Description
Pink Floyd The Wall 1st UK Press Mint Vinyl/Audio Archive Copy SHDW 411 \412 Harvest Labels
-2U -2U AND -3U -3U VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED DOUBLE ALBUM!
IN FACT I CAN’T RECALL EVER HAVEING PLAYED THIS ALBUM WAY BACK WHEN I PURCHASED IT! (NO) SCRATCHES! CAT NO SHDW 411 \412 AWESOME TOP 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER AND INNERS! COMPLETE RARELY EVER SEEN LIKE THIS! LOOK SO RARE! NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE! THIS IS AN ARCHIVE COPY! THE BEST YET!
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The Vinyl:
This is the original thick heavier chunky slab of vinyl only found like this on the earliest pressings. On visual inspection I can’t see any needle scratches or indeed any marks that would cause any loud clicks or pops. Any marks that could possibly be seen anglerd in strong light would be light whyspy sleeve removal type only but I struggle to see any at all. There is a minute pressing blemish and I mean minute about two mm dot that I noticed which had little effect on the audio causing two very light ticks only but mainly obliterated in the audio The playing surface is lovely. Visually looks totally unplayed in my opinion.
The Audio Quality:
I have played this vinyl at very loud volume prior to this listing on a top system. The audio is cristal clear and vibrant through out no distortion or any signs of groove wear at all. I heard no clicks or pops during the play of this vinyl. Lovely sounding copy. Any static or isolated ticks were minimal this album has genuinly only been played two times ever by me only.Audio graded at least excellent plus near mint in my opinion.
The Matrix:
side 1. SHSP 4112 A-2U side 2. SHSP 4113
B-2U side 3. SHSP A-3U side 4. SHSP B- 3U
The Mother Stampers
Side 1. ”2” ”G” (TML X stamped)
Side 2. ”2” ”TO” (TML M stamped)
Side 3. ”1” ”LD” (TML X stamped)
Side 4. ”2” ”GDG” (TML X stamped)
The Vinyls
The 1st important note is that these are the original thicker type of vinyl than the later pressings which are much more flimsier and less robust!
There isn’t much to say about the vinyls these look almost as new,, Any marks that could be possibly be seen looked under strong light would be sleeve removal marks only! (non audio sounding) in fact both vinyls look and sound like they have never been played in my opinion! Try to find better after 28 years! Points to note!! These vinyls have been stored seperately in poly sleeves during its storage life which has preserved these vinyls all of these years this is how i have always stored my vinyls!
The Audio
It is all to easy to be critical about Pink Floyd 70s vinyls but the audio quality on these will be hard to surpass! Please allow for minor isolated static crackle/ tick in quieter places on these 70s vinyls which is very common. The fact that these original vinyls are in virtually unplayed condition makes the difference for the best audio quality available on these pressings! Please note! To be very critical, I heard very light scuff noise in the right channel only, at the outro of side 3 on the very last track on to the run off grooves to mention only but I must emphisise that there are no scratches or marks visually and this is heard on the run off only noticed if played at a loud volume in my opinion and nothing detremental to the absolutely mind blowing main audio quality. THIS AUDIO WILL BE HARD TO SURPASS! THE BEST YET! Audio graded at least excellent plus very near mint on all four sides one of the best that I have heard!
The Labels
All four are awesome (no) nasty marks and are extreemely clean look superbe! Amazingly I find it hard to see any spindle traces at all! Quite unbeleivable for a 30 year old original and early 1ST UK pressing! (no) spindleware the holes are perfectly round!! SEE THE CLOSE UPS IN THE PHOTOS THIS IS SO RARE TO FIND!
The inner record sleeves.
These are the original 1st press lyric sleeves (Awesome ) feature the cataloge numbers (only early press! Thick card type (only 1st press) top examples no side splits both explus to very near as mint Amaizing to find no ring wear!
The Cover
This is the original 1st issue 1st UK Pressing un laminated gate-fold cover! Very Very hard to find in this condition! Important points to note! This is the original! There are very slight variations uniue to 1st press covers,,, for instance, the cover is not brilliant white like later covers also the credits to Roger Waters on the inside of the gatefold are all in one brick (later press do not have this) also the bricks are slightly missaligned droping to the right (only 1st press) There has always been a small creasing at one corner on the front top left near the spine this was as I received it when purchased from new and you have to look for it to really notice in my opinion. This is really the only thing that I can add to fault this cover really. The amaizing rarety is that there is no ring ware at all and is lovely and straight any indent marks are not really noticed unless looked for. The inside is like new. Importantly (no) real staining \fading with age! Lovely and clean!(An important feature is that there is barely any yellowing with age this is generally lovely and white! More importantly (no) ringware or edge splits as the vinyls have been stored seperate from the cover all these years to prevent this! THIS IS HOW I ALWAYS HAVE STORED MY ALBUMS! THE BEST ORIGINAL COVER THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN! MUST BE EXCELLENT PLUS !
THIS IS COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL ”WALL” PERSPEX STICKER (NORMALLY LOST) AND WERE ONLY FOUND ON THE EARLIEST PRESSINGS! ADDS TO THE MEGA COLLECTABILITY OF THIS AWESOME SOUNDING ALBUM! Points to note, These stickers never had adhesive it is attached by pure suction. This is the original.
NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE FROM THIS ALBUM!
Summery: Okay you can find faults with any 30 year old album, but I have archived this album since purchased and I beleive the over all condition will be very hard to beat. This is my personal opinion, see my completed listings of records that I have sold of this calaber and you will see that I normally get it right..
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