PINK FLOYD "DARK SIDE" 1st UK PRESS SOLID BLUE TRIANGLE

	£		747
	$		990

PLEASE   NOTE,  NOW  THAT  EBAY  HAVE  DROPPED  THEIR  "FREE  POSTAGE"  POLICY  WHICH  DISCRIMINATED  AGAINST  US  FAIR  SELLERS  THAT  NEVER  TRIED  TO  PROFIT  ON  POSTAGE,  MY  NEW  POLICY  IS  THIS:-  FOR  UK  BUYERS,  I  WILL  POST  EVERYTHING  FIRST  CLASS  RECORDED  DELIVERY  AND  CHARGE  JUST  £3.  THE  REST  OVER  AND  ABOVE  £3  WILL  BE  PAID  FOR  BY  MYSELF.  OVERSEAS  BUYERS  WILL  STILL  JUST  PAY  EXACTLY  WHAT  IT  COSTS,  WITH  ANY  EXCESS  CHARGED  REFUNDED  IN  FULL  IMMEDIATELY  AFTER  SHIPPING.

THIS  IS  THE  ICONIC  1973  ALBUM  FROM  PINK  FLOYD  ENTITLED  "THE  DARK  SIDE  OF  THE  MOON".  THIS  IS  THE  VERY  FIRST  UK  PRESSING  WITH  THE  A2  AND  B2  MATRICES.  THERE IS  NO  EARLIER  PRESSING  THAN  THIS.  THIS  IS  IN  THE  MOST  DELIGHTFUL  CARED  FOR  CONDITION.  FULLY  INTACT  WITH  ITS  2  LARGE  POSTERS,  AND  THE  2  POSTCARD  SIZE  STICKERS.  IT  DOES,  OF  COURSE,  HAVE  THE  SOLID  BLUE  TRIANGLE  LABELS,  AND  THE  AUDIO  PERFORMANCE  IS  OUT  OF  THIS  WORLD.  YOU  VERY  RARELY  SEE  A  COPY  ANYWHERE  NEAR  AS  GOOD  AS  THIS  COME  UP  FOR  SALE.  I  FEEL  THIS  COPY  IS  GOING  TO  BE  VERY  HARD  TO  EQUAL,  LET  ALONE  BETTER.

I  STRONGLY  BELIEVE  THAT  THE  CONDITION  OF  THE  VINYL,  BOTH  VISUALLY  AND  AUDIO  WISE,  IS  AS  GOOD  AS  YOU  WILL  EVER  FIND.  THE  VINYL  HERE  IS  LITERALLY  SILENT  IN  ITS  PRESENTATION,  AND  THE  SOUND  QUALITY  IS  BORDERING  ON  NEAR  MINT!  PLAYS  WITH  NEAR  CD  SILENCE.  IMPOSSIBLE?

I  WILL  GO  INTO  SOME  DETAIL  OF  WHAT  IS  ON  OFFER  HERE,  BUT  I  AM  NOT  GOING  TO  GIVE  ONE  OF  THOSE  LONG  DRAWN- OUT  WAFFLE  ESSAYS  THAT  SOME  SELLERS  SEEM  TO  INDULGE  IN.  THESE  ARE  FACTS  OF  THE  RECORD  FOR  SALE.  NOT  MY  LIFE  STORY!!!!

SIDE 1:   MATRIX  A2.      MOTHER:  3.        STAMPER:   TO  (THE  95th  USED) 

SIDE 2:   MATRIX  B2.      MOTHER:  1.        STAMPER:   LR  (THE  82nd  USED)

TO  PUT  THESE  MATRIX/MOTHERS/STAMPER  FIGURES  INTO  CONTEXT:-

THE  INDUSTRY  ACCEPTED  NORM  IS  THAT  BETWEEN  300-500  COPIES  WERE  PRESSED  FROM  EACH  STAMPER  BEFORE  IT  WAS  REPLACED  WITH  THE  NEXT  ONE  IN  THE  SEQUENCE.  AS  THE  LATEST  STAMPER  USED  ON  THIS  PRESSING  IS  "TO"  THIS  EQUATES  TO  THE  95th  USED.  BY  THE  INDUSTRY  STANDARD,  THIS  COPY  WAS  BETWEEN  THE  28,500th  AND  THE  47,500th  TO  BE  PRESSED.  THEN  THINK  HOW  MANY  MILLIONS  OF  COPIES  THIS  ALBUM  SOLD,  AND  YOU  START  TO  REALISE  JUST  WHAT  AN  EARLY  PRESSING  THIS  COPY  IS!  ALSO  WORTH  BEARING  IN  MIND  IS  THE  FACT  THAT  THE  SOLID  BLUE  LABEL  FIRST  PRESSES  HAVE  BEEN  FOUND  WITH  MOTHERS  AS  HIGH  AS  7!!  CHECK  OUT  THE  GREAT  "PINK  FLOYD  ARCHIVE"  WEBSITE  FOR  MORE  DETAIL  ON  THESE  FACTS.  SO  THIS  COPY  COULD  VERY  EASILY  BE  IN  THE  FIRST  30,000  EVER  TO  COME  FROM  THE  PRESSING  PLANT.  A  VERY  EARLY  COPY  INDEED. 

THIS  IS  A  BREAKDOWN  OF  ITS  COMPONENT  PARTS:-

THE  COVER:   CONSERVATIVELY  GRADED  AS  EXCELLENT  MINUS  (EX-).  THE  MIDNIGHT  BLUE  (AS  OPPOSED  TO  THE  BLACK  OF  LATER  PRESSES  THAT  SOME  SELLERS  ARE  QUIETLY  PASSING  OFF  AS  PART  OF  A  GENUINE  FIRST  PRESSING,  SO  BEWARE!!)  COVER  HAS  THE  LEFT  HAND  OPENING  FACTORY  SEALED  WITH  A  FLAP  UNDER.  THERE  IS  SLIGHT  ROUNDING  OFF  OF  THE  CORNERS.  THERE  IS  ALMOST  NO  STORAGE  WEAR  TO  EDGES  OR  SPINE.  THERE  IS  SOME  VERY  LIGHT  STORAGE  RUB  TO  THE  DARK  COLOURING,  RESULTING  IN  A  COUPLE  OF  SLIGHTLY  LIGHTER  AREAS.  THIS  IS  ALMOST  INEVITABLE,  AND  VERY  COMMON  WITH  THIS  COVER.  HOWEVER,  I  AM  MAKING  THIS  OUT  TO  BE  FAR  MORE  THAN  IT  IS.  MY  PHOTOS  CAPTURE  IT  WELL,  AND  IT  IS  NEGLIGIBLE,  BUT  ON  AN  ALBUM  OF  THIS  QUALITY  AND  RARITY,  I  AM  GOING  TO  NOTE  EVERYTHING.  THIS  IS  STILL  A  BEAUTIFUL  EXAMPLE  OF  THIS  CLASSIC.

LABELS  AND  VINYLS:  LABELS  ARE  EXCELLENT  WITH  BARELY  ANY  SPINDLE  MARKS  TO  EITHER  SIDE  ( I  CAN  SEE  JUST  2  ON  ONE  SIDE,  AND  3  ON  THE  OTHER).  THE  VINYLS  VISUALLY  ARE  SIMPLY  SUPERB.  THE  ONLY  MARKS  ARE  MEGA  LIGHT  HAIRLINES  ASSOCIATED  WITH  WITHDRAWL  FROM  THE   INNER  SLEEVE.  THIS  NOW  SITS  INSIDE  A  NEW  POLY-LINED  INNER  SLEEVE,  WHICH  IS  HOW  IT  WILL  TRAVEL  (AND  OUTSIDE  OF  ITS  COVER).  THE  VINYL  STILL  RETAINS  A  DEEP  BLACK  SHEEN.  THE  SURFACES  GLEAM  LIKE  MIRRORS.  VERY  RARE  TO  FIND  AN  UNMARKED  COPY  LIKE  THIS.  VISUALLY  GRADED  AS  EXCELLENT  PLUS  (EX+).

INNER  SLEEVE:  ORIGINAL  INNER  SLEEVE  IS  THE  FIRST  ISSUE  BLACK  POLY-LINED  WITH  THE  "MADE  IN  GREAT  BRITAIN"  TEXT  IN  THE  BOTTOM  RIGHT  CORNER,  AND  THE  PATENT  NUMBERS  ON  THE  LEFT.  GRADES  A  VERY  SOLID  EXCELLENT.  HAS  NO  EDGE  DAMAGE  AT  ALL.  ONLY  LIGHT  CREASING  PREVENTS  A  HIGHER  GRADING.  THE  POSTERS  HAVE  NEVER  BEEN  HUNG.  NO  HOLES  OR  BLU-TAK  ETC.  THERE  IS  SOME  AGE  DISCOLOURATION  TO  THE  REVERSE  SIDES.  THE  STICKERS  ARE  UNUSED  BUT  HAVE  BOTH  AT  SOME  TIME  BEEN  TRAPPED  IN  THE  GATEFOLD  HINGE,  SO  EACH  HAS  A  SINGLE  CREASE  TO  IT.  ONLY  DUE  TO  THESE  FACTS,  I  GRADE  BOTH  POSTERS  AND  STICKERS  AS  EXCELLENT  MINUS  (EX-).

