Pink Floyd ANIMALS UK LP 1ST A4/B2 PROMO COPY WITH UNHEARD OF PROMO CARD EX+

	£		149
	$		197

PINK FLOYD - ANIMALS

IN SUPERB EXCELLENT PLUS!!! CONDITION

THIS IS A PROMOTIONAL COPY AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET 12" PROMO CARD!!!!!

TEXTURED AND GROOVED LABELS

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 815
• MATRIX: SHVL815 A-4U / B-2U 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 (NO STAMPER) / 9 (NO STAMPER) 
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS ONLY A2/B2 INDICATES THIS, AS THERE WERE NO RELEASED -1 COPIES

THIS IS A PURE PROMOTIONAL COPY WITH PROMO STICKERS BOTH ON THE SLEEVE AND LABEL, BUT WHAT MAKES THIS ALBUM VERY SPECIAL IS THE FACT THAT IT COMES WITH A VERY RARE SLEEVE SIZED CARD PROMOTIONAL INSERT.

THE CARD FEATURES THE NEW 'ANIMALS' ALBUM AND HAS PICTURES OF THE BAND MEMBERS, WHILST ALSO INDICATION THAT DARKSIDE OF THE MOON, AND WISH YOU WERE HERE ARE ALSO IN THE PINK FLOYD CATALOGUE

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE OF THESE BEFORE, AND WAS CLEARLY ONLY EVER GIVEN AWAY WITH THE PROMOTIONAL COPIES

THIS IS A REAL FIND FOR FLOYD COMPLETEST

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.

THESE LABELS ARE THE 1ST PRESS TEXTURED AND GROOVED LABELS, BY THIS I MEANT THERE ARE TWO CIRCLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LABEL THAT HAVE A GROOVE IN THEM.!!! MOST YOU WILL SEE ARE SMOOTH WITH JUST THE CENTRE CIRCLE (UNGROOVED)

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

THE PROMOTIONAL COPY LABEL IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO SIDE TWO

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 MAGNIFICENT. 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 SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD MAINLY ONLY IN SOME OF THE VERY QUIETEST MOMENTS. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC  EXCELENT PLUS

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

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, APART FROM THE THINNER SLIVER ALONG SIDE THE RIGHT HAND EDGE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. AND INCREDIBLY THERE IS JUST ONE LINE  NEAR THE SPINE. THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE AND BARELY NOTICEABLE LINES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE BUT NONE ON THE TOP EDGE.

NO DENTS OR BENDS AND NO THUMB LINES EITHER. AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MILD RUBBING TO A FEW PATCHES AND THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE WIDESPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE ARE A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH THE UNLAMINATED COLOURS, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

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 IN THE SAME IMMACULATE CONDITION AS THE FRONT.ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY BETTER, AGAIN NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, AND NO COLOUR LOSS.

THE PROMO STICKER IS FIRMLY AFFIXED TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

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 ABSOLUTELY NEAR MINT, NO SPLITS OR DAMAGE TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE. I HAVE TAKEN THE PRECAUTION OF HOUSING THE LP IN A POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO ENSURE THERE CAN BE NO FURTHER WEAR..

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LINE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE THUMB NOTCH SIDE

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 EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY