ROGER WATERS, PROS & CONS OF HITCHIKING UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS MINT ARCHIVE COPY
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£ 16 Sold For
Sep 25, 2016 Sold Date
Sep 15, 2016 Start Date
£   10 Start price
5   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.

ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A TOTALLY ARCHIVE AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO FIRST PRESS COPY OF ROGER WATERS 'THE PROS AND CONS OF HITCH HIKING' HIS 1984 SOLO VINYL LP. YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER COPY :

ROGER WATERS, THE PROS AND CONS OF HITCH HIKING 1984 UK STEREO FIRST PRESS VINYL LP ON THE EMI/HARVEST RECORDS LABEL, SHVL 240 0105-1. IN PLAYED TWICE AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN AS NEAR TO MINT WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND INNER. A TOTAL UPGRADE COPY, YOU WON'T FIND BETTER. CAREFULLY STORED AFTER TWO PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE.

FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS (NOT LISTED ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :

SIDE 1 - SHVL (SHSP CROSSED OUT) 2401051 A-2U-1-1- C TML-M
SIDE 2 - SHVL (SHSP CROSSED OUT) 2401051 B-2U-1-1-1   TML-X

FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :

Tracklist

A1 4:30 (Apparently They Were Traveling Abroad)
A2 4:33 (Running Shoes)
A3 4:37 (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)
A4 4:39 (For The First Time Today - Part 2)
A5 4:41 (Sexual Revolution)
A6 4:47 (The Remains Of Our Love)
B1 4:50 (Go Fishing)
B2 4:56 (For The First Time Today - Part 1)
B3 4:58 (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)
B4 5:01 (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking - Part 10)
B5 5:06 (Every Strangers Eyes)
B6 5:11 (The Moment Of Clarity)

Credits

  • Artwork – Gerald Scarfe
  • Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Katie Kissoon, Madeline Bell
  • Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – The Artful Dodgers
  • Drums – Andy Newmark
  • Effects [Sfx Boffin] – Michael King (8)
  • Electric Guitar – Eric Clapton
  • Engineer – Andy Jackson
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Laura Boisan
  • Horns – Kevin Flanagan, Raphael Ravenscroft, Vic Sullivan
  • Mastered By – Doug Sax, Mike Reese
  • Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra*
  • Organ [Hammond] – Andy Bown
  • Other [Holophonics] – Zuccarelli Labs Ltd
  • Percussion – Ray Cooper
  • Photography By – Alex Henderson (5)
  • Piano, Conductor, Producer, Arranged By – Michael Kamen
  • Saxophone – David Sanborn
  • Twelve-String Guitar – Andy Bown
  • Vocals, Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Producer, Written-By, Artwork By – Roger Waters
  • Voice Actor [Hells Angel's Girlfriend] – Madeline Bell
  • Voice Actor [Hells Angel] – Jack Palance
  • Voice Actor [Hitch Hiker & Waitress] – Cherry Vanilla
  • Voice Actor [Man] – Roger Waters
  • Voice Actor [Truck Drivers] – Ed Bishop, Manning Redwood
  • Voice Actor [Welshman In Operating Theatre] – Andy Quigley
  • Voice Actor [Wife] – Beth Porter

Notes

First cat. on rear + spine, second on labels

Direct Metal Mastering.

Recorded in England at Olympic, Eel Pie & The Billiard Room between Feb & Dec 1983

Mastered at the Mastering Lab Los Angeles

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5099924010511

LABELS : SUPERB. I CAN'T SEE ANY OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS, PLAYED TWICE IN TOTAL. AS NEAR TO MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.

VINYL VISUAL : LIKE NEW. WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL, JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LGHT WHICH DON'T SOUND AT ALL. NO SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE, PLAYED JUST TWICE IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY AS NEAR TO MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.

VINYL PLAYBACK :  PERFECT. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB, WITH A LOUD CUT BASSY SOUND. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE AT ALL, NOT EVEN BETWEEN TRACKS. THE DYNAMIC MUSIC IS CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC, ERIC CLAPTON ON LEAD GUITAR IS SUPERB. A SUPERB ARCHIVE COPY.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION. A LOVELY COPY.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.

FIRST PRESS SMOOTH SURFACE WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD SLEEVE (with the left side of the gatefold closed) :
LIKE NEW. KEPT IN A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE, SO NO EDGE OR CORNER WEAR. NO BUMPS OR CREASES, NO STICKER REMOVAL MARKS. THE WIDE SPINE IS LIKE NEW, TOTALLY CRISP AND LEGIBLE. NO RINGWEAR OR RUBBING MARKS. THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING, NO STAINS OR BROWNING AT ALL. INSIDE THE GATEFOLD IS PERFECT, LOVELY.
OVERALL AS NEAR TO MINT CONDITION, SUPERB. YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER COVER.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.

ORIGINAL BLACK POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE : LIKE NEW, NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORDS EDGE. OVERALL NEAR MINT CONDITION.

I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.

OVERALL AN AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION UK FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ROGER WATERS SOLO ALBUM WITH AN AS NEAR TO MINT GATEFOLD SLEEVE. A SUPERB TOTAL UPGRADE COPY, YOU WON'T A FIND BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD!

LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.

I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £13 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.

THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.

I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 4 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £5.50, 3 X LP'S - £6.50, 4 X LP'S - £7.50.

HAPPY BIDDING!


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