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I HAVE A 100 POSITIVE FEEDBACK RATING AND A 100 TRACK RECORD OF OFFERING GREAT PRODUCTS, SERVICE, COMMUNICATION AND DELIVERY GUARANTEED PINK FLOYD - WISH YOU WERE HERESTUNNING - 1st ORIGINAL UK PRESSING and 1st EVER ORIGINAL UK COVER.
ULTRA RARE IN ITS ORIGINAL BLACK SHRINK WRAP Great Playing Record Great Audio and Cover.
Original UK PRESS Labels, original Post Card and Stunning clear audio throughout.
This RARE 1st press looks and sounds barely played Complete with Original Post Card, Rare 1st press Inner Sleeve, all in stunning Condition.
Original Year and Date of Release: 1975, this is a great all round complete 1st UK press with ULTRA RARE A1 Matrix .
A brilliant package, and an ultimate collectable, getting rarer by the day CAT NO:....
Stereo 1973 Harvest Records SHVL 804 LABEL PRESS DETAILS: ULTRA RARE A 1 / B 5 Matrix Press - with the iconic handshake label.
Produced by Pink Floyd Music Publishers.
MADE IN GT BRITAIN text.
This is a rare A1 B 5 matrix UK pressing of the great WISH YOU WERE HERE.
Finding a Complete 1st press in this wonderful condition is very rare indeed and makes this a very special chance to own a genuinely rare early press with brilliant clear sound.
MATRIX NOs.
ON RUN-OUT GROOVE A 1 B 5 matrix version MOTHER STAMPERS: Side 1.
4 A H O Side 2.
3 G W R TRACK LISTING 1.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part One 2.
Welcome To The Machine 3.
Have A Cigar 4.
Wish You Were Here 5.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part Two Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by Pink Floyd, released in September 1975.
The album explores themes of absence, the music business, and former band-mate Syd Barrett.
It was inspired by material the band composed while performing across Europe, and recorded over numerous sessions at London s Abbey Road Studios.
Early sessions were difficult and arduous but it was Roger Waters idea to split the centre piece track Shine On You Crazy Diamond in two, and join each half with three new compositions.
Shine On was a tribute to Barrett, who, coincidentally, made an impromptu visit to the studio while it was being recorded.
As with their previous work, The Dark Side of the Moon, the band made much use of studio effects and synthesisers.
Roy Harper was a guest vocalist on Have a Cigar , and the album s packaging, again designed by Storm Thorgerson, featured an opaque black sleeve which hid the album artwork.
Wish You Were Here was released in September 1975 to instant success record company EMI was unable to print enough copies to satisfy demand.
The album has been acclaimed by critics, and appears in Rolling Stone magazine s The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
Band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour have each declared Wish You Were Here their favourite Pink Floyd album.
A great complete 1st pressing of what is undoubtedly one of the most iconic albums of the 20th century ALBUM PLAYED FOR GRADING: Yes brilliant - TOP AUDIO WISH YOU WERE HERE is a musical masterpiece and is also an incredibly sensitive piece of vinyl.
Even barely worn copies can have a lot of surface sound on musically complex and busy tracks like Have A Cigar .
I am a huge fan of WISH YOU WERE HERE and highly critical of the audio performance.
I just cant stand to hear a pressing that is worn or plays with anything other than great clear sound.
And it is so hard to find a 1st pressing with any like a great audio performance.
I am pleased to say that this rare 1st pressing plays through with superb, un disturbed audio.
This great record plays up to the high visual grading and beyond.
Strong sound free of any loud pops or clicks.
The channels are clean and unstressed.
There is some very light occasional static as found on all vinyls but it is very light, and by WYWH standards its virtually non existent.
The audio is brilliant strong and crystal clear, its is a stunning listen.
I will give a detailed account below: This great sounding press starts with surprisingly little static in that famous extremely long run in intro to Shine On , that is always plagued by crackle, hiss and static.
Here just great clear sound, the track plays superbly with not a single loud click or pop with barely any static.
The audio is sensational, and I really don t say lightly, other than on extremely rare occasions, and any pressing of Wish You Were Here is near impossible to find with this type of audio clarity.
Again, the long intro to Welcome to the Machine , another delicate track also sounds fantastically clear and the whole of the first side really plays with superbly clear audio throughout.
Any surface sound is extremely quiet and infrequent.
Absolutely no loud pops or clicks, and certainly not even a hint of distortion.
Absolutely fantastic, this is a great pressing.
Side 2.
also begins with great clear sound, and Have A Cigar kicks in side two with amazing clearly, largely flawless audio.
Any background static I have to strongly state is far in the background, and in no way comes through any of the music anywhere on this vinyl.
I m very happy to say that the same goes for the long intro to Shine On part 2.
So often heavily distorted and affected by clicks and hiss, it plays through with amazing clarity and just great audio.
Some occasional static, but it is light and really easily grades towards and at a full NEAR MINT all the way through.
Even the stunning Wish You Were Here , such a difficult track to find with clear sound, pays superbly.
This is undoubtedly one of the clearest pressings I have ever heard.
Some light static and a few static tics but nothing in any way obtrusive and the clarity is sensational, even on the long quiet outro.
A great audio performance.
The record plays with staggering power, Great audio nothing obtrusive to distract from the overly enjoyment of this great record.
Hardly any obvious surface or static noise between the tracks, even in the long quiet sections it is clean, crisp and rich.
There is some light static in places but it doesn t interfere with the bright audio, its infrequent and barely detectable.
The music jumps out, with definition and clarity, particularly on the percussion instruments, and vocals, which come through with tremendous power and clarity.
As is the same with the keyboard layering and drums, whilst the guitars come through crisp and clear.
On the whole this lp plays with superb, clear bright rich audio.
I have given a detailed account and l believe I have been extremely unforgiving in pointing out the slightest audio interference.
Any surface sound minimal, the sound quality is so consistent and extremely high, I would easily give an overall audio grading at EXCELLENT to NEAR MINT THE RECORD Visual Grading A stunning piece of glossy vinyl, this rare 1st press is really thick and chunky, with amazing deep clear grooves, it looks and sounds unplayed.
A few faint sleeve removal marks and whispy paper handling marks only.
A really wonderful example that has been very little played A really great example.
Any surface marks are absolutely minimal, the sound quality is so consistent with the great visual condition the record, I would easily give an overall grading at EXCELLENT to NEAR MINT VINYL TESTED FOR ANY SIGNS OF WARPING: Yes, NONE visible what so ever when tested be sight and on a moving turntable.
THE COVER The Matt finish covers of WISH YOU WERE HERE are very prone to wear.
Being matt finish and WHITE, and not having the advantage of being laminated, these covers usually faired pretty badly, with serious ring wear and scuffed along the edges.
The Spines are nearly always flattened, worn and scuffed.
Not this one This 1st press comes with its original 1st Press Cover and has been protected from new in its original black Shrink Wrapping.
That means that the cover has never been exposed to the light of day, other than the outer edge which is also in greta condition.
This 1st Press Cover is in near perfect condition , and that is virtually un heard of for WISH YOU WERE HERE.
The opening edges are very square and totally un frayed.
The Spine can be seen to be square and true beneath its protective black wrap.
All round, this is a really amazing example of a very delicate cover, it is hardly marked at all And, this is an ORIGINAL 1st Press COVER.
Strictly grades at NEAR MINT.
The album begins with an eight-minute, thirty seconds instrumental introduction, before segueing into the lyrics for Shine On You Crazy Diamond .
Shine On is a tribute to former band member Syd Barrett, whose drug-induced breakdown had forced him to leave the band several years before.
Barrett is fondly recalled with lines such as Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun and You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon .
The album is also a critique of the music business Shine On segues seamlessly into Welcome to the Machine , which begins with the opening of a door described by Waters as a symbol of musical discovery and progress betrayed by a music industry more interested in greed and success.
The song ends with sounds from a party, epitomising the lack of contact and real feelings between people .
After a long struggle for the band Waters began to visualise another concept.
The three new compositions from 1974 s tour were at least a starting point for a new album, and Shine On You Crazy Diamond seemed a reasonable choice as a centrepiece for the new work.
Mostly an instrumental twenty-minute-plus piece similar to Echoes , the opening four-note guitar phrase reminded Waters of the lingering ghost of former band-member Syd Barrett.
Gilmour had composed the phrase entirely by accident, but was encouraged by Waters positive response.
Waters was keen to split Shine On You Crazy Diamond , and sandwich two new songs between its two halves.
