Pink Floyd THE WALL UK LP 1st 100% MINT- DISC + SLEEVE

	£		205
	$		272

PINK FLOYD - THE WALL

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY  PLAYED CONDITION

NO MORE THAN 3 TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHDW 4111 / 4112
• MATRIX: SHSP4111 A-5U / B-5U / SHSP4112 A-3U / B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS ;  1 GOR / 3 GM / 2 ROD / 5 GAT
• TML-S / TML-M /  TML- M / TML -M
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

OF THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COPIES THAT WERE SOLD OF THIS ALBUM, THE VERY FIRST PRESSES STILL REMAIN FAIRLY ELUSIVE. I AM GOING TO LIST BELOW THE EXACT RQUIREMENTS THAT MAKE UP A GEUINE FIRST PRESS, AND CAN SAY THAT THIS COPY HAS EVERY ONE OF THEM

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 10TH 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

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 ARE JUST 2-3 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES BARELY VISIBLE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING WHY THIS INCREDIBLE FIRST PRESS HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THESE 2 DISCS SHINE LIKE POLISHED MIRRORS AND HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINA LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THE ONLY MARK ON THE DISCS ARE ON THE OUTER LIP OF THE FIRST DISC WHERE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY HANDLING LINES. I ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE THAT THESE ARE SUPERFICIAL AND DO NOT SOUND. LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES TO CONFIRM!

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

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

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THIS HAS HAD IN THE LAST 32 YEARS HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WHICH HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS ENSURING A TOTALLY DISTORTION FREESOUND REPRODUCTION.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT, AND THE PLAYTHROUGH ON BOTH DISCS IS JUST 'AS NEW' I THINK I HEARD MAYBE ONE REALLY TINY DUST POP THROUGH ALL 4 SIDES

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 JST THE BAREST TRACE OF THE MOST INSIGNIFICANT VINYL NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO THE RUN IN OF SIDES ONE AND TWO, BUT SERIOUSLY THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB VINYL MINT / MINT MINUS

BUT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

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 SHRINKWRAPPED FROM NEW AND REMAINED IN IT'S SHRINKWRAP SINCE 1979. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS A UK ISSUE SLEEVE THAT HAS BEEN SHRINKWRAPPED. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS DONE IN THE FACTORY BECAUSE I AM CERTAIN MORE WOULD BE AVAILABLE THAN JUST THIS ONE, BUT I DO HAVE A GOOD IDEA WHO DID SHRINKWRAP IT.

ON THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE IS A SMALL STICKER WHICH IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SHRINKWRAP. THE STICKER HAS THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE AND THE SHOP WHERE IT WAS SOLD. THIS BEING 'OUR PRICE'

I SEEM TO REMMEBER SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND THAT OUR PRICE USED TO SHRINKWRAP SOME VINYL, AND MY GUESS IS THAT THEY DID IT TO THE WALL, POSSIBLY TO ENSURE THE STICKER STAYED IN PLACE ON THE FRONT, BUT MORE LIKELY BECAUSE IT IS WHITE AND THEY DIDN'T WANT GRUBBY FINGERS ALL OVER THEIR NICE WHITE SLEEVE. ANYWAY WHAT EVER HAPPENED, HERE IS A SLEEVE IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION POSSIBLE

ALL OF THE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS THAT I HAVE LISTED ABOVE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE ARE PRESENT HERE, AND I EVEN MANAGED TO PEEK INSIDE THE GATEFOLD TO ENSURE THE SLEEVE WAS MADE OF ONE PIECE OF CARD AND THE 'ROGER WATERS; BRICK WAS THERE AND NOT THE 'PINK FLOYD' LATER PRESS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.NOR IS THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS, AND REMARKABLY NOT EVEN ANY SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES EITHER FOR THAT MATTER.THIS CAN BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS THE SHRINK IS VERY TIGHT OVER THE SLEEVE. MOST COPIES OF THIS SLEEVE WILL HAVE A STRIP OF LIGHT TO MEDIUM BROWNING AROUND ALL 4 PERIMETER EDGES. AGAIN HERE THERE IS NOTHING, NOT EVEN TO THE EXPOSED OPENING EDGES WHERE THE SHRINK HAS PULLED BACK SLIGHTLY

NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR, AND THE CLEAR VINYL STICKER IS IN TOP CONDITION AND NICELY CENTRALLY POSITIONED

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN PERFECT UNWORN CONDITION

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND AGAIN UNWORN, NOT ONE SQUASH MARK ANYWHERE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT

THE GATEFOLD OF COURSE CANNOT BE OPENED, APART FROM THE LITTLE PEEK AREA THAT FORMS IF YOU FLEX THE SLEEVE A LITTLE. THIS MUST BE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION THEREFORE

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

I HAVE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT!!!!

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

GARRY