Pink Floyd ATOM HEART MOTHER UK LP1ST -1G NO EMI EX+/NM

	£		112
	$		148

PINK FLOYD - ATOM HEART MOTHER

IN SUPERB CONDITION

ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS (NO EMI BOXED LOGO)

EXCELLENT PLUS SIDE ONE, NEAR MINT SIDE 2

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 781
• MATRIX: SHSP4020 A-1G / B-1G 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 AP / 2 MR 
• VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

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

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 3-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES. THE LABELS ARE THE FIRST PRESS LABELS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE BOXED EMI LOGO AT 9 O'CLOCK

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A HEAVYWEIGHT ORIGINAL HARVEST VINYL THAT LOKS SUPERB. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF HANDLING LINES

.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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY 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 FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER.

A TRUE FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT ENSURES THAT EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THE SOUND COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLING OR LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE. WHAT YOU DO HAVE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD IN THE VERY QUIETEST PASSAGES AONLY AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE TICS HERE ARE THERE. THIS IS RESTIRCTED TO THE FIRST HALF OF SIDE ONE ONLY FROM THERE ON THE VINYL IS ONLY INTERRUPTED BY A FEW TINY DUST POPS ON SIDE 2,  AND MOST OF SIDE 2 HAS NEAR SILENT PASSAGES WHICH SOUND SUPERB AND CLEAR

FOR ME THIS EXCEPTIONAL SOUND GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS ON SIDE ONE AND NEAR MINT ON SIDE 2

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINTED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD IS MADE FROM A VERY SOFT CARD, AND IS VERY PRONE TO HANDLING MARKS AND STAINS DUE TO THE POROUS NATURE OF THE CARD. ANY FINGERMARK WILL STAIN THE SLEEVE

HERE IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER AND HAS NOT SUFFERED THE FATE THAT BEFALLS SO MANY

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THIS SLEEVE IS OFTEN FOUND WITH SERIOUS RING WEAR AND LOSS OF COLOUR. HERE IS ONE HOWEVER THAT IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION , WITH NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED, AND AGAIN THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER

THERE ARE SOME TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, BUT THEY ARE VERY HARD TO SEE UNLESS THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MINIMAL SHELF WEAR, JUST A FEW RANDOM WHITE FLECKS

THE SPINE IS UNUSUALLY IN PRISTINE CONDITION. MOST WILL BE WORN HERE, AND HAVE COLOUR AND TYPEFACE LOSS, BUT THIS ONE IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF HANDLING IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND THE LIGHTEST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS,AND JUST LOOKING AT THIS YOU CAN TELL THAT THE ALBUM HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN

THE ORIGINAL HARVEST ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

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

GARRY