PINK FLOYD THE WALL 1979 ORIGINAL 2-LP FIRST PRESSING A FLOYD MASTERPIECE!

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HARVEST RECORDS 1st. ISSUE PINK FLOYD THE WALL HARVEST SHDW 4111/4112 2LP NOVEMBER 30th., 1979. ARTWORK BY GERALD SCARFE THIS IS A FIRST PRESSING WITH CREAMY COLOURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE, BRICKS NOT ALIGNED RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF SLEEVE, INNER SURFACE OF SLEEVE IS HEAVYWEIGHT CARD CREAMY IN COLOUR MADE FROM A SINGLE SHEET OF WRAP-AROUND CARDBOARD WITH A SEAM ACROSS THE INNER TOP EDGE OF THE COVER, THE 8th BRICK STATES "PRODUCED BY DAVID GILMOUR" THEN "WRITTEN BY ROGER WATERS". 9th BRICK "WORDS AND MUSIC ROGER WATERS EXCEPT YOUNG LUST, COMFORTABLY NUMBERED" ECT. THE BAND MEMBERS ARE NOT LISTED ON INSIDE COVER ON ORIGINAL ISSUES.  INNER SLEEVES HAVE ROUNDED EDGES AND THUMB NOTCH ALONG TOP EDGE. SHDW 4111 ONE INCH IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. 
MATRIX: SIDE 1: SHSP 4111 A-2U TML-M SIDE 2: SHSP 4111 B-2U TML-M SIDE 3: SHSP 4112 A-3U TML-M SIDE 4: SHSP 4112 B-2U TML-M
SLEEVE:
GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION AGE DISCOLOURED AROUND OUTER EDGES, SPINE IS STRONG SOME WEAR TO TOP EDGE, NO CREASING, SEE PHOTOS. THE OPENINGS ARE CRISP AND CLEAN, LITTLE CORNER RUBBING, NO TITLE STIKER, SOME COPIES WERE ISSUED WITH TRANSPARENT TITLE INSERTS. INSIDE ARTWORK IS CLEAN AND FRESH.  THE INNER SLEEVES ARE CLEAN AND CRISP, ONE HAS A SHORT BOTTOM EDGE SPLIT WHICH OFTAIN ACCURS WHEN VINALS ARE DROPED INTO SLEEVES. SIDE ONE LYRICS TO "MOTHER" HAVE BEEN NEATLY ADDED TO, SEE PHOTOS.
VINYL:
THE VINYL RECORDS ARE A STRONG V/G+ SOME MIGHT SAY EXCELLENT, CLEAN RETAINING ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL GLOSSY SHEEN, PLAYBACK IS EXCELLENT THERE ARE NO SKIPS OR JUMPS, THE SOUND IS SHARP, CRISP AND CLEAR VERY LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE. SOME EXCELLENT VOCALS FROM THE KIDS. THE RECORD LABELS ARE ALL CLEAN AND UNMARKED.
OVERALL THIS IS THE BEST OF "PINK FLOYD" AND THIS ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, IN TIME A SOUND INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE AS THEY GET HARDER TO FIND, FOR THE COLLECTOR OR LISTENER.