PINK FLOYD "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" COLLECTORS SET. L K

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THIS IS  PINK FLOYDS 1973 ALBUM, "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON". THIS SET COMPRISES OF 4 PARTS. A PICTURE DISC OF THE ALBUM. A LIVE RECORDING FROM SOUTHAMPTON IN 1972. A BOOK DETAILING THE MAKING OF THE ALBUM, AND FINALLY A VERY EARLY A3 B3 PRESSING WHICH COMES IN THE FIRST ISSUE MIDNIGHT BLUE COVER, AND COMES WITH BOTH OF ITS POSTERS AND POSTCARDS.
THERE ARE SOME QUITE REMARKABLE FACTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR A3/B3 COPY. THE COVER IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE THAT IS MIDNIGHT BLUE IN COLOUR, AS OPPOSED TO THE JET BLACK OF LATER ISSUES. THE VINYL IS EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY AND THICK (IT ACTUALLY WEIGHS THE SAME AS A SOLID BLUE LABEL FIRST PRESS THAT I OWN!). PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT POINT OF NOTE IS THE MATRIX/MOTHER/STAMPER COMBINATION. IT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED (CHECK OUT THE QUITE WONDERFUL "PINK FLOYD ARCHIVE DISCOGRAPHY" WEBSITE) THAT THE ALLEGED "HOLY GRAIL" SOLID BLUE LABEL FIRST ISSUE HAVE THE MATRIX NUMBERS A2 AND B2, YES, TRUE. THEY ALSO HAVE MOTHERS THAT GO AS HIGH AS 7!! MOST SELLERS WILL NOT ADVERTISE THE FACT THAT THE MOTHERS ARE SO HIGH, OF COURSE, THIS WOULD GREATLY AFFECT RESALE VALUE! THIS COPY HAS THE MATRIX NUMBERS A3 AND B3, WHICH ARE INDICATIVE OF A VERY EARLY PRESSING. IT GETS MUCH BETTER THOUGH. THE MOTHER STAMPERS ARE (SIDE 1) "2 OR 3" LOOKS LIKE A 3 STAMPED OVER A 2, AND (SIDE 2) "1". THE STAMPERS ARE (SIDE 1) "AGL" AND (SIDE 2) "GGO". THIS IS SUCH AN EARLY PRESSING THAT IT ACTUALLY PRECEDES MANY OF THE SOLID BLUE LABEL COPIES! IT JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE A LATER CENTER LABEL STUCK TO IT. IT IS FAIRLY UNUSUAL TO FIND A SOLID BLUE WITH MOTHER STAMPERS THIS EARLY. THIS IS A RARE SECOND PRESSING, WITH RAREST COVER, AND I AM ALSO INCLUDING 2 OTHER RELATED ALBUMS AS WELL AS A "THE MAKING OF DSOTM" BOOK. THIS DETAILS THE BRINGING TOGETHER OF ALL THE IDEAS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE MAKING OF THIS ICONIC ALBUM. MAKES FASCINATING READING. DETAILS OF ALL ALBUMS BELOW.
SIDE ONE:   MATRIX  A3.    MOTHER  2/3.   STAMPER  AGL  (THE 318TH USED). SIDE TWO:  MATRIX  B3.    MOTHER   1.     STAMPER  GGO  (THE 115th USED).
AS USUAL, I AM NOT GOING TO WAFFLE ON FOR PAGES GIVING YOU POINTLESS DETAILS ABOUT THE BAND, THEIR LIVES, LIKES AND DISLIKES AS SOME SELLERS SEEM TO ENJOY DOING! THIS IS FACTUAL INFORMATION ON THE RECORD FOR SALE. 
