PINK FLOYD THE DIVISION BELL EX-NR MINT UK FIRST PRESS
  £   86
  $   114

 


£ 86 Sold For
Jan 18, 2011 Sold Date
Jan 11, 2011 Start Date
£   20 Start price
12   Number Of Bids
  Spain Country Of Seller
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 AUCTION FOR A EXTREMELY RARE ALBUM OF PINK FLOYD BECAUSE IT IS AN OUTSTANDING, LITTLE PLAYED EXAMPLE OF AN ALBUM WHICH IS GENERALLY VERY RARE.

HERE WE HAVE AN ORIGINAL UK EMI (7243 8 28984 1 2) FIRST PRESSING (March 30, 1994) OF PINK FLOYD'S FINAL LP "The Division Bell" - MUST BE ONE THE HARDEST TO FIND FLOYD LPs ON VINYL AS SO FEW WERE PRESSED (there are many later coloured vinyl re-presses (mostly fakes) but this is the original black vinyl UK release)

WHEN THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1994 THE FAVOURED FORMAT OF THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THE MUSIC BUYING PUBLIC WAS CD OR CASSETTE WITH VINYL RUNNING A DISTANT THIRD – SO THE PRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL BLACK VINYL FIRST PRESSINGS WAS VERY LIMITED, AND THEY ARE CONSEQUENTLY EXTREMELY SCARCE TODAY. THE ALBUM HAS BEEN RE-RELEASED IN GIMMICKY COLOURED VINYL SINCE, WHICH FRANKLY DOES NOT MAKE THE GRADE WITH AUDIO ENTHUSIASTS OR COLLECTORS, AND NO SUBSTITUTE WILL EVER COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH THE SUPERB QUALITY OF THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSED VINYLS. THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS A BEAUTY – PLAYED ONLY FEW TIMES FROM NEW AND ONLY SHOWING THE LIGHTEST OF SUPERFICIAL MOVEMENT LINES FROM ENTRY AND WITHDRAWAL FROM THE INNER. THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE REFLECTS THE APPEARANCE AS NEAR MINT WITH JUST THE SLIGHTEST OCCASIONAL UNDERLYING SURFACE SOUND – NO MORE THAN MAY REASONABLY BE EXPECTED FROM A NEAR NEW CONDITION VINYL.

Record label: ORIGINAL EMI / PINK FLOYD LABELS DEPICTING ARTWORK BY STORM THORGERSON

 

Catalogue Number: 7243 8 28984 1 2

 

Country of origin and first published date: ENGLAND 1994

 

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrices side 1:     8289841   A-2-1-2

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrices side 2:     8289841   B-2-1-1

 

Vinyl ‘run off’ codes / initials / cryptic / other side A:  TML-X (machine imprinted) & FLOYD-A (hand etched)

Vinyl ‘run off’ codes / initials / cryptic / other side B:  TML-X (machine imprinted) & FLOYD-B (hand etched)

 

N.B. Please note that all matrices, mothers and stampers quoted in my listings are machine imprinted except where I state an alternative method next to them.

 

Track Listing as per lyric inner: SIDE 1: CLUSTER ONE / WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME / POLES APART / MAROONED / A GREAT DAY FOR FREEDOM / WEARING THE INSIDE OUT / SIDE 2: TAKE IT BACK / COMING BACK TO LIFE / KEEP TALKING / LOST FOR WORDS / HIGH HOPES


RECORD CONDITION


SIDE A LABEL: EXCELLENT, JUST A LITTLE LITTLE MARK (CAN YOU SEE ON PICTURE)


SIDE B LABEL: NEAR MINT, JUST PERFECT


COVER: EXCELLENT, CAN YOU SEE AT PICTURES

THE RECORD HAVE A 2 OR 3 SMALL SURFACES MARKS, BUT DOES NOT AFECT PLAY! TESTED & PLAYS LIKE A BRAND NEW RECORD.


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION DON´T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME.


ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED FROM BARCELONA (CATALUNYA/SPAIN)


REGISTERED (SIGN IN) DELIVERY AVAILABLE!


THANKS FOR LOOKING & GOOD LUCK!




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