Pink Floyd ANIMALS UK LP 1ST PRESS MINT, PLAYED ONCE

	£		72
	$		95

PINK FLOYD - ANIMALS

• SHVL 815
• MATRIX: SHVL815 A-2U / B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 MR / 3 RG

THIS LP HAS ONLY EVER HAD ONE PLAY FROM NEW, PLUS MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY. IT IS AS GOOD AS YOU COULD EVER WISH TO OWN, AND IS A VAULT COPY OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT.

 THE RECORD LABELS

THE LIGHT BLE LABELS ARE UNBLEMISHED ON BOTH SIDES. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO WRITING OR LABELS. THE COLOUR IS VIBRANT AND UNFADED AND FULLY EXTENDS RIGHT INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS VERY SHARP AND CLEAN, AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CANNOT MAKE OUT ANY SPIDER LINES INDICATING THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

 PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A SPOTLESS SURFACE. THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1975 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM AS A SECOND PRESS. NAMELY THE MATRIX NUMBER shvl814 A-1 / B-5 THE HIGH GLOSS AND MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS JUST A FEW REALLY LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED 4 MINUTE AND A HALF EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER ABOVE TO HEAR THEM. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC. IN ADDITION THERE IS ONE TRACK FROM EACH SIDE OF THE ALBUM INCLUDING WHERE POSSIBLE THE LINKING GROOVE, AND ALSO THE OPENING TRACK TO SIDE 2 ALONG WITH THE RUN IN GROOVE

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "PIGS ON THE WING" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL. THE ONLY UNWANTED NOISES ARE THE ODD VERY LIGHT POPS IN A FEW ISOLATED PLACES.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT MINUS

THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE, WITH THE CARD BEING THE VERY THICK AND HEAVY TYPE. ONE OF THE INDICATORS FOR THE FIRST ISSUE IS THAT THE LEFT HAD EDGE IS SEALED WITH A FOLD OVER, VERY MUCH LIKE THE ORIGINAL DSOM SLEEVE. THE INNER SLEEVE ALSO HAD A NINE INCH NOTCH ALONG THE TOP AND THE CORNERS ARE ROUNDED UNLIKE THE REISSUES WHICH WERE MADE FAR MORE CHEAPLY

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS GATEFOLD IS IN TOP CONDITION, AND BRILLIANTLY THERE IS NO LOSS TO THE MATT SURFACE COLOURS AT ALL. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT LINES NEAR THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT THESE ARE PRETTY INSIGNIFICANT IN THE CONTEXT OF HOW GOOD THIS SLEEVE IS. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MARGINAL SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE IS THE WIDE TYPE AND IS IN IMMACULATE CONFITION. THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS IMMACULATE, AND THE INNER GATEFOLD THE SAME.

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION

I HAVE HANDLED MANY COPIES OF THIS ALBUM, BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY