PINK FLOYD THE WALL 1979 ORIGINAL 2-LP FIRST PRESSING A FLOYD MASTERPIECE
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HARVEST RECORDS OFFICIAL 1st. ISSUE (TYP 2 IC2). PINK FLOYD THE WALL HARVEST SHDW 4111/4112 2LP NOVEMBER 30th., 1979. ARTWORK BY GERALD SCARFE THIS IS A FIRST PRESSING WITH CREAMY COLOURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE, BRICKS NOT ALIGNED RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF SLEEVE, SLEEVE IS HEAVYWEIGHT CARD CREAMY IN COLOUR MADE FROM TWO SHEETS OF CARDBOARD WITH SEEMS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE COVER, THE 8th BRICK STATES "PRODUCED BY DAVID GILMOUR" THEN "WRITTEN BY ROGER WATERS". 9th BRICK "WORDS AND MUSIC ROGER WATERS EXCEPT YOUNG LUST, COMFORTABLY NUMBERED" ECT. THE BAND MEMBERS ARE NOT LISTED ON INSIDE COVER ON ORIGINAL ISSUES. INNER SLEEVES (TYP 2 IC2) ARE HEAVY CARDBOARD WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND A NINE INCH THUMB NOTCH AT THE TOP OF SIDE 2 AND 4 THEY HAVE CATALOG NUMBERS SHDW 411, PRESSING NUMBERS OC-15863411 AND THE RECORD NUMBER SHSP4111 AND 4112 IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
MATRIX ARE LISTED BY HARVES RECORDS: A-5U/B-5U//A-3U/B-2U (ALL FOUR ARE STAMPED) AS OFFICIAL Ist ISSUE. SIDE 1: SHSP 4111 A-5U TML-S SIDE 2: SHSP 4111 B-5U TML-M SIDE 3: SHSP 4112 A-3U TML-X SIDE 4: SHSP 4112 B-2U TML-M
SLEEVE:
GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS A STRONG EXCELLENT, VERY LITTLE AGE DISCOLOURED, SPINE IS STRONG NO WEAR TO OUTER EDGE, VERY LITTLE CREASING, SEE PHOTOS. THE OPENINGS ARE CRISP AND CLEAN, NO CORNER RUBBING, NO TITLE STIKER, SOME COPIES WERE ISSUED WITH TRANSPARENT TITLE INSERTS. INSIDE ARTWORK IS CLEAN AND FRESH. THE INNER SLEEVES ARE CLEAN AND CRISP, ONE HAS A SHORT BOTTOM EDGE SPLIT WHICH OFTAIN ACCURS WHEN VINALS ARE DROPED INTO SLEEVES.
VINYL:
THE VINYL RECORDS ARE A STRONG V/G+ SOME MIGHT SAY EXCELLENT, CLEAN RETAINING ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL GLOSSY SHEEN, PLAYBACK IS EXCELLENT THERE ARE NO SKIPS OR JUMPS, THE SOUND IS SHARP, CRISP AND CLEAR VERY LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE. SOME EXCELLENT VOCALS FROM THE KIDS. THE RECORD LABELS ARE ALL CLEAN AND UNMARKED ONE HAS SOME BUBBLING POSSIBLY FROM NEW.
OVERALL THIS IS THE BEST OF "PINK FLOYD" AND THIS ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, IN TIME A SOUND INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE AS THEY GET HARDER TO FIND, FOR THE COLLECTOR OR LISTENER.
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