PINK FLOYD-DARK SIDE OF THE MOON-SOUTH AFRICA PRESS-SOLID BLUE(INVERTED)PRISM'73

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PINK FLOYD - " DARK SIDE OF THE MOON "

ORIGINAL  SOUTH AFRICAN RELEASE LP  2ND / 3RD HYBRID / VARIANT,  ISSUE 1973, (3RD ISSUE PRESSING BUT WITH EARLIER, 2ND ISSUE INVERTED SOLID BLUE PRISM  LABELS)

IN 3RD ISSUE, HIPGNOSIS / STORM THORGERSON / GEORGE HARDIE DESIGNED, MATT-BLACK GATEFOLD COVER WITH INVERTED (UPSIDE DOWN) TRIANGLE/PRISM ON BACK COVER. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COVER IS FACTORY SEALED SO THAT IT HAS A SINGLE RIGHT-SIDE OPENING ONLY. 

INCLUDES ORIGINAL INNER PLASTIC SLEEVE.

NEITHER OF THESE S.A. ISSUES HAD POSTERS OR STICKERS.

LABEL  -  EMI / HARVEST - SOLID LIGHT BLUE INVERTED (UPSIDE DOWN) TRIANGLE / PRISM WITH FADE WHITE BORDER ON BLACK  LABELS. PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW ON LABELS.

CATALOGUE  #  SHVLJ(D)-804

UPC/EAN/BARCODE #  NONE

THIS RECORD IS NOT LISTED ON EITHER 'DISCOGS' OR ON 'pinkfloydarchives.com'

Track Listing (SLEEVE)

SIDE 1

SPEAK TO ME

BREATHE

ON THE RUN

TIME

THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY

SIDE 2
MONEY

US AND THEM

ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE

BRAIN DAMAGE

ECLIPSE

" ALL LYRICS BY ROGER WATERS " CREDIT, INSIDE GATEFOLD COVER

TRACK LISTING - (RECORD LABELS)

SIDE 1

(a) (1) SPEAK TO ME (MASON)

(11) BREATHE IN THE AIR (WATERS-GILMOUR-WRIGHT)

(b) ON THE RUN (WATERS-GILMOUR)

(c) TIME (WATERS-MASON-GILMOUR-WRIGHT)

(d) THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY (WRIGHT)

SIDE 2

(e) MONEY (WATERS)

(f) US AND THEM (WATERS-WRIGHT)

(g) ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE (GILMOUR-MASON-WRIGHT)

(h) BRAIN DAMAGE (WATERS)

(i) ECLIPSE (WATERS)

PERSONNEL (INSIDE CVR.)

• DAVID GILMOUR - VOCALS, GUITARS, (EMS) VCS3
• RICK MASON - PERCUSSION, TAPE EFFECTS
• RICHARD WRIGHT - KEYBOARDS, VOCALS, (EMS) VCS3
• ROGER WATERS - BASS GUITAR, VOCALS, (EMS) VCS3, TAPE EFECTS 

 

 

GATEFOLD COVER :

HAS ALL ATTRIBUTES OF 3RD (SA) ISSUE COVER (AS PER PinkFloydArchives.com):

 1. Front Cover: Black with prism, and "PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" in circle in upper right. Matte.

  2. Back Cover: Black with inverted prism. In the lower right corner of the back cover is "interpak."

  3. Inside Cover: Black with heartbeat line, credits, and lyrics.

  4. Spine: Black with title and catalog number. (This one includes band name on spine)

THIS COVER DOES NOT INCLUDE THE WORD "THE" BEFORE "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON", NEITHER ON THE FRONT NOR ON THE SPINE

(THE RECORD, HOWEVER, INCLUDES THE PRIOR 'THE' ON BOTH LABELS, COMMENCING JUST OUTSIDE THE SOLID LIGHT BLUE INVERTED PRISM & CONTINUING ONTO IT, JUST BELOW & TO THE LEFT OF THE SPINDLE HOLE)

 

THE FRONT COVER ALSO HAS A RECORD STORE STICKER, TOP R/H CNR. (SEE PHOTOS # 1 & 12) WITH FOLLOWING INFO. :

  NAME OF RECORD STORE WHERE PURCHASED IN SOUTH AFRICA - "Universitas"

  " R010           L  EE "

  " 34     R 8-45C "  (original price)

 

THE BACK COVER ALSO HAS THE CATALOG No. SH VLJ (D) 804  IN TOP R/H CNR.

