PINK FLOYD Animals 1977 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS A-2U/B-2U MINT
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PINK FLOYD Animals 1977 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS A-2U/B-2U MINT

PINK FLOYD
Animals

1977 UK HARVEST (SHVL 815) FIRST PRESSING
A SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY AND FINAL UPGRADE
LOOKS BRAND NEW

MATRIX: SHVL 815 A-2U / SHVL 815 B-2U
MOTHERS/STAMPER: 3/OA and 3/GH
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GARROD & LOFTHOUSE PRINTED, WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS

Of all of the classic-era Pink Floyd albums, Animals is the strangest and darkest, a record that's hard to initially embrace yet winds up yielding as many rewards as its equally nihilistic successor, The Wall.
It isn't that Roger Waters dismisses the human race as either pigs, dogs, or sheep, it's that he's constructed an album whose music is as bleak and bitter as that world view.

Arriving after the warm-spirited (albeit melancholy) Wish You Were Here, the shift in tone comes as a bit of a surprise, and there are even less proper songs here than on either Wish or Dark Side.
Animals is all extended pieces, yet it never drifts -- it slowly, ominously works its way toward its destination.
For an album that so clearly is Waters', David Gilmour's guitar dominates thoroughly, with Richard Wright's keyboards rarely rising above a mood-setting background (such as on the intro to "Sheep"). This gives the music, on occasion, immediacy and actually heightens the dark mood by giving it muscle. It also makes Animals as accessible as it possibly could be, since it surges with bold blues-rock guitar lines and hypnotic space rock textures. Through it all, though, the utter blackness of Waters' spirit holds true, and since there are no vocal hooks or melodies, everything rests on the mood, the near-nihilistic lyrics, and Gilmour's guitar

Side 1:
Pigs On The Wing (Part One) (1.24)
Dogs (17.06)
Side 2:
Pigs (Three Different Ones) (11.26)
Sheep (10.19)
Pigs On The Wing (Part Two) (1.27)

LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels.
No spindle traces or any sign the record has been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT (MINT)
Both sides are clean and shine like new.
Some fine marks are visible but these are all superficial and have no effect on the sound.
Probably caused by insertion of the record into the inner sleeve at the factory as this copy looks otherwise untouched
VINYL Audio: MINT
Outstanding sound quality to this first press with crystal clear, clean, deep, rich sound.
And my play-check at volume found nothing to fault.
No clicks, ticks or pops and perfectly clean
SLEEVE: MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
Again, as-new. No seam splits marks or wear.
All-in-all a sensational copy and they really do not come any better

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS THEY ARE SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
  1326 (GS 8.4.1 (1326))


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