Just recently I bought a massive collection of 60's and 70's LPs...some are in surprisingly immaculate condition, and some are not, but the original owner (a well-respected Australian vinyl hoarder) was a fastidious collector of the styles he loved - 60's beat/punk/garage, British invasion well-knowns [Beatles/Hollies/Dave Clark 5/Gerry & The Pacemakers/Zombies/Troggs/Rolling Stones, etc..], 70's West Coast sounds, pop-psych and he'd obviously forraged far and wide since there's a flurry of unique South American, New Zealand,Taiwanese, South African, Japanese releases amongst them all.

Here then, is one of the LPs from his collection:

ARTIST:     PINK FLOYD  -
TITLE:         "OBSCURED BY CLOUDS" .
FORMAT:     …vinyl LP…
LABEL:         HARVEST [distributed there by Capitol Records Inc. ] .
CATALOGUE #:  ST-11078  . 
DATE OF RELEASE:  15 June 1972 .
PRESSED IN:    USA . ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING?:    Yes, it is...one of several first pressings, depending what pressing plant it was manufactured in. Matrix numbers (both hand-enscribed, not stamped) are:   SIDE ONE:    1-11078-F-3.   3  SIDE TWO:   2-11078-F-3..   1   ...meaning it was pressed in Capitol's Los Angeles pressing plant, in early June 1975, and is quite possibly the very first "O.B.C." pressing made there - it's that last, single number that tells the tale...and I've never heard of a '2' or a '1' as the final number on the Side One matrix. Nor do either appear to be documented anywhere that I can find.

 

Lime green / dark green Harvest labels. The area above the title on label is blank (on the 2nd pressing there was "All Rights Reserved..." wording there).

 

Text around bottom edge of label starts at 8 o'clock and says:

Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A. - ® Capitol Marca Reg. - U.S. Pat. No. 2,631,859

CONDITION: COVER: ( VG++ )...has small scuffs in the corners...and a couple of very small creases there too...plus a couple of light scratches, but it's a lovely solid card cover basically (see pix)... RECORD: ( EX- )...very shiny and almost all of it is clean...has a mark at the beginning of Side One, but that has no effect on play...The pressing is a huge loud cut and the sound roars out of the speakers!...plays so close to perfect!!!...  LABELS: (Side One: VG++ / Side Two: MINT )...Side One label has some numbers handwritten on it (see pix)... If you have any concerns about the accuracy of my gradings, please check my feedback for the odd nice comment from some satisfied folk out there.... (and hopefully you may be able to join their ranks). Thanks for considering this item...Cheers, Jules. POSTAGE : within Australia: AU$8.95 : first class airmail to anywhere outside of Australia = AU$19.95   (EXCEPT: Japan, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Pacific Islands = AU$17.95; New Zealand = $15.95) 
...and...take note: If combining items, postage for each extra LP or 12" single is only AU$2.95 within Australia (but only $1.00 if in NSW)....or AU$6.95 each to anywhere outside Australia. PAYMENT WITHIN AUSTRALIA:
Pay by Paypal, MoneyOrderR, BankCheque, PersonalCheque (allow 5 days for clearance)...or DirectDeposit into my account (quickest method).. .. ..   OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA:
You can pay by: 1. MoneyOrderr (there are fees associated...check with me first)
.. .. ..or.. .. ..
2. Paypal ...by far the easiest and quickest .. .. ..or.. .. .. 3. CASHbut it MUST be sent in a registered envelope
PACKING:
Don’t worry - I'll pack anything you buy VERY CAREFULLY to make sure it arrives in EXACTLY the condition it left here. More specifically, in the way I'd like to receive parcels myself.
WE MAIL OUT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK.

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