Pink Floyd MEDDLE 1971 UK 1st Press Gramophone Co PROMO PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR

	£		549
	$		727

MINT MINUS AUDIO

OUTSTANDING PLAYBACK

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS SLEEVE
PROMO COPY

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 795
• MATRIX: SHVL795 A-1U / B-1U 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 AR /3 PO
• EARLY FIRST PRESS
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING

A FIRST PRESS MEDDLE MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

1. THE LABELS MUST HAVE 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING (EMI RECORDS INDICATE A LETER PRESS)
2. THE LABELS MUST STATE 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL
3. THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END -1U ON BOTH SIDES
4. NOTHING ELSE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
5. THE VINYL IS ALSO HEAVIER THAN THE LATER PRESSES
6. THE SLEEVE MUST BE FULLY TEXTURED ON THE OUTSIDE AND ON THE INSIDE (MANY ARE JUST TEXTURED ON THE OUTSIDE)
7. THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS 7100 TPS PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. SHVL 795, PATENT No 1224339' AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT HAND INNER PANEL
8. THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE A SEALED LEFT EDGE, AND THE WHOLE THING MUST BE MADE OF ONE PIECE OF CARD WITH THE FLIPBACK SEALED UNDER THE TOP EDGE. THE CARD SEEN INSIDE THE SLEEVE MUST BE GREY
9.  IN COLOUR
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THE RECORD

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST 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 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES
THE FACTORY SAMPLE LABEL IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO SIDE ONE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS MINT

THE TEST PLAY

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

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND ANY PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE ARE SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON ANY PINK FLOYD ALBUM THAT IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO HEAR SOME CRACKLE, BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NONE ON THIS ALBUM

NO CLICKS AND I CANT SAY I HEARD ANY MORE THAN 3-4 OF THE TINIEST DUST TICS OR POPS EITHER

THE SILENT BITS ARE PERFECT WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY TINY SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
A SUPERB PERFROMANCE FROM BEGINNING TO END

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD (BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THIS FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION UNLIKE SO MANY THAT ARE WORN AND RINGWORN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THIS TEXTURED SURFACE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME REALLY WELL. THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNFADED

THERE ARE NO CREASES TO ANY PART OF THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND AMAZINGLY ONLY ONE TINY AND BARELY VISIBLE PRESSURE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE TO THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH ONR PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE REAR RIGHT COIRNER TIP

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALMOST AS PERFECT WITH ONLY THE CORNER TIPS SHOWING A SPECK OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE SPINE IS ALWAYS FORUND WORN THROUGH, BUT NOT ON THIS COPY. IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE EVERY SPECK OF THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS PERFECT AND FULLY COLOURED. ALL OF THE DELICATE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE. NO RUBBING AT EITHER END, AND IMPORTANTLY THE SPINE HAS NOT FADED AND IS THE SAME COLOUR AS THE FRONT AND BACK

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT , NO CREASES OF ANY DESCRIPTION, NO RING WEAR, NO RECORD SHAPE AND JUST TWO MINUSCULE PRESSUE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS THAT ARE ALSO TEXTURED

THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS THE ONLY ITEM WITH A LITTE WEAR. THERE IS SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES 

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY