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PINK FLOYD A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS THE GROUP S SECOND ALBUM AND THE LAST ONE WITH SYD BARRETT ORIGINAL 1968 TOWER RECORDS STEREO LP ST-5131
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
INSANELY RARE STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
THIS ITEM COMES FROM THE INCREDIBLE, SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION WE ACQUIRED A WHILE AGO, IN WHICH ITEMS ORIGINALLY BOUGHT BY THE OWNER FROM THE MID-1970s to THE MID-2010s WERE KEPT STILL SEALED IN A NEAR-LABORATORY, TIME-CAPSULE CONDITIONS AND IN PRACTICALLY CLIMATE- AND HUMIDITY- CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. CONDITIONS OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS RANGE FROM IMPECCABLE TO TRULY UNBELIEVABLE. SOME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM PIECES LOOKED SO PERFECT THAT WE HAD TO REINSPECT AND RE-EXAMINE THEM A FEW TIMES TO MAKE SURE THEY OUR EYES ARE NOT DECEIVING US.
THE SECOND PINK FLOYD ALBUM, AND THE LAST ONE TO FEATURE SYD BARRETT, NOT COUNTING HIS BRIEF CAMEO APPEARANCE DURING THE 1975 WISH YOU WERE HERE SESSIONS
GUARANTEED ORIGINAL BROWN TOWER LABEL WITH BLACK T LOGO , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION
THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
TWO BREATHE AIR HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a recycled image from our previous auction. What you see is what you ll get. GUARANTEED
An album on which the band moved from Syd Barrett s relatively concise and vivid songs to spacy, ethereal material with lengthy instrumental passages. Barrett s influence is still felt he actually did manage to contribute one track, the jovial Jugband Blues , and much of the material retains a gentle, fairy-tale ambience. Remember a Day and See Saw are highlights on Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Let There Be More Light, and the lengthy instrumental title track, the band begin to map out the dark and repetitive pulses that would characterize their next few records.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY RICHIE UNTERBERGER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/
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CONDITION:
THE RECORD
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
a THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records click here PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID .
b The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
c Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
THE COVER
COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover has a minor wrinkle crease in the cardboard base on the front panel apparently, a minor cover construction flaw typical of 1960s Capitol and affiliated labels releases nothing significant
