PINK FLOYD UMMAGUMMA. 1st UK PRESS. 1st MOTHERS SUPERB

	£		76
	$		100

ANOTHER FROM MY OWN PRIVATE COLLECTION OF PINK FLOYD RARITIES. FIRST PRESSES, UNUSUAL AND BOOTLEG ALBUMS. THIS IS THE GENUINE FIRST UK PRESS OF THE CLASSIC DOUBLE ALBUM "UMMAGUMMA", RELEASED ON 25th OCTOBER 1969. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SHOW THAT THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST PRESS, WHICH I SHALL GO INTO. (I APOLOGISE FOR SOME OF THE PHOTO QUALITY. WILL RETAKE SOME AND REPLACE WITH NEW ONES WHEN MY WIFE GETS BACK WITH CAMERA!!)

THE MAIN FACTORS OF NOTE WITH THIS EXAMPLE IS THE FACT THAT ALL 4 SIDES WERE PRESSED FROM THE 1st MOTHERS. THE MATRICES ARE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE, AND THE STAMPERS ARE AMONGST THE EARLIEST USED. THERE ARE NO EMI BOXES ON THE LABELS, AND THEY HAVE "THE GRAMAPHONE Co Ltd TEXT.

THE DETAILS ARE THUS:-

SIDE 1.   MATRIX A1   MOTHER 1   STAMPER A (IN FIRST 3,000 PRESSED)

SIDE 2   MATRIX B2   MOTHER 1   STAMPER H (IN FIRST 6,000 PRESSED)

SIDE 3   MATRIX A1   MOTHER 1   STAMPER H (IN FIRST 6,000 PRESSED)

SIDE 4   MATRIX B2   MOTHER 1   STAMPER GD (IN FIRST 10,000 PRESSED) 

QUITE SIMPLY A VERY RARE AND INCREDIBLE CHANCE TO OWN A COPY OF THIS DOUBLE ALBUM IN ONE OF ITS EARLIEST GUISES. THE DIFFERENCE TO SOUND QUALITY FROM PRESSINGS USING LATER MOTHERS AND STAMPERS IS LIKE NIGHT AND DAY. TRULY SUPERB AUDIO REPRODUCTION.

HERE ARE THE FACTS AND FIGURES THAT GO WITH THIS RARE EXAMPLE. FIRSTLY THE COVER. THIS IS THE FIRST ERNEST J. DAY CO. LTD. OF LONDON VERSION. DOUBLE GATEFOLD. LAMINATED FRONT AND REAR. VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE. SLIGHT CREASING IN COUPLE OF PLACES. LIGHT RINGWEAR FORMING. NO SHELFWEAR TO EDGES OR SPINE AT ALL. LEADING EDGE SHOWS SOME FEATHERING FROM DISC REMOVAL. INNER GATEFOLD IS UNMARKED. A LOVELY COPY. ALL IN ALL GRADED STRICTLY AS EXCELLENT.

THE PAPER INNER SLEEVES ARE THE COMPANY ADVERTISMENT TYPE. THESE ARE POLY-LINED. THEY SHOW LITTLE SIGN OF WEAR. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS. STILL VERY WHITE, AND HAVE ONLY MINIMAL LIGHT CREASING. NOT EVEN CREASING REALLY, JUST A BIT "WAVY" IN PLACES. GRADED AS EXCELLENT +

THE LABELS ARE ALL SUPERB. THE LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS SHOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED LITTLE. THERE ARE VERY FEW, AND HARDLY NOTICEABLE UNLESS ANGLED TO THE LIGHT. VERY CLEAN AND UNMARKED. GRADED AS EXCELLENT +

THE VINYLS ARE GORGEOUS! SIDES 1, 2 AND 3 ARE UNMARKED. HARD TO EVEN SPOT ANY SLEEVE REMOVAL HAIRLINES (THE POLY LINED INNERS HELP SO MUCH WITH THIS). SIDE 4 HAS A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT MARKS TO TRACK 1. IN ALL HONESTY THEY DO NOT DETRACT FROM PLAY AT ALL. IF I VARY MY TRACKING WEIGHT ON MY LINN TURNTABLE, I CAN GET A SINGLE "CLICK" FROM ONE. TRACKING AT MY NORMAL WEIGHT GETS NO NOISE AT ALL. THERE IS THE USUAL LIGHT HISS BETWEEN TRACKS WITH THE VOLUME WELL UP, OTHERWISE THESE DISCS PLAY LIKE NEW! I GRADE 3 SIDES AS EXCELLENT++ AND SIDE 4 AS EXCELLENT.

EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND A GREAT COPY OF "UMMAGUMMA" ANYWAY; BUT A FIRST PRESS IN THIS CONDITION IS REMARKABLE. STUNNING AUDIO. THE POWERFUL SECTIONS NEAR TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. CLARITY IS BRILLIANT. DYNAMIC AND ENGAGING AS BEFITS USING THE FIRST MOTHERS AND EARLY STAMPERS. THIS IS AN ALBUM THAT IS AMAZING IN EVERY WAY FOR IT BEING SOME 38 YEARS OLD. ITS QUALITY IS DOWN TO CAREFUL OWNERSHIP OVER MANY YEARS. THIS IS A MUST FOR FLOYD NUTS AND/OR COLLECTORS ALIKE. HARD TO FIND BETTER, AND A GREAT INVESTMENT.

THIS IS ON SALE WORLDWIDE. I WILL OFFER POSTAGE AND INSURANCE OPTIONS AT SALE END. READ MY FEEDBACK, AND BID KNOWING THAT I AM A GENUINE SELLER. I PACKAGE SECURELY AND POST QUICKLY. THERE IS NO RESERVE. I BELIEVE QUALITY ITEMS ALWAYS REACH A FAIR PRICE. THIS IS QUALITY, AND VERY RARE. I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS JUST AS SOON AS I SEE THEM. IF YOU REQUIRE A TRACK LIST, PLEASE JUST ASK. I ALL TOO OFTEN ASSUME THAT WE ALL KNOW THEM. I WILL SEND ONE WITH PLEASURE.

A GENUINE UK FIRST PRESS WITH FIRST MOTHERS AND VERY EARLY STAMPERS.ALL ROUND CONDITION IS AT LEAST EXCELLENT. BEFORE ANYONE ASKS, YES IT DOES SAY "GAND" AND NOT "GRAND" ON THE LABEL TO SIDE 4!! HAPPY BIDDING, AND GOOD LUCK.

I SHOULD JUST ADD THAT THE VINYLS ARE SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT. ENORMOUS SLABS OF LOVELY BLACK VINYL, AND BUILT TO LAST. YOU WILL NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE THIS COPY.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT FEEL THE NEED TO "HYPE UP" THIS ALBUM BY CLAIMS SUCH AS  CALLING ALL THE STAMPERS "1G" WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE NOT!! "1G" IS NOT THE SAME AS "1GR" OR "1GP" ETC ETC. I DO NOT PLAY ON WORDS. THESE ARE VERY EARLY STAMPERS AS EXPLAINED BEFORE. READ OTHER ADVERTISEMENTS  VERY CAREFULLY AND FULLY!!