MFSL UHQR PINK FLOYD DSOTM SEALED MOBILE FIDELITY MOFI

$ 1,200

$ 1200 Sold For

Feb 26, 2009 Sold Date

Feb 16, 2009 Start Date

18 Number Of Bids

USA Country Of Seller

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MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB

ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDINGS

These LP’s are one of the most sought after collectors items ever produced. They paid homage to a wide variety of music and did it with style. To own one of these LP’s is to hold a true masterpiece of reproduction.

ARTIST: PINK FLOYD

TITLE: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

LABEL: MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB - UHQR

VINYL: SEALED 200 GRAM VINYL

SLEEVE: NM

STILL SEALED quality recording – LIMITED

EDITION UHQR RELEASE.

The Mobile Fidelity titles are becoming more

difficult to obtain, so take the opportunity

to add this one to your collection.

REASONABLE RESERVE ON THIS AUCTION

THIS IS THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER UHQR THAT MFSL RELEASED. THE ONE THAT NO TRUE COLLECTOR SHOULD BE WITHOUT.

I FIGURED THAT IT WAS TIME TO OFFER THE DUPLICATES IN MY COLLECTION TO OTHER COLLECTORS. THIS COPY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF MINOR AFFECTED AREA’S OF CONCERN.

ON THE REVERSE SIDE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER THERE IS A SMALL HALF MOON SCRAPE IN THE PLASTIC ONLY. SECONDLY THE PLASTIC WRAP HAS TWO VERY SMALL SEPARATIONS APPROX 1/4 INCH EACH AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. I HAVE TRIED TO SHOW THESE AREA'S IN THE PHOTOS PROVIDED. IT IS AWFULLY TOUGH TO PHOTOGRAPH THESE UHQR TITLES AS A REFLECTION IS TYPICALLY PRESENT. I GUESS IT COULD ALSO BE MY LACK OF A HIGH QUALITY CAMERA.

OUTSIDE OF THESE MENTIONED AREA'S THE REST OF THIS LP LOOKS GREAT FOR ITS AGE OF 28 YEARS. THE BOX IS FULLY INTACT AND ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SOLID WITH NO BREAKS.

A STILL SEALED QUALITY MOBILE FIDELITY VINYL THAT WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LOOKING COPY!

BELOW IS A SYNOPSIS OF THE UHQR IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH ITS HISTORY.

In 1981, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab also produced eight UHQR (Ultra High Quality Record) albums. The second album produced as an UHQR by MFSL was the Pink Floyd album, Dark Side of the Moon.

Album Box: The record album is housed in a 3/4 inch thick black cardboard box. On the inside of the cover of the box is a pouch that holds the Technical Specification Manual, and the UHQR Certificate of Authenticity. The record itself is housed in a separate inner album cover, sandwiched in between two 1/4 inch foam protectors. The inner album cover is black with "Original Master Recording." in a red strip at the top, and "UHQR By Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab" in the lower right corner. Inside the inner album cover, the record is in a static free inner sleeve.

Production Run: All MFSL UHQR albums were made in limited quantities of 5,000 numbered copies each.

Super Vinyl: MFSL UHQR records were made with Super Vinyl. Super Vinyl was produced using a highly-polymerized synthetic resin with high vinyl acetate content derived from a vinylchloride-vinylacetate coploymer. Its characteristics include superior elasticity, extreme durability, and an excellent signal-to-noise ratio. Its frequency response is so accurate that the specification of plus or minus 0.5dB is maintained over a frequency range of 20Hz to 20kHz.

Technical Specifications:
Distortion: Distortion was so low on MFSL UHQR records that nearly theoretical values were achieved. Low, mid, and high range distortions were improved by 12, 10 and 6 dB or more, respectively.
Frequency Response: Frequency response on MFSL UHQR records is flat. Its accuracy is within plus or minus 0.5 dB, whereas conventional records have a frequency response of plus or minus 3 dB.
Record Quality: Production of UHQR records by MFSL produced minimal individual disc quality variations.
Surface Vibration: Mid-range disc surface vibration at 700 Hz was reduced by 10 dB.
Wear Resistance: Because MFSL UHQR records are flat, thick, and free from physical shape distortion, there is relatively little wear resistance.

UHQR Characteristics: The sound quality of UHQR records is excellent. They have solid bass, more substantive imaging, a better three-dimensional field, and greater definition of inner detail than any other record. UHQR albums are perfectly flat, eliminating tracking errors, mechanical pickup vibration, and disc surface vibration due to reproduced sound pressure from the speakers. They are also thicker than conventional records, significantly reducing disc surface vibration. These records are made with Super Vinyl, producing high forming accuracy and excellent wear resistance. Each UHQR record was pressed with an ultra precision mold on a totally unique, high precision press, developed by JVC as a result of its research with the original CD-4 disc and VHD / ADH video-disc production process. Pressing irregularities, such as "orange peel," were eliminated, resulting in reduced low frequency range distortion.

