PINK FLOYD Saucerful Of Secrets 1968 LP SOLD IN UK

	£		130
	$		172

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Pink Floyd called "A Saucerful Of Secrets" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK Pressing on the RAREST EVER Columbia label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF PINK FLOYD'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE (ESPECIALLY IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION!)!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1968 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS THE RAREST PRESSING EVER MADE (AS WELL AS BEING IN SUPERB CONDITION!)!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  I WILL NOW EXPLAIN JUST HOW AMAZINGLY RARE THIS LP REALLY IS - AND EXACTLY WHY IT IS THE RAREST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP EVER MADE!!!!  IN EARLY 1969 COLUMBIA DECIDED TO CHANGE THEIR LABEL DESIGN AND DROPPED THE 'BLUE/BLACK' COLUMBIA LABELS THEY HAD USED THROUGHOUT THE 1960s.  THIS CHANGE HAPPENED IN MARCH 1969.  AND ONLY 2 MONTHS LATER IN MAY 1969 EMI (WHO OWNED COLUMBIA) DECIDED TO REMOVE THE 'SOLD IN THE UK' LABEL TEXT FROM ALL OF THEIR RECORD LABELS (INCLUDING PARLOPHONE, COLUMBIA, HMV, ETC), WHICH THEY HAD ALSO USED THROUGHOUT THE 1960s!!!!  AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MAKES THIS LP SO INCREDIBLY RARE!!!!  AND THIS IS BECAUSE THIS ULTRA RARE PRESSING WAS ONLY EVER PRESSED FOR 2 MONTHS ONLY IN EARLY 1969 WHEN SALES OF THIS LP WERE EXTREMELY LOW - AND ONLY A FEW HUNDRED COPIES WERE EVER MADE!!!!  THE 'EARLIER' BLUE/BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL VERSIONS OF THIS LP TURN UP REGULARLY (ALMOST EVERY WEEK!) AND THE LATER PRESSINGS WITHOUT 'SOLD IN THE UK' TEXT ON THE LABELS ARE VERY VERY COMMON INDEED!!!!  BUT THIS ULTRA RARE 'SOLD IN THE UK' PRESSING FROM EARLY 1969 -  IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE RAREST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE, WAS ONLY EVER MADE FOR 2 MONTHS ONLY (IN EARLY 1969), AND ONLY A FEW HUNDRED COPIES WERE EVER PRESSED!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL, AND IS IN STUNNING CONDITION, THE INNER SLEEVE IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, AND THE FLIPBACK LAMINATED COVER IS SIMPLY SUPERB!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK RAREST EVER 'SOLD IN THE UK' PRESSING ON THE ULTRA RARE 'ONE-BOX' COLUMBIA LABEL, ULTRA RARE 'SOLD IN THE UK' LABEL TEXT, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MOTHER CODINGS, ORIGINAL 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FLIPBACK LAMINATED 'PATENTS PENDING' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Columbia UK 'Sold In The UK' Pressing from 1969 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SCX 6258 on the ORIGINAL Columbia label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, only 1 VERY light scuffline, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  Its plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent(Minus) if not FULL Excellent!!!!  SUPERB RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!!  Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 'Patents Applied For' Advertising inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Flipback Laminated 'Patents Pending' Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), VERY shiny laminate, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent(Minus) if not FULL Excellent!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'SOLD IN THE UK' PRESSING OF "A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS" BY PINK FLOYD, IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: