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PINK FLOYD ANIMALS ORIGINAL 1977 1ST UK PRESSING CAT NO SHVL 815.
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION THROUGH OUT WITH THE RAREST ORIGINAL
1st ISSUE WIDE SPINED GARROD LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD COVER
IN ABSOLUTELY TIP TOP CONDITION THE VINYL LOOKS AND SOUNDS BARELY EVER
PLAYED UNBELEIVABLE FOR 30 YEARS OLD
THE AUDIO AS GOOD AS IT GETS --2U and -3U EARLY MATRIX
NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE IN MY OPINION RAREST VARIATION NO RAREST STAMPERS AT 3 OCLOCK TO THE MATRIX
Another from my personal collection Purchased
from new 1n 1977 BARELY EVER PLAYED NO MORE THAN TWO TIMES EVER the vinyl looks TRULY AWESOME AND
THE EARLIEST 1ST ISSUE 1ST UK PRESSING -2U-3U MATRIX no Loud clicks or pops Try to find
another like this after 30 years Incredibly rare to find like this
With the original WIDE SPINED G L gatefold cover ,,,, in absolutely
tip top condition through out has just the barest of storage ware worth
to mention.
These are the rarest and most sought after to find
Incredibly collectable like this This is complete with the original
lyric thick card record sleeve in superbe condition This vinyl is now
stored seperately from the cover and sleeve The vinyl being the
original thicker type the labels look like new In fact it is hard to
see that this has ever been played at all in my opinion incredibly
rare 30 years old Pink Floyd album like this Audio graded at least excellent plus to very near mint light isolated static/ticks only, usual for this album but this lp has only ever been played twice by me only IMPORTANT NOTE THIS IS THE VERY HEAVY THICKER TYPE OF
VINYL VERY RARE TO FIND LATER ARE MUCH THINNER AND FLIMSIER ALSO TO
POINT OUT NO STAMPERS AT 3 OCLOCK TO THE MATRIX VERY VERY RARE TO
FIND Animals is a concept album by English progressive rock
band Pink Floyd, released on 23 January 1977 in the UK and on 2 February
1977 in the U.S.
The album proved a success in America, reaching 3 on
the Billboard album charts.
However, it was on the American charts for
only six months even though it has continued to sell solidly, to the
extent of its having gone quadruple platinum While singer and guitarist David Gilmour is only
credited for the music of one track, the epic Dogs , which was
previously known as You Gotta Be Crazy , was actually a band
composition with Waters writing the lyrics.
This song and Raving and
Drooling which would later become Sheep was also a band composition
from around 1974, originally destined for the Wish You Were Here album.
The discrepancies with the credits and actual writing is directly
related to the increasing tensions in the band Each song on the album reflects Waters socialist
beliefs about the class system found in capitalistic societies.
The
anthropomorphic symbols of the dog , the pig , and the sheep are
elaborated throughout the album, which often leads to some confusion as
to Waters intended meaning in the lyrics.
The dog , for instance,
changes from a symbol for the heartless businessman in Dogs to the
object of an irrational fear put forward by the pigs politicians in
the song Sheep to scare the sheep common people .
The meaning of the
three symbols does not change from song to song.
Roger Waters elaborates
specific behavioral traits of each animal at different times throughout
the album, depending on the content and theme of the song.
Nevertheless, the lyrics of each song should be interpreted
independently The three core songs are bookended by a pair of love
songs written by Waters for his then-wife Caroline: Pigs on the Wing,
Part 1 and Pigs on the Wing, Part 2 .
Both are in stark contrast to
the misanthropic middle three songs, and suggest that companionship can
help us overcome our flaws though the final line suggests the singer
admits he is/was once one of the dogs.