Vinyl Weight: MFSL UHQR albums were pressed on 200 gram Super Vinyl.

Pink Floyd are an English rock band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. Pink Floyd are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 210 million albums worldwide including 74.5 million albums in the United States. Pink Floyd influenced progressive rock artists of the 1970s such as Genesis and Yes, as well as contemporary artists such as Nine Inch Nails and Dream Theater.

Pink Floyd were formed in London in 1965 when Syd Barrett moved down from Cambridge and joined The Tea Set, a group consisting of Regent Street Polytechnic architecture students Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Bob Klose. The group had moderate mainstream success and were one of the most popular bands in the London underground music scene in the late 1960s as a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett. However, Barrett's erratic behaviour eventually led his colleagues to replace him with guitarist and singer David Gilmour. After Barrett's departure, singer and bass player Roger Waters gradually became the dominant force in the group by the late-1970s, until his departure from the group in 1985. The band had always been popular in England, though they did not achieve true worldwide success until the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and Animals (1977), and the rock opera The Wall (1979).

In 1985, Waters declared Pink Floyd "a spent force", but the remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring under the name Pink Floyd. Waters sued them for the name and eventually they reached a settlement out of court, under which Gilmour, Mason and Wright would continue as Pink Floyd. They again enjoyed worldwide success with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994). Waters performed with the band for the first time in 24 years on 2 July 2005 at the London Live 8 concert.

The Dark Side of the Moon builds upon previous experimentation that Pink Floyd had explored in their live shows and recordings, but without the extended instrumental excursions that, according to critic David Fricke, had become characteristic of the band after founding member Syd Barrett left in 1968. Guitarist David Gilmour, Barrett's replacement, would later refer to these instrumentals as "that psychedelic noodling stuff." Gilmour and Roger Waters, the band's bassist (and principal lyricist on Dark Side), cite 1971's Meddle as a turning point toward what would be realized on The Dark Side of the Moon. The album's themes include conflict, greed, ageing and mental illness (or "insanity"); the latter inspired in part by the deteriorating mental state of Barrett, who had been the band's principal composer and lyricist. The album is notable for its use of musique concrète and conceptual, philosophical lyrics, as found in much of Pink Floyd's other work.

The band's most successful release, The Dark Side of the Moon is often considered to be the group's defining work, and is still frequently ranked by music critics as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.

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GRADING

Record conditions are determined using the tried and true "Goldmine" grading scale found in Tim Neely's Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. For your reference the grades are reprinted here:

Mint (M): Absolutely perfect in every way - certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.

Near Mint (NM or M-): A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this, implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. An LP jacket should have no creases, folds, seam splits or any other noticable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like. Basically, an LP in Near Mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a retail store and removed the shrink wrap. Near Mint is the highest price listed in all Goldmine price guides. Anything that exceeds this grade, in the opinion of both buyer and seller, is worth significantly more than the highest Goldmine book value.

Very Good Plus (VG+): Generally worth 50 percent of the Near Mint value. A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experience. Slight warps that don't affect the sound are OK. The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. LP inner sleeves will have some slight ring wear, lightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP jacket may also have slight signs of wear and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount. In general, if not for a couple minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable. A synonym used by some collectors and dealers for "Very Good Plus" is "Excellent."

Very Good (VG): Generally worth 25 percent of the Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a Very Good disc. Surface noise will be evident on playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as will light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.

Good (G), Good Plus (G+): Generally worth 10-15 percent of the Near Mint value. Good does not mean bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). A jacket or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.

As no two individuals will grade the same record the same way, I put an honest effort on all grading. As grading is an approximation, please view and consider each selection carefully. Realize that vinyl listed as used is so and verify the grading it is given before placing a bid. All grades given are visual unless otherwise noted as I do try to play grade the record if time permits.

If the record is STILL SEALED then I have no way of verifying the condition of the disc itself and can not guarantee its playability other than noting it is in a sealed state.

SHIPPING & INSURANCE

Shipping cost figured based on Zip Code

Location at the end of the auction

Combined shipping is available for

All items won within a 7 day period

From the date of the first item won.

ATTENTION

Canada, all APO addresses

And all overseas locations

must choose either PRIORITY

INTERNATIONAL or

EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL

for shipping method.

Unfortunately I have had too

many issues sending items

that can not be tracked or

insured and I am eliminating

all future problems by

adopting this rule.

I am truely sorry for this, but

steadfast. Additionally on

1st Class International Mail

there is a weight limit of

4 LBS which eliminates

this option once 2 records

are shipped together.

No exceptions!

International Buyers – Please Note:

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