1973 Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" Record mastered by Wally Traugott

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Original 1973 Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon Record

Artist(s): PINK FLOYD

Album: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Year: 1973

Record Company: CAPITOL RECORDS

Matrix Number: SMAS-011163

Dead Wax: Side One: SMAS 1 11163 F41 #6

                   Side Two: SMAS-2-11163 F-48 #1 Wly 

Nationality: USA

For true record collectors....

WLY hand etched in cursive - "Wly" in runouts denotes that it was mastered by Wally Traugott. He was a mastering and lacquer-cutting engineer based in the United States and one of the top experts. He is closely associated with Capitol, where for many years he was one of the staff mastering engineers. The industry has given him many awards such as the 1985 TEC prize for best mastering engineer. 

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The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by Pink Floyd. The Dark Side of the Moon is among the most critically acclaimed albums and often features in professional listings of the greatest of all time. Each side of the vinyl album is a continuous piece of music. 

It was conceived as a concept album that would focus on the pressures faced by the band during their arduous lifestyle, and also deal with the mental health problems of former band member Syd Barrett, who departed the group in 1968. The record builds on ideas explored in Pink Floyd's earlier recordings and performances, while omitting the extended instrumentals that characterized the band's earlier work. The Dark Side of the Moon explores themes such as conflict, greed, time, death and mental illness.

The sleeve, which depicts a prismatic spectrum as designed by Storm Thorgerson in response to keyboardist Richard Wright's request for a "simple and bold" design which would represent the band's lighting and the album's themes.

Disclaimer: Please read the description in full, review all photos, and ask any questions before you purchase. Vinyl is in working order to the best of my knowledge. I no longer have a working record player to assess records. Records have been safely boxed since they where originally purchased. Item is vintage and pre-used, therefore is sold AS-IS. There are no returns on the items after purchase.

Shipping: Records will be shipped using media mail in a white LP #200 cardboard box made specifically for shipping records securely.