For the 8-track cartridge
release, which looped, Parts 1 and 2 were linked by a guitar bridge
performed by Snowy White subsequently available on White s 1996 album
Goldtop: Groups Sessions , and the 17:08 song Dogs was cut
into two tracks The giant, helium-filled pig seen on the cover was
actually flown over Battersea Power Station for the photo shoot under
the direction of Storm Thorgerson .
On the first day of shooting, a
marksman was on hand in case the pig broke free.
However, according to
Thorgerson, this was considered an insurance problem , and he was not
hired for the second day of shooting.
Ironically, on December 3, 1976,
during the second day, a gust of wind broke the pig free of its
moorings.
Because there was no one to shoot the pig down, it sailed away
into the morning sky.
A passenger plane reported seeing the pig,
causing all the flights at London Heathrow Airport to be delayed.
A
police helicopter was sent up to track the pig, but was forced to return
after following the pig to an altitude of 5,000 feet.
A warning was
sent out to pilots that a giant, flying pink pig was loose in the area.
The CAA lost radar contact on the pig near Chatham in Kent, at a height
of 18,000 feet and flying East.
It finally landed in a farmer s field
without much damage .
They then repaired the pig, and flew it up for a
third time.
The resulting pictures were not deemed suitable on their own
as the clear, blue sky from day three was thought to be much less
evocative , and the final image was made as a composite of the power
station picture from day one and the pig from day three The album had custom picture labels, using drummer Nick
Mason s handwriting as a typeface, as did the lyrics on the liner
sleeve.
Side one s label depicted a fish-eye lens view of a dog and the
English countryside.
Side two s was similar, but featured a pig and
sheep instead of the dog Originally released on Columbia Records in the U.S.
and
Harvest Records in the UK, Animals was then remastered in 1992 for its
inclusion on the Shine On box set.
The remaster was subsequently
released on its own by EMI in 1994.
In 1997, Columbia Records issued an
updated remaster in the United States, Canada, Australia, South America
and Japan.
Animals was again re-released in April 2000 by Capitol
Recrds in the U.S.
and EMI in Canada, Australia, South America and
Japan, using the 1992 Shine On remaster along with the artwork from the
1994 EMI reissue There is not much more to say about this album , So rare in this
condition THE AUDIO IS CLEAR AND VIBRANT THROUGH OUT THIS PLAYS LIKE NEW IN
MY OPINION I HEARD THE BAREST MINIMAL STATIC ONLY IN QUIET PLACES
PROBABLY DUE TO DIRTY OR DUST TRAPPED IN THE GROOVES I MUST EMPHISISE
THE AUDIO IS TRULY TOP IN MY OPINION The Matrixside 1 SHVL 815 A-2U EARLIEST side 2 SHVL 815 B-3U The Mother Stampersside 1 2 ? VERY RARE NO STAMPERS AT 3 OCLOCK TO THE MATRIX side 2 2 ? VERY RARE NO STAMPERS AT 3 OCLOCK TO THE MATRIX The vinylOn initial inspection this looks like new Any marks that could possibly be seen under a strong light would only be sleeve removal only The vinyl lays perfectly flat on the turntable and is free of any warping.
To be highly critacle in very strong daylight I can see a very,very minute pressing imperfection a minute dot only aprox 2mm that fortunately has very little if no real effect on the outstanding audio quality in my opinion.
I heard just two or three light scuff ticks but was realy obliterated during the audio.
Importantly no loud clicks or pops during the audio no needle scratches Important point to note I own many of the UK variations of this album and there is a 2U 2U matrix variation the strange thing is that the vinyls for this variation are almost half as thick than the 2u ,3u variation which I find very strange indeed The AudioIn my opinion this plays with true excellence It is all too easy to
be critical about late 70s pressings and especially these Pink Floyd albums which have many quiet passages but in my opinion this is almost as
good as it gets any isolated static/crackle is minimal I have played this vinyl prior to listing on a top system at very
loud volume The audio is cristal clear and vibrant all the way through
with no signs of groove-ware or that this has been overplayed at all
no loud clicks or pops and certainly no jumps or skips Very Light
isolated static/crackle minor tick may be evident during some isolated quiet parts
but nothing in my opinion that spoilt the overall enjoyment and I am sure that with a constant clean before each play this will enhance the audio quality even further.
