Sold Date: November 12, 2017
Start Date: November 2, 2017
Final Price: £70.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 41
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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.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.

ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB AUDIO COPY OF AN ICONIC PINK FLOYD FIRST PRESS ALBUM :

PINK FLOYD, WISH YOU WERE HERE 1975 UK FIRST PRESSING VINYL LP ON THE HARVEST / EMI RECORDS LABEL, SHVL 814. IN CAREFULLY PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES EXCELLENT TO PLUS TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT MATT SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE WITH THE FIRST EDITION 3 CUT CORNER THICK CARD IINER SLEEVE IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION. JUST A FEW PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE. THIS SOUNDS SUPERB WITH A LOUD CUT PRESS WITH HARDLY ANY CRACKLE AT ALL, A LOVELY AUDIO COPY. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER NEAR MINT FIRST PRESSING COPY.
FIRST PRESS VARIANT 2 STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS : 
SIDE 1 : SHVL 814 A-1 ADG 4 SIDE 2 : SHVL 814 B-5 RW 1 4 HTM   (AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) : 
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
 ‎– Wish You Were Here Label:  ‎– SHVL 814 Format: , LP, Album 
Country: Released: Genre: Style: Tracklist Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5)A1.1Part 1 Written-By – *, *, * A1.2Part 2 Written-By – *, *, * A1.3Part 3 Written-By – *, *, * A1.4Part 4 Written-By – *, *, * A1.5Part 5 Saxophone – Written-By – * A2Welcome To The Machine Written-By – * B1Have A Cigar Vocals – Written-By – * B2Wish You Were Here Written-By – *, * Shine On You Crazy Diamond (6-9)B3.1Part 6 Written-By – *, *, * B3.2Part 7 Written-By – *, *, * B3.3Part 8 Written-By – *, *, * B3.4Part 9 Written-By – * Companies, etc. Record Company –  Phonographic Copyright (p) –  Printed By –  Made By –  Published By –  Recorded At –  Credits Backing Vocals – ,  Design [Assistant] – , , ,  Design [Sleeve], Photography By –  Engineer –  Engineer [Assistant] –  Graphics [Sleeve] – * Lyrics By –  Producer –  Notes First issue. 
Released with the cover hidden under black shrink wrap with a round Wish You Were Here sticker on the outside of the shrink wrap. Spine is narrow (pinched) at the top and bottom and wide in the middle. Issued with lyrics on a die cut inner sleeve and a glossy postcard of a diving man.

Issue with matrix variant A-1 B-3 comes with inner sleeve with three corners cut and a bottom left corner uncut.
Issue with matrix variant A-1 B-5 comes with inner sleeve with three corners cut and a bottom right corner uncut.
Issue with matrix variant A-1 B-7 comes with inner sleeve with four corners cut.

Matrix variant number one is the first press of this record, other matrix are further pressings but still first issue of this LP.

Note:
There is also a 1st UK issue WITH the mastering credits for HTM (Harry Moss) etched in the runout, It is here 

Labels:
℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Ltd. 
Made in Gt Britain

Sleeve:
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, January to July 1975

℗ 1975 

Printed and made in Great Britain
Garrod and Lofthouse Limited Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Stamped A): SHVL 814 A-1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Stamped B): SHVL 814 B-3 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Stamped A): SHVL 814 A-1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Stamped B): SHVL 814 B-5 Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - A): SHVL 814 A-1 Matrix / Runout (Varient 3 - B): SHVL 814 B-1C Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - A): SHVL 814 A-1 PDO (ODP) 7 Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - B): SHVL 814 B-7 RD 12 Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 - Stamped A): SHVL 814 A-1 3 R D P Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 - Stamped B): SHVL 814 B-3 2 G P T
LABELS :  I CAN SEE JUST A COUPLE OF OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABELS. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.

THICK VINYL VISUAL : WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE JUST A FEW VERY TINY LIGHT  MARKS AND SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH DO NOT SOUND AT ALL. PLAYED A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION.

FIRST PRESSING THICK VINYL PLAYBACK :  THIS PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A LOUD CUT BASSY SOUND. THERE IS HARDLY ANY CRACKLE AT ALL, ONLY A COUPLE OF DUST IN THE GROOVE DUST POPS DURING THE WHOLE ALBUM (HARDLY NOTICEABLE). THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE THAT DETRACTS FROM A GREAT SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES. 
THEREFORE OVERALL IN EXCELLENT/PLUS TOP AUDIO CONDITION, A SUPERB AUDIO COPY.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.

MATT SURFACE PINCHED END SPINE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE, MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD : KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, WITH HARDLY ANY EDGE WEAR. JUST A FEW TINY CORNER BUMPS. THE PINCHED END SPINE IS FAIRLY CRISP AND STILL LEGIBLE. A SMALL ABOUT OF RING WEAR/RUBBING MARKS. (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS HARDLY ANY FEATHERING. THE WHITE ARES HAVE MINIMAL GRUBBY MARKS. NAME WRITTEN ON THE REVERSE OF THE SLEEVE.
OVERALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, A VERY DECENT SLEEVE.
 PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
SORRY, NO POSTCARD WITH THIS COPY.

FIRST PRESS THICK CARD 3 CUT CORNER INNER SLEEVE : NO REAL CREASES. ONE SPLIT TO THE BOTTOM EDGE CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO WRITING OR OBVIOUS STAINS, VERY GOOD  PLUS CONDITION.

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

OVERALL AN EXCELLENT/PLUS TOP AUDIO CONDITION 1975 FIRST PRESSING UK COPY OF THIS CLASSIC 1975 PINK FLOYD ALBUM WITH AN EXCELLENT NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND VERY GOOD PLUS INNER SLEEVE. A SUPERB AUDIO COPY WITH A GREAT SLEEVE. A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY PINK FLOYD COLLECTION.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON. MORE PINK FLOYD RECORDS IN SUPERB CONDITION STILL TO BE LISTED.

I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 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 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.

HAPPY BIDDING!