Pink Floyd - The First XI - Very Rare 1979 Boxed Set

	£		355
	$		470

Pink Floyd - The First XI Boxed Set

This is a very rare item. Only 1,000 copies of The First XI were issued, and I doubt if many have survived the last 25 years in as good a condition as this set. Having been a Pink Floyd fan since their first single, I bought this as an extravagant birthday treat for myself when it was released in 1979, even though I already owned every LP in the set. All the disks are in virtually mint condition having only ever been played twice, once to check for any faults when they were bought, and again to check them for this auction.

The sleeves have crisp clean corners and spines and there are virtually no marks, creases, tears etc. Those that do exist are detailed in the descriptions of the individual albums. The spines of the gatefold covers are still rigid and retain their "spring". A detailed description of each of the 11 albums in the set is given below.

Please Note :-
I don't believe in trying to hide or disguise faults in anything I sell on Ebay. Please look at my page for more info about this. Because of the potential value and shipping costs of this item, I don't want the successful bidder to have any opportunity to say that what they receive is not what I am describing here. Some of the sleeves have minor faults caused when various people have looked at them over the years. Each of these faults is fully described below, with photographs where possible.

Each disk was checked for faults when I bought the set. Because of my circumstances at the time (working in a record shop), if I discovered any clicks, crackle, jumps etc. when I checked them, I was able to compare each disk with copies from other sets in the store and select the best copy. No standard LP is ever perfect, and in some cases, every copy of a particular album had exactly the same surface noise in exactly the same place, as did the copies that were on sale as regular individual back-catalogue copies. One thing I did discover, was that every picture disk in every set had some sort of tear or crease in the picture. I returned my copies to EMI and had them replaced by much better (although still not absolutely perfect) copies. I therefore ensured that this set was the best quality that I was able to buy.

Over the years, a couple of the disks have acquired minor marks (I don't know how) and these are detailed in the individual descriptions.

If you want to know anything more about this set, please feel free to e-mail me. I'm more than happy to e-mail better quality photos than it is possible to display here.

The First XI (July 1979)
Catalogue Number - Harvest Records - PF11

This is a limited edition box set of the first eleven Pink Floyd albums. Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here are picture discs which (to the best of my knowledge) were only available as part of this set. The black box has a textured leather effect cover with the title and a heartbeat line on the front and side.

There is minimal wear at the corners of the box. Over the years, the base has acquired a few minor scuff marks from occasions when admirers have slid it off and on the shelf where it was stored (see photos).

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (August 1967)
Catalog Number: SCX 6157

The glossy laminated sleeve has a couple of minor manufacturing faults. The top edges of the front and back of the cover are not correctly aligned with each other, and there is also a tiny area at the top right of the back, where the surface layer of the card is damaged (possibly caused by the removal of excess adhesive). This is one detail I missed when I checked them at purchase (see photos). The disk has no faults.

Side 1 (matrix number YAX 3419-2)

Astronomy Domine
Luifer Sam
Matilda Mother
Flaming
Pow R. Toc H.
Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk

Side 2 (matrix number YAX 3420-2)

Interstellar Overdrive
The Gnome
Chapter 24
The Scarecrow
Bike

A Saucerful of Secrets (June 1968)
Catalogue Number: SCX 6258

The glossy laminated sleeve has no faults. The disk has no faults.

Side 1 (matrix number YAX 3633-3)

Let There Be More Light
Remember A Day
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Corporal Clegg

Side 2 (matrix number YAX 3634-3)

A Saucerful Of Secrets
See-Saw
Jugband Blues

Soundtrack from the Film More (July 1969)
Catalogue Number: SCX 6346

There is a small insignificant crease at the top of the opening right-hand edge of the sleeve (see photos). The disk has no faults.

Side 1 (matrix number YAX 3868-4)

Cirrus Minor
The Nile Song
Crying Song
Up The Khyber
Green Is The Colour
Cymbaline
Party Sequence

Side 2 (matrix number YAX 3869-1G)

Main Theme
Ibiza Bar
More Blues
Quicksilver
A Spanish Piece
Dramatic Theme

Ummagumma (Novenber 1969)
Catalogue Number: SHDW 1 / 2

The glossy laminated gatefold sleeve has a slight crease at the bottom left of the back. The disks have some minor surface noise which was present on all available copies.

Side 1 (matrix number SHDW 1 A-3)

Astronomy Domine (LIVE)
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (LIVE)

Side 2 (matrix number SHDW 1 B-4)

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (LIVE)
A Saucerful Of Secrets (LIVE)

Side 3 (matrix number SHDW 2 A-3)

Sysyphus, parts 1-4
Grantchester Meadows
Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave - And Grooving With A Pict

Side 4 (matrix number SHDW 2 B-4)

The Narrow Way, parts 1-3
The Grand Vizier's Garden Party (1. Entrance, 2. Entertainment, 3. Exit)

Atom Heart Mother (October 1970)
Catalogue Number: SHVL 781

The un-laminated gatefold sleeve has no faults. At some point over the years, the disk has acquired a slight scuff mark near the end of side one, but it is not audible.

Side 1 (matrix number SHVL 781 A-6)

Atom Heart Mother
     a) Father's Shout
     b) Breast Milky
     c) Mother Fore
     d) Funky Dung
     e) Mind Your Throats Please
     f)  Remergence

Side 2 (matrix number SHVL 781 B-6)

If
Summer '68
Fat Old Sun
Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast
     a) Rise And Shine
     b) Sunny Side Up
     c) Morning Glory

Relics (May 1971)
Catalogue Number: SRS 5071

The un-laminated sleeve with a woven-cloth texture has no faults. The disk has no faults.

Side 1 (matrix number SRS 5071 A-3)

Arnold Layne
Interstellar Overdrive
See Emily Play
Remember A Day
Paintbox
Julia Dream
Careful With That Axe, Eugene

Side 2 (matrix number SRS 5071 B-6)

Cirrus Minor
The Nie Song
Biding My Time
Bike

Meddle (November 1971)
Catalogue Number: SHVL 795

The un-laminated textured gatefold sleeve has no faults. The disk has no faults.

Side 1 (matrix number SHVL 795 A-7)

One Of These Days
A Pillow Of Winds
Fearless
San Tropez
Seamus

Side 2 (matrix number SHVL 795 B-6)

Echoes

Obscured by Clouds (June 1972)
Catalogue Number: SHSP 4020

The un-laminated sleeve with rounded corners has a split about 5 cm long in the middle of the bottom edge (see photos). There are a couple of slight marks on side 1 but they are not audible.

Side 1 (matrix number SHSP 4020 A-4)

Obscured By Clouds
When You're In
Burning Bridges
The Gold It's In The...
Wot's ...Uh The Deal
Mudmen

Side 2 (matrix number SHSP 4020 B-4)

Childhood's End
Free Four
Absolutely Curtains

Dark Side of the Moon (picture disc) (March 1973)
Catalogue Number: SHVLP 804

There's a tiny crease about 1.5 cm long at the bottom right-hand corner of the front of this un-laminated gatefold sleeve (see photos), There's also a minor crease in the centre of the front, but it has not been possible to make this show up in a photo. In addition to the album there are two posters and two stickers. The disk has no faults.

Please note :- The sound quality of picture disks is never as good as conventional disks.

Side 1 (matrix number 05249-A-21   M6 29 16 29)
This has the famous picture of the prism emitting a spectrum of light

Speak To Me
Breathe
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky

Side 2 (matrix number 05249-B-21   M6 29 16 30)
This has a picture of the Egyptian pyramids with the light rays superimposed on it.

Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse

Wish You Were Here (picture disc) (September 1975)
Catalogue Number: SHVLP 814

The un-laminated sleeve has no faults. When new, this album was sealed in black shrink-wrap which no longer exists. There is a stiff cardboard inner liner with the lyrics printed on it. This has no faults. The disk has no faults.

Side 1 (matrix number 96918-B3   M6 30 85 24 1)
This has an enlarged view, taken from the front cover, of the two men shaking hands.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond, (Part I, II, III, IV, V)
Welcome To The Machine

Side 2 (matrix number 96198-A-21B   M6 309 10 1 1)
This has a picture taken from the liner sleeve, of a man's inverted body protruding from water as if he's diving into it.

Have A Cigar
Wish You Were Here
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part VI, VII, VIII, IX, X)

Animals (January 1977)
Catalogue Number: SHVL 815

The un-laminated gatefold sleeve has no faults. There's a stiff cardboard inner liner with the lyrics printed on it, which also has no faults. The disk has no faults.

Side 1 (matrix number SHVL 815 A-3U)

Pigs On The Wing, Part 1
Dogs

Side 2 (matrix number SHVL 815 B-4U)

Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Sheep
Pigs On The Wing, Part 2