Truely
awesome seperation and a real bassey feel only found on these 1st
pressings in my opinion due to the charactoristics ,, Pressed from one of the
earliest masters also the materials used to press these early pressings
are more thicker and heavier with deeper grooves produce the best for
audio quality I would class myself as highly critical please look at
my completed listings of records that i have sold of this calaber and
you will see that i normally get it right I would grade the audio at
least excellent plus in my opinion Please listen to the complete vinyl sample that I have uploaded for you to listen to.Points to note This has been stored in a case all of its
storagelife ,, with the vinyl seperated from the sleeve and cover This
is how i have always stored my records A build up of dirt and dust over
the years from laying dormant causes static isolated tick or light
click, crackle A constant clean before each play is recomended ,, from
my personal experiance this greatly reduces this static and subsequently
enhances the audio quality The labelsThese are awesome Amaizingly it is hard for me to see any spider
marks visable looks unplayed in my opinion no ware or marks that I can see This looks unplayed
almost like new in my opinion The record sleeve1st issue thick card type with rounded corners the original 1st
issue Superbe condition Amaizingly there are no edge splits and no
tares.
The record is now stored seperately.The coverThis is superbe THE RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER 1ST PRESS WIDE
SPINED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PRINTED Only when scutinised to the
light can very very light rubbing storageware be seen at the
edges hardly noticable at all Spine near perfect again with very minor rubbing any creases are not
worth the mention none visable at all on the front Hardly any rubbing
at the edges worth to mention Light white spotting can be see on the
inside of the gatefold if looked for.
POINTS TO NOTE THESE 1ST PRESS
COVERS ONLY, HAVE ONE OPENING AT THE BACK OF THE GATEFOLD FOR THE VINYL
TO SLIDE IN AND ONE OPENING AT THE FRONT IS FOLDED AND SEALED WITH A FLAP, LATER
PRESSINGS DO NOT HAVE THIS , THEY FEATURE TWO OPENINGS.Top example This cover must grade at least excellent plus to very, very near as Mint in my opinion NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE TOP AUDIO TOP CONDITION THE BEST THAT YOU WILL FIND my photos bellow should speak for them selves HOW I SEND MY RECORDS THIS ALBUM WILL BE
SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT
IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLE WRAP FOR
ADDED PROTECTION SEE PHOTOS As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when
describing items listed Although it is my honest opinion I always urge
others to do their own personal research on any items that they are
interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding I
have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible I have taken time
to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate
description of the audio quality.
please look at my completed listings
of albums that I have sold of this calaber more than 800 items and you
will see that I normally get it right I have also provided as many
photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly
in strong light Please note These photos are the actual item for
sale and not copies of other items Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions regarding this item or any other items that I have listed I HAVE 100 POSITIVE FEEDBACK SO PLEASE BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDANCE SHIPPING TO THE USA, CANADA JAPAN IS 13.76 GBP INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR DELIVERY WITH INSURANCE AND TRACKINGSHIPPING TO EUROPE IS 11.76 GBP INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR DELIVERY WITH INSURANCE AND TRACKINGPOSTAGE WITHIN ENGLAND IS FREE SENT BY RECORDED DELIVERYPlease note All items are now despatched by signed for 1st class
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of cleared funds not on Weekends All items are despatched securely with ample
reinforcement It is my prime interest to make sure that the items
arrive in the same condition that they left me I offer a postage discount for multiple purchases ,,
but i do insist that the buyer pay for the items as they are won I can
not any longer allow winning bidders to run up a large bill and then not
pay I do not have a problem with holding the goods to be despatched
untill they are ready at the buyers request , for multiple items
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