PINK FLOYD DSOTM Solid Blue JAPAN 1st Press Complete NM

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Artist:  PINK FLOYD

Title:   The Dark Side Of The Moon

Label:  Odeon/Harvest/Toshiba - Japan # EOP-80778

Specifics:  Japanese True 1st pressing! 2,000 yen obi! 2nd pressings have 2,300 yen obi's and price text on the jacket!!

NOTE: This is by far one of the more difficult to find DSOTM 1973 1st pressings especially complete, and even more difficult to find with NM vinyl like this one! This is a TOP SHELF copy for any serious Pink Floyd collector!

PINK FLOYD DISCOGRAPHY LINK: click here>>  http://pinkfloydarchives.com/DJaLPPF.htm#DSOTM1

Matrix side one: SHVL-804-A  1S 36  3EW

Matrix side two: SHVL-804-B  1S2  18

(Italic text engraved - standard text stamped)

Visual Grade:  NM/NM Beautiful full glossy vinyl! Some whisper light sleeve marks, primarily in the trail-off wax, which are completely inaudible and do not affect play whatsoever! Gorgeous wax!!

Play Grade:  NM/NM Brilliant TOP Sonics! Clean and quiet throughout - from trail-in to trail-out!

Jacket Condition:  NM- Clean glossy covers with absolutely minimal panel rubbing, solid seams and title edge, no bumped corners, absolutely no ring wear whatsoever - Frameable jacket!

Extras/Inserts:  Includes all of the original EOP-80778 inserts! Both posters, 2-sided postcard, 32-page booklet, original anti-static innersleeve and the 2,000 yen OBI!

Comments:  This is an original 1973 Japanese 1st Pressing! NOT a reissue or later pressing! This is the real McCoy!

These original Japanese pressings are not only very rare, but are renowned for their phenomenal sonics, which is why it is a TAS listed vinyl pressing! I have not seen or listened to a copy this clean in a very very long time - don't miss out! 

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Tracks:

Speak To Me

Breathe In The Air

On The Run

Time

The Great Gig In The Sky

Money

Us And Them

Any Colour You Like

Brain Damage

Eclipse

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ALL of our vinyl records are handled with great care and are professionally cleaned in the same manner as The Smithsonian Institute, very meticulously on our NITTY GRITTY fluid Injection record cleaning system!

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We also provide new archival quality innersleeves and heavy-gauge 5 mil. clear outersleeves for the ultimate in vinyl preservation! Most importantly, every LP is play graded in their entirety for absolute quality assurance!

Additionally, we pack and ship our records very securely with the vinyl on the outside of the jacket and inside the innersleeve, then double bubble wrapped inside custom over-sized heavy-gauge shipping boxes with additional cardboard stiffeners as needed. Sealed LP's will remain sealed!

Every vinyl record offered for sale on our ebay site has undergone a very stringent quality assurance process. The cleaning and grading process is very time-consuming. If you're looking for space fillers or cheap records of questionable quality that will only waste your time and hard earned $$, there are plenty of them elsewhere on ebay and at your local 2nd hand store. We guarantee every item sold with a 100% Money Back Guarantee if not as described.

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Grading Info:

We adhere to strict Goldmine visual grading standards PLUS!

All of our vinyl LP's are visually graded and play graded in their entirety for absolute quality assurance!

Visual inspection is performed with optimal 2 x 100 watt overhead lighting and 20/15 vision - no kidding!

I personally play grade each LP on a Numark Professional turntable with a pristine Shure M97xE Audiophile cartridge.

As a long-time rock, funk and fusion drummer I have very stringent standards and an extremely critical ear for playback issues, which are commonly overlooked with the Goldmine standard visual inspection!

Information on the importance and absolute value of play-grading.

All of the vinyl records we sell are visually graded AND play graded in their entirety. The reason being is that some major record labels were pressed on better quality vinyl and will naturally sound better than a record which was pressed on a budget label using inferior or lower quality vinyl. The point is that a vinyl record pressed on a high quality record label that was visually graded VG+ may in actuality sound better than a record pressed on a budget label that was visually graded Near Mint! Recording, engineering and pressing techniques also create variances in the sonic quality of a vinyl record. There may be defects in a vinyl pressing which are essentially invisible until the record is in motion on the turntable.

Identifying highly sought-after Original/1st pressings is another important quality factor. Original/1st pressings are very much akin to a 1st printing book. A good analogy is that a 1st printing book has clean fresh printing plates, thus crisper/sharper text than a later printing using the same worn printing plates. Additionally, there are some notorious original/1st pressings on major labels which have very poor sound quality….. I don't want to point fingers (Atlantic, Cotillion, London). Attentive play grading coupled with meticulous cleaning ensures the quality of the products we offer to the online community. Every record is handled with the utmost care whether it’s a $15 record or a $4500 collectors’ item!

Many of the rare LP’s we sell include: SS still sealed, MFSL, Japanese, Dutch and German Audiophile, WLP DJ White Label Promo, Nautilus, Direct and Super Disk, TAS listed, Mastersound, Masterdisk, Bell Sound, Sterling, RL/Bob Ludwig and other True 1st Pressings! Lots of OOP-Out of print LP's, and many that are just extremely RARE!

A special note on Japanese and half-speed mastered pressings:

Japanese vinyl releases are premium quality pressings, and are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors alike. Japanese vinyl pressings are synonymous with high quality. The vinyl shines brilliantly like no other vinyl! When the world renowned US company Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab first released their audiophile series of ultra-high quality vinyl pressings in the late 1970’s, the records were manufactured in Japan. The sonic quality of all Japanese pressings is considered to be among the best in the world! Plus they are beautifully presented with their covers usually printed on better quality heavy stock paper materials and often include a bonus lyric insert with dual language text. Nearly all Japanese LPs were issued with an “obi” - which literally translated means “sash.” This decorative paper strip, usually wrapped around the left side of the album jacket, contains marketing information and album content details, all printed in Japanese script. Obi’s are comparable to having the shrink wrap and stickers still present. Obi's are becoming increasingly more collectible as well. Any Japanese vinyl release which is still in excellent or NM condition is a sound investment! No pun intended...

Half-speed mastering refers to the speed of mastering for the original recording onto the master lacquer, which is then used to make the masters that press each vinyl LP. Many standard LPs are mastered at standard speed, which means that the master tape moves at the same speed as the original recording session and the master lacquer moves at 33 1/3 rpm. In contrast, running each of these machines at half-speed allows twice as much time for the cutting stylus to cut every possible detail, and delicate groove modulation, resulting in LPs where you can hear details and nuances on your favorite albums that you never heard before!

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