Pink Floyd MEDDLE 1971 UK 1st Press Gramophone Co PROMO PLAYS MINT HEAR

	£		1,070
	$		1,418

PINK FLOYD - MEDDLE

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

OUTSTANDING PLAYBACK

MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 795
• MATRIX: SHVL795 A-1U / B-1U 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 GH / 1 GT
• EARLY FIRST PRESS
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING

A FIRST PRESS MEDDLE MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

1. THE LABELS MUST HAVE 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING (EMI RECORDS INDICATE A LETER PRESS)
2. THE LABELS MUST STATE 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL
3. THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END -1U ON BOTH SIDES
4. NOTHING ELSE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
5. THE VINYL IS ALSO HEAVIER OF THE FIRST PRESSES
6. THE SLEEVE MUST BE FULLY TEXTURED ON THE OUTSIDE AND ON THE INSIDE (MANY ARE JUST TEXTURED ON THE OUTSIDE)
7. THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS 7100 TPS PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. SHVL 795, PATENT No 1224339' AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT HAND INNER PANEL
8. THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE A SEALED LEFT EDGE, AND THE WHOLE THING MUST BE MADE OF ONE PIECE OF CARD WITH THE FLIPBACK SEALED UNDER THE TOP EDGE. THE CARD SEEN INSIDE THE SLEEVE MUST BE GREYH
9.  IN COLOUR
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THE RECORD

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 TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAY LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS MINT

THE TEST PLAY

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND ANY PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE ARE SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON ANY PINK FLOYD ALBUM THAT IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO HEAR SOME CRACKLE, BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NONE ON THIS ALBUM

NO CLICKS AND I CANT SAY I HEARD ANY TICS OR POPS EITHER

THE SILENT BITS ARE PERFECT

SILENT LINKING GROOVES AND  SILENT RUN INS AND A STUNNING CRISP AND CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION IS WHAT YOU SHOULD HEAR

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD (BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THIS FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION UNLIKE SO MANY THAT ARE WORN AND RINGWORN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THIS TEXTURED SURFACE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME REALLY WELL. THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNFADED

THERE ARE NO CREASES TO ANY PART OF THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND AMAZINGLY ONLY ONE TINY AND BARELY VISIBLE PRESSURE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE TO THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALMOST AS PERFECT WITH ONLY THE CORNER TIPS SHOWING A DOT OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE SPINE IS ALWAYS FORUND WORN THROUGH, BUT NOT ON THIS COPY. IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE EVERY SPECK OF THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS PERFECT AND FULLY COLOURED. ALL OF THE DELICATE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE. NO RUBBING AT EITHER END

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT , NO CREASES OF ANY DESCRIPTION, NO RING WEAR, NO RECORD SHAPE AND NOT EVEN ANY SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS THAT ARE ALSO TEXTURED

THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS THE ONLY ITEM WITH A LITTE WEAR. THERE IS SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES AND SOME WRITING AT THE TOP

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY