Pink Floyd - The Wall - Genuine Immaculate Mint 1979 UK First Pressing Double LP

	£		87
	$		115

Artist & Title: Pink Floyd ?– The Wall

Genuine IMMACULATE MINT 1979 UK FIRST PRESSING 26-track vinyl double LP with picture labels in the original gatefold sleeve with matching lyric card inners. The records are in flawless Mint condition and sound as astonishing as ever and the cover is in Very Good condition The only thing preventing a Near Mint grading being discolouration to the back due to being stored in a rack with a circular cut-out for 34 years. See pics. A superb collector’s copy of one of the Floyd’s most ambitious, personal and successful albums.
Highly desirable for its 3U/3U/3U/3U first pressing matrices, early mothers and immaculate Mint condition vinyl, and increasingly difficult to find in this kind of condition. This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to add this extreme rarity to your collection at an extremely advantageous price.

Catalogue Number: Harvest ?– SHDW 411

Release date: 30 November 1979 (UK)

Overall Grade: Mint/VG+ (LP/Cover)

Matrix (Runout): Side 1: SHSP 4111 A-3U  Side 2: SHSP 4111 B-3U  Side 3: SHSP 4112 A-3U  Side 4: SHSP 4112 B-3U

Notes:
Double gatefold “Wall” sleeve without artist or title. Inner sleeves also feature the "Wall" design with lyrics (graphics by Gerald Scarfe). The track order on the inners is not the same as featured on the album.

This historic double LP is hardly ever offered for sale in this condition.

“Pink Floyd's The Wall is one of the most intriguing and imaginative albums in the history of rock music.”

This is the extremely rare real thing: a genuine flawless MINT CONDITION 1979 UK first pressing. The records are in immaculate condition and the cover and inner sleeves are in excellent to mint condition apart from a circular area of discolouration on the back of the cover. All items are free from any other major defects. See pics. All items are the genuine originals bought together by me in 1979, not reprints or replacements. The LPs are the original 1979 UK stereo LPs, which were only played occasionally on top-end audiophile equipment and lovingly cared for.

“Dark it may be, but The Wall is deservedly considered an album equally great in its own way to Dark Side, and among the most phenomenal albums every conceived and recorded.”

The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd—The Wall.
As with the band's previous three LPs, The Wall is a concept album and deals largely with themes of abandonment and personal isolation. It was first conceived during their 1977 In the Flesh Tour, when bassist and lyricist Roger Waters’ frustration with the spectators' perceived boorishness became so acute that he imagined building a wall between the performers and audience. The album is a rock opera that centres on Pink, a character Waters modelled after himself, with some aspects based on the band's original leader, Syd Barrett. Pink's life experiences begin with the loss of his father during the Second World War, and continue with ridicule and abuse from his schoolteachers, an overprotective mother and finally, the breakdown of his marriage. All contribute to his eventual self-imposed isolation from society, represented by a metaphorical wall.
The Wall features a notably harsher and more theatrical style than Pink Floyd's previous releases. Keyboardist Richard Wright left the band during the album's production but remained as a salaried musician, performing with Pink Floyd during The Wall Tour. Commercially successful upon its release, the album was one of the best-selling of 1980, and as of 1999, it had sold over 23 million RIAA certified units (11.5 million albums) in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine placed The Wall at number 87 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

This may be your only ONCE IN A LIFETIME chance to own this rare piece of music history in this condition.

 “Quite simply, ‘The Wall’ is a rock masterwork, and arguably Roger Waters' greatest achievement as a composer.”

“The strengths of The Wall are mainly lyrical and conceptual, although both vocalists are in fine form, and so is the guitar playing.”

A fantastic time warp example of this rarity in amazing condition, a true investment grade item - get it while you can!

AND IT MUST SELL IN THIS ONCE ONLY AUCTION

You can read more about this album HERE and Pink Floyd HERE and all over the web.

I pack my records professionally in stiff corrugated cruciform record boxes leaving the Vinyl (housed in anti-static bags) outside the Sleeve.

Postage discounts for multiple orders are available: £1 per additional LP, up to a maximum of 4, in the UK.
£4 per additional LP, up to a maximum of 4, in the Rest of the World.

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