Hi and thanks for looking at my listing

I have a massive RARE VINYL collection gathered over the past 40 years

I am now planning AGAIN to sell hundreds of the rarer ones at approximately 10-20 lps per week

so check all my listings, RARE, near MINT, FIRST PRESS listings each week including:

Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin, Beatles,

 Rolling Stones, Vertigo Swirls, Sex Pistols, Punk,

 Indie Prog Rock and Reggae, ETC.

I DO THIS ONCE A YEAR ONLY FOR 2-3 MONTHS !!

 PLEASE CHECK OUT MY PREVIOUS YEARS SUPERB FEEDBACK

 FROM OVER 1000 SATISFIED BUYERS !!!

WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE OFFERED

ALL VINYLS CORRECTLY POSTED IN A MUSIC MAX CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS

£0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET !!!

PINK FLOYD

OBSCURED BY CLOUDS

RARE FIRST UK " CORRECTED CUT " PRESS

 Issued after the initial A-1 / B-1 copies were found to have a mastering error causing excessive sibilance. The error is discussed by the band in the "Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii" film.

UK 1972 STEREO PRESSING ON THE EMI HARVEST LABEL

CATALOGUE NUMBER SHSP 4020

INCLUDES VERY GOOD + SLEEVE  AND NEAR MINT CORRECT INNER SLEEVE

FIRST EDITION UK MATRICES

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): SHSP 4020 A-2 
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): SHSP 4020 B-2 

NOTES

First UK issue, with SHSP 4020 A-2 / B-2 runout matrices (additional letters and/or digits are mother/stamper identifiers).

This second cut is the first corrected pressing, quickly re-cut and issued after the initial A-1 / B-1 copies (Obscured By Clouds) were found to have a mastering error causing excessive sibilance. The error is discussed by the band in the "Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii" film.

Original sleeve has pinched ends to the spine, with matte-finished textured sleeve and rounded corners.

Two type of EMI inners are known for this album:
- plain white one with "PATENT Nos. 1,125,555," and "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" on bottom, with shaped corners and flipback.
- polyline (plastic bag inside) with advertising of other LPs, on bottom has "THE GREATEST RECORDING ORGANISATION IN THE WORLD" on one side and EMI's address on the other side, with shaped corners and flipback.

Labels:
Text around top edge :
The Gramophone Co.Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.

Boxed "EMI" logo
℗ 1972 The Gramophone Company Limited
World Copyrights Ltd.

Text around bottom edge :
Made in GT Britain.
Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this record prohibited.

Backcover:
E.M.I Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd)
Hayes • Middlesex • England
Made and printed in Great Britain

The runouts are stamped.

CONDITION 

RECORD IS EXCELLENT+ LOVELY WITH A DEEP GLOSSY LIKE NEW RAINBOW SHEEN TO THE VINYL SURFACES WHICH ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT. OBVIOUSLY PLAYED SPARINGLY IN THE LAST 51 YEARS, LOVELY !!!

I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF  VERY FEINT SLEEVE REMOVAL / HAIRLINES IN TOTAL ACROSS BOTH SIDES, BUT ONLY WHEN VINYL IS TILTED, UNDER A STRONG LIGHT NO EFFECT AT ALL ON AUDIO PLAYBACK,  (SEE PICS)

CENTRE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION (SEE PICS) WITH JUST A FEW VERY FEINT TINY SPINDLE MARKS (ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ) CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRE EACH SIDE, CONFIRMING MINIMAL PLAY SINCE 1972 

THEREFORE OBVIOUSLY , A GREAT AUDIO EXPERIENCE WHEN PLAYTESTED ON MY REGA TURNTABLE, TINY STATIC AT RUN INS  LOVELY PLAYBACK !!!

THE CORRECT TEXTURED OUTER SLEEVE IS VG+ ON THIS RARE COPY, THERE ARE NO SPLITS, NASTY WRITING, OR MARKS ETC BUT DOES HAVE EDGE RUB AND SOME CORNER RUB, THE SPINE IS STILL LEGIBLE WITH SOME EDGE RUBBING, A VERY RESPECTABLE EXAMPLE OVERALL.

THE CORRECT PATENTED FIRST EDITION INNER SLEEVE WITH CURVED CORNERS IS ALSO NEAR MINT DUE TO ONLY LEAVING THE OUTER SLEEVE ON A FEW OCCASSIONS !!

A REALLY LOVELY CLEAN EXAMPLE !! SEE ALL PICS

SO, IN CONCLUSION, NOT ONLY A VERY RARE SUPER CONDITION UK  PRESS, BUT

IMPORTANTLY THE VINYL LOOKS & SOUNDS SUPERB !!!! 

PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES CLOSELY AND USE ZOOM FUNCTION TO SELF ASSESS

ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE FIRST PRESS BEATLES, ZEPPELIN, ROCK VINYLS, PUNK LISTED, FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, GATHERED OVER 40 YEARS, 

AND THANKS FOR LOOKING

Pink Floyd – Obscured By Clouds

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