Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs 1970 Vinyl LP Record Harvest SHVL 765 gatefold

Sold Date: September 4, 2018
Start Date: August 25, 2018
Final Price: $89.00 (CAD)
Bid Count: 1
Seller Feedback: 415
Buyer Feedback: 84


This auction is for the vinyl record "The Madcap Laughs" by Syd Barrett (former leader of Pink Floyd) released in the UK in 1970 by EMI/Harvest and produced by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Malcolm Jones. Catalogue number is SHVL 765. 

As per Discogs:

Released in a gatefold sleeve - 6911 TPS Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London.
This is the second pressing in full-laminated sleeve and with green Harvest labels with a boxed EMI logo.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): SHVL.765A

Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): SHVL.765B

Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout stamped): SHVL 765 A-2G

Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout stamped): SHVL 765 B 3


I bought this over 35 years ago at The Record Peddler in Toronto Canada which specialized in UK imports. Album has been kept in a plastic sleeve its whole life and hence the gatefold cover is still in beautiful glossy condition. The only flaw that prevents me from grading this as MINT is a sticker affixed near the upper-right corner on the back of the sleeve. It's not a price sticker, and I'm not sure whether it was something put on by the record company itself, or whether it's some sort of import code for import into Canada. The vinyl itself is in MINT condition also; no scratches, skips, etc. I played it again for confirmation just prior to creating this listing.


Shipping - Buyer pays exact shipping costs; no additional fees are charged. See below for more details based on your location in the world:

-For Canadian Buyers, this will be shipped via Regular Parcel. A tracking # and insurance will be provided.

-For US Buyers, this will be shipped via Tracked Packet; the cheapest option for which a tracking # and insurance are available.

-For International Buyers (everywhere outside of Canada and the US), this will be shipped via International Parcel - Surface mail. It’s quite expensive and very slow, but is unfortunately the cheapest method for which Canada Post will provide a tracking # and insurance. Typical delivery times are 6 - 8 weeks for the UK / Germany etc., with places like Australia, Italy, China, and others being closer to the 8 weeks. Faster methods of delivery are available, but they are ridiculously expensive. Contact me if you want more information.

Payment: I accept PayPal only.

Thanks for looking, (and even more for bidding!) Please check out my other auctions for more vinyl; I will combine items for shipping if buying more than 1 record.. In many cases, adding another record will not make a huge difference in shipping costs.