PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON LP RARE 2nd ISSUE A3/B2 BLUE COVER BLACK INNER

	£		150
	$		199

Pink Floyd here with their 1973 magnum opus The Dark Side Of The Moon
According to Discogs, this early A3/B2 transitional pressing was produced for a short time only and features the earliest use of the new black Harvest "blue outline prism" label design.
The labels still show "The Gramophone Co. Ltd"
Please read the descriptions and view the photos.
If you're a Floyd collector, I also have THE BEST 1978 French Box Set I've ever see coming up for sale soon.
Record
Very, very clean on both sides, with only a couple of small, light marks visible. Light spindle wear. Looks to have received relatively little play over the last 53 years. Very nice nick (Mason - see what I did there?). I grade it, visually, as just about Excellent.
I believe that some of these early pressings came with minor sound quality issues pressed into the vinyl. I don't know if this version is one of them. I'm happy to be corrected, though.
A-side Matrix: SHVL 804 A-3 RGA 3 B-side Matrix: SHVL 804 B-2 GLA 2
Outer Sleeve
Very dark-blue sleeve, with opening on the right-hand side. It's difficult to show the dark blue colour, but it is dark blue. Trust me.
The sleeve is open on the right hand side and sealed on the left hand side
There is no evidence that this sleeve has ever had a sticker on it. Such copies are more scarce than stickered copies. 
And artificial 'intelligence' (Ho, Ho) has decided that there is no such word as 'stickered'. Well, you can 'stickered' your AI where the sun doesn't shine.
There is some relatively minor edge wear and corner wear, but nothing I'd consider serious. This wear can be difficult to avoid on dark, unlaminated sleeves at the best of times, never mind after 53 years.
No seam splits. No writing. No sticker residue. No surface lift. No rips. No hash burns. See photos.
I grade it as a very, very strong VG+ verging on EX, but everyone has different opinions. See the photos and make your own mind up.
Inner Sleeve
The original black, poly-lined inner is fully intact and the polythene is still fully attached to the inside. It just has surface rippling, and this should reasonably be expected on paper goods after 53 years unless you are mental. And if you are, then I have an LP to sell to you.
Pyramid Poster
There are two of these, one glossy and one matte, because I have a spare, and I'll include both.
The glossy poster is clean and intact. It has never been on a wall. No pin holes. No adhesive. No adhesive residue.
The matte poster I'm throwing in as a freebie, if you want to stick it on your wall or whatever. It has a small hole where the folds meet at one point,  otherwise, as per the glossy.
Group Poster
This poster is clean and intact. It too It has never been on a wall, therefore no pin holes. No adhesive. No adhesive residue. Nee nowt. See photo.
SHVL 804 is printed at bottom right.
Stickers
Stickers are unused (obviously). They are exactly as shown in the photos.

Packaging
Disc will be supplied in new, shaped poly sleeve inside new white paper inners and will be kept separate from the cover to avoid seam splits.
All packaged strongly and properly, with corrugated reinforcers for extra strength and enough tape to reach to the err...dark side of the moon. Probably.
Postage
UK postage is via eBay's Simple Delivery and RM's Tracked 48 service.
International shipping is via eBay's Global Shipping Programme. 
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