PINK FLOYD "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" A3 B3 + ALL INSERTS

	£		117
	$		155

WELCOME TO MY NEW PAGES SPECIALISING MAINLY IN PINK FLOYD. I HAVE BEEN SELLING MUSICAL ITEMS ON EBAY NOW FOR VERY NEARLY 3 YEARS. FROM TIME TO TIME I CHANGE TO A FRESH IDENTITY, NOT TO HIDE FROM ANY DODGY FEEDBACK RATINGS, (I HAVE OVER 700 POSITIVE FEEDBACK RETURNS, WITH OVER 900 TRANSACTIONS, AND NO NEUTRAL OR NEGATIVE SCORES IN ALL THAT TIME), BUT JUST TO FRESHEN THINGS UP. REGULAR READERS OF THE PINK FLOYD PAGES WILL PROBABLY RECOGNISE MY ADVERTISING LAYOUT, AND WILL CERTAINLY RECOGNISE THE STYLE AND BACKGROUND TO MY PHOTOGRAPHS. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY PREVIOUS USER NAME TO CHECK OUT MY LAST 12 MONTHS RATINGS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.
SO TO THE SALE!  THIS IS  PINK FLOYDS 1973 ALBUM, "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON". THIS IS A VERY GENUINE MEGA EARLY PRESS IN QUITE SUPERB CONDITION. THIS HAS SOME DETAILS THAT MAKE IT A VERY RARE EXAMPLE, WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL.
THERE ARE SOME QUITE REMARKABLE FACTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM. THE COVER HAS THE LEFT SIDE SEALED WITH A FLAP TUCKED UNDER. THE VINYL IS EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY AND THICK (IT ACTUALLY WEIGHS 5g MORE THAN A SOLID BLUE LABEL FIRST PRESS THAT I OWN!). PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT POINT OF NOTE IS THE MATRIX/MOTHER/STAMPER COMBINATION. IT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED (CHECK OUT THE QUITE WONDERFUL "PINK FLOYD ARCHIVE DISCOGRAPHY" WEBSITE) THAT THE ALLEGED "HOLY GRAIL" SOLID BLUE LABEL FIRST ISSUE HAVE THE MATRIX NUMBERS A2 AND B2, YES, TRUE. THEY ALSO HAVE MOTHERS THAT GO AS HIGH AS 7!! MOST SELLERS WILL NOT ADVERTISE THE FACT THAT THE MOTHERS ARE SO HIGH, OF COURSE, THIS WOULD GREATLY AFFECT RESALE VALUE! THIS COPY HAS THE MATRIX NUMBERS A3 AND B3, WHICH ARE INDICATIVE OF A VERY EARLY PRESSING. IT GETS MUCH BETTER THOUGH. THE MOTHER STAMPERS ARE (SIDE 1) "2" AND (SIDE 2) "1". THE STAMPERS ARE (SIDE 1) "RLR" AND (SIDE 2) "LM". THIS IS SUCH AN EARLY PRESSING THAT IT ACTUALLY PRECEDES THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SOLID BLUE LABEL COPIES! IT JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE A LATER CENTER LABEL STUCK TO IT. IT IS VERY RARE TO FIND A SOLID BLUE WITH MOTHER/STAMPERS THIS EARLY. THIS IS A STUNNINGLY RARE SECOND PRESSING.
SIDE ONE:   MATRIX  A3.    MOTHER  2.   STAMPER  RLR  (THE 282nd USED). SIDE TWO:  MATRIX  B3.    MOTHER  1.   STAMPER   LM  (THE 84th USED).
AS USUAL, I AM NOT GOING TO WAFFLE ON FOR PAGES GIVING YOU POINTLESS DETAILS ABOUT THE BAND, THEIR LIVES, LIKES AND DISLIKES AS SOME SELLERS SEEM TO ENJOY DOING! THIS IS FACTUAL INFORMATION ON THE RECORD FOR SALE. THIS, AND THIS ONLY.
THE COVER: GRADED AS EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-). HAS MINIMAL SHELF WEAR. VIRTUALLY NO RING WEAR. LEFT SIDE SEALED WITH "FLAP UNDER". NICE EXAMPLE, AND CONSERVATIVELY GRADED. NOT THE VERY DARK BLACK OF LATER ISSUES.
THE INNER SLEEVE (+ INSERTS): THE INNER IS BLACK AND POLY-LINED. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CREASING WORTHY OF A MENTION. NO SPLITS, NO SLITS. A SUPERB EXAMPLE. BOTH POSTERS AND POSTCARD STICKERS ARE IN SUPERB NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO PIN HOLES, BLU-TAK ETC.
LABELS AND VINYL (VISUAL): THE LABELS ARE IN LOVELY CONDITION. ONE SIDE SHOWS ALMOST NO SPINDLE MARKS, WHILST THE OTHER HAS JUST A FEW. THIS COPY HAS NOT HAD TOO MUCH AIRTIME. BOTH ARE CLEAN AND DOODLE FREE. THE VINYLS LOOK GREAT. VERY FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES VISIBLE UNDER STRONG ANGLED LIGHT. SCRATCH FREE, AND THIS SHOWS ITSELF IN THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE. VISUALLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT.
AUDIO PERFORMANCE: I PLAY MY RECORDS ON A HIGHLY REVEALING LINN SONDEK LP12 THROUGH NAIM AMPLIFICATION. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY. THERE ARE NO STICKS OR JUMPS. THE DETAIL EXTRACTED FROM THE GROOVES IS QUITE SUBLIME. THIS GAINS SO MUCH FROM BEING A VERY EARLY PRESSING. ALTHOUGH NOT SILENT, THIS IS STILL REMARKABLY QUIET, WITH JUST THE ODD SOFT POP OR CLICK, BUT NONE BEING REPETITIVE. VERY LITTLE WORTHY OF NOTE HERE. NO DISTORTION, NEAR SILENT LEAD-INS AND OUTS. THIS IS A GORGEOUS PIECE OF CARED FOR VINYL. THE HEAVY VINYL AND DEEP CUT GROOVES ENSURE A GREAT AUDIO REPRODUCTION. THIS IS CRISP, DETAILED AND DYNAMIC. I DARE SAY THIS WOULD RUN ANY FIRST PRESSING VERY VERY CLOSE. SOUND QUALITY IS HAPPILY GRADED AS EXCELLENT.
SO THIS IS A TRULY MAGNIFICENT GENUINE VERY EARLY PRESSING WITH THE MEGA EARLY MATRIX NUMBERS, WITH INCREDIBLY EARLY MOTHERS AND STAMPERS (AS I HAVE ALREADY SAID, EARLIER THAN MANY SOLID BLUE TRIANGLE VERSIONS) . IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR SINCE THE DAY OF RELEASE. COPIES OF THIS QUALITY RARELY COME INTO THE MARKET PLACE. DON'T MISS THIS ONE. 
PLEASE NOTE:   AS A NEW EBAY IDENTITY HAS TO BE ESTABLISHED, EBAY POLICY IS TO WITHHOLD THE MONEY THAT YOU PAY ME UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE ITEM, AND ARE HAPPY WITH IT (DECIDED BY YOU LEAVING POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR ME). AT THIS POINT THEY RELEASE THE MONEY TO ME. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU LEAVE FEEDBACK PROMPTLY, SO THAT I AM NOT OUT OF POCKET FOR LONGER THAN IS NECESSARY!!  MANY MANY THANKS FOR THAT.
I POST VERY QUICKLY UPON RECEIPT OF FUNDS, USUALLY THE SAME DAY, BUT NO LATER THAN THE FