Pink Floyd UMMAGUMMA UK LP 1ST 1 /G NO EMI BOX EX+++

	£		102
	$		135

PINK FLOYD - UMMAGUMMA

IN SUPERB CONDITION

GENUINE UK FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOXES ON THE LABELS

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHDW 1/2
• MATRIX: SHDW1 A-1 / B-2 / SHDW2 A-1 / B-2 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GR / 1 GP/ 2 MT / 1 GO
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

A GENUINE A1/B1 FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM, IN SUPERB CONDITION, FIT FOR ANY COLLECTION

VERY HARD TO FIND FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOXES ON THE LABELS, AS MOST COPIES ARE REISSUES, BUT HERE WE HAVE THE GENUINE ARTICLE

THE RECORDS

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 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THE VINYL HAS HAD JUST A FEW PLAYS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN. IT DOES DISPLAY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION SOME SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINES AND THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES, AND EVEN A SMALL SURFACE SUFF. ONLY A COUPLE OF THESE ARE VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM WITH ALL OF THE LP'S THAT I LIST. I AM CONVINCED THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON

I ALSO THINK THAT ANY ALBUM THAT HAS 'EX' ANYWHERE IN THE GRADING CAN BE THE MOST AMBIGUOUS OF ALL, AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO FULLY APPRECIATE EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE THINKING OF LAYING YOUR MONEY OUT ON.

WHAT YOU GET WITH THIS DOUBLE LP SET IS FIRSTLY AN ABSOLUTELY DISTORTION FREE SOUND. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS!!!

EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS REALLY EXCEPTIONAL

I ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE THERE IS NO HEAVY CRACKLING OR FOR THE MOST PART NO BACKGROUND AT ALL. THE SILENT PARTS ARE VERY SILENT AND FOR MOST OF THE PLAY THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT STANDARD

SO WHY THE LOWER GRADE?

THERE ARE RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS HERE AND THERE, CERTAINLY NOT CONSTANT OR LOUD CLICKS JUST THE ODD LITTLE POP, MORE THAN WOULD HAVE MADE ME GRADE THE DISC NEAR MINT MINUS

IN ADDITION THERE IS SOME EXTREMELY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE BACKGROUND IN SOME PLACES. AGAIN NOT MANY AND MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE INSTEAD OF JUST 18 INCHES FROM THE SPEAKERS REDUCED EVEN THIS TO VIRTUALLY NOTHING

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, AS YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS , JUST ONE TINY DING TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER. THERE ARE FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VIRTUALLY NO SHELF WEAR, ALTHOUTH THERE IS ONE TINY WHITE FLECK SHOWING ON THE TOP EDGE THE SIZE OF A PIN HEAD, AND THE VERY TOP RIGHT CORNER IS LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND AL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE LAMINATE FLAKE TO THE VERY TOP INCH AND A HALF, BUT THE SPINE IS UNSQUASHED

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE STILL EXTREMELY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW  TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED A FEW TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS E.J.DAY AND CO SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT MINUS THE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE APART FROM JUST ONE, ALSO HAS ONE TINY THUMB NAIL LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO INNER PANELS, WHICH ARE UMLAMINATED AND IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMARKED CONDITION

THE TWO ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVES ARE IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE, BARELY A CREASE LINE BETWEEN THEM, AND NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS, AND VERY VERY WHITE

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY