Pink Floyd ANIMALS UK LP 1ST A2/B2 NEAR MINT
£
87
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115
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Description
PINK FLOYD - ANIMALS
IN MAGNIFICENT TWO PLAY CONDITION
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE SLEEVE!!!
- CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 815
- MATRIX: SHVL815 A-2U / B-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:6 GTA / 2 RGP
- VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS ONLY A2/B2 INDICATES THIS AS THERE WERE NO RELEASED -1 COPIES
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BLUE 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 TWO REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES THAT ARE OTHERWISE INVISIBLE
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 CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY. THERE IS NO DISTORTION ANYWHERE AND NO SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKLE.
THERE IS THE ODD LITTLE BIT OF VINYL NOISE, IN THE QUITETEST SPOTS, USUALLY NEAR THE START OF EACH SIDE, AND A LITTLE MORE ON SIDE TWO, AND THIS CAN ONLY BE HEARD WHEN YOU SIT 12 INCHES FROM YOUR SPEAKERS AS I DO WHEN TYPING THIS OUT. WHEN YOU MOVE TO NORMAL LISTENING RANGE OF A FEW FEET THEN IT CANNOT BE HEARD.
THERE IS THE VERY OCCASIONAL LITTLE DUST POP HERE AND THERE, BUT PLEASE TAKE GOOD LISTEN TO THE LP AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINTED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO FIND IN ANYTHING LIKE A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. USUALLY THE COLOURS ARE BADLY RUBBED AND THE CREASE LINES AROUND THE SPINE AND PERIMETER EDGES MAKE THE WHOLE THING LOOK SHABBY
THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW AND HAS THUS BEEN KEPT IN A VERY COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE, APART FROM ONE TINY TINY SCRATCH NO MORE THAN A HALF INCH AND VERY FINE. IT IS SITUATED JUST BELOW THE TOP EDGE TOWARDS THE LEFT.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. AND INCREDIBLY THERE IS NOT ONE LINE ANYWHERE NEAR THE SPINE.
NO DENTS OS BENDS AND NO THUMB LINES EITHER. AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SLEEVE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NO SHELF WEAR OR RUBBING WHATSOEVER, AND THIS IS UNHEARD OF. THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE WAS HOUSED FROM NEW IN A PROPER PLASTIC OUTER IS THE REASON THIS SLEEVE LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER/
THE SPINE IS REALLY THE BEST I HAVE SEEN. AGAIN THIS WOULD USUALLY BE FOUND IN AN AWFUL WORN STATE BUT HERE ON THIS COPY IT IS MINT. COLOURS UNRUBBED AND A TOTALLY FLAT SURFACE WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NOT EVEN ANY WEAR TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM TIPS.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER
THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME IMMACULATE CONDITION AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, AND NO COLOUR LOSS.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF PRISTINE BLACK EDGES PANELS. NO COLOUR LOSS AGAIN
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THE INNER HAS A HISTORY OF SEVERE SEAM SPLITTING. THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTELY MINT, NO SPLITS OR DAMAGE TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE. I HAVE TAKEN THE PRECATION OF HOUSING THE LP IN A POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO ENSURE THERE CAN BE NO FURTHER WEAR..
THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS INNER HAS ROUNDED CORNERS, A THUMB NOTCH AT THE TOP AND THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. LATER ISSUES HAD SQUARE CORNERS, NO NOTCH OR CAT NUMBER
HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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