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"CYMBALINE"  (Roger Waters, 1969)
 
The path you tread is narrow
And the drop is shear and very high,
  The ravens all are watching,
  From a vantage point nearby.
Apprehension creeping,
  Like a tube-train up your spine,
  Will the tightrope reach the end?
Will the final couplet rhyme?

And it's high time,
  Cymbaline.
  It's high time,
Cymbaline.
  Please wake me.
 
A butterfly with broken wings
  Is falling by your side,
  The ravens all are closing in,
  And there's nowhere you can hide.
  Your manager and agent
Are both busy on the phone,
Selling coloured photographs
  To magazines back home.
 
And it's high time,
  Cymbaline.
  It's high time,
Cymbaline.
  Please wake me.
 
  The lines converging where you stand,
  They must have moved the picture plane,
  The leaves are heavy around your feet,
  You hear the thunder of the train.
  And suddenly it strikes you,
  That they're moving into range,
  Doctor Strange is always changing size.
 
  And it's high time,
  Cymbaline.
  It's high time,
Cymbaline.
  Please wake me.
Pink Floyd."Soundtrack From The Film More." "Played & Composed By The Pink Floyd" UK LP.
  RARE LATE 1969 PRESSING, ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN THE UK, 25th JUNE,1969 ON THE ONE BOXED EMI LOGO,
  SILVER & BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL.  (Issued in Stereo only.)
 
  THE VERY FIRST ISSUE ON THE TWO BOXED EMI LOGO SILVER & BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL, PRESSED IN LATE 1969.
  EMI changed the design to two boxed EMI logo's in late 1969 and at the same time, reversed the mountain top couple on the back
  cover to the first issue only, full three flipback edges on the green tinted back panel.  In 1969 the changes were not settled
  quickly because this coincided with the end of the 60's mono format as well as new label and cover designs. Next, a twin flipback
  "More"cover saw the phasing out and ending  flipback edges and the green tint on the back panel, the East facing couple was
  introduced in black and white.  This is the first cover without flipback edges and the first pressing on the two EMI boxed logo
  logo's.  There never was a pressing on the blue and black Columbia label because they were re-designed  in mid-1969, just when
  "More" was first released, a complex evolving cover and label & text etc. design that ran parallel with all EMI related labels.
 
  THIS RECORD WAS PRESSED FROM THE SAME FIRST 1969 MOTHERS, THE FIRST AND THE SECOND PER SIDE.*
The June, 1969 very first pressing maitrix was 'YAX 3868 - 1G /  YAX 3869 - 1G, ; which this first two box label record also has
along with the exclusive label text and the stamping codes verify the closeness of the continuity of the 1969 pressings.
 

  SILVER & BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL, WITH TWO BOXED EMI LOGO LABELS:  SCX 6346.

THE LABEL RIMS HAVE 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd.' AND NOT 'EMI Records Ltd'.
 
  "Made In Gt. Britain" IS STILL AT 6 O'CLOCK.


   MAITRIX: YAX 3868 - 1G /  YAX 3869 - 1G
As mentioned, this record still has the very first maitrix, that would rise and the 'G' letters removed for the later 1970's records.
 
EMI STAMPING CODES: MP  1 / TT  2*
The above details on the record and labels conclusively place this as the first two box EMI logo pressing.
 

  ORIGINAL 1969 COLUMBIA / EMI INNER SLEEVE, IN UNUSED, UNSPLIT NEAR MINT CONDITION.
In fact, exactly the same type I detailed for a very first pressing of the Beatles 1969 "Abbey Road" album sold only a few days
  ago, with the Patent number and "Made In Great Britain" in the 1966 -1969 smallest font.  Just light ageing, a record impression
  and a few related gentle creases.
 

  LAMINATED FRONT 'Garrod & Lofthouse' PRINTED COVER, THE BACK IS PRINTED IN BLACK & WHITE WITH THE
  MOUNTAIN TOP COUPLE FACING TOWARDS THE EAST, NOT THE WEST.  ONCE AGAIN UNUSED AND STORED AS
  PERFECTLY AS THE PASSAGE OF TIME PERMITS,  A 48 YEAR OLD COVER IN REMARKABLE, UNAGED AND UNWORN
  CONDITION.
  NO WEAR TO MENTION, JUST AN ENIVATABLE RECORD IMPRESSION AND A FEW RELATED SMALL LAMINATE
EDGE LINES.  THE MATT BACK IS SUPERBLY CLEAN AND THE VERY THIN SPINE OF LATE 1969 HAS PERFECTLY  CLEAR TITLES.
This first 'East Facing Couple' printed cover has the picture reversed on the back as explained earlier, like the 1969 cover the
  front has the same deeply glossy laminate over richly vivd and totally unfaded colours.  Any heavy record unremoved for nearly
  fifty years, inevitably leaves a circular impression with some related minor laminate edge lines. Mostly as tiny lines next to the
  spine, they were naturally formed and unconnected to wear, nothing to spoil the appearance of a really beautiful front cover.
  
  All the edges and the corners are unworn and in near perfect condition, 'near' allows for standing or storage only.
 
  The same applies to the spine, the very thick  laminate is unscuffed leaving the protected album titles in superb condition.
 
  The back of the cover is superbly clean unscuffed and unfaded, just the slightest hint of the record's impression but without the
  common stains or ageing /discolouration to the light grey background.
  THE COVER IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.


THE IMMACULATE LABELS DO NOT HAVE ANY SPINDLE ALIGNMENT TRACES, THESE ARE TEXTURED LABELS AND SHOW
THE SLIGHTEST CONTACT, THERE ARE NONE ON EITHER SIDE.   AN UNPLAYED PINK FLOYD LP OF THIS VINTAGE
HASTO BE RESPECTED, I WILL RESIST HE TEMPTATION TO HEAR IT AND OFFER IT IN THE ULTIMATE CONDITION.
  I COULD NOT FIND ANY FORM OF FACTORY HANDLING, IT HAD TO BE HANDLED AND THAT IS POSITIVELY INVISIBLE,
A REALLY BEAUTIFUL LOOKING DEEPLY GLOSSY RECORD, IN UNPLAYED, MINT CONDITION.
SIDE 1
  "Cirrus Minor" (Roger Waters)
"The Nile Song" (Roger Waters)
"Crying Song" (Roger Waters)
"Up the Khyber" (Nick Mason / Richard Wright)
"Green Is The Colour" (Roger Waters)
"Cymbaline" (Roger Waters)
"Party Sequence" (Dave Gilmour /Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright)
 
  SIDE 2
  "Main Theme" (Dave Gilmour /Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright)
>  "Ibiza Bar" (Dave Gilmour /Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright)
  "More Blues" (Dave Gilmour /Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright)
  "Quicksilver" (Dave Gilmour /Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright)
  "A Spanish Piece" (Dave Gilmour)
  "Dramatic Theme" (Dave Gilmour/Nick Mason/Roger Waters/Richard Wright)
 
  David Gilmour - vocals, acoustic, electric guitar & slide guitars, tape effects, flamenco guitars & bongos
Roger Waters - vocals, bass, guitar, tape and bird-song effects, bongos & gong
  Richard Wright - Hammond & Farfisa organs, piano, vibraphone & bongos
  Nick Mason - drums , percussion & bongos
 
Recorded In March 1969 At Pye Studios, Marble Arch, London.
Produced By The Pink Floyd
  As much as I understand how the main attention is always being focused on Pink Floyd's first two 60's Columbia label LPs, it does
seem rather strange how little heard their third album "More" is today. For those around during the astounding era of their 1960's
  ground breaking music, buying the three in the consecutive years of 1967, 1968 and 1969, was just the logical way to follow the
progression of an extraordinary band.  Logical following of true great artists included attending their live concerts, Pink Floyd
nearly always took freshly written songs on the road to iron out lyrics and arrangements, so you were given advance, tantalising
tasters of what to eagerly look forward to hearing as studio versions.  Their final Columbia album before signing to Harvest was
written and recorded as a soundtrack for the film "More," it still has yet to be fully appreciated as being a purely 60's Pink Floyd
album.  As my listings and credits above detailed, they wrote every note, produced the album and performed all  the tracks just as
  inspiredly as they had on the two previous albums, "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" (1967) and "Saucerful Of Secrets" (1968).
  Such advancements had happened since "Piper", by the band no longer relying on record producers, any sound effects required like
  the birds singing on the deeply beautiful Roger Waters composition, "Cirrus Minor", they were competent enough to provide them.
  When first issued Pink Floyd fans eagerly accepted this as the next in line and follow up to "Saucerful," which should also apply
now, not overlooked by moving straight to "Umma Gumma," but as the successor to the amazing first Coumbia LP's.  While having
a moan, I will also point out "More" is unique because apart from the compilation LP, "Relics" appearing on a budget label, this
  is the only Pink Floyd LP with Roger Waters involved that was not released on the Harvest label, because "Piper" & "Saucerful"
  were issued together as a double album,"A Nice Pair".
 
  The 1969 issue of "More" came in a flippback cover with the back showing the couple on the mountain top facing towards the west.
  This late 1969 first pressing on the two EMI boxed logo, silver & black Columbia label, featured the cover artwork reversed, with
the same picture but showing the couple facing towards the east.  I can only conclude that had to  be a printer's error because there
was not a valid reason for EMI to order reversing the direction of the couple from the film, I am certain they never even noticed or it
would not have been sanctioned or released.  This record was purpose bought as a collector's item only, without any intention of
  playing it, a rare event during the 70's but a superb collection contained several albums bought with posterity in mind.  Often I
deliberate about taking one play through to check the sound, well, I rather enjoy hearing mint records, especially Pink Floyd ones!
This time it would be unfair to do that because I have to respect such a fantastic idea to preserve an unplayed records, I will
offer it for someone else to make the difficult decision about playing it or preserving such incredible virgin condition, for an
amazing fourty eight years now.   EMI were pressing the 1967 - 1969 Pink Floyd Columbia label catalogue, all three followed the
  same design changes and so did every Beatles album, obviously for the seasonal biggest demand but even that did not involve
  charting even for the most reason "More" album.   The favoured period before Christmas with presents in mind was always the
  busiest buying period, pressing details are in the 1969 EMI inner sleeve, cover, labels, stamping codes and the maitrix.  With so
  many mood intensive pieces, beautiful and dreamy acoustic tracks, the condition of the vinyl becomes imperative, if anything the
two box logo silver and black Columbia label pressings had meticulous attention paid to the mastering. Then the staggering power
  of Roger's "Nile Song" was also superbly pressed to present Pink Floyd's heaviest ever recording with thunderous sound but just
stunningly clear and clean audio.  Without playing the record and describing the tracks I was determined to avoid discussing them
in detail, that can wait for a Mint- record, "More" has always been a very special and magical album to me, so just one comment!
"The Nile Song" not only has a tremendous impact but I am certain these early two box pressings had an extra boost to the volume
just after Dave's incredible guitar solo. The volume seems to double there,if the rest of the track failed to flatten the senses,
it rocks out with extraordinary power for the last minutes!   It's been a while since I described the 1971 first pressing "Relics"
version and as great as that was, the volume levels were not at such incredible force near the end.  While on that subject, check
out the almighty boost to the sound as "Up the Khyber" comes in sensationally extra powerful sound, it is unfair to get into the
volume variations without being able to play the album.  Instead I will add my usual reminder that often unplayed vinyl can take
  several plays before the true sound is realised, in terms of static, the pressing process leaves microscopic 'pips' in the grooves
and it is also common to see them on the top of the grooves.  Caused when the stamping metal disc lifts from the molten vinyl, a
  needle will dislodge them after several plays and any initial static goes with them, it was a fallacy about recording a record on
the first ever play through, but thank goodness that did happen to the rarer records.  Personally, I had discovered in the late
  1960's that playing a record through several times before recording it gave maximum results, what might even be a click can be
rendered into silence once the stylus has forged a route through the virgin grooves. Patience with true mint records is rewarded,
  it is frustrating for me not playing this record because on the other hand, the stamping discs also left the molten vinyl really
cleanly and then there is 'instant' audio clarity.  Even individual sides of the same record differ because they were pressed by
  individual plates, I just love records!
 
Both labels are like new, without the usual heavy use it's great to see them without the almost obligitory multiple spindle scuffs,
both sides of the record are also ion pristine condition. With the glossy sheen of mint vinyl, there are no surface marks and any
handling signs are near invisible to invisible!  It is totally unrealistic to consider any record untouched by human hands, because
that happened at the pressing plant and at record shops, let alone a curious one original owner on purchase.  Stating the obvious
is necessary in view of how CD's and DVD's are packaged by automated machinery and then sealed immediately, I have opened up
  many, many sealed records and in spite of the shrinkwrapping, the records indeed have factory handling and often the record has
  split the inner sleeve.  I try my best to give balanced views of the era because I was buying records I the same periods discussed
  in my descriptions, but just by constantly producing this ultimate condition I earn the right to express the reality of factories and
  record shops.  Being an EMI pressing I am content to offer it without the need to check the sound, firstly because this remarkable
  condition is exactly how it was first bought, I know the audio standards well enough to be confident the sound  will be perfectio.
Secondly I cannot possibly offer better than precisely how it left EMI's pressing plant after being mastered in Abbey Road Studio
  from the master tapes.
 
  On a technical note the maitrix of the very first UK record pressed in 1969 was 'YAX 3868 - 1G / YAX 3869 - 1G', June, 1969 was
  the release date and that was not very far away from this pressing being made. Indeed, this record has a really close connection
  to that 1969 first pressing, retaining the '1G' on both sids.  Demonstrating the time period between them was comparitively short
  and certainly less than six months.  Plus one side has 1' & '2' digit, a first and second 'mother' per side, makes this the first made
  with an east facing couple on the back cover and the first ever two EMI logo Columbia labels.
{Roy}
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