PINK FLOYD "The Division Bell" 1994 UK EMI 1st PRESSING

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	$		109

 
PINK FLOYD "The Division Bell" 1994 UK EMI 1st PRESSING GF w/INNER + LAVISH 1994 40 PAGE TOUR PROGRAMME

PINK FLOYD
The Division Bell


HERE WE HAVE AN ORIGINAL UK EMI (7243 8 28984 1 2) FIRST PRESSING (March 30, 1994) OF PINK FLOYD'S FINAL LP "The Division Bell" - MUST BE ONE THE HARDEST TO FIND FLOYD LPs ON VINYL AS SO FEW WERE PRESSED (there are many later coloured vinyl re-presses (mostly fakes) but this is the original black vinyl UK release)

A (VERY) FEW ORIGINAL COPIES OF THIS LP HAVE PASSED THROUGH MY HANDS OVER THE YEARS AND THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND ONE I HAVE OFFERED FOR SALE AS THEY HAVE INVARIABLY ALL SOUNDED REALLY TERRIBLE WITH EXCESSIVE SURFACE NOISE, CRACKLE AND CLICKING AND EVEN THOUGH THIS COPY DOES DISPLAY SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS TO SOME EXTENT I STILL THINK IT IS WORTHY OF ATTENTION, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF ITS RARITY BUT BECAUSE IT IS ACTUALLY ONE THE BEST ONES I HAVE HEARD (see detailed assessment below)

**** ALSO INCLUDED WITH THIS COPY IS AN ORIGINAL 40 PAGE 1994 US TOUR PROGRAMME (printed in the UK) - A BEAUTIFUL, LAVISHLY PRODUCED BOOKLET WHICH IS A SUPERB ACCOMPANIMENT TO THE LP

PRESSED WITH THE CUSTOM PICTURE LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: 8289841 A-2-2-1, TML-X (all stamped), FLOYD-A (etched) / 8289841 B-1-1-1, TML-M (all stamped), FLOYD-B (etched)
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL LAMINATED "WIDE SPINE" GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed in UK" AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

Track Listing:
Side 1: Cluster One / What Do You Want From Me / Poles Apart / Marooned / A Great Day For Freedom / Wearing The Inside Out
Side 2: Take It Back / Coming Back To Life / Keep Talking / Lost For Words / High Hopes

LABELS: The labels are CLEAN and BRIGHT and have NO wear, NO marks/writing and barely any spindle traces. THIS COPY HAS CLEARLY SEEN LITTLE PLAY
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces have their original DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN. There are some light hairlines, mostly caused by movement of the LP within its inner sleeve but overall, these have minor audio consequence (see detailed assessment below)
VINYL Audio: A usual the beautiful soundscapes PINK FLOYD create are incredibly impressive with an astonishing dynamic range from the almost silent ambient detail to the loudest crescendos. All frequencies are BRIGHT and CLEAR and the audio is BEAUTIFULLY RICH, WARM and VERY STRONG - THE RECORD PROVIDES A SUPER UNINTERRUPTED LISTEN. The quite lead-in to Side One has some surface noise/clicking and there is also some surface noise evident between some (not all) of the tracks - but apart from this the LP sounds SUPERB and there are NO scratches or any other issues and I really do not think you will find an ORIGINAL UK first pressing which sounds much better than this.
Difficult record to grade as even when brand new the audio on this LP was never what could be called MINT or even NEAR MINT so this copy must be critically graded as VERY GOOD+ (Side One) - because of the crackle at the beginning / EXCELLENT+ (Side Two)
Of course, the LP is fully guaranteed, so if you are unhappy with the quality of the audio (bearing in mind my description) a return/refund would be no problem, but in all honesty I don't think you will find a better copy
SLEEVE: The original laminated, thick spine gatefold cover is EXCELLENT+ with minimal edge wear and CLEAN, UNMARKED surfaces and just some light corner 'bumping'. All text on the thick spine is SHARP and BOLD - SUPERB SLEEVE
INNER SLEEVE: The lyric inner is in NEAR MINT condition with very little evidence of actually ever being handled. CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO splits. The LP is now housed - and will be posted in - a new inner to prevent any 'knifing' damage to the original during transit
TOUR PROGRAMME: Pink Floyd 1994 North American tour folder/programme - NEAR MINT
Beautifully produced, lavish 40 page booklet
Includes:
* Division Bell photos and artwork
* Band member/equipment lists
* Articles by Mark Fisher, Marc Brickman, Robbie Williams and Phil Taylor
* The Ultimate Pink Floyd Trivia Test
* PF Discography
* Reproduction of Leeds Town Hall concert poster
* Stage schematics and complete crew credits
Printing by Separation
Printed in the United Kingdom

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
SUPERB UK FIRST PRESSING OF ONE OF PINK FLOYD'S RAREST LPs ON VINYL AND A BETTER COPY I THINK WOULD BE PRETY HARD TO FIND AND WITH THE ADDITIONAL 1994 DIVISION BELL TOUR PROGRAMME - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO RESERVE
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL
AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS

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