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FOR AUCTION AT 0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON SHVL -804 UK VERY FIRST PRESS SHVL 804 - 2A and SHVL 804- 2B STAMPERS/MOTHERS Side one 4GGM and Side Two 2RL COMES COMPLETE WITH 2 STICKER POSTCARDS 2 COLOUR POSTERS GRADING: ACTUAL VINYL EXCELLENT Still retains a Lovely and glossy just pressed look under any light, even after 45 years.
Amazing.
I would easily grade this as Near Mint but under a strong light there are small light hairlines visible, 3 on side one, and 2 on side 2.
This is in no way detrimental to the fantastic audio.
LABELS EXCELLENT Lovely bright and clean, with no stickers,residue or writing.
Spindle lines are obviously evident after all these years but can only be seen in strong light partly due to the light blue prism colour.
POSTERS MINT These have obviously never left the sleeve in 45 years.
Superb as NEW condition POSTCARD STICKERS MINT As above again probably never left outer sleeve in NEW condition Superb OUTER SLEEVE VERY GOOD The Original Blue Tint Outer Gatefold Sleeve is graded as VG .
The sleeve is the original, with one opening only at back of gatefold right side , but has shelf rub on both sides and bottom and faces , The front face is age foxed with evidence of the original sticker showing but not a rash or glue residue, you can basically just see in the colour it once had the sticker.
Inside the gatefold is nice and clean.
PLEASE SEE PICTURES Because of the superb condition of the vinyl and labels stickers and posters I would source another Sleeve to make this a superb example of an iconic rare vinyl.
Please see my other vinyls for sale and check my superb feedback to prove my accurate grading and safe packaging.
All vinyl s posted in new MusicMax cruciform mailing boxes with 2 stiffeners and extra protection.
WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE ALWAYS OFFERED More Images Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon Label: Harvest SHVL 804, Harvest 1E 064 o 05249 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve Country: UK Released: 24 Mar 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon Label: Harvest SHVL 804, Harvest 1E 064 o 05249 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve Country: UK Released: 24 Mar 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock Tracklist A1 Speak To Me A2 Breathe A3 On The Run A4 Time A5 The Great Gig In The Sky Vocals Clare Torry B1 Money Saxophone Dick Parry B2 Us And Them Saxophone Dick Parry B3 Any Colour You Like B4 Brain Damage B5 Eclipse Companies, etc.
Record Company The Gramophone Co.
Ltd.
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios Phonographic Copyright p The Gramophone Co.
Ltd.
Published By World Copyrights Ltd.
Pressed By The Gramophone Co.
Ltd.
Pressed By EMI Records Ltd.
Printed By Garrod Lofthouse Ltd.
Credits Artwork Sleeve Art, Stickers Art George Hardie N.T.A.
Backing Vocals Barry St.
John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer VCS3 , Effects Tape Roger Waters Design Sleeve , Photography By Hipgnosis 2 Engineer Alan Parsons Engineer Assistant Peter James Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer VCS3 Richard Wright Lyrics By Roger Waters Music By Pink Floyd Percussion, Effects Tape Nick Mason Producer Pink Floyd Supervised By Mixing Chris Thomas Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer Vcs3 David Gilmour Written-By Gilmour tracks: A2 to A4, B3 , Mason tracks: A1, A4, B3 , Wright tracks: A2, A4, A5, B2, B3 , Waters tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B2, B4, B5 Notes Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.
1973 The Gramophone Co.
Ltd.
Made in Gt.
Britain E.M.I Records The Gramophone Co.
Ltd.
Hayes Middlesex England File under POPULAR : Pop Groups This is the original form of the release, it has solid light blue prism LP picture labels with silver lettering, later forms have an empty prism.
It has a gatefold sleeve, and there are three known variations of the original blue-tinged sleeve - see below.
Originally delivered with 2 posters and 2 stickers.
There are 2 systems for track numbering on the release.
The cover lists the titles A1 to B5 used in this submission .
The labels however number the tracks from a to i so, for example, Breathe is listed as a II on the label but 2 on the cover see images .
The following is a guide to identifying all of the elements that make up the first pressing: 1.
The label has a solid light blue prism.
Subsequent pressings have a blue glowing inner edge prism with the centre black.
2.
The Gramophone Co.
text starts at 10 o clock on label.
3.
A-2/B-2 matrix stamps appear in the runout area.
4.
Thick heavyweight vinyl believed by some to be the finest and most true encapsulation of this historical recording as the first pressing was pressed direct from the original masterplate.
5.
There is a distinct bluish tint/tinge in the black ink of the cover.
6.
There are three known original sleeve variations.
1.
The right front opening of the gatefold cover is sealed with the two sides glued together.
2.
The right front opening of the gatefold cover is sealed with a fold over flap that is glued inside the opening.
3.
The right front opening of the gatefold cover is not sealed.
A known 2/2 matrix, 1 mother, G stamper copy came with 3 , an unglued and non- folded in sleeve at time of release, which hints at the possibility that very first pressings did not come with glued flaps, which is where the poster and stickers were located.
7.
Inner sleeve is a distinctive polythene lined die cut black semi matt paper with white printed text stating 2 patent numbers bottom left 1125555/1072844 and MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN bottom right.
8.
Posters and stickers were printed on paper stock that has a rough texture later pressings used paper that was gloss laminated .
9.
Stickers have printed backs with diagonal lines across them, and the words Fasson FasPrint and Crack-Back .
10.
First copies came with a small round sticker white text on blueish black stating Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon confirmed for stampers GL/MO .
This first edition was initially pressed by The Gramophone Co.
Ltd., from July 1st, 1973 by its legal successor, EMI Records Ltd.
at the same plant.
International E.M.I.
catalog number 1E 064 o 05249 appears in small fonts and parentheses on the cover rear.
Note on Credits: Though credited for the entire album, Barry St John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, and Liza Strike perform backing vocals only on tracks A4, B2, B4, and B5.
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout Label A : SHVL 804A Matrix / Runout Label B : SHVL 804B Matrix / Runout Runout A, stamped : SHVL 804 A-2 Matrix / Runout Runout B, stamped : SHVL 804 B-2 Matrix / Runout Both Runouts: Mother number at 9 o clock : 1 or higher Matrix / Runout Both Runouts: Stamper at 3 o clock : G or higher
