PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 1ST SOLID BLUE N MINT

	£		585
	$		775

OVER THE COMING WEEKS I SHALL BE LISTING SOME MORE NEAR MINT CLASSIC ROCK AND PROG LPs FROM THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES. 

MANY RARE RELEASES TO COME ON VERTIGO, HARVEST, ISLAND, ATLANTIC, PARLOPHONE, DECCA, TRACK ETC. 

IN THE MAIN THEY ARE IN NM OR EX CONDITION. THERE MAY BE THE ODD RARITY IN LESSER CONDITION FOR COLLECTION FILLERS.

I'LL BE LISTING THEM FAIRLY REGULARLY, MAYBE A FEW A WEEK. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST LOT OF NEAR MINT UK 1ST PRESS LPs (BLACK SABBATH VERTIGOs, URIAH HEEP etc) WHICH MANY OF YOU TOOK A GREAT INTEREST IN. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE SOME MORE LPs OF INTEREST TO YOU...

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PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON LP - HARVEST SHVL 804

COMPLETE ORIGINAL FIRST DAY UK PRESSING MARCH 1973

Label:Harvest

Catalog#: SHVL 804 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve

Country: UK

Released: 24 Mar 1973 

Tracklist

a I Speak To Me

a II Breathe

b On The Run

c Time

d The Great Gig In The Sky

e Money

f Us And Them

g Any Colour You Like

h Brain Damage

I Eclipse

A GREAT COMPLETELY ORIGINAL 1ST DAY RELEASE COPY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. THIS COPY HAS ALL ITS ORIGINAL INSERTS AND IS IN EXCELLENT+/NEAR MINT CONDITION. THIS HAS BEEN MY ARCHIVED COPY OF THIS LP.

I HAVE OWNED MANY COPIES OF THIS OVER YEARS OF COLLECTING AND THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE OWNED. THERE ARE REALLY NOT MANY COPIES IN THIS CONDITION OUT THERE NOW AS THEY ARE ALL IN THE HANDS OF COLLECTORS. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET A FANTASTIC COPY OF THIS 38 YEAR OLD CLASSIC.

THE DETAILS...

THE SLEEVE:  VERY FIRST UK PRESS 'MIDNIGHT BLUE' GARROD & LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE RARE LEFT SIDE INTERNAL FLIPBACK FOLDED IN SEALED SLEEVE - MOST FIRST PRESSING SLEEVES I'VE COME ACROSS HAVE FLAT SEALED SLEEVES. BACK COVER HAS 'SHVL 804 (IE 064-05249) STEREO' IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. INSIDE GATEFOLD HAS 'PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD' IN BLUE TEXT IN LOWER LEFT CORNER.

THIS SLEEVE IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN. ONE OF THE RARE FIRST PRESS 'BLUE' SLEEVES. THESE 1ST PRESS SLEEVES ARE FAR MORE MATTE THAN GLOSS (THE LATER ONES ARE MORE GLOSSY) AND A LOT BLUER THAN THE LATER ONES. EVEN SLIGHTLY LATER 1ST PRESSINGS CAN BE DARKER. GREAT INNER GATEFOLD. THE SLEEVE WOULD BE GRADED AS NEAR MINT BARRING A SLIGHT MARK IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER. THIS IS HARD TO NOTICE BUT PLEASE SEE PICTURES FOR DETAIL. GIVEN THIS THE SLEEVE GRADING = EX SEE PICTURES FOR DETAILS.

INNER SLEEVE:  ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS PLAIN BLACK POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE WITH WHITE PATENT TEXT (SUBSEQUENT PRESS CHANGED TO WHITE INNER SLEEVE). THESE OFTEN SUFFER FROM SEAM SPLITS (OFTEN ALL 3 SIDES DUE TO THE DELICATE NATURE OF IT) THIS INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SPLITS AT ALL AND THE LINING IS INTACT. NO WEAR OR OTHER ISSUES. A GREAT COPY OF THIS DELICATE INNER. INNER SLEEVE GRADING = EX+ SEE PICTURES.

VINYL:  1ST PRESS A2/B2 MATRIX NUMBERS. SOLID BLUE TRIANGLE (ONLY PRESENT ON FIRST PRESS - CHANGED TO BLUE OUTLINE ON SUBSEQUENT PRESS TO IMPROVE LEGIBILITY), GRAMOPHONE RIM TEXT (ALSO ONLY PRESENT ON FIRST PRESS) & MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN TEXT. FULL GLOSS LIKE NEW SHINE. VINYL IS IN GREAT CONDITION, AGAIN THE BEST COPY I'VE EVER HAD. GREAT AUDIO BETWEEN TRACKS, THE TRACK 'US AND THEM' WHICH IS OFTEN THE TESTER FOR THIS ALBUM PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY. VINYL GRADING = NEAR MINT SEE PICTURES.
 
LABELS: BOTH SIDES PERFECTLY CLEAN, NO WRITING, NO MARKS, NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR. LABEL GRADING = NEAR MINT SEE PICTURES.

POSTERS:  2 TRULY ORIGINAL MATTE FIRST PRESS POSTERS (THESE ARE THE VERY EARLIEST 1ST DAY RELEASE POSTERS PRINTED ON A VERY MATTE PAPER - VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE GLOSSY LATER ISSUES) - 1 BLUE PYRAMID POSTER AND 1 GROUP POSTER WITH SHVL 804 IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. UNUSED UNFOLDED. POSTERS GRADING = NEAR MINT. SEE PICTURES.

STICKERS:  2 ORIGINAL UNUSED 'RED TEXT' PERMANENT STICKER POSTCARDS (SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED TO REMOVABLE STICKERS DUE TO THE DAMAGE CAUSED MAINLY TO SCHOOL DESKS!).THERE WERE TWO STICKER SETS USED WITH THE FIRST PRESSINGS, THESE RED TEXT ONES I HAVE FOUND TO BE MUCH MUCH RARER THAN THE OTHERS (THE FASTPRINT PERMANENT ONES WITH THE 45 DEGREE BROWN LINES). BOTH STICKER SETS ARE CORRECT FOR FIRST PRESSINGS BUT THESE ARE THE RAREST. IF YOU WOULD PREFER THE MORE COMMON ONES THEN I WILL SUBSTITUTE THEM FOR YOU, ALTHOUGH I'D HAVE RESERVATIONS SPLITTING UP AN ORIGINAL SET IF IT WERE ME! STICKERS GRADING = EX+ SEE PICTURES.
 

I WILL BE GRADUALLY LISTING SIMILAR RECORDS FROM MY COLLECTION IN THE COMING WEEKS. PLEASE CHECK BACK - SOME AMAZING STUFF TO COME. ALL RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED. ALL RECORDS WILL BE SENT IN PROFESSIONAL MAILERS WITH TWO STIFFENERS BY RECORDED OR SPECIAL DELIVERY. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK BEFORE BIDDING. POSTAGE WILL NEED TO BE SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR THIS ONE AT £7.50. OVERSEAS BIDDERS WILL NEED TO PAY FOR A SIGNED FOR DELIVERY SERVICE WITH THE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE.