PINK FLOYD. 12 ALBUM FRENCH BOX SET. LOVELY, AND RARE.

	£		160
	$		212

WELCOME TO MY NEW PAGES SPECIALISING MAINLY IN PINK FLOYD. I HAVE BEEN SELLING MUSICAL ITEMS ON EBAY NOW FOR VERY NEARLY 3 YEARS. FROM TIME TO TIME I CHANGE TO A FRESH IDENTITY, NOT TO HIDE FROM ANY DODGY FEEDBACK RATINGS, (I HAVE OVER 700 POSITIVE FEEDBACK RETURNS, WITH OVER 900 TRANSACTIONS, AND NO NEUTRAL OR NEGATIVE SCORES IN ALL THAT TIME), BUT JUST TO FRESHEN THINGS UP. REGULAR READERS OF THE PINK FLOYD PAGES WILL PROBABLY RECOGNISE MY ADVERTISING LAYOUT, AND WILL CERTAINLY RECOGNISE THE STYLE AND BACKGROUND TO MY PHOTOGRAPHS. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY PREVIOUS USER NAME TO CHECK OUT MY LAST 12 MONTHS RATINGS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.
SO TO THE SALE!  THIS IS  PINK FLOYDS COMPILATION BOX SET FROM THE EARLY 80's. THIS SET WAS PRESSED IN FRANCE. CONTAINING EVERY ALBUM FROM THE 1967 RELEASE "PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN" THROUGH TO THEIR 1979 ALBUM "THE WALL". THE BOX- SET CONSISTS OF (NORMALLY) 11 SEPARATE ALBUMS, BUT THIS PARTICULAR SET HAS HAD THE 1979 RELEASE "THE WALL" ADDED (THIS WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL BOX- SET), SO THERE ARE IN FACT 12 DIFFERENT ALBUMS INCLUDED. ALL OF THE COVERS AND VINYLS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT I WILL DETAIL MORE ON THESE LATER. THE BOX IS COVERED IN A STRANGE, BLACK, FELT CUM VELOUR MATERIAL, BUT IS STILL IN A GOOD SOLID ORDER. 
THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE COMPONENT PARTS: 

THE BOX/COVER: GRADED AS VERY GOOD. THIS IS OF A STURDY BOARD CONSTRUCTION COVERED IN THIS ODD MATERIAL. GUESS THE FRENCH THOUGHT IT WAS CHIC? ONLY IT WAS ACTUALLY MADE IN ITALY! THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL WORN (OR SHOULD I SAY BALD?) SPOTS, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, FOR SUCH A SOFT MATERIAL, THIS IS STILL IN A HIGHLY ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. IT IS COMPLETE AND HAS NO SPLITS AT ALL. THE FOIL TITLES ARE STILL IN PERFECTLY READABLE SHAPE. IT HAS DONE ITS JOB, AND KEPT THE ALBUMS WELL PROTECTED.

