Pink Floyd - Animals LP - First GB Pressing - Ex- Vinyl - Worldwide Shipping

	£		310
	$		370

I am selling some of my personal vinyl collection. Many of these records are UK pressings and were mainly purchased by myself in the 1970’s/80’s. They have been extremely well looked after, most having only been played a handful of times on Linn or Rega turntables with a light stylus tracking force of 1.5 to 1.75 g.

Please read the description below for vinyl condition (as per the Record Collector Grading System), but for most of my records the vinyl can be considered as in near mint or excellent condition, shiny and with no significant marks – basically almost as good as when it came out of the original shop. The covers vary in condition but most are excellent just showing the usual signs of storage. Most have been stored in plastic protective covers.

A word about hairline marks. It is almost impossible to find any non-sealed record without any hairline marks - many had them from new, particularly if sold with cardboard inner sleeves. They are a result of storage and use and have little impact on sound quality. Likewise, very few original vinyl records lie totally flat. As for background noise, all records will have some background noise which varies wildly and often reflects the very variable pressing quality. I have bought new heavy pressing LP's in recent years and many of the original records I am selling not only look better but they sound better! I only draw attention to marks, warping or background noise in my listings if I consider them significant.

All records have been cleaned using high quality professional Record Cleaning Machines - either a £3,000 Keith Monks Omni VII RCM or a Moth Pro Mk II RCM. Not only does this wet clean/vacuuming process remove surface marks such as fingerprints, etc, it also significantly reduces background noise and many argue that the lower noise floor results in opening up of the sound and improved fidelity.

This album is Pink Floyd's classic "Animals" LP on the EMI Harvest label SHVL 815. This is many a hard core Pink Floyd fan's favourite Floyd album and it is not hard to see why. This is my second and final copy of this FIRST PRESSING for auction.

Matrix marks A-2U/B-2U which marks this out as a VERY FIRST Great Britain original pressing. Picture labels, non-barcode gatefold sleeve printed by "Garrod & Lofthouse", card inner with rounded edges, large thumb notch at top and catalogue number on bottom right of inner.

Vinyl grading is Excellent Minus according to the Record Collector Grading System - it appears to have received moderate careful play. One or two visible marks and the odd hairline but overall the vinyl looks glossy and there is nothing that affects play in any significant way.

Test played superbly on my Rega RP6 turntable with dynamic sound. Low level background noise was only apparent behind the quieter sections of the music and did not detract from my enjoyment - there were no audible major clicks or pops.

The original Garrod & Lofthouse sleeve and inner are in excellent condition. thick card, wide spine with just minor wear - one of the best I have seen as it was preserved in a plastic sleeve for most of its life - see large scale photos below although they do not do it justice.

Overall, a very nice FIRST PRESSING of this classic Pink Floyd album.

I dispatch worldwide in reinforced heavy duty LP mailers with cardboard reinforcements either side.

Please see my other listings with many auctions of classic rock albums to come so save me as a favourite seller. Typical postage prices as follows and combined postage with other albums saves money (double album counts as 2 records):

UK: 1 record £3.50, 2 records £4.50, 3 records £6.

EU: 1 record £5.50, 2 records £7, 3 records £8.50.

International: 1 record £8.50, 2 records £10, 3 records £11.50.

Some countries may require International Signed For so please ask.

Please see my feedback, particularly on other records I have sold, and thanks for looking.

Just to elaborate on the background noise issue discussed above, I have played this album again. Side 1 generally plays with very low background noise. Side 2 does have low level background noise but this is only particularly apparent in quiet breaks such as the introductory keyboard passage to "Sheep".