PINK FLOYD "THE WALL" 1st UK PRESS. MINT VINYL & AUDIO

	£		260
	$		345

PLEASE   NOTE,  NOW  THAT  EBAY  HAVE  DROPPED  THEIR  "FREE  POSTAGE"  POLICY  WHICH  DISCRIMINATED  AGAINST  US  FAIR  SELLERS  THAT  NEVER  TRIED  TO  PROFIT  ON  POSTAGE,  MY  NEW  POLICY  IS  THIS:-  FOR  UK  BUYERS,  I  WILL  POST  EVERYTHING  FIRST  CLASS  RECORDED  DELIVERY  AND  CHARGE  JUST  £3.  THE  REST  OVER  AND  ABOVE  £3  WILL  BE  PAID  FOR  BY  MYSELF.  OVERSEAS  BUYERS  WILL  STILL  JUST  PAY  EXACTLY  WHAT  IT  COSTS,  WITH  ANY  EXCESS  CHARGED  REFUNDED  IN  FULL  IMMEDIATELY  AFTER  SHIPPING.

THIS  IS  THE  1979  ALBUM  FROM  PINK  FLOYD  ENTITLED  "THE  WALL".  THIS  IS  THE  VERY  FIRST  UK  PRESSING  WITH  THE  A2,  B3,  A1  AND  B2  MATRICES.  AS  MOST  ARE  AWARE,  MANY  MATRIX  NUMBERS  MADE  UP  THE  ORIGINAL  FIRST  UK  PRESSINGS.  AN  UNPRECEDENTED  NUMBER  WERE  PRESSED  TO  COPE  WITH  THE  ANTICIPATED  HIGH  DEMAND  ON  RELEASE  DAY.  I  BOUGHT  THIS  COPY  FROM  MY  LOCAL  RECORD  STORE  ON  THAT  DATE.  ON  THE  FLOYD  WEBSITE  "PINK  FLOYD  ARCHIVES",  THIS  IS  RECOGNISED  AS  ONE  OF  THE  "FIRST  OF  THE  FIRST".

THE  RARITY  OF  THIS  ALBUM  IS  MORE  IN  ITS  CONDITION,  AND  THE  FACT  THAT  IN  31  YEARS  IT  HAS  BEEN  PLAYED  ONCE  ONLY,  BY  MYSELF  TO  RECORD  IT.  I  GOT  2  COPIES  ON   RELEASE  DATE,  AND  HAVE  PLAYED  MY  OTHER  COPY  TO  DEATH,  AND  TREASURED  THIS  COPY  FROM  DAY  1.  I  HAVE  JUST  HAD  IT  RETURNED  FROM  A  PROFESSIONAL  CLEAN,  AND  THE  VINYLS  LOOK  IMMACULATE.  THERE  IS  NOT  A  BLEMISH  TO  BE  SEEN.  NO  SPINDLE  TRAILS,  NO  MARKS  ON  THE  VINYL.  THIS  IS  A  VISUALLY  MINT  COPY.  THE  AUDIO  REPRODUCTION  IS  MINT.  SILENT.  AS  GOOD  AS  YOU  COULD  FIND  (IF  YOU  COULD  FIND  ANOTHER  IN  THIS  CONDITION).  THIS  IS  AN  ABSOLUTE  "KEEPER"  COPY.  I  HAVE  JUST  SPENT  AN  ENJOYABLE  AFTERNOON  LISTENING  TO  THE  COPY  I  MADE.  JUST  ONE  WORD.  PERFECT.  THE  SOUND  QUALITY,  LACK  OF  BACKGROUND  NOISE  AND  DETAIL  FROM  THE  COPY  IS  QUITE  JAW-DROPPING.  IF  YOU  CAN  FIND  BETTER,  THEN  BUY  IT!!

I  WILL  GO  INTO  SOME  DETAIL  OF  WHAT  IS  ON  OFFER  HERE,  BUT  I  AM  NOT  GOING  TO  GIVE  ONE  OF  THOSE  LONG  DRAWN- OUT  WAFFLE  ESSAYS  THAT  SOME  SELLERS  SEEM  TO  INDULGE  IN.  THESE  ARE  FACTS  OF  THE  RECORD  FOR  SALE.  NOT  MY  LIFE  STORY!!!!

THIS  IS  A  BREAKDOWN  OF  ITS  COMPONENT  PARTS:-

THE  COVER:   GRADED  AS  EX.  SOME  DISCOLOURING  THROUGH  AGE  TO  ITS  EXTREMITIES,  BUT  PRETTY  MINOR.  NO  CREASES.  NO  WRITING  OR  DOODLES.  NO  IMPRINTS  OR  DENTS.  NO  SHELF  WEAR  OR  RING  WEAR.  SPINE  IS  WIDE  AND  SQUARE.  THIS  IS  A  VERY  SOLID  EXAMPLE  OF  THE  HEAVILY  CONSTRUCTED  FIRST  ISSUE  COVER.

LABELS  AND  VINYLS:  LABELS  AND  VINYL  SURFACES  ARE  ABOUT  AS  GOOD  AS  IT  IS  POSSIBLE  TO  FIND.  VERY  NEAR  MINT  TO  ALL  VISUALLY.  NEEDS  NO  OTHER  COMMENTS.

INNER  SLEEVES:  ORIGINAL  INNER  SLEEVES  ARE  BOTH  GRADED  EX+.  THE  ONLY  REASON  I  DO  NOT  GRADE  AT  NEAR  MINT  IS  THE  LIGHT  AGE  DISCOLOURATION  PRESENT.  THIS  IS  ME  BEING  VERY  PICKY.  NO  CREASING.  NO  SPLITS  OR  TEARS.

AUDIO  PERFORMANCE:    I  CAN  ONLY  REPEAT  WHAT  I  HAVE  ALREADY  STATED.  THIS  HAS  BEEN  PLAYED  ONCE,  AND  ONLY  ONCE  PER  SIDE.  THE  RECORDING  I  HAVE  MADE  SOUNDS  PERFECT.  NO  NOISE  OR  BACKGROUND.  SILENT  RUN-INS  AND  BETWEEN  TRACKS.  THIS  FIRST  UK  PRESSING  ON  HEAVYWEIGHT  VINYL  IS  A  PURE  JOY.  AFTER  HAVING  BEEN  CLEANED  THEY  GLEAM  LIKE  MIRRORS.  THIS  IS  A  NIGH  ON  PERFECT  SET  OF  VINYL.  IF  YOU  HAVE  ANY  PROBLEM  WHATSOEVER  WITH  MY  GRADING,  I  WILL  ACCEPT  A  RETURN  WITH  FULL  REFUND,  INCLUDING  POSTAGE  BOTH  WAYS.  BELIEVE  ME,  YOU  CANNOT  FIND  BETTER  THAN  THESE.

SOLD  WITHOUT  RESERVE  (LET  THE  BUYING  PUBLIC  DECIDE  ITS  WORTH)  AND  A  LOW  STARTING  PRICE.

IN  THE  NEXT  FEW  DAYS  I  WILL  BE  LISTING  A  LARGE  COLLECTION  OF  FLOYD  UK  FIRST  PRESS  ALBUMS  INCLUDING  A  SUPERB  COPY  OF  THE  SOLID  BLUE  PRISM  FIRST  PRESS  OF  "DARK  SIDE  OF  THE  MOON".  KEEP  A  WATCH  FOR  SOME  QUALITY  ALBUMS  VERY  SOON.

 I AM HAPPY TO SELL OVERSEAS, WORLDWIDE. POSTAGE COSTS MAY VARY BY COUNTRY, AND ALL ITEMS WILL BE SENT "SIGNED FOR" WITH INSURANCE OPTIONS GIVEN. PLEASE WAIT FOR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AFTER SALE TO CONFIRM AMOUNT DUE.

PLEASE CHECK MY FEEDBACK RATINGS FOR PREVIOUSLY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. MY AIM IS TO BE A TOP SELLER WITH THE VERY HIGHEST FEEDBACK. THE SATISFACTION OF BUYERS AND POTENTIAL BUYERS IS MY ULTIMATE GOAL. TOP SERVICE BREEDS REPEAT CUSTOM.

I WILL ONLY CHARGE POSTAGE FEES AT COST. NO PROFITS. ANY EXCESS CHARGED WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL!!

I TRY TO USE RE-CYCLED SUBSTANTIAL PACKING. IF I DO NOT CONSIDER IT ROBUST ENOUGH, I WILL SOURCE NEW MATERIAL AT MY COST, NOT YOURS.

I OFFER A REFUND IF NOT AS DESCRIBED (LESS POSTAGE ONE WAY)

I OFFER REDUCED POSTAGE FOR MORE THAN 1 ITEM (STILL EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS ME)

I WILL ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS.

I WILL BE SELLING SOME OTHER RARE HISTORICAL ROCK VINYL ALBUMS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO KEEP LOOKING. MAYBE MARK ME DOWN AS A FAVOURITE SELLER ON YOUR HOMEPAGE?

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