Pink Floyd ANIMALS UK LP 1ST A2/B2 4-5 PLAYS EVER PLAYS NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		141
	$		186

PINK FLOYD - ANIMALS

IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

STUNNING!!!  NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 815
• MATRIX: SHVL815 A-2U / B-2U 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 GP / 3 00 
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS ONLY A2/B2 INDICATES THIS, AS THERE WERE NO RELEASED -1 COPIES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BLUE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 4-5 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES EVER

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME VERY FINE HANDLING LINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS,AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST SUPERB CLEAR . CLEAN AND CRISP, WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE DISC HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED WITH A HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS

NO  BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES ONLY, PLUS A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE DUST POPS / TICS

THIS PLAYBACK GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THROUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO FIND IN ANYTHING LIKE A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. USUALLY THE COLOURS ARE BADLY RUBBED AND THE CREASE LINES AROUND THE SPINE AND PERIMETER EDGES MAKE THE WHOLE THING LOOK SHABBY

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER VIRTUALLY FROM NEW AND IS  IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION.

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE, 

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. AND INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.OR ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES FOR THAT MATTER. PLUS THERE ARE NON THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE BOTTOM LEFT AND TOP RIGHT ABSOLUTE CORNER TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING

NO DENTS OR BENDS  AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE SOME TINY PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING ALONG THEM RANDOMLY, BUT NO HEAVY RUBBING OR WEAR TO ANY OF THE CORNERS

THE WIDESPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. NOT EVEN ANY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE COLOUR IS ALL RETAINED WITH JUST THE VERY BOTTOM TIP HAVING A TINY SLIVER OF WEAR, AND A SMALL WHITE DOT NEXT TO THE TOP TIP WHICH ALSO HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS ALMOST IN THE SAME IMMACULATE CONDITION AS THE FRONT.THERE IS ONE THUMB LINE JUST ON THE EDGE OF THE BLACK SECTION NEXT TO THE WHERE THE PICTURE STARTS, PLUS A TINY CREASE LINE CROSS THE BOTTOM LEFT TIP AND A SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE TOP RIGHT TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF  PRISTINE BLACK EDGES PANELS. NO COLOUR LOSS AGAIN

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THE INNER HAS A HISTORY OF SEVERE SEAM SPLITTING. THIS ONE IS VIRTUALLY BLEMISH FREE. THERE IS ONE VERY SMALL SEAM SPLIT ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, NO BIGGER THAN ONE INCH, AND A SCUFF ALONG THE LEFT SEAM, AND ONE TINY THUMB LINE JUST BELOW THE TOP OPENING EDGE. NO CREASE LINES NEAR THE EDGES, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE THUMB NOTCH

THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS INNER HAS ROUNDED CORNERS, A THUMB NOTCH AT THE TOP AND THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. LATER ISSUES HAD SQUARE CORNERS, NO NOTCH OR CAT NUMBER 

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY