Pink Floyd ATOM HEART MOTHER UK LP1ST A1/B1 MINT-

	£		134
	$		178

PINK FLOYD - ATOM HEART MOTHER

• CAT:SHVL 781
• MATRIX: SHVL 781 A-1G  / B-1G
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 AP / 2 AM
• THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY VERY FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS CONDITION PLAYED TWICE ONLY VINYL

THE RECORD LABELS

THE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE HARVEST RECORD LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE LIME GREEN SURFACE IS VULNERABLE TO MARKS AND STAINS BUT HERE WE HAVE TWO PRISTINE CONDITION LABELS WITHOUT ANY BLEMISHES. THE COLOUR IS VIBRANT AND UNFADED AND CONTINUES ALL THE WAY INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. CLEARLY FORMED LETTERS AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ONLY TWO VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, THAT CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THE DISC IS AT A CERTAIN ANGLE

THE VINYL

 PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A SPOTLESS SURFACE. THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM AS A VERY FIRST PRESS. NAMELY THE CATALOGUE NUMBER SHVL 781A-1G / B-1G. THE HIGH GLOSS AND MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS JUST A FEW REALLY LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED  4SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR IT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC. THE 4 SEGMENTS INCLDE THE OPENING TRACK TO EACH SIDE ALONG WITH SECONDS OF THE RUN IN, PLUS TWO OTHER SECTIONS THAT INCLUDE THE QUITEST PASSAGES SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE BRILLIANCE OF THIS NOISE FREE RECORDING

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "ATOM HEART MOTHER" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL. THE ONLY UNWANTED NOISES ARE THE ODD VERY LIGHT POPS IN A FEW ISOLATED PLACE.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SLEEVE WHICH IS USUALLY FOUND IN A TERRIBLE STATE. MANY FIRST PRESS SLEEVES ARE SO WORN OUT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH SECOND PRESS SLEEVES, AND WHILST THIS IS NOT A PERFECT SLEEVE BY ANY MEANS I WOULD NEVER BE TEMPTED TO IMPROVE ITS LOOKS WITH THE WRONG SLEEVE. YOU CAN EASILY TELL IF THE SLEEVE IS A GENUINE 1ST PRESS BECAUSE ON A FIRST PRESS ALONG THE BOTTOM LEFT EDGE ON THE INNER SURFACE IT HAS "PRINTED AND MADE BY GAROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD, PATENT NUMBER 943895 SHVL781" WHILST A SECOND PRESS ONLY HAS "PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD" ALSO A FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IS MADE FROM ONE CONTINUOUS PIECE OF CARD WHEREAS A SECOND IS TWO PIECES PASTED TOGETHER.

THIS NON LAMINATED SLEEVE HAS A FLAT UNCREASED FRONT SURFACE, THERE ARE NO BENDS OR CREASE LINES. THERE IS SOME LIGHT AGING TO THE SPINE EDGE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES SHOW LIGHT SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE SIMILAR WEAR, ALTHOUGH THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND HERE WE SEE WHY THE LP IS IN THE MAGNIFICENT CONDITION THAT IT IS, BECAUSE IT JUST HASN'T BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN. THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST THE FAINTEST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE VERY TOP, AND THE INNER GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER. ONE GREAT THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NO RINGWEAR ON THIS FIRST ISSUE WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT USUALLY DOES OCCUR ON THIS SLEEVE, BUT THIS ONE IS PERFECT IN THAT RESPECT

THE ORIGINAL HARVEST ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT, UNSPLIT AND IN TOP CONDITION

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY