Pink Floyd THE FINAL CUT 1983 UK LP 1st Press A1U / B4U MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		57
	$		76

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

PINK FLOYD - THE FINAL CUT

UK 1ST PRESS

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

 MINT MINUS!! SLEEVE!!!

fully play tested prior to listing 

MUSEUM GRADE VINYL AND SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHPF 1983 
• MATRIX: SHPF1983 A-1U-1-1-1 / B-4U-1-3-1
• TML-S STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1 
•  TML-M STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE PASTEL BLUE 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 SHOWS THAT THERE ARE ZERO!!! SPIDER LINES AT ALL AROUND EITHER SIDE OF THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES AND IN DAYLIGHT IN IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS,  AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN ONE DULL SURFACE STREAK LINE ON THE LAST TRACK SIDE TWO. TOTALLY NON SOUNDING AND INVISIBLE IN DAYLIGHTAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

THIS ALBUM HAS SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES THAT ANY UNWANTED NOISE IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY. THERE IS NO DISTORTION ANYWHERE

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

IF THERE IS ANY STATIC AT ALL IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM AND NO MORE THAN A SPLIT SECOND WHERE DUST HAS HIT THE VINYL WHILST PLAYING

I CAN'T EVEN SAY I HEARD ANY MORE THAN 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS  VINYL GRADES MINT MINUS 

AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE COPY OF THIS CLASSIC FLOYD ALBUM!!

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE HAS  BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW AND HAS THUS BEEN KEPT IN AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. 

THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE STICKER IS NEATLY AND FIRMLY AFFIXED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR THE JET BLACK COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND AMAZINGLY EVEN THE CORNER TIPS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED.

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS PERFECTLY INTACT. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITHOUT ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHATSOEVER

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO BLEMISHES TO THE COLOURS. JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE ON THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF  MINT INNERS PANELS

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN MINT CONDITION IT IS THE CORRECT BLACK POLY LINED INNER WITH THE ROUNDED BOTTOM CORNERS. IT IS IMMACULATE. NO SEAM SPLITS, NO CREASES AND NO MARKS OR STAINS

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!!!