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Sold Date:
October 30, 2022
Start Date:
October 20, 2022
Final Price:
£103.00
(GBP)
Bid Count:
40
Seller Feedback:
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Buyer Feedback:
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Hi and thanks for looking at my listing
I have a massive RARE VINYL collection gathered over the past 40 years
I am now planning to sell hundreds of the rarer ones at approximately 20-30 lps per week
so check all my listings, Rare near MINT listings each week including:
Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Vertigo Swirls, Sex Pistols, Punk, Indie Prog Rock and Reggae, ETC.
WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE OFFERED
ALL VINYLS CORRECTLY POSTED IN A MUSIC MAX CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS
£0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET !!!
PINK FLOYD
ANIMALS
SHVL 815
LOVELY CONDITION RECORD, PLAYED 2-3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 1977,
THEN ONCE YESTERDAY TO TEST PLAY !!!
FIRST UK 1977 STEREO PRESSING
GATEFOLD SLEEVE
ROUNDED CORNERS ON THE INNER LYRIC SLEEVE
FIRST UK PRESS MATRICES
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): SHVL 815 A 3U Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): SHVL 815 B 2UNOTES
Recorded at Britannia Row Studios, London.CONDITION
RECORD IS VERY NEAR MINT , LOVELY WITH A DEEP GLOSSY MIRROR LIKE NEW RAINBOW SHEEN TO THE VINYL SURFACES WHICH ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT. OBVIOUSLY ONLY PLAYED 2-3 TIMES MAXIMUM IN THE LAST 45 YEARS. LOVELY !
I CAN JUST SEE ONE VERY FEINT HAIRLINE ONLY, AND ONLY WHEN VINYL IS TILTED, UNDER A STRONG LIGHT, SUPERB LOOKING AND SUPERB AUDIO PLAYBACK, (SEE PICS)
THEREFORE, A GREAT AUDIO EXPERIENCE WHEN PLAYTESTED ON MY REGA TURNTABLE
THE FIRST GATEFOLD RECORD SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT OVERALL, (SEE PICS)
THE SMALLEST CORNER AND EDGE RUB PRESENT BUT WITH AN UNCRUSHED SEAM AND THE SPINE IS STILL JUST LEGIBLE AND THE OPENING EDGE IS CLEAN AND DEFINED. (SEE ALL PICS) VERY NICE!!
FIRST PRESS BLACK CARD LYRIC INNER WITH CORRECT ROUNDED CORNERS ETC IS ALSO IN NEAR MINT CLEAN CONDITION NO SPLITS (SEE ALL PICS)
PICTURE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION (SEE PICS) WITH JUST A COUPLE OF FEINT SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRE ONLY CONFIRMING 2-3 PLAYS SINCE 1977 !!
SO, IN CONCLUSION, NOT ONLY A RARE SUPER CONDITION UK FIRST PRESS BUT IMPORTANTLY THE VINYL SOUNDS GREAT!!!!
SUPER EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE FIRST UK ISSUE, 45 -YEAR-OLD ICONIC ROCK ALBUM
PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES CLOSELY AND USE ZOOM FUNCTION TO SELF ASSESS
ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE FIRST PRESS BEATLES, ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD, ROCK, PUNK VINYLS LISTED, FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, GATHERED OVER 40 YEARS,
AND THANKS FOR LOOKING
– Animals Label: – SHVL 815, – 0C 064-98 434Format: , LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Country:Released:Genre:Style: Tracklist