BACK COVER ALSO HAS (UNDER COPYRIGHT INFO., BOTTOM, CENTRE) :

    " A.S.A.P.I. P.O. BOX 5411.  JOHANNESBURG 2000 " & " MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED BY EMI (LOGO) BRIGADIERS " (SEE PHOTO # 4)

 


MATRIXES  

·  Runout Side 1: SHVLJ. (D) 804 A –– 2.       BS.    ALL HAND-WRITTEN

·  Runout Side 2: SHVLJ. D. 804  B. –– 2.       BS.   ALL HAND-WRITTEN

 

·  Label Side 1: SHVLJ(D) 804 & (SHVL 804 A)

·  Label Side 2: SHVLJ(D) 804 & (SHVL 804 B)

 

(THE 3RD ISSUE HAD THESE HAND WRITTEN RUNOUT MATRIXES BUT, MOST IMPORTANTLY, NOT THE SOLID LIGHT BLUE INVERTED TRIANGLE / PRISM LABELS)

 

 

 

LABELS

 

SOLID LIGHT BLUE INVERTED (UPSIDE DOWN) TRIANGLE / PRISM WITH FADE WHITE BORDER ON BLACK  LABELS. (SAME AS 2ND ISSUE)

THIS IS THE WRONG LABEL BECAUSE ALL 3RD ISSUE LABELS WERE BLACK WITH AN OUTLINE PRISM ACCORDING TO PinkFloydArchives.com


 

ONLY THE 1ST & 2ND SOUTH AFRICAN DSOTM ISSUES HAD THE LIGHT BLUE SOLID TRIANGLE / PRISM

 

ONLY THE 2ND ISSUE HAD IT INVERTED (UPSIDE DOWN), LIKE THE LABELS ON THIS RECORD.

 

 

 

IT APPEARS, THEREFORE, THAT THIS RECORD WAS PRESSED AS A 3RD ISSUE (HAND-WRITTEN A2 BS. / B2 BS. MATRIXES) BUT, WITH   2ND ISSUE LABELS (THE ONLY SOUTH AFRICA DSOTM LABEL WITH INVERTED, LIGHT BLUE SOLID TRIANGLE /  PRISM)

 

 

OTHER LABEL INFO.

· SILVER PRINTING

· "(P) 1973 EMI-Records Ltd." @ LEFT OF SPINDLE HOLE

· Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 9 o'clock and says:

"All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. Public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this record prohibited."

(EARLIER ISSUES HAD "Record Producer" INSTEAD OF "Manufacturer" , "work reproduced" INSTEAD OF "recorded work" & "Copying" before "public perormance" )

· "F. DAY S.A."             CREDIT  - UNDER TRACK LISTING

· "LYRICS BY ROGER WATERS"        "

· "MUSIC BY PINK FLOYD"                  "

· "PRODUCED BY PINK FLOYD"          "

 

     

 

RECORD   IN VG CONDITION,  SOME MINOR SURFACE SCUFFS

LABELS  VG+,  SOME MINOR SPINDLE MARKS

SLEEVE  VG,  COLOURS STILL BRIGHT, VIVID & FRESH;  INSIDE ALMOST LIKE NEW;  SOME EXTERNAL CNR. / EDGE WEAR;  SOME VERY MINOR EXTERNAL SURFACE SCRATCHES;  FEW VERY MINR CREASES  ;  VERY MINOR EXTERNAL RING WEAR ON BACK;  ORIGINAL RECORD STORE PRICE STICKER ON FRONT (ZAR 8.45C)

SUPERB  1970's  /  SOUTH AFRICA RELEASE  /  PINK  FLOYD  /  DARK SIDE OF THE MOON  /  DAVID GILMOUR  /  RICK MASON   /  RICHARD WRIGHT  / ROGER WATERS  /  PROGRESSIVE ROCK / PROG.  /  PSYCH.  /  ART ROCK   /  EMI HARVEST  /  12"  /  33 RPM  /  LP  /  RECORD  /  COLLECTABLE  IN  VERY NICE SHAPE AFTER   ALMOST 40 / FORTY YEARS

RECORDING DSOTM

"The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, in two sessions, between May 1972 and January 1973. The band were assigned staff engineer Alan Parsons, who had worked as assistant tape operator on Atom Heart Mother, and who had also gained experience as a recording engineer on The Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be. The recording sessions made use of some of the most advanced studio techniques of the time; the studio was capable of 16-track mixes, which offered a greater degree of flexibility than the eight- or four-track mixes they had previously used ......."

"The album was also the first Pink Floyd album to have picture labels on the record where it depicted a blue prism with black background and the credits written either in grey (SILVER) lettering (European issues) or white lettering (US and Canadian issues).

In a 1991 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, the refracting prism album cover was number 35 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest album covers of all time. In 2003, VH1 named the album's cover the 4th Greatest Album Cover of All Time on their 50 Greatest Album Covers of All Time special."

PINK FLOYD ARCHIVES : (pinkfloydarchives.com)

This site lists specialized discographies of official Pink Floyd releases, by country, from all over the world, with detailed descriptions of each release.

This record fits the description for the S.A. 3rd issue of DSOTM (Matrixes etc.) with the most important exception of the labels.

The 3rd issue labels are listed as "Black with outline prism". (Of which I have seen many.)

The previous, very distinctive, 2nd issue INVERTED BLUE labels were applied to this record during manufacture, probably very early in the following new pressing run.

Therefore, it would appear that this is a very rare Pink Floyd record that would enhance even the FINEST Floyd collection.

THIS RECORD IS NOT LISTED ON 'DISCOGS'

THIS RECORD IS NOT LISTED ON 'pinkfloydarchives.com'

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