PINK FLOYD - The Dark Side Of The Moon

Item Description

Vinyl, , 1st State, KP Master, Jacksonville, Gatefold
LP Album Stereo

Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville pressing denoted by "0" stamp in runouts, with lacquers cut by Ken Perry denoted by initials 'KP'.

1st state March 1973 pressing with the "INTERPAK Pats. Pending." text line in the lower right corner of the inside cover copyright block.

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.

Issued with a round black 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

#1 in Runout A variant 1 is lightly etched, as is the KP intitials.
#1 in Runout B variant 1 is lightly etched, as is the KP intitials.

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