Pink Floyd THE WALL UK LP 100% 1st PRESS GENUINE ONE PLAY EVER FINAL UPGRADE

	£		233
	$		309

PINK FLOYD - THE WALL

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

STUNNING MINT SLEEVE AND INNERS

GENUINE FIRST PRESS!!! WITH INCREDIBLY LOW MOTHERS/STAMPERS

FINAL UPGRADE COPY

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHDW 4111 / 4112
• MATRIX: SHSP4111 A-3U / B-2U / SHSP4112 A-1U / B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 T / 2 AD / 2 L / 1 L 
• TML-S / TML-M /  TML- M / TML -(M CROSSED OUT) X

THIS LP SET WITHOUT QUESTION RANKS UP THERE WITH THE VERY BEST COPIES AVAILABLE. FIRSTLY YOU WILL NEVER GET A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THE SLEEVE AND INNERS. THEY ARE JUST 100% MINT HAVING BEEN HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER TOLD ME HE ACTUALLY DIDN'T LIKE THE WALL, AND THEREFORE IT ONLY EVER GOT ONE PLAY BEFORE BEING STORED AWAY WITH THE REST OF HIS COLLECTION. YOUR CHANCE THEN TO GET A GENUINE VERY FIRST ISSUE PINK FLOYD - THE WALL IN AS NEAR NEW CONDITION AS POSSIBLE

GENUINE FIRST ISSUES OF THIS ALBUM ARE STILL FAIRLY ELUSIVE AND IN THIS CONDITION IMPOSSIBLE, BUT HERE ARE THE TRAITS THAT A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE MUST HAVE!!

STARTING WITH THE OUTER SLEEVE

1. THE SLEEVE MUST BE A CREAMY COLOUR NOT WHITE, LIKE THE LATER PRESSES

2. THE BRICKS DO NOT ALIGN RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE LIKE LATER PRESSES

3. THE SLEEVE IS MADE FROM ONE PIECE OF CARD SEALED INSIDE THE TOP EDGE

4 THE NAMES OF THE BAND DO NOT APPEAR ON THE 9TH BRICK ON THE INSIDE RIGHT PANEL, INSTEAD IT SAYS ' WORDS AND MUSIC BY ROGER WATERS'

THE INNER SLEEVE

1. THESE MUST HAVE ROUNDED EDGES, NOT SQUARE

2. THERE MUST BE A LARGE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE

3. A TRUE UK FIRST ISSUE WILL ONLY HAVE SHDW 4111/2 IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, NOT THE OTHER TWO CATALOGUE NUMBERS, WHICH APPEARED SLIGHTLY LATER PRESSES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

UNMARKED PRISTINE LABELS THAT ARE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION. THE WHITE SECTIONS ARE PURE WHITE, AND THE DEEP BLUE AREAS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND THERE IS NO RUBBING TO ANY PART OF THE LABELS. THERE IS JUST ONE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINE BARELY VISIBLE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING WHY THIS INCREDIBLE FIRST PRESS HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE, AND PLAYED JUST ONCE AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER EXPLAINED

THE VINYL

THESE TWO DISCS SHINE LIKE POLISHED MIRRORS AND HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT BOTH VINYLS ARE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NONE OF THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES THAT BLIGHT SO MANY COPIES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIRLINES ON EACH SIDE WHICH ARE SUPERFICIAL ( THREE ON SIDE THREE) AND PROBABLY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. OTHER THAN THIS YOU WILL NEVER COME ACROSS A CLEANER PAIR OF FIRST PRESSES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE BIDDING. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP 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. NO COPY OF THIS VINYL IS TOTALLY PERFECT AND I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE COPIES I HAVE PICKED UP ONLY TO REJECT THEM WHEN PLAYING THEM. HOWEVER I BELIEVE THIS COPY TO BE ABOUT AS PERFECT AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE GIVEN THE VAST MAJORITY OF SILENT PASSAGES OF MUSIC ON THIS DOUBLE SET

THIS 2 DISC SET IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST COPY I HAVE EVER LAID MY HANDS ON AND WILL GRACE ANY COLLECTION

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE ONE CAREFUL PLAY THE VINYL RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAS A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT, AND THE PLAYTHROUGH ON BOTH DISCS IS JUST 'AS NEW'

I THINK THE BEST THING IS TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM AND I AM CERTAIN YOU WILL BE JUST AS IMPRESSED AS I AM

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, JUST A CRISP CLEAN AND CLINICAL 1ST PRESS REPRODUCTION. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF THE MOST INSIGNIFICANT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO THE RUN IN

OTHER THAN THIS THE OCCASIONAL STATIC TIC WHICH WILL BE AGAIN BARELY AUDIBLE ,AND ONE OR TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB VINYL MINT / MINT MINUS AT THE VERY LOWEST!!

BUT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST PRESS SLEEVE THAT YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO FIND. WHY? WELL BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FORM NEW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS A UK ISSUE SLEEVE THAT HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED AND THE VERY FIRST TIME I AM ABLE TO LIST A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE WALL WITH A TOTALLY MINT!!! SLEEVE.

ALL OF THE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS THAT I HAVE LISTED ABOVE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE ARE PRESENT HERE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS, AND THE COLOUR IS JUST UNBLEMISHED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A PERFECT EXAMPLE AS THIS COPY AND I GUARANTEE WHO EVER ENDS UP OWING IT WILL BE EQUALLY AS IMPRESSED.

THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL LINE  NEAR THE SPINE . NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. ALSO NO FINGERMARKS WHATSOEVER ON THE PURE WHITE/CREAM SURFACE.

VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY I HAVE EVER SEEN HAS HAD LIGHT BROWNING TO THE EDGES, BUT THIS ONE IS FREE OF ALL OF THAT.QUITE REMARKABLE

NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR, AND THE CLEAR VINYL STICKER IS IN TOP CONDITION WITH JUST ONE TINY CORNER FOLD

ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE PERFECTLY SQUARE AND VERY SHARP

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN PERFECT UNWORN CONDITION. ALL OF THE WHITE PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND AGAIN UNWORN, NOT ONE SQUASH MARK ANYWHERE. NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER, EVEN TO THE TIPS

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS.

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE CORRECT FIRST PRESS CARD ISSUES AS DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. BOTH ARE UNCREASED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE ALSO UNDAMAGED IN ANY WAY. ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE PERFECTLY WHITE AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS

I HAVE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT!!!!

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

GARRY