Syd Barrett THE MADCAP LAUGHS 1970 UK LP 1st No Emi Box 1G / 1G MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		294
	$		389

MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

INCREDIBLE VERY FIRST PRESS 1G/1G

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

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• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 765
• MATRIX: SHVL 765 A-2G / B-2G
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 G / 1 G       (1ST MOTHER / 1st STAMPERS)
• VERY FIRST PRESS

ONE OF THE RAREST PROG ALBUMS ON THE PLANET. A GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THE SYD BARRETT SOLO DEBUT ALBUM - A MADCAP LAUGHS

THE SIGNS THAT YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR FOR A FIRST PRESS

• LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
• SLEEVE MADE BY THE E.J.DAY CO LTD (LETER ISSUES GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE)
• THE LABELS MUST NOT HAVE A BOXED EMI LOGO AT 9 O'CLOCK
• MOTHERS MUST BE NUMBER 1
• STAMPERS MUST ONLY HAVE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LETTERS ( G, R, H T, L) TWO LETTERS WILL BE A SECOND PRESS
• LABELS MUST HAVE 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES.

 THE VINYL JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW  TIMES EVER!!!. AS MENTIONED ABOVE THIS SET OF LABELS HAVE THE FIRST PRESS INDICATOR IN THAT THERE IS NO BOXED EMI LOGO AT 9 O'CLOCK, AND 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE!!

THE HEAVYWEIGHT ORIGINAL DISC IN IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION WITH A GLEAMING SHEEN THAT CAN ONLY BE FROM A BARELY PLAYED OR TOUCHED VINYL. THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE SURFACE HANDLING LINE ON THE LAST TWO TRACKS OF SIDE ONE (NON SOUNDING)

THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS SUPERB FIRST PRESS IS THE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST INCREDIBLE. 

BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS IS NO MORE THAN SYD BARRETT AND AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, THE PERFORMANCE IS QUITE BRILLIANT. 

THE CUT IS LOUD AND THE VOCALS ARE CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL, WHILST THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTATION COMES THROUGH WITH A CLARITY THAT JUST BEGGARS BELIEF

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT ON THIS PLAYTHROUGH

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF NEAR INAUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW SILENT PASSAGES

TWO OR THREE TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS RANDOMLY HEARD DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS REALLY IS VERY CLOSE TO A MINT REPRODUCTION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AS IT'S YOUR GRADE THAT COUNTS HERE

THE SLEEVE

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING NEAR MINT ORIGINAL LAMINATED GATEFOLD FROM THE E.J DAY CO LTD

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE LAMINATE WHAYSOEVER. NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN THE TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FIVE REALLY TINY ONES. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ONE THE BOTTOM EDGE WHICH LOOKS LIKE A SCRATCH. THERE ARE NO THUMB LINESBY THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO A COUPLE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 99% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT AND SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH WITH JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF UNDERCARD FEELABLE ON THE BOTTOM FRONT IN THE MIDDLE

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NICE CONDITION. FLAT AND CLEAN . THE LAMINATE HAS ONLY WORN AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AND GLEAMING AS THE FRONT AND LOOKS IMMACULATE. FOUR SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE , AND A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL. 

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE ALBUM!!!