Pink Floyd Animals - Original Press 1977 - Excellent Gatefold Cover
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Description
Pink Floyd
Animals
JC 34474
Stereo
First Edition US Pressing - 1977 Columbia Records
Side One Runoff - AL 34474-2AA
Side Two Runoff - P BL 34474-2AC
Animals is the tenth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It was first released on 23 January 1977 by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and by Columbia Records in the United States. It is a concept album that provides a scathing critique of the social-political conditions of late 1970s Britain, and presents a marked change in musical style from their earlier work. Animals was recorded at the band's Britannia Row Studios in London, but its production was punctuated by the early signs of discord that, three years later, would culminate in keyboardist Richard Wright leaving the band. The album's cover image, a pig floating between two chimneys of the Battersea Power Station, was conceived by the band's bassist and lead songwriter Roger Waters, and was designed by long-time collaborator Storm Thorgerson.
The album was released to generally positive reviews in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. It was also a success in the United States, reaching number 3 on the US Billboard 200, and although it scored on US charts for half a year, steady sales have resulted in its certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) at 4x platinum. The size of the venues of the band's In the Flesh Tourprompted an incident in which Waters spat at members of the audience, setting the background for the band's next studio album The Wall, released two years later.
Cover -Very Good - Overall in Very Good shape. There are some small creases on the top right corner and the corners themselves are a bit rounded. There is a small tear on the spine at the top, but not along the center of the spine.
Inner Sleeve - Very Good - Overall Very Good with a couple of very small creases toward the bottom. There is the beginnings of seam splitting on all three sides, but nothing that would cause the album to fall out. Hard Cardboard inner sleeve
Album - Excellent - Plays great with no skips. Very minimal background noise and some slight surface rubs. Excellent player.
Grading Scale
Mint - Sealed and unplayed.
Near Mint -Virtually New, this grading is given only to opened albums that still appear brand new but have been played.
Excellent - Slightly flawed albums that might have a couple of scuffs that do not effect play. There will be no pops or skips. Covers might have 1 to 2 minor flaws.
Very Good Plus - For an album, this grading will mean that there are potentially some pops or background noise, not skips, when playing. There will be some visual wear to the vinyl. For a cover, this grading will reflect 3-4 visual flaws, but there will be no seam splitting or discount holes/clips. There may be minor ring wear, or slight corner rounding
Very Good - For an album there might be a couple of skips, but they are not fatal skips, they do play through. These albums will also show some surface wear and potentially label wear or writing on the labels. They are still players though! You should be able to enjoy most of the album with just a skip or two and not have to get up and move the needle. For the cover, they will show 5-6 visual flaws.
Good -This grading should not even be on any item that I am selling unless it is in relation to a busted up cover with a great NM or EXC graded vinyl in it. This cover will likely have major seam splitting along with multiple other flaws. The vinyl will be challenging to listed to with multiple scuffs and fatal skips. Just buy a better copy.
Poor - Album is junk and the Cover is trash. Why would you buy something like this? Just remember this grading scale when you buy albums on Ebay. A lot of sellers fluff their grading scale and don't tell you about all of the flaws when they sell them. Don't be afraid to send back your vinyl if it has not been graded correctly.
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