Pink Floyd DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 1973 UK LP 1st A2/B2 Blue Triangle NMINT HEAR

	£		810
	$		1,073

1ST PRESS SOLID BLUE TRIANGLE

WITH A NICE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL HYPE STICKER 

 COMPLETE WITH  STICKERS , POSTERS AND BLACK INNER SLEEVE

 I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE THE VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM HAD THE SOLID BLUE TRIANGLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL, WHICH WAS VERY QUICKLY WITHDRAWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SILVER TYPEFACE COULD NOT BE READ.

IT WAS REPLACED WITH THE OUTLINE LABEL, BUT OF COURSE THIS WAS ONE ONE THE BEST SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME AND WAS MASS PRODUCED. MATRIX NUMBERS RUN UP TO -15 FOR REALLY LATE REISUUES

WHAT YOU DO HAVE HERE IS A SUPERB COPY OF A VERY SOUGHT AFTER ALBUM INDEED. 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BLUE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS AS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AS IT SHOULD BE ALLOWING FOR THE FACT THAT THIS IS WHY THE FIRST PRESS WAS REPLACED, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS 7-8 SMALL SPIDER LINES

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW VERY TINY WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

THERE IS  A VERY SLIGHT WOBBLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE VINYL. THIS HAS NO IMPACT ON THE SOUND WHATSOEVER 

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY. THERE IS NO DISTORTION ANYWHERE AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES

ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WERE A FEW TINY SPECKLES OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND A FEW SIMILAR TINY LITTLE STATIC DUST TICS

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM BEFORE YOU BID, AND THEN YOU CAN JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

 THIS SLEEVE WAS ORIGINALLY HOUSE IN SHRINKWRAP AND THE D.S.O.M STICKER WAS AFFIXED TO IT. MOST PEOPLE REMOVED THE STICKER, THREW AWAY THE SHRINK AND STUCK THE STICKER TO THE FRONT COVER. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CASE

NON LAMINTED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS IS THE CORRECT MATCHING SLEEVE THAT HAS THE POWDERY BLUE / BLACK FINISH AS OPPOSED TO THE BLACK OF THE LATER PRESSES

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN VERY WELL RETAINED. 

THERE IS SOME GREYING TO THE COLOUR WHERE IT HAS BEEN SAT IN A COLLECTION

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE 

THE CORNER TIPS DO HAVE SOME RUBBING TO THEM AND THERE ARE FOUR TINY DI\MPLES PRESSURE SPOTS AT THE TOP THE SLEEVE

 THERE ARE THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.

TWO EVEN SMALLER ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED APART FROM THE RIGHT TOPS WHICH HAVE SOME WEAR

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE QUITE A LOT OF SHELF RUB WITH THE CORNERS ALSO WORN

THE SPINE IS REALLY CLEAN. AGAIN THIS WOULD USUALLY BE FOUND IN AN AWFUL WORN STATE BUT HERE ON THIS COPY IT HAS UNRUBBED COLOURS AND A TOTALLY FLAT SURFACE WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR PRESERVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WHICH HAVE A TINY BIT OF RUBBING, 

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IHAS A LITTLE GREYING AROUND THE EDGES AND A SMALL TRACE OF RING RUB IN AN ARC AT THE BOTTOM

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF NEAR PRISTINE BLACK EDGED PANELS.ONE TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE ORIGINAL BLACK POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED . IT HAS NO SEAM SPLITS JUST A LITTLE RECORD IMPRESSION AND A FEW WRINKLES

THE POSTERS ARE BOTH THERE. THE PIN ONE IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE MATTE HEAVY STOCK PAPER. THE BLUE ONE MIGHT BE FROM A SLIGHTLY LATER ISSUE. STILL HAS THE MATTE PAPER BUT IS SLIGHTLY THINNER

THE STICKERS ARE THE CRACK BACK ISSUE WITH THE DIAGONAL LINES RUNNING AROSS THE BACK

A SIMPLY SUPERB ORIGINAL SET