Pink Floyd - MEDDLE - 1971 Harvest SMAS-832 Gatefold 1st LA pressing - VG+ / VG+
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Description
Meddle is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, consisting at the time of Roger Waters, Nick Mason, David Gilmour and Rick Wright. It was released by Capitol on 30 October 1971 in the US and by Harvest Records on 5 November in the UK. With no material to work with and no clear idea of the album's direction, the band devised a series of novel experiments which eventually inspired the album's signature track "Echoes". Although the band's later albums would be unified by a central theme with lyrics written entirely by Roger Waters, Meddle was a group effort with lyrics primarily by Waters, and is considered a transitional album between the Syd Barrett-influenced group of the late 1960s and the Waters-led era. One single, "One of These Days" with "Fearless" on its B-Side, was released from the album.
The cover has been explained by its creator Storm Thorgerson to be an ear underwater; as with several previous albums designed by Hipgnosis, though, Thorgerson was unhappy with the final result. The album was well received by critics upon its release, and was commercially successful in the United Kingdom, but lackluster publicity on the part of the band's American label Capitol Records led to poor sales there upon initial release.
For sale here is a 1st Los Angeles pressing from 1971. The vinyl, with some few marks that do not affect playback, is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition. The cover is also in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition. The plain inner sleeve unfortunately has seen better days: it has heavy wrinkling and a small tear near the top at either corner, both of which were repaired at some time in the past with a small piece of masking tape. For this reason, I will also include a new white inner sleeve.
Notes
"Fearless" includes an interpolation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone."
All selections TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., except "Fearless" Williamson Music, Inc.
All selections ASCAP
Recorded at Air Studios, EMI Abbey Road & Morgan Studios-London, 1971
Marketed & distributed by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Recorded in England
Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A.
Stereo
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): SMAS 1-832
Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): SMAS 2-832
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): ✲
Matrix / Runout (All variants - stamped): Mastered by Capitol ✲
ENJOY!
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