Sold Date: May 14, 2017
Start Date: May 4, 2017
Final Price: £132.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 28
Seller Feedback: 2230
Buyer Feedback: 27

Very nice copy of the 1968 Columbia UK stereo LP by Pink Floyd, 'a saucerful of secrets', SCX 6258, 1/1 matrix suffixes, a first pressing with original inner and Garrod & Lofthouse front-laminated sleeve. I am only the second owner of this wonderful record, as I purchased it some years ago from the original owner, who had bought it when new.

Sleeve is in really super shape, with a few light edge creases, a few thumb-opening creases, a little very light corner wear, one very small corner bump and a few light creases to the flipbacks. There is also a little light ringwear, but all of these are minor faults on a super sleeve with tremendously clean and shiny laminate, superb colour and wonderful structure. Overall, the sleeve grades EX.

Supplied with the original, contemporary and correct EMI advertising inner sleeve.

The vinyl has no warp and plays very well, with clear, strong audio and very nice stereo separation. No skips, sticks or jumps. There is some light background noise of varying degrees on both sides, not too obtrusive, the 'sound of vinyl', and the occasional click and pop with, additionally, 8 clicks at the end of band 1 and into band 2 on side one, and 4 clicks between bands 2 and 3 on side two. The first quarter of band 1 on side one also has a light but repetitive 'whooshing' noise caused by some tiny scuff marks evident in strong light. These small marks also appear on side two in a similar spot, but appear to be much less audible. Side one has a couple of very light hairlines with no effect on audio, plus a single long skating line across all bands from the middle of band one, but this seems to cause only a few occasional light clicks; side two has a very faint, small line on band 1, and a more noticeable light line towards the end of band 3 and into the dead wax, neither of which appear to cause any audible issues. I think this covers everything regarding the vinyl, which visually grades VG+, and EX- to EX for audio.

I try not to oversell nor undersell records, merely to give an accurate, complete and straightforward opinion of condition based upon the UK grading guidelines and many years of experience in collecting and dealing. I hope that this, along with the positive feedback comments freely available for potential buyers to read, will instil confidence in those people bidding, buying and making offers.