PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - RARE SOLID BLUE PRISM +BLUE COVER/INSERTS

	£		102
	$		135

PINK FLOYD

"DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" LP

1973 1st UK PRESSING

SHVL 804

(A2/B2 Matrices)

7GRA/3GRR

STAMPERS

solid blue prism label

A2/B2 1st pressing matrix numbers

dark blue cover

2 posters

2 postcards

Genuine 1st complete UK pressing have the following.....

Gatefold Cover: Very dark blue gatefold cover made from thickish cardboard. This one is.

Front Cover:  On some (but not all) 1st issues, one side of the gatefold cover is factory-sealed. This one is not factory sealed.

Back Cover: Inverted prism. In the upper right corner, it says: " SHVL 804, (IE 064-05249), stereo." This one does.

Inside Cover:  "Printed and made by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd." in blue text in lower left corner. This one does.

Cover Sticker: Some copies had a round title sticker on the cover and some did not. This one did not.

Inner Sleeve:  Die cut black inner sleeve with "Made in Great Britain" text and patent no. 1,123,535 in silver at the base of the sleeve. This one is an almost identical black poly-lined inner sleeve but omits the silver text at the base.

Pyramid Poster: A six-pane Blue pyramid.  There is no catalogue number on the poster. This one is a 1st pressing with no catalogue number

Group Poster: A six-pane group shot poster in landscape style with "SHVL 804" in the bottom right corner. This one is a first pressing with the SHVL 804 text.

Brown graphics sticker: A brown/dark blue/yellow/green self-adhesive sticker with Dark Side of the Moon graphics. Matte. The backing paper is tan with 45 degree angled diagonal stripes of dark brown from the top to bottom, and "FasPrint Permanent," and "Crack Back Patented." on the paper (also found printed on a white backing paper with lighter colors on the front). There is no catalog number on the sticker. This is the first pressing.

Yellow graphics sticker: A yellow/sky blue/green self-adhesive sticker with Dark Side of the Moon graphics. Matte. The backing paper is tan with 45 degree angled diagonal stripes of dark brown from the top to bottom, and "FasPrint Permanent," and "Crack Back Patented." on the paper (also found printed on a white backing paper with lighter colors on the front). There is no catalog number on the sticker. This is the first pressing.

Labels: Black Harvest label with solid light blue triangle (prism). At the bottom center of the label it says "Made in GT Britain." This one does.

Matrix Numbers: A2/B2 matrix numbers. This one has A2/B2 matrices.

Text around the top edge of the label starts at 10 o'clock and says: “The Gramophone Co., Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. This one has.

Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 8 o'clock and says: “Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this record prohibited. This one has.

Condition of this item...........................

Cover: Outside is VG and inside is Excellent. No writings, doodles or seam splits. Some fading/wear to edges/corners/spine and some crease lines on front cover. Rates as VG+ overall.

Labels: Excellent - stylus marks only. No names or stickers. 

Black poly-lined Inner Sleeve without silver text: Near Mint. 

Posters: 2 x 1st pressing posters. Mint.

Postcards: 2 x 1st pressing peelable sticky-back postcards. Both remain unused and are Near Mint.

Vinyl: Thick heavy duty 1st pressing vinyl. Play tested. Looks Side 1 looks 'Fair+' and Side 2 looks 'Good'. There are lots of marks and mostly unfeelable scratches. This has been played a lot in the past. No skips/jumps on my system. If you want top quality audio this is not for you. It is listenable if you do not mind a lot of crackle. Might improve a little with a professional clean but will never be top audio. Low starting price for this rarity to take into account the quality of playback....

Side 1 - the whole side has crackle throughout but no skips/jumps - rates as Good(-) to Good only.

Side 2 - the whole side has crackle throughout but no skips/jumps - rates as Good to Good(+) in places only.

Postage & packaging: £4.50 (UK - recorded delivery) £10 (EUROPE - signed for) & £15 (REST OF THE WORLD - signed for)

Please read the following before bidding:

Returns. If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, do please contact me to discuss as soon as possible. If the item has to be returned, in addition to refunding your payment I will also refund your initial postage costs when buying the item. However, I'm afraid I cannot reimburse you for the postage cost for returning the item.

Gradings.......

Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.

Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches.

Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and more significant scratches.

Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.

Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc

Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.