AUDIO  PERFORMANCE:  ON  MY  TOP  END  LINN/NAIM  SYSTEM  THIS  REALLY  COMES  INTO  ITS  OWN.  QUITE  UNBELIEVABLY,  THIS  RECORD  PLAYS  WITH  ALMOST  COMPLETE  SILENCE.  THIS  HAS  BEEN  SO  WELL  CARED  FOR.  YOU  KNOW  YOU  HAVE  SOMETHING  VERY  SPECIAL  GOING  ON  WHEN  "SPEAK  TO  ME"  LEADS  IN  AT  THE  START  OF  SIDE  1,  AND  THERE  IS  NO  NOISE  OF  ANY  SORT.  THE  WORK  OF  A  CD,  NOT  VINYL  SURELY!  THROUGHOUT  THE  WHOLE  SIDE,  INCLUDING  BETWEEN  TRACKS,  THIS  PLAYS  IN  ALMOST  COMPLETE  SILENCE.  I  AM  FINDING  IT  HARD  NOT  TO  GRADE  AT  NEAR  MINT,  BUT  TO  KEEP  WITH  MY  CONSERVATIVE  GRADINGS,  I  AM  CALLING  SIDE  1  EXCELLENT  PLUS  (EX+).

SIDE  2  ALSO  STARTS  IN  COMPLETE  SILENCE.  AND  SO  IT  GOES  ON.  RIGHT  TO  THE  VERY  LAST  NOTE.  THIS  IS  QUITE  SIMPLY  THE  BEST  COPY  I  HAVE  EVER  HEARD  (BEARING  IN  MIND  I  MUST  HAVE  HEARD  IN  EXCESS  OF  100  DIFFERENT  COPIES  OF  THE  SOLID  BLUE  PRISM  FIRST  PRESS  OVER  THE  YEARS).  SIDE  2  ALSO  GRADES  A  VERY  COMFORTABLE  EXCELLENT  PLUS  (EX+).

THIS  IS  JUST  ABOUT  THE  PERFECT  COPY.  THE  VINYLS  WOULD  BE  HIGHLY  ACCEPTABLE  IF  THEY  WERE  BOUGHT  NEW  TODAY.  I  DO  NOT  THINK  THAT  THIS  COULD  POSSIBLY  BE  UPGRADED.  WHAT  COULD  YOU  UPGRADE  IT  TO??

SOLD  WITHOUT  RESERVE  (LET  THE  BUYING  PUBLIC  DECIDE  ITS  WORTH)  AND  A  LOW  STARTING  PRICE.

I  AM  IN  THE  MIDDLE  OF  LISTING  A  LARGE  COLLECTION  OF  FLOYD  UK  FIRST  PRESS  ALBUMS.  KEEP  A  WATCH  FOR  SOME  QUALITY  ALBUMS  VERY  SOON.

 I AM HAPPY TO SELL OVERSEAS, WORLDWIDE. POSTAGE COSTS MAY VARY BY COUNTRY, AND ALL ITEMS WILL BE SENT "SIGNED FOR" WITH INSURANCE OPTIONS GIVEN. PLEASE WAIT FOR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AFTER SALE TO CONFIRM AMOUNT DUE.

PLEASE CHECK MY FEEDBACK RATINGS FOR PREVIOUSLY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. MY AIM IS TO BE A TOP SELLER WITH THE VERY HIGHEST FEEDBACK. THE SATISFACTION OF BUYERS AND POTENTIAL BUYERS IS MY ULTIMATE GOAL. TOP SERVICE BREEDS REPEAT CUSTOM.

I WILL ONLY CHARGE POSTAGE FEES AT COST. NO PROFITS. ANY EXCESS CHARGED WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL!!

I TRY TO USE RE-CYCLED SUBSTANTIAL PACKING. IF I DO NOT CONSIDER IT ROBUST ENOUGH, I WILL SOURCE NEW MATERIAL AT MY COST, NOT YOURS.

I OFFER A REFUND IF NOT AS DESCRIBED (LESS POSTAGE ONE WAY)

I OFFER REDUCED POSTAGE FOR MORE THAN 1 ITEM (STILL EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS ME)

I WILL ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS.

I WILL BE SELLING SOME OTHER RARE HISTORICAL ROCK VINYL ALBUMS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO KEEP LOOKING. MAYBE MARK ME DOWN AS A FAVOURITE SELLER ON YOUR HOMEPAGE?

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