COVERS AND VINYL (VISUAL): THE SYSTEM I WILL USE HERE IS THE WIDELY ACCEPTED NORM. I WILL GRADE THE COVER FIRST, AND VINYL SECOND. THESE ARE THE ALBUMS:-
1.   THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN                          EX/EX 2.   A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS                                      EX/EX 3.   RELICS                                                             EX/EX 4.   MORE                                                               EX/EX 5.   UMMAGUMMA  (DOUBLE ALBUM)                                EX/EX 6.   ATOM HEART MOTHER                                           EX/EX 7.   MEDDLE                                                             EX/EX 8.   OBSCURED BY CLOUDS                                            EX/EX 9.   DARK SIDE OF THE MOON                                       EX/EX 10.  WISH YOU WERE HERE                                          EX/VG 11.  ANIMALS                                                          EX/EX 12.  THE WALL   (DOUBLE ALBUM)                                  VG/VG
THE COVERS ARE ALL IN GREAT SHAPE WITH VERY LITTLE WEAR. JUST THE ODD BLEMISH HERE AND THERE. THE VINYLS ON THE WHOLE ARE SUPERB, AND THE LABELS SHOW LITTLE IF ANY SIGNS OF PLAY. THIS REALLY IS A QUITE LOVELY SET, AND GREAT TO FIND IT COMPLETE (MORE THAN, IF YOU COUNT THE EXTRA ALBUM!). I SHOULD SAY THAT I BELIEVE IT CAME WITH THE DSOTM POSTERS, AND AN INDEX SHEET OF CONTENTS WHEN FIRST ISSUED. NEITHER OF THESE HAS SURVIVED I'M AFRAID.  
AUDIO PERFORMANCE: I PLAY MY RECORDS ON A HIGHLY REVEALING LINN SONDEK LP12 THROUGH NAIM AMPLIFICATION. I HAVE PLAY GRADED JUST ONE SIDE OF EACH DISC OF "UMMAGUMMA" AT RANDOM, TO GET AN IDEA OF SOUND QUALITY. IT WAS NIGH ON PERFECT. NO BACKGROUND NOISE OF NOTE. CLEAR AND DYNAMIC. A REALLY IMPRESSIVE RECORDING AND PRESSING. I HAVE PLAYED NOTHING MORE ON ANY OF THE OTHER ALBUMS. BOTH "THE WALL" AND "WISH YOU WERE HERE" HAVE SOME SURFACE MARKING, BUT NOTHING THAT SHOULD AFFECT THE SOUND QUALITY TOO MUCH, HENCE THE VISUAL GRADINGS I HAVE GIVEN ABOVE.
SO THIS IS A TRULY MAGNIFICENT BOX SET, WITH ALL THE COVERS AND THE CONDITION OF THE VINYLS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. YES, THE BOX HAS A FEW MARKS, BUT IS STILL VERY SOLID, AND ALL IN ALL, NOT A BAD EXAMPLE. YOU WILL CERTAINLY NOT FIND THIS SET FOR SALE VERY OFTEN. TO FIND IT WITH THE VINYL IN SUCH AN IMMACULATE CONDITION IS A MASSIVE BONUS. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
POSTAGE TO THE UK WILL NOT BE £4 AS STATED ABOVE. THIS IS THE MAXIMUM THAT EBAY WILL LET A SELLER PUT. THIS BOX IS THE EQUIVALENT OF AROUND 14 NORMAL ALBUMS, SO THEIR IDEA OF £4 BEING FAIR AND REASONABLE DOES NOT WORK WITH THIS. POSTAGE WITHIN THE UK WILL BE AROUND £8 BY COURIER (I USE DHL, THEY ARE EXCELLENT). IF IT IS LESS, I WILL REFUND THE DIFFERENCE. IF IT IS MORE, I WILL PAY THE EXTRA MYSELF. OVERSEAS BUYERS WILL GET A SIMILAR DEAL. I AM ESTIMATING POSTAGE COST TO BE AROUND £30 BY COURIER. IF IT COSTS LESS, I WILL REFUND THE DIFFERENCE IN FULL. IF IT COSTS MORE, I WILL PAY THE EXTRA MYSELF.
PLEASE NOTE:   AS A NEW EBAY IDENTITY HAS TO BE ESTABLISHED, EBAY POLICY IS TO WITHHOLD THE MONEY THAT YOU PAY ME UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE ITEM, AND ARE HAPPY WITH IT (DECIDED BY YOU LEAVING POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR ME). AT THIS POINT THEY RELEASE THE MONEY TO ME. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU LEAVE FEEDBACK PROMPTLY, SO THAT I AM NOT OUT OF POCKET FOR LONGER THAN IS NECESSARY!!  MANY MANY THANKS FOR THAT.
I POST VERY QUICKLY UPON RECEIPT OF FUNDS, USUALLY THE SAME DAY, BUT NO LATER THAN THE FOLLOWING DAY. ANY EXCESS POSTAGE CHARGED WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL JUST AS SOON AS I KNOW THE EXACT TOTAL. THIS APPLIES TO UK AND OVERSEAS BUYERS. I DO NOT CHARGE FOR PACKING MATERIALS OR MY TIME. I USE RECYCLED MATERIALS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND IF NOT UP TO MY HIGH STANDARDS, I SOURCE NEW MATERIAL AT MY COST, NOT YOURS.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL ANSWER EVERY ONE JUST AS SOON AS I SEE IT. IF YOU REQUIRE MORE PHOTOS, OR A PLAY-GRADE OF A PARTICULAR ALBUM, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK.
I OFFER A COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL REFUND IF THE ITEM DOES NOT MATCH MY DESCRIPTION. I WILL NOT REFUND IF YOU JUST DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT IT!!
I AM WELL KNOWN FOR SUPERB PACKING. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.

I WILL BE LISTING SEVERAL FLOYD RARITIES OVER THE COMING WEEKS, AS WELL AS SOME GREAT ITEMS FROM OTHER BANDS OF THE SAME GENRE. CHECK OUT MY FLOYD BOX SETS ON VINYL COMING VERY SOON.
I AM ALSO SELLING SOME GREAT LIVE FLOYD ALBUMS IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE A LIST OF THEM. JUST DROP ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, AND I WILL SEND YOU THE LIST. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I HAVE AN EXCELLENT TRACK RECORD ON EBAY. NO NEGATIVES EVER. I ASSURE YOU OF THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY AND SERVICE.