL STRICT GRADING IS NEAR MINT.

MATRICES, MOTHER, STAMPERS:  THIS IS WHERE THIS LP COMES INTO ITS OWN. THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE A2U B2U A3U B2U. THE MOTHER IS STAMPED ON ALL 4 DISCS AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION, AND IN ALL CASES IS 1. THE VERY FIRST MOTHER. THE STAMPER IDENTITIES ON ALL 4 DISCS IS THE SAME. IT IS G. AGAIN THE VERY FIRST POSSIBLE. THIS ALBUM HAS THE FIRST MOTHER AND STAMPERS ON BOTH DISCS!! AS A STAMPER IS GENERALLY USED FOR 1000 PRESSES, THIS LP IS IN THAT FIRST EVER BATCH OF 1000 MADE, AND COULD BE AS EARLY AS THE VERY FIRST, WHO KNOWS! THIS IS SUCH A RARE COPY, AND THE EARLIEST I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS, AND I HAVE SEEN A FEW, AND SEEN MANY FOR SALE THAT COME NOWHERE NEAR. THIS REALLY IS AS GOOD AS IT CAN GET, BACKED UP BY ALL THE QUALIFYING CRITERIA.

THE ORIGINAL "PINK FLOYD THE WALL" TRANSPARENT STICKER THAT CAME WITH THE ALBUM IS PRESENT, AND IS IN UNSPOILT MINT CONDITION.

I GUESS THATS ABOUT IT REALLY. THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE DOUBLE ALBUM BY FIRST CLASS RECORDED DELIVERY ONLY. THE PACKAGING I USE IS SUBSTANTIAL, AND I KNOW IT WILL REACH YOU AS IT LEFT ME. I AM ACCEPTING BIDS WORLDWIDE, BUT WILL NOT RELEASE THE ALBUM UNTIL THE FUNDS HAVE CLEARED INTO MY ACCOUNT. HAVE A LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK, AND BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. IF THE ITEM REACHES YOU AND IS NOT AS DESCRIBED, I OFFER A FULL REFUND INCLUDING POSTAGE AS LONG AS I GET IT BACK IN THE CONDITION I SENT IT.

THE RAREST OF "THE WALL" YOU WILL EVER SEE. THERE IS NOT AN EARLIER COPY SO HAPPY BIDDING AND GOOD LUCK. ANY QUESTIONS? FIRE AWAY. I WILL ANSWER ALL AS SOON AS I SEE THEM.

GOT SO CARRIED AWAY WITH THIS LPs FINER POINTS THAT I FORGOT TO LIST THE TRACKS! THINK YOU MIGHT KNOW THEM THOUGH! IF YOU REQUIRE A TRACK LISTING, JUST ASK. BY THE WAY, THE DISCS SIT FLAT TO THE TURNTABLE, AND ARE STUNNING IN VISUAL AS WELL AS AUDIO PRESENTATION.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR POSTAGE WORLDWIDE, A FIXED PRICE CANNOT BE GIVEN. THIS IS DEPENDENT ON COUNTRY. AFTER THE END OF THE AUCTION THE ITEM WILL BE PACKAGED AND WEIGHED, AND THE WINNER INFORMED OF THE POSTAGE COSTS AND INSURANCE OPTIONS. PLEASE NOTE- I ONLY CHARGE EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS ME AND NO MORE.

HAVE A LOOK AT THE OTHER FLOYD RARITIES I HAVE FOR SALE. MORE COMING IN THE NEXT 2 DAYS, AND LOTS MORE TO FOLLOW. PUT ME IN YOUR FAVOURITES, THERE IS LOTS OF RARE ITEMS TO COME! AND ALL POSTED WORLDWIDE TOO.