Pink Floyd ?– Animals

Original 1977 UK 1st issue.
UK Wide-spine gatefold sleeve Printed card lyric sheet inner sleeve, with 9" notch. A2 B4 run-out matrices. Astounding audio.

The vinyl record is Near Mint Retains the original deep glossy sheen, and looks like new in your hand.
Under close scrutiny, good light and searching, there are a tiny amount of faint lines, that have no effect on the audio. Quiet surfaces. clean background, quiet deadwax, brilliant audio dynamics. The labels are Near Mint, no writing or stickers.
The Wide Spine Gatefold cover is in Near Mint condition, and still has the original price sticker, 3 Pounds; from W.H.Smith's in the UK.
For me, personally, I love some of these original price stickers when they identify the store, and sometimes even the purchase date. The W.H. Smith is such an iconic English shop, from the 1970's
The W.H.Smith price sticker could be easily removed if you would prefer, but why would you? ... this one is such a good un.

The printed  lyric sheet inner sleeve with 9" notch, is Near Mint. A superb UK 1st issue, with top audio, and a stunning sleeve and inner.

Label: Harvest ?– SHVL 815, Harvest ?– 0C 064-98 434 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country: UK Released: 23 Jan 1977 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Pigs On The Wing 1 Written-By – Waters* 1:24 A2 Dogs Written-By – Gilmour*, Waters* 17:01 B1 Pigs (Three Different Ones) Written-By – Waters* 11:20 B2 Sheep Written-By – Waters* 10:22 B3 Pigs On The Wing 2 Written-By – Waters* 1:24

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Britannia Row Studios
• Published By – Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Roger Waters
• Copyright (c) – Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
• Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Pressed By – EMI Records
• Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.

Credits

• Design [Inflatable Pig Designed By] – E.R.G. Amsterdam
• Design [Sleeve Design Organised By] – Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson
• Design [Sleeve Design] – Roger Waters
• Engineer – Brian Humphries
• Graphics – Nick Mason
• Photography By – Aubrey Powell, Colin Jones (7), Howard Bartrop, Nic Tucker, Peter Christopherson, Rob Brimson, Bob Ellis*
• Producer – Pink Floyd

Notes

Recorded at Britannia Row Studios, London.

? 1977 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.

Made and printed in Great Britain

2nd cat # found on back cover.
Track durations are not listed on the release.

First issue. No bar code on the cover. Thick cardboard cover with the front edge of the gatefold sealed with a fold under, and a wide spine.
Black cardboard inner sleeve with lyrics on it. Round corners, and a 9-inch notch on the edge that opens. In the lower right corner is the catalog number: "SHVL 815(I)"

Labels: Picture labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Printer's code, date sleeve printed): 7701
• Other (Inner sleeve code): SHVL 815 (I)
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Runout side A, stamped): SHVL 815 A 3U
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Runout side B, stamped): SHVL 815 B 4U

A few words about condition.

Grade & 
score out of 100
                                           GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.

MINT
100
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly un-played.
 
NEAR MINT
97 to 99        

EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played,  there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and packaging might have the slightest of defects.
 
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89

VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.

The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.




GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 




FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
 
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 
 
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.

A few words about postage.

Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)

My Policies on postage are simple.

I post at cost.
The user pays.
I package well.