Pink Floyd First XI 11LP New Zealand box set never seen on eBay

	A$		1,136
	$		753

Title:  Pink Floyd First XI

Band: Pink Floyd

Country: New Zealand

Catalogue: PF11

The holy grail of Pink Floyd box sets, this one is even rarer than the Pink Floyd First XI box set that was issued in the United Kingdom and I cannot recall a time this box set ever being available on eBay.

NZ First XI box set 142 / 400

I have given all covers and records a conservative grading of near mint or lower.

The Piper At The Gates of Dawn

Cover: VG+ faint spine wear and small (3cm) crack in spine.

Record: Near mint, possibly unplayed but with mild aging stains on labels.

A Saucerful of Secrets

Cover: VG+ faint spine wear and small (3cm) crack spine.

Record: Near mint, possibly unplayed but with mild aging stains on labels.

Ummagumma – 2LP

Cover: excellent – mild ageing stains on inside gatefold, cover is laminated with small manufacturing ripple in the laminate on front and back of cover.

No bubbling or peeling of the laminate.

Record 1: excellent+ several faint hairlines and faint scuffs.

Record 2: excellent+ several faint hairlines and faint scuffs.

More

Cover: excellent, mild ring wear and mild spine rubbing.

Record: VG+ hairlines and scuffs.

Atom Heart Mother

Cover: excellent – moderate ageing stains on front and back of cover.

Record:  VG+ hairlines and scuffs.

Relics

Cover: excellent – mild ageing stains on front and back of cover

Record: VG+ hairlines and faint scuffs on both sides

Meddle

Cover: excellent – moderate aging stains inside cover

Record: VG+ several faint hairlines and scuffs on both sides. Mark through last few seconds of 3rd track and all through 4th track on side 1 that will click.

Obscured By Clouds

Cover: excellent+ several faint edge creases and faint corner rubbing.

Record: near mint, possibly unplayed

The Dark Side of the Moon (Quadraphonic)

Cover: excellent, some faint edge scuffing

Record: VG+, faint hairlines and faint scuffs.

Wish You Were Here

Cover: VG, moderate general cover wear and many aging stains inside of the cover

Record: Excellent, several faint hairlines

Animals

Cover: excellent – mild general cover wear on front and back.

Record: VG+ many hairlines, scuffs and light marks.

Box: Excellent. Faint marks and tiny scrapes as seen in the photos. No tears, no cuts, no graffiti, no peeling of cover paper and no mould or water damage.

Small scrape on the bottom edge of the box approximately 1cm in length. All corners are completely intact.

Total weight of packed item is:  3.5 kilograms.

This item will be well packaged.

Sellers postcode is NSW 2739.

The link to the link to Australia Post calculator is below.

http://auspost.com.au/apps/postage-calculator.html

Any questions please don’t hesitate to email me.

Record Grading System

MINT: (M) The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as sealed or un-played should be Mint.

Note; Just because an item may be described as Still Sealed (SS) or Factory Sealed (FS) does not necessarily make the item mint as seam splits, cover creases, fading and manufacturing defects can still occur.

NEAR MINT (NM) The record has previously been removed from the cover and has been played but there is very little indication of being played. There are no defects on the cover or record worthy of mention. An allowable blemish on a near mint LP would be something like a mild corner bump on the cover or a faint edge crease. The vinyl would be allowed only the very faintest of a whispy hairline and a spindle mark on each label.   Any more than 2 blemishes on each cover and vinyl would relegate the album to Excellent.

EXCELLENT: (EX) The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing. Spindle marks are visible as is hairlines and scuffs but these would all be faint and few.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks such has many hairlines & scuffing and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable. A major defect would be a clicking during playback or jumping of the needle. Any background noise would not be noticeable during normal playback. The cover will have moderate and noticeable storage wear such as ring wear, age spotting & edge rubbing.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. Has excessive storage wear, major ring wear, and large portions of the covers original colour has rubbed off.

Scuffing is caused when a person attempts to wipe the surface of a record with a shirt sleeve,  general purpose rag or when a record rubs against the cardboard inner when inserted into the cover without an inner sleeve.

Condition Grading: 

Faint - any wear or defect is barely visible.

Mild - wear or defect is present but does not detract from the overall condition of the item.

Moderate - wear or defect is noticeable but not beyond reasonable limits of collectability.

Major - wear or defect is serious, obvious and extreme care must be taken not to cause further damage to the item when handling.

Critical - wear or defect has caused item failure, breakage or repair is not worthwhile, practical or possible. Parts of item are missing or decayed.