Pink Floyd-Animals HARVEST SHV 815 UK 1st EVER PRESS A2U/B2U RARE WIDE SPINE GAT

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	$		80

Pink Floyd

Animals

HARVEST SHV  815

 1977 UK 1st EVER PRESS A2U/B2U

EXTREMELY RARE WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD

Round corners lyric inner sleeve

MATRIX Nrs:

SVHL 815 A2U (2 PR)

SHVL 815 B2U (1 OL)

First ever Pressing Only the 1st ever pressings came with the A 2U/B2U Matrix, making this an ultimate rarity in EXC++ Condition.

1st Ever UK Pressing, complete with TOP AUDIO and ULTRA RARE WIDE SPINE Cover.

WITH THE RAREST ORIGINAL 1st ISSUE WIDE SPINED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD COVER

THIS IS THE VERY HEAVY THICKER TYPE OF VINYL (VERY RARE TO FIND) LATER ARE MUCH THINNER AND FLIMSIER!

A 1st pressing, released on January, 1977.

Picture labels.

Text around the top edge of the label starts at 9 o'clock and says: EMI Records Ltd. All rights of the producer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.

Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 7 o'clock and says: Made in Great Britain. Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this record prohibited.

ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE

Black cardboard inner sleeve with lyrics on it. Round corners

COVER:EXC++

Original 1st issue UK Wide Spine Gatefold cover. A great example, with minimal ring wear, NO corner wear, no marks or scuffs. The spine is square and true. Must grade at EXCELLENT PLUS

INNER: NMINT-

Heavy cardboard 1st press inner sleeve with rounded corners and a nine-inch thumb notch.NEAR MINT condition, NO tears, NO wear at the tops. Crisp and Clean.

RECORD: NMINT-

Visyally: A superb piece of glossy vinyl, and a really thick pressing. Deep clear grooves that can only be found on the original early pressings, this vinyl has been little played. The record has great shine, with no scratches, just some (ultra) light handling marks /  paper removal marks and a few of the lightest hairlines only. Any minor surface marks or very light and non sounding, being caused by handing and sleeve removal. On the whole this is a really stunning example.

Sound: brilliant! -  EXCELLENT+

LABELS : NEAR MINT

Virtually flawless labels, with a few light spindle traces only. NO wear around the spindle hole! Amazing examples of this rare classic First press. NEAR MINT sound quality throughout!

This is a superb press of the classic PINK FLOYD album.

An extremely rare First UK Pressing, with great vinyl, TOP AUDIO and ultra rare cover.

This is a superb press of the classic PINK FLOYD album. An extremely rare First UK Pressing, with great vinyl, TOP AUDIO and ultra rare cover.

Animals is the tenth studio album by Pink Floyd, released in January 1977. A concept album, it mixes soaring music with a provides a scathing critique of the social-political conditions of 1970s Britain, and presents a marked change in musical style from their earlier work. Animals was recorded at the band's studio, Britannia Row, in London. The album's iconic cover image, a pig floating between two chimneys on Battersea Power Station, was conceived by bassist and writer Roger Waters, and photographed by long-time collaborators Hipgnosis.

The album was released to positive reviews in the United Kingdom, where it reached number two. It was also a success in the United States, reaching number three on the Billboard 200, and although it scored on the American charts for only six months, steady sales have resulted in its certification by the RIAA at four times platinum.

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MINT: Virtually unplayed. The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. Cover is pristine.

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