FIRST, A COUPLE OF FACTS ABOUT THIS ALBUM. THERE HAS PROBABLY BEEN MORE INFORMATION WRITTEN ABOUT THIS ALBUM THAN ANY OTHER IN HISTORY. WHAT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW IS THAT THE FAMED A2 B2 FIRST PRESSING IS ACTUALLY FLAWED IN A COUPLE OF WAYS. IT IS SAID TO RUN SLIGHTLY SLOW, AND I HAVE TO SAY MY COPY PLAYS AROUND 5 SECONDS SHORTER PER SIDE THAN THIS A3 B3 COPY. ALSO, THE FIRST ISSUE WAS PRESSED WITH MINOR SOUND QUALITY ISSUES, PARTICULARLY DURING THE TRACK "MONEY". SOME COPIES ALSO HAVE A "SKIP" PRESSED INTO THEM ALSO DURING THIS SONG, AND ACCORDING TO THE SUPERB "PINK FLOYD ARCHIVE DISCOGRAPHY" PAGES FROM THE FONT OF KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THINGS PINK, VERNON FITCH, THESE FAULTS WERE ONLY REMEDIED ON THE A3 B3 SECOND PRESSING!!
SO, ONTO A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ALBUM:-

THE COVER: GRADED AS (EX-). THE MIDNIGHT BLUE (AS OPPOSED TO ALL LATER JET BLACK COPIES) IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE. THERE IS PRECIOUS LITTLE TO FAULT. THERE IS VERY MINOR STORAGE WEAR, MINUSCULE COLOUR LOSS AT THE VERY EXTREME TIPS OF THE CORNERS. THE ONLY THING OF ANY REAL NOTE IS TO THE OPENING EDGE, FRONT. THERE IS A CREASE CAUSED BY THE ORIGINAL GLUE THAT SEALED THE LEFT SIDE. YOU CAN FEEL THE RIDGE OF GLUE THROUGH THE CARD. QUITE MINOR, BUT WORTH A MENTION. THIS IS A REALLY NICE EXAMPLE AND IN NO WAY OVER-GRADED.
THE INNER SLEEVE (+ INSERTS): THE INNER IS THE ORIGINAL GENERIC WHITE ISSUE. SOME SLIGHT CREASING HERE AND THERE, BUT NO SLITS OR EDGE DAMAGE. GRADED AS EXCELLENT. BOTH POSTERS AND POSTCARDS ARE PRESENT AND IN SUPER CONDITION. NONE HAVE EVER BEEN DISPLAYED. THERE IS NO BLU TAK OR PIN HOLES ETC. POSTERS ARE EXCELLENT. CARDS ARE EX- DUE TO SOME LIGHT CREASES WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE GATE-FOLD SLEEVE OVER THE YEARS.
LABELS AND VINYL (VISUAL): THE LABELS ARE IN LOVELY CONDITION. THERE IS VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE OF PLAY. THIS COPY DISPLAYS JUST 2 OR 3 SPINDLE MARKS TO EACH SIDE. THE VINYL ALSO LOOKS LOVELY. UNDER EXTREME ANGLED LIGHT SOME LIGHT HAIRLINES CAN BE SEEN, CONSISTENT WITH REMOVAL FROM THE SLEEVE. THIS DISC WILL TRAVEL IN A NEW POLY-LINED SLEEVE. BOTH LABELS AND VINYL GRADE A VERY SOLID EXCELLENT.
AUDIO PERFORMANCE: I PLAY MY RECORDS ON A HIGHLY REVEALING LINN SONDEK LP12 THROUGH NAIM AMPLIFICATION. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY. THERE ARE NO STICKS OR JUMPS (ON MY SYSTEM). THE DETAIL EXTRACTED FROM THE GROOVES IS QUITE SUBLIME. THIS GAINS SO MUCH FROM BEING A VERY EARLY PRESSING. ALTHOUGH NOT SILENT, THIS IS STILL REMARKABLY QUIET, WITH JUST THE ODD SOFT POP OR CLICK, BUT NONE BEING REPETITIVE. I WHOLE HEARTEDLY RECOMMEND A GOOD CLEAN AND REGULAR PLAY TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THIS VINYL. VERY LITTLE WORTHY OF NOTE HERE. NO DISTORTION, NEAR SILENT LEAD-INS AND OUTS. THIS IS A GORGEOUS PIECE OF CARED FOR VINYL. THE HEAVY VINYL AND DEEP CUT GROOVES ENSURE A GREAT AUDIO REPRODUCTION. THIS IS CRISP, DETAILED AND DYNAMIC. I DARE SAY THIS WOULD RUN A FIRST PRESSING QUITE CLOSE. SOUND QUALITY IS HAPPILY GRADED AS EXCELLENT.
THE BOOK: THE BOOK IS ENTITLED "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" WRITTEN BY JOHN HARRIS, AND CONTAINS 186 PAGES. WITHIN THESE PAGES ARE A CROP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BAND AND ASSORTED SOUND ENGINEERS ETC. THE BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND IS A THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING READ. DISCOVER MANY THINGS ABOUT THIS ALBUM THAT YOU NEVER KNEW. IT OPENED MY EYES TO MANY THINGS UNKNOWN PREVIOUSLY.
THE EXTRAS: ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS MAGNIFICENT TRIBUTE TO THE ICONIC ALBUM IS A PICTURE DISC. THIS IS A HARVEST/CAPITOL LIMITED EDITION. THE COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND THE DISC ITSELF IS IN EX+ CONDITION. THE LIVE ALBUM IS ENTITLED "HOW SHALL WE SING IN A FOREIGN LAND?" AND WAS RECORDED FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDBOARD AT THE SOUTHAMPTON CONCERT IN JANUARY OF 1972, PRIOR TO THE BAND RECORDING THE STUDIO ALBUM LATER THAT YEAR AND INTO 1973. THE COVER OF THIS IN EX+ CONDITION, AND THE DISC GRADES THE SAME.
SO THIS IS A TRULY MAGNIFICENT FLOYD COLLECTORS SET. A TOTAL OF 3 COPIES OF THE ALBUM; AN A3/B3 VERY EARLY PRESSING, A LIMITED EDITION PICTURE DISC, AND A LIVE RECORDING TOO. ON TOP OF THIS, A BOOK DETAILING THE THOUGHTS AND EVOLUTION OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ALBUMS IN MUSIC HISTORY. DOES IT COME MUCH BETTER THAN THIS?? I ADVISE THAT YOU TRY NOT TO MISS THIS ONE!
PLEASE NOTE:  
I POST VERY QUICKLY UPON RECEIPT OF FUNDS, USUALLY THE SAME DAY, BUT NO LATER THAN THE FOLLOWING DAY. ANY EXCESS POSTAGE CHARGED WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL JUST AS SOON AS I KNOW THE EXACT TOTAL. THIS APPLIES TO UK AND OVERSEAS BUYERS. I DO NOT CHARGE FOR PACKING MATERIALS OR MY TIME. I USE RECYCLED MATERIALS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND IF NOT UP TO MY HIGH STANDARDS, I SOURCE NEW MATERIAL AT MY COST, NOT YOURS.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL ANSWER EVERY ONE JUST AS SOON AS I SEE IT.
I OFFER A COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL REFUND IF THE ITEM DOES NOT MATCH MY DESCRIPTION. I WILL NOT REFUND IF YOU JUST DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT IT!!
I AM WELL KNOWN FOR SUPERB PACKING. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.

I WILL BE LISTING SEVERAL FLOYD RARITIES OVER THE COMING WEEKS, AS WELL AS SOME GREAT ITEMS FROM OTHER BANDS OF THE SAME GENRE. CHECK OUT MY FLOYD BOX SETS ON VINYL COMING VERY SOON.
I AM ALSO SELLING SOME GREAT LIVE FLOYD ALBUMS IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE A LIST OF THEM. JUST DROP ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, AND I WILL SEND YOU THE LIST. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I HAVE AN EXCELLENT TRACK RECORD ON EBAY. NO NEGATIVES EVER. I ASSURE YOU OF THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY AND SERVICE.