PINK FLOYD "ATOM HEART MOTHER" UK 1st PRESS. A-1G B-1G.

	£		20
	$		26

THIS IS  PINK FLOYDS 1970 ALBUM, "ATOM HEART MOTHER". THIS IS THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER FIRST UK PRESSING WITH THE A-1G B-1G MATRIX NUMBERS. THIS HAS THE VERY FIRST PRESSING LABELS WITH THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD TEXT, AND NO BOXED EMI LOGO. THE AUDIO QUALITY IS QUITE OUTSTANDING. THIS IS A COPY THAT HAS SEEN LITTLE PLAY OVER ITS 40 YEAR LIFE, AND HAS A REMARKABLY LOW MATRIX/MOTHER/STAMPER COMBINATION THAT I SHALL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL BELOW. I HAVE SET A MINIMAL STARTING PRICE, AND THERE IS NO HIDDEN RESERVE PRICE. TOP BID WINS THIS GEM. END OF STORY. LET THE MARKET PLACE DECIDE ITS VALUE. THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE, OF COURSE A-1G AND B-1G, INDICATING A FIRST UK PRESSING. THE MOTHERS ARE "1", AND "1" RESPECTIVELY. THE STAMPERS ARE "GG", AND "RT" RESPECTIVELY. THESE ARE THE SECOND EARLIEST COMBINATION ON RECORD (PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT ON VERNON FITCH'S WONDERFUL WEBSITE "PINK FLOYD ARCHIVES/DISCOGRAPHY". WHAT THIS MEANS IN REAL TERMS IS THIS... IT IS WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT BETWEEN 300-500 COPIES WERE PRESSED FROM EACH STAMPER BEFORE IT WAS CHANGED TO THE NEXT HIGHEST IN ASCENDING ORDER. NOW, "GG" WAS ONLY THE 11th STAMPER IN THE SEQUENCE, "RT" WAS THE 29th USED. THUS MAKING THIS COPY A PRESSING IN THE FIRST 9000-14000 EVER TO COME OFF THE PRESS! REMARKABLY EARLY INDEED, AND CAN ONLY IMPROVE DETAIL AND SOUND QUALITY COMPARED TO LATER PRESSINGS. 

AS USUAL, I AM NOT GOING TO WAFFLE ON FOR PAGES GIVING YOU POINTLESS DETAILS ABOUT THE BAND, THEIR LIVES, LIKES AND DISLIKES AS SOME SELLERS SEEM TO ENJOY DOING! THIS IS FACTUAL INFORMATION ON THE RECORD FOR SALE. NOTHING MORE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO RECENT PROBLEMS WITH BUYERS FROM UKRAINE AND/OR BIDDERS WITH NO FEEDBACK HISTORY, I AM NOT PREPARED TO SHIP TO THE UKRAINE OR TO BIDDERS WITH NO FEEDBACK HISTORY, OR INDEED PRIVATE FEEDBACK, WITHOUT PRIOR CONTACT WITH MYSELF. IF YOU BID WITHOUT CONTACTING ME FIRST, I WILL REMOVE YOUR BID AND BLOCK ANY FUTURE BIDS. MY PREVIOUS UKRAINE BUYERS CAN, OF COURSE, BID AS USUAL. SORRY FOR THIS, BUT SOME PEOPLE RUIN THIS MARKET PLACE. THANKS.
SO, ON TO A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THIS FINE ALBUM:-

THE COVER: GRADED AS EX. MY GRADINGS ARE CONSERVATIVE. THIS IS THE MINIMUM GRADING THIS COULD BE GIVEN, SO YOU WILL PROBABLY GET BETTER THAN YOU EXPECT, AS OPPOSED TO BEING DISAPPOINTED. THE PHOTOGRAPHS I HAVE LISTED ARE OF THE ACTUAL SALE ITEM. CROSS REFERENCE MY GRADING AGAINST THE COMPREHENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR A TRUE PICTURE. THIS IS A COVER THAT OFTEN SUFFERS BADLY FROM RUBBING AND WEAR DAMAGE. THIS COPY IS ONE OF THE NICEST I HAVE OWNED. THERE IS SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT I DO MEAN LIGHT. THE SPINE IS IN GREAT ORDER AND FULLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS ARE STILL VERY STRONG, WITH A HINT OF A DISC IMPRESSION TO THE REAR. YOU WON'T FIND MANY BETTER EXAMPLES THAN THIS.
THE INNER SLEEVE: THE INNER IS THE EMI ADVERT TYPE, ILLUSTRATING OTHER RELEASES OF THAT YEAR. IT IS AGE DISCOLOURED A LITTLE, AND HAS LOST ITS POLY-LINING. GRADED AS G+. DISC WILL TRAVEL IN A NEW POLY-LINED SLEEVE, AND OUTSIDE OF THE COVER TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE IN TRANSIT.
LABELS AND VINYL (VISUAL): THE LABELS ARE SUPERB. THERE ARE SPINDLE MARKS TO EACH SIDE, BUT NO WRITING, DOODLES OR STICKERS. VISUALLY THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL LOOK GORGEOUS. THERE ARE SOME FEINT HAIRLINES VISIBLE UNDER STRONG ANGLED LIGHT, BUT HAVE NO AUDIO IMPACT. BOTH SIDES HAVE A NICE DEEP SHEEN AND HEAVY BLACK LUSTRE. GRADED AS EX-. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VINYLS WILL TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE COVER, AND IN BRAND NEW POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES.
AUDIO PERFORMANCE: I PLAY MY RECORDS ON A HIGHLY REVEALING LINN SONDEK LP12 THROUGH NAIM AMPLIFICATION. I PLAY-GRADE EVERYTHING, AND HIGHLIGHT ANYTHING OF NOTE. THESE PLAY REALLY WELL, WITH GREAT DETAIL. THE BASS LINES ARE TIGHT AND STRONG. THE SOUND-STAGE IS VIBRANT AND CLEAR. ON MY SYSTEM THIS SOUNDS SWEET, DETAILED AND DYNAMIC. I BELIEVE THAT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION WILL MAKE THIS SOUND WORSE THAN IT IS, BUT... THERE ARE MANY VERY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM, AND THEY PLAY PRETTY QUIETLY ON THE WHOLE. THERE IS SOME UNDERLYING LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND STATIC AUDIBLE (IN THE QUIET PARTS) ON THE SECOND HALF OF SIDE 1. THERE IS A LIGHT BACKGROUND PRESENCE DURING SOME PARTS OF SIDE 2. THIS NEVER INTRUDES INTO THE MUSIC, BUT IF YOU ARE LISTENING FOR IT, YOU ARE AWARE THAT IT IS THERE IN PARTS. DURING THE BREAKFAST MENU READING (ALAN'S PSYCH BREAKFAST, BY FAR THE NOISIEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM) ON SIDE 2 THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF CLICKS DURING IT, AND DUE TO THE VERY QUIET NATURE OF THE TRACK, THE BACKGROUND NOISE COMES A LITTLE TO THE FORE. I BELIEVE WITH A GOOD CLEAN AND MORE FREQUENT PLAYING, SOME OF THIS COULD BE ERADICATED. THIS CERTAINLY SOUNDS ALMOST AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS. I AM PLAYING THIS NOW AS I TYPE THE DESCRIPTION. NO STICKS, JUMPS OR OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS ON MY SYSTEM. SOUND QUALITY IS CONSERVATIVELY GRADED AS VG+. ASIDE OF THE MENTIONED SMALL ISSUES THIS PLAYS WONDERFULLY WELL, AND THERE ARE NOT MANY SILENT (OR EVEN NEAR) COPIES TO BE FOUND. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS OVER 40 YEARS OLD, AND MUCH MONEY WOULD NEED TO BE SPENT ON ANOTHER COPY FOR ANY DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT TO BE REALISED. STILL A GREAT COPY THIS ONE. IT IS BECAUSE THE VINYL LOOKS SO GOOD THAT I BELIEVE CLEANING AND PLAYING WILL EVENTUALLY IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE GREATLY. 
SO THIS IS A TRULY LOVELY GENUINE UK FIRST PRESSING WITH THE VERY FIRST A-1G AND B-1G MATRIX NUMBERS, ORIGINAL COVER, AND SUCH AN EARLY MOTHER/STAMPER COMBINATION.  IT HAS BEEN CARED FOR SINCE THE DAY OF RELEASE. COPIES OF THIS QUALITY RARELY COME INTO THE MARKET PLACE. DON'T MISS THIS ONE. FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS, JUST SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, AND I WILL GIVE ANY INFORMATION YOU REQUIRE. 

I POST VERY QUICKLY UPON RECEIPT OF FUNDS, USUALLY THE SAME DAY, BUT NO LATER THAN THE FOLLOWING DAY. ANY EXCESS POSTAGE CHARGED WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL JUST AS SOON AS I KNOW THE EXACT TOTAL. (PLEASE DO NOT DO WHAT SOME BUYERS HAVE DONE TO ME RECENTLY! THAT IS TO MARK ME DOWN IN THE STAR RATINGS FOR POSTAGE AND PACKING CHARGES. I CHARGE EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS ME (SOMETIMES LESS!). HOW CAN YOU MARK ME DOWN FOR THAT????) THIS APPLIES TO UK AND OVERSEAS BUYERS. I DO NOT CHARGE FOR PACKING MATERIALS OR MY TIME. I USE RECYCLED MATERIALS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND IF NOT UP TO MY HIGH STANDARDS, I SOURCE NEW MATERIAL AT MY COST, NOT YOURS.
POSTAGE COST WITHIN THE UK WILL BE FIXED AT £3. FOR THIS I WILL SHIP FIRST CLASS RECORDED, AND INCLUDE FULL INSURANCE. THIS WILL COST MORE THAN £4, BUT I WILL PAY THE EXCESS. POSTAGE COST WORLD-WIDE WILL BE FIXED AT £13. THIS WILL INCLUDE "SIGNED FOR" AIRMAIL AND FULL INSURANCE. IF IT COSTS MORE, I WILL PAY THE EXCESS. IF IT COSTS LESS, I WILL REFUND THE DIFFERENCE IN FULL.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL ANSWER EVERY ONE JUST AS SOON AS I SEE IT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, DROP ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, AND I WILL SEND WHATEVER YOU WANT.
I OFFER A COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL REFUND IF THE ITEM DOES NOT MATCH MY DESCRIPTION. I WILL NOT REFUND IF YOU JUST DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT IT!!
I AM WELL KNOWN FOR SUPERB PACKING. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.
I HAVE QUITE A NUMBER OF LIVE FLOYD ALBUMS I AM GOING TO BE SELLING VERY SHORTLY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LIST OF AVAILABILITY, JUST SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

FINALLY......................GOOD LUCK!