Pink Floyd ( Dark side of the Moon ) Ultra-Rare UK 1st Press Comp Superb Example
  £   730
  $   967

 


£ 730 Sold For
Oct 9, 2011 Sold Date
Oct 4, 2011 Start Date
44   Number Of Bids
  Sweden Country Of Seller
eBay Auctioned at
 
save auction  

Description

PLEASE READ BELOW DESCRIPTION FOR POSTAGE COSTS  BEFORE BIDDING and WAIT FOR INVOICE BEFORE PAYING ! THANKS.IF ANY IMAGES ARE MISSING , THEY WILL BE ADDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LISTING SHORTLY.

PINK FLOYD  :

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 

Very Rare UK 1st Press complete with Correct early issued Garrod & Lofthouse Matt Midnight Blue Gatefold Cover  , Original black poly-lined inner sleeve with white lower print , 2 Original Posters with white borders , 2  original -night and day pyramid stickers  and the very earliest pressed vinyl with the solid blue labels and all in SUPERB CONDITION!

Most music lovers will be aware of this all time classic lp which has broken so many world records in sales, charts , popularity statistics etc etc ( a personal favourite of mine ) This masterpiece was released in March 1973 but the band had played several numbers on the circuit  in 1972  under the title   ' Eclipse - A piece for assorted Lunatics ' A fantastic creation of Genius that deals with the burdons of everyday life that drive people to insanity !

There are many releases of this album in just about every country but this is the holy-grail original UK 1st Pressing with the quickly withdrawn solid blue triangle label variant ( which was quickly re-worked to the transparant varaint - due to the difficulty in reading the track listings ) 

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON     

EMI / HARVEST    CAT No   SHVL 804 

MATRIX NOs MOTHER / STAMPS 

   SHVL   804  A - 2        ( 2 L A )        /       SHVL  804   B - 2      ( 2 MD )

 

COVER

This is an original matt midnight blue Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold cover, right-hand side opening . This cover has survived very well by most standards , it's not the most durable type of cover and most are extremely worn with storage / handling use / ring wear etc but this is clean and bright both inside and out.There are some very very light storage wear marks but these are very minor and it looks better 'in the flesh' than on the images ! there are no tears, stains or stickers  present and just a tiny four letter word writen in blue ink on the centre of the inside which is extremely hard to notice and if you didn't know it was there, you wouldn't see it , overall a very nice example and well above the average condition offered  (see-pics)  EXCELLENT  CONDITION !

 

    VINYL

Both sides still retain a deep rich glossy shine with no stains , scratches or scuffs present, upon closer inspection under bright lighting and in direct sunlight ! only a couple of  super light wispy fine tiny lines are visable , these are very very fine and difficult to see ! this realy is a very well cared for example. Both sides play through extremely well with sharp ,clear audio through both channels and just a hint of background /vinyl static noise from time to time , mainly present on the intros , this is only short and due to the dramatic composition of instrumets very hard to notice even at volume and not heard  during mid track , a superb looking and sounding example of this classic floyd holy-grail ! Both Visualy and Audibly EXCELLENT  PLUS CONDITION !!!!

  LABELS

Original earliest solid blue triangle ! both labels are in super clean condition with no stickers, writing , stains or wear to the centre hole ! there are some faint spindle traces but only visable on angled viewing in direct light . Overall a very clean and bright set  EXCELLENT CONDITION !       INNER   Original black poly-lined inner sleeve with the Patent No and Made in Great Britain lower print, again this inner is in clean shape with nothing more to fault than some  creasing   ( see-pic )     POSTER   Both posters are present and in un-spoilt condition , no tears, tape marks or pin holes ! Original white border with catalogue number in the lower corner ! very clean and bright with nothing more to fault than the original folds they come with ( see-pics )           STICKERS   Both original 'night and day ' pyramid stickers are present and in bright and clean shape , no tears , stains , writing etc and just a couple of faint creases , super condition ! ( see-pics)       DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS CLASSIC FLOYD HOLY-GRAIL ITEM , WHICH IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS AND IN SUPERB CONDITION !!!       PLEASE READ INFORMATION BELOW FOR GRADING,PACKING AND POSTAGE DETAILS.   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GRADING:

ITEMS ARE  GRADED USING THE UK RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM.ALL ITEMS ARE PLAY GRADED AT VOLUME AND ARE VISUALY INSPECTED BOTH IN DAYLIGHT AND UNDER STRONG LIGHTING WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTION.

PACKING:

DISCS ARE ALWAYS REMOVED FROM THEIR COVERS AND HOUSED IN PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVES.THEY ARE THEN PLACED BETWEEN RIGID CARD STIFFERNERS AND THEN CAREFULLY PACKED IN STRONG PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM MADE BOXES. THUS GIVING MAXIMUM PROTECTION, SO YOU RECIEVE THE ITEM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS IT LEFT US.

POSTAGE:

PLEASE NOTE ! IF YOU ARE IN THE UK POSTAGE WILL BE £7.00 AS THESE ITEMS ARE IN SWEDEN ! EBAY DEFAULT IN LISTING ! POSTAGE COSTS WITHIN SWEDEN WILL BE £4.80 (48kr), THE REST OF EUROPE £7.00, FOR USA/CANADA /JAPAN £8.50 FOR ANYWHERE ELSE PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION ! IF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE ITEM (S) IS MORE THAN £30, WE WILL ONLY SEND WITH SIGNED FOR INSURED POSTAGE, WHICH COSTS EXTRA DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT AND DESTINATION.PLEASE BE ASSURED  WHATEVER THE POSTAGE COSTS, IS ALL THAT YOU WILL PAY ! WE DO NOT MAKE PROFIT ON POSTAGE FEES OR ADD COSTS FOR PACKING ETC.ADDITIONAL LPs WILL BE APPROX £3.00 EACH , DEPENDING ON WEIGHT AND DESTINATION.

PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS AND GOOD LUCK !

 



price rating