PINK FLOYD - The Dark Side Of The Moon

Item Description

Vinyl, , 2nd State, KP Master, Jacksonville, Gatefold
LP Album Stereo

[l314605] pressing denoted by "0" stamp in runouts, with lacquers cut by [a368321].

2nd state mid to late 1973 pressing without the "INTERPAK Pats. Pending." text line in the lower right corner of the inside cover copyright block as seen on [r7722180] and other 1st state March 10th 1973 US pressings

Label perimeter rim text begins at 8 o'clock:
“Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A. - ® Capitol Marca Reg - U.S. Pat. No. 2,631,859”
Indicates 1973 pressing.

See [r14777323] for 1975 10 o’clock Label perimeter rim text example.

As this copy is still in shrink, see above link for Gatefold example.

Issued with a round purple (vs the black on 1st state) Dark Side of the Moon sticker on the shrink wrap: "Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Printed in U.S.A. SMAS-11163."
Not included on reissues.

Etched Runout Matrix except MASTERED BY CAPITOL & 0

#12 in Runout A variant 1 is lightly etched.

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.

Manufactured by Capitol Records Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A.

Includes two posters, each with their own catalog number (11163-1 and 11163-2), and two stickers.

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Ltd.

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.

Pressing year information partially culled from pinkfloydarchives.com