FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
PINK FLOYD - UMMAGUMMA
IN SUPERB NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
GENUINE UK FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOXES ON THE LABELS
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
SIDE FOUR HAS THE MISSPELLING GAND VIZIERS GARDEN PARTY
CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHDW 1/2MATRIX: SHDW1 A-1 / B-2 / SHDW2 A-1 / B-2MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GO / 1 GT/ 1 GO / 1 RL
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 REVEALS JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS FIRST PRESS SET HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISCS ARE BOTH IN SUPERB CONDITION. BOTH GLEAM LIKE POLISHED MIRRORS HAVING LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL DAY OF PURCHASE SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK PERFECT. UNDER SPOTLIGHTS, THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES PLUS A SINGLE ULTRA FINE ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINE
THE TEST PLAY
THE LPS PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS DONE ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
LIKE MOST FLOYD ALBUMS THERE ARE NUMEROUS SILENT PASSAGES AND IT S A REAL PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS DEFECT.
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A LITTLE BACKGROUND STATIC HERE AND THERE BUT NOT TOO INTRUSIVE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
I URGE YOU TO TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THE LP AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED E.J DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND IS FREE FROM ANY PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE
THERE IS ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE.NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NO SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND ONLY THE REAR RIGHT TOP CORNER TIP END SHOWS A MINUSCULE PIN PRICK OF RUB.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND 100 UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT.. NO ROUGHNESS OR FLAKE WHATSOEVER. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE BOTH UNBLEMISHED, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE LP HAS ONLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE COVER A FEW TIMES.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT . A COUPLE OF TINY CREASE LINES NEAR THE TOP OF THE SPINE, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO INNER PANELS, WHICH ARE UNLAMINATED AND IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMARKED CONDITION
THE TWO INNER SLEEVES HAVE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS, AND VERY WHITE.
HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
