Pink Floyd THE WALL 1979 UK Double LP 1st Press FINAL UPGRADE MINT AUDIO HEAR

	£		262
	$		347

PINK FLOYD - THE WALL

MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO 

A TRUE INVESTMENT GRADE COPY WITH A MINT SLEEVE  AND INNERS TO MATCH

FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHDW 4111 / 4112
• MATRIX: SHSP4111 A-2U / B-3U / SHSP4112 A-6U / B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS ;  2 T/ 3 233/ 1 RLO /  2 TC
• TML-X / TML-X /  TML- S / TML -X 

Specific to the first issue sleeve:

THE LABELS ARE 100% UNMARKED. THE WHITE AREAS ARE PURE WHITE AND THE DEEP BLUE IS RICH AND VIBRANT. NO RUBBING TO ANY PART OF THE LABELS AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 2-3 SPIDER LINES ON EACH LABEL SEEN ONLY WHEN ANGLED INTO A VERY STRONG LIGHT. PROOF IF NEEDED THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL ALBUM SET HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND BOTH GLEAM LIKE POLISHED MIRRORS. IN DAYLIGHT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, NOT A MARK ON EITHER LP, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE ONLY SOME VERY SMALL AND VERY FINE ANGEL HAIRLINES SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL WISPS VISIBLE

THE TEST PLAY

THE LP'S PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL FOUR SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.

THIS IS SUCH A HARD ALBUM TO COLLECT IN ANYTHING LIKE PRISTINE CONDITION, DUE TO THE HUGE NUMBER OF SILENT OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT ANY BLEMISH ON THE VINYL WILL BE TRANSMITTED AUDIBLY

THIS SET IS AS NEAR TO PERFECT AS I BELIEVE YOU WILL EVER FIND. IT IS 99% FREE FROM ANY UNWANTED NOISE WHATSOEVER

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE FEW PLAYS THAT THIS HAS HAD IN THE LAST 47 YEARS HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WHICH HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS ENSURING A TOTALLY DISTORTION FREE SOUND REPRODUCTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH DISCS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT, AND THE PLAYTHROUGH ON BOTH DISCS IS JUST 'FIRST PRESS' WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD IN OUTSTANDING CLARITY AND LOUDNESS.

LIKE I SAID THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A TOTALLY NOISE FREE SET, BUT WHAT YOU WONT HEAR ANYWHERE IS BACKGROUND CRACKLE. 

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT ON ANY SIDE

I HEARD A COUPLE OF LITTLE TICS ON SIDE ONE, A COUPLE MORE ON SIDE TWO WITH THE VERY FINAL TRACK HAVING A FEW TINY ROTATIONAL TICS AS THE MUSIC STARTS TO FADE OUT. SIDE THREE PERFECT FROM START TO FINISH AND SIDE FOUR JUST A COUPLE OF LITTLE TICS

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT COPY OF THIS ALBUM, THEN I SUGGEST YOU TAKE A GOOD LISTEN IN FULL TO THE ALBUM THEN JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

DESPITE ALL BEST INTENTIONS A 'WHITE' SLEEVE WILL BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COLLECT IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THIS WALL SLEEVE IS ONE OF THOSE THAT USUALLY LOOKS IN POOR CONDITION FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS THAT I WILL DETAIL BELOW

FIRSTLY THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE HAS THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT I HAVE ALREADY LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. BUT KEEPING THE WHITE SURFACE CLEAN IS A REAL ISSUE FOR THIS NON LAMINATED SLIGHTLY GLOSSY SLEEVE. FIRST OF ALL IF KEPT IN A SMOKERS ENVIRONMENT THE SLEEVE WOULD COLLECT NICOTINE STAINING AND TURN YELLOWISH, ALSO JUST KEEPING THIS SLEEVE EXPOSED TO THE AIR OVER TIME HAS A YELLOWING EFFECT USUALLY AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES.

FINGERMARK'S AND STAINS ARE ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT ONCE EMBEDDED IN THE SURFACE. SO YOU WILL USUALLY FIND THIS SLEEVE IN A POOR STATE ALL ROUND

THIS SLEEVE HOWEVER IS JUST SUBLIME

THE CREAMY WHITE COLOUR IS STILL VERY CLEAN WITH NO TINGE OF YELLOWING TO THE EDGES OR ANYWHERE ELSE. 

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

INCREDIBLY THE SLEEVE IS FREE FROM ANY CREASE LINES OR HEAVY CREASES, IN FACT ON THE FRONT SURFACE THERE AREN'T EVEN ANY SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO IN TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED CONDITION. FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND CLEAN AND UNMARKED. THE CORNER TIPS ARE ALSO FREE FROM ANY RUB

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND AGAIN UNWORN, NOT ONE SQUASH MARK ANYWHERE. BOTH ENDS ARE PRISTINE AND UNWORN

BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE 100% RAZOR SHARP AND NEITHER HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THEM

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER PAIR OF PANELS, SHOWING ONCE AGAIN THE FIRST ISSUE INDICATOR IN THAT THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE BAND MEMBER NAMES LIKE THERE IS ON LATER ISSUES

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE CORRECT ROUND CORNERED INNERS. NO SEAM SPLITS AND NO CREASES

I HAVE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT