Non-UK bidders/buyers - Please scroll down to read the list of countries I am willing to mail to before placing a bid!!   Please also read the listed prices for each group of countries which is at the bottom of this description

The price quoted at the top of this listing is for postage within the UK only - 2nd class signed for with a value of up to £50.  If the record goes for more than this it will cost more to post - see below

Frequently asked questions about postage:

Do you combine postage?  Yes.  I am not a business.  I have decent scales and if someone buys more than one record I pack, weigh and then send the invoice.  If someone buys quite a lot I will take the time to work out the various ways I can combine items to get the lowest postal costs with the correct insurance.

Will you send by standard postage?  No.  I will not post anything unless it has the correct insurance and a signature at point of delivery.   This includes international postage.

Pink Floyd 1968 A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS 1st Press Columbia Flipback


On the Columbia Records label  - another one from my own collection which I have owned for over 40 years.  It comes in its original Emi inner sleeve which is printed in a sort of burgundy shade of ink.


Matrix numbers:      Side 1 -  YAX 3633 - 1                       
                                  Side 2 -  YAX 3634 - 1

There is also an R stamped on both sides


TRACK LISTING and audio comments


SIDE ONE

1. Let There Be More Light   very, very faint surface noise at the beginning and also in the quiet bits
2. Remember A Day   slight surface noise in the quiet bits and a click for 3 revs.  There are also 2 slight clicks between tracks 2 and 3
3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun   clicks for the first 30 seconds then gradually fade
4. Corporal Clegg   faint surface noise

SIDE TWO

1. A Saucerful Of Secrets    some surface crackle at the start and in the quieter parts
2. See-Saw   some surface noise but it sounds great
3. Jugband Blues   very faint surface noise in the quiet bits and a couple of clicks right at the end

STEREO


THE COVER   is in overall excellent condition.  There is a tiny amount of wear to the corners and, amazingly for a record this old, no shelf wear at the bottom edge.

The front:   is in excellent condition.  It is laminated and there is a little bit of creasing around the edges and a few longer creases towards the opening edge.  The laminate is intact with no missing bits and no bubbles.

The spine:  is in excellent condition, not worn, easily legible and not at all squashed.

The back:  very good +++ condition.  It has the 3 folded and glued edge construction which I gather is known as 'flip back'.  The laminate did not quite reach the edge of the card and there is some wear on the protruding edges of the card - see photo.


THE VINYL: is lovely and shiny.  There are sleeve scuffs and surface scratches on both sides - Side 2 has a very strange looking surface scuff across the whole side but it doesn't affect playing at all - see audio comments above.  Both labels are in excellent condition with no tears, bits missing writing or other nasties. There are spindle marks on both sides which can only be seen when held against the light.


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If you live in the Canterbury/Herne Bay area you are welcome to collect or I could possibly deliver to a convenient venue.

POSTAGE:  I do not charge for packing materials, time spent packing or walking/driving to the Post Office!  Ebay are now taking a postage fee of 10% of whatever a seller charges.  (Thanks to all the greedy sellers who were deliberately making money on the postage they were charging buyers.) 

UK:   I send items with a value of up to £50.00 by 2nd class Recorded/Signed For to UK addresses.   I will only post an item if it has the correct amount of insurance. This means that the actual postage could be more than quoted at the top of this listing.  The following prices for posting one LP in a mailer with a cardboard stiffener are from the Royal Mail's website.

Value up to £50 – postage is £3.90 for Second Class Signed For

Value between £50 and £500 – postage is £7.15 for Royal Mail Special Delivery by 1 pm

INTERNATIONAL: I send items by Airsure if it is available, which means that international postage can be very expensive.  I will only post to countries that are listed on the Royal Mail's website as providing a signed for service at point of delivery.  

If you are happy to pay the Airsure postage, I am happy to post to the following countries for the price shown in red:

EU: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Irish Republic, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden
Value of up to £50 postage will be £12.20
Value of £50 to £250 postage will be £15.20

Europe: Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
Value of up to £50 postage will be £10.20
Value of £50 to £250 postage will be £12.70

Rest of the World: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and USA
Value of up to £50 postage will be £13
Value of £50 to £250 postage will be £15.50

Japan:  - I will post to Japan by International Tracked and Signed For
Value of up to £50 postage will be £12.50
Value of £50 to £250 postage will be £15.00

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Please note: PAYPAL only.  I will post out as soon as possible after payment is received and will email once the item is despatched.

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