Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon uk 1st Press Solid Blue Triangle Ex

PINK FLOYD - The Dark Side Of The Moon - Stunning Archive 1st pressing with solid Blue Prism.
Matrix A2/B2.
I originally bought this from a record fair in London a number of years ago but sadly I need to let this go now.
Vinyl - Thick heavy vinyl that is only found on the 1st pressings.
Looks amazing, EX condition but the sound is what really blows you away with this particular pressing.
The best I ve heard of this pink Floyd Classic.
Beautifully clear,precise and crisp.
No clicks or pops and just the lightest of surface noise that you would expect.
I played it on a Rega P9 with MC Apheta Cartridge.
This unforgiving cartridge will pick up any defects with the pressing and I could honestly hear none.You can certainly hear the difference of this 1st pressing compare with later pressings, it definitely had a brighter crisper sound.
I guess this is due to being cut direct from the original masterplate.Audibly it has to be an EX .
Visually it has a few minor faint lines and to be honest you won t see them unless you hold them under a very strong spotlight.
I will therefore grade the viny visually as EX but suspect most would call it EX .
Inner Sleeve - Original black inner with Patent 1125555 printed on it.
Sleeve - Well I think this is as good as it gets.
Bluey black colour and of course its matt.
Most of these show wear very easily but this is a one of the better ones.
The edges are straight with no indentations, corners are sharp and opening has no fraying.
I would guess that its been kept in a PVC since new.
Front top right hand corner has a little scuff about 3mm which has worn away the colour, I guess this could be touched up with a black pen but not something that I would contemplate doing .It has only one side opening with a turned in edge.Hopefully all the photos will tell the true story.
Posters/Stickers - It contains both posters and stickers.
The back of the stickers have permanent printed on them.
Good luck with your bidding.
I don t think anyone would be disappointed with this 1st pressing of what is one of the most important albums of the 20th century.