The recording of the album was interrupted by the now infamous return of Syd Barrett, showing up unexpectedly at the studio.
Although the lyrics had already been created, Barrett s presence influenced the final part of the song a subtle refrain performed by Wright from See Emily Play is audible toward the end of the album.
The band played much of Wish You Were Here on 5 July 1975 at an open-air music festival at Knebworth, after it had been playing Shine On You Crazy Diamond since the year before and Have a Cigar throughout its 1975 tour.
The album was released on 12 September 1975 in the UK, and on the following day in the US.
In Britain, with 250,000 advance sales it went straight to number one, and demand was such that EMI informed retailers that only 50 of their orders would be fulfilled.
With 900,000 advance orders the largest for any Columbia release it reached number one on the US Billboard chart in its second week.
As of 1991 Wish You Were Here was Pink Floyd s fastest-selling album ever.
The album was certified Silver and Gold 60,000 and 100,000 sales respectively in the UK on 1 August 1975, and Gold in the US on 17 September 1975.
It was certified six times platinum on 16 May 1997, and as of 2004 has sold an estimated 13 million copies worldwide.
THE LABELS A lovely set of labels virtually unmarked.
No spindle traces at all.
Not a single spindle line to be found These are a great pair of labels that have clearly only seen my turn table a couple of times A lovely set, no spindle wear, and certainly no writing, finger prints or other marks.
I would easily give an overall grading at NEAR MINT if not higher THE INNER Original 1st ever edition inner sleeve in NEAR MINT condition.
No tears, stains, just some light creasing and NO seem splits at all And don t be fooled, these are completely different to all other inner sleeves from the UK pressings of WISH YOU WERE HERE.
These inners are themselves rare and so hard to find with out heavy wear, graffiti, tears and splitting.
POST CARD Original 1st press Hipgnosis Post Card in great condition.
No tears.
Nice crisp edges.
No tape marks or pin holes.
States on the rear Album Sleeve insert for Pink Floyd.
Wish You Were Here.
The post card will come in a separate envelope to ensure that it wont get bent or damaged.
Grading at EXCELLENT to NEAR MINT RARITY Wish You Were Here has been re produced in massive quantities, being one of the most iconic albums of the 20th century.
On saying that, finding an original UK early press in great condition is unbelievably rare indeed.
Its an extremely rare collectable, it is so hard to find a 1st pressing with great audio performance.
There are so many extremely long quiet passages, it is undoubtedly one of the hardest pieces of vinyl from the early 1970 s to find with great audio.
The cover is almost impossible to find without serious wear, even modestly worn examples are scarce and this one is a brilliant example.
Finding a great cover like this, with a great piece of vinyl, rare 1st press inner sleeve with original and correct 1st press post card, fantastic .
A Wish You Were Here pressing in this type of condition is scarce.
The vinyl is so often played so much, heavily marked, scratched, with noisy, poor and distorted sound.
Any Wish You Were Here examples with a record in this type of condition, that plays superbly are incredibly rare.
An ORIGINAL 1st A1 press, with ORIGINAL 1st Press Cover and ORIGINAL inner sleeve and post card, all in great condition, makes this very rare indeed All that and still in its original Black ShrinkWrapping.
Incredible GREAT COVERS WITH NO SEAM SPLITS, NO TEARS, NO WRITING, NO STICKERS.GREAT VINYLS WITH NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS, NO JUMPS OR REPEATS - GUARANTEED SCRUPULOUS EXAMINATION and TESTING PLEASE NOTE:This record has been play tested on highly sensitive equipment to ensure the sound quality and accuracy of description.
I aim to give a precise and concise description of the sound quality, pointing out any defects so that you know what you are buying.
I won t go into screeds of information about the nature of the songs, as I imagine that you already know them well.
I aim to describe all items as accurately as possible, and offer a full refund on return if for any reason you are not completely happy with the item description..VINYL SOUND - PLEASE NOTE:The highest quality vinyl with clear sound is rare, and is what I always aim for.
I only sell records that play with TOP AUDIO performance, super clear sound uninterrupted by hiss or other interference.
Even with the cleanest copies you will find occasional static sound or occasional light tics during playback, caused by a build of dust in the grooves.
This is clearly different from the distortion, loud pops, repeating tics or clicks that are found on heavily played, worn or soiled pieces of vinyl.
Any static build up will reduce when played, and I advise a light clean should be given between plays for optimal performance.
VINYLLarge format art work covers with the original sound and mix unique to vinyl and of the highest quality audio.
Vinyl record have always been loved and have become a great investment opportunity, with prices soaring over the last ten years, making classic pieces a great financial as well as a cultural investment.
.IMAGES and INFORMATIONI only use photographs of the item for sale taken with a high quality professional digital camera.
The images are designed to be as clear as possible, giving an exact image of the item you are buying.
I aim to give sufficient and accurate detail as possible, so that you know exactly what you are bidding on.
Please let me know if you need any further information and I ll be only to happy to oblige..ABOUT ME I am a visual artist, working internationally, a collector of art and rare objects including rare vinyl, which I have been collecting for over 25 years, and an art and music enthusiast.
I specialise in the highest quality rarest items, selling to collectors the world over.
I want you to know what a great item you are bidding on.
If there is anything that is unclear in the listing, or you have any questions about this or any other item, please feel free to get in touch.
All the best to you.
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I HAVE A 100 POSITIVE FEEDBACK RATING.SOME EXAMPLES OF FEEDBACK BRILLIANT LP MINT CONDITION,AWESOME SELLAR,1ST CLASS PACKAGING, NO PROBLEMS A ITEM RECEIVED..
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A Great LP from a great seller.
Thanks Very well packaged.
AAA received today great record thank you Item arrived quickly, well packaged and in excellent condition.
Very pleased.fast delivery, superb communication, good item, great ebayer AAAAA .RETURN POLICY:100 Satisfaction Guaranteed - returns accepted with out question.
If you are not happy then it can be returned, I cant say fairer that that I ONLY SELL RARE GOODS THAT ARE IN GREAT CONDITION, IF THERE IS ANY SLIGHT DEFECT, IT WILL BE CLEARLY STATED.If in the unlikely event that you may want to return an item, or that I have missed something in the listing, I offer a no quibble return policy.
Items must be returned within 12 Days of receipt, and returned in the same condition that they were sent out in.
Return postage must be paid by buyer, unless there is a particular fault with the item, and then I will pay the full postage costs MY RECORD GRADING SYSTEM IS AS FOLLOWS - BASED ON RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE U.K.
MINT: Virtually unplayed.
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
Cover is pristine.EXCELLENT: 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.V.G PLUS: The record will still be nice and shiny, but may have a few light marks, and will play well.
Slight wear and tear on the cover.V.G: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items.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, etc.FAIR: Fair.
It is noticeable that the record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated very noticeably.
The cover and contents are showing signs of folding, scuffing of edges etc..POSTAGE AND PAYMENT DETAILS : -Items will be extremely well sealed and securely wrapped using the best possible packaging for safe handling and delivery.
We send items all round the globe with 100 success We only sell top quality rare records to discerning buyers.
We do not make money from the postage costs and aim to keep the prices at a reasonable rate, but please don t expect a cheap second rate service.
IT IS AN ABSOLUTE PRIORITY THAT THE ITEMS YOU BUY GETS TO YOU IN PERFECT CONDITION.
All RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR MAIN COVER AND PLACED IN A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT INNER SLEEVE TO AVOID ANY CHANCE OF EDGE SPLITS OR KNIFING.
THEY ARE HELD SAFELY IN EXTRA THICK PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND THEN THEY ARE SECURED WITH SEVERAL EXTRA LAYERS OF REINFORCED CARD BOARD AND PADDING AND MAILED IN EXTRA STRONG PROFESSIONAL RECORD CONTAINERS TO ENSURE THEIR SAFE ARRIVAL.
AS WE HAVE STATED WE HAVE A 100 SUCCESS RATE AND AIM TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.Example of packaging used UK - First Class Signed For Recorded Delivery with Insurance : 5.00UK Special Signed For Next Day Delivery with Insurance : 8.90EUROPE - International Airmail Signed For Recorded Delivery with Insurance : 11.95INTERNATIONAL, Non-Europe e.g.
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International Airmail Signed For Recorded Delivery with Insurance : 18.95.MULTIPLE PURCHASE REDUCTIONReduced postage of course for multiple items up to 30 off extra items.POSTAGE WILL BE FIRST CLASS OR THE FASTEST AND SAFEST POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE, RECORDED WITH TRACKING AND INSURANCE.
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