PINK FLOYD - The Dark Side Of The Moon

Item Description

Vinyl, , Winchester
LP Album Reissue

Release Date: September 1975
Release Information: Third issue with different text around the edge of the label. No bar code on the cover.
Pressing Plant & Stamper/Matrix Information: Capitol Records (Winchester, Virginia)
Description: Gatefold cover.
Front Cover: Black with prism.
Back Cover: Black with inverted prism. Catalog number at the top. Record company information at the bottom. "Printed in U.S.A." at the bottom center.
Inside Cover: Black with heartbeat line. Lyrics. In the lower right corner it says "Copyright TRO Hampshire House Publishing Corp. All rights reserved."
Spine: Band name, title, and catalog number in white

Labels:
Black Harvest label with prism.
Text around bottom edge of label starts at 10 o'clock and says:
Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc., U.S.A. Capitol Marca Reg. All rights reserved.
Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

Inserts:
1) Pyramid Poster: A green pyramid poster with "Printed in U.S.A." at bottom left, and "SMAS-11163-1" at bottom right. At the bottom center, it says " PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON."
2) Group Poster: A six-pane group shot poster in portrait style with "Printed in U.S.A." at bottom left, and "SMAS-11163-2" at bottom right.
3) Stickers: Issued with two self-adhesive stickers of Dark Side of the Moon graphics.
Three different types of stickers have been found with this issue:
... 1) Stickers #1 [S1]: Yellow and gray-green graphics stickers with 3/16 inch strip on the right side.
....... 1a) Yellow graphics sticker: A yellow/sky blue/green/white self-adhesive graphics sticker. The sticker has a separate 3/16 inch strip down the right side to hold while peeling, and the backing paper has no writing or stripes on it. "Printed in U.S.A." in the lower left, and "SMAS-11163-1" in the lower right.
....... 1b) Brown graphics sticker: A brown/dark blue/yellow/green self-adhesive graphics sticker. The sticker has a separate 3/16 inch strip down the right side to hold while peeling, and the backing paper has no writing or stripes on it. "Printed in U.S.A." in the lower left, and "SMAS-11163-2" in the lower right.
... 2) Stickers #2 [S2]: Yellow and brown graphics stickers with 1/2 inch strip on the left side.
........2a) Yellow graphics sticker: A yellow/sky blue/green/white self-adhesive graphics sticker. The sticker has a 1/2 inch strip down the left side to hold while peeling, and the backing paper has no writing or stripes on it. "Printed in U.S.A." in the lower left, and "SMAS-11163-1" in the lower right.
....... 2b) Brown graphics sticker: A brown/dark blue/yellow/green self-adhesive graphics sticker. The sticker has a 1/2 inch strip down the left side to hold while peeling, and the backing paper has no writing or stripes on it. "Printed in U.S.A." in the lower left, and "SMAS-11163-2" in the lower right.
... 3) Stickers #3 [S3]: Yellow and browngraphics stickers with 1/2 inch strip on the left side with color bar.
........3a) Yellow graphics sticker: A yellow/sky blue/green/white self-adhesive graphics sticker. The sticker has a 1/2 inch strip down the left side to hold while peeling, and a color bar down the left edge of the strip. The backing paper is light brown and has no writing or stripes on it. "Printed in U.S.A." in the lower left, and "SMAS-11163-1" in the lower right.
....... 3b) Brown graphics sticker: A brown/dark blue/yellow/green self-adhesive graphics sticker. The sticker has a 1/2 inch strip down the left side to hold while peeling, and a color bar down the left edge of the strip. The backing paper is light brown and has no writing or stripes on it. "Printed in U.S.A." in the lower left, and "SMAS-11163-2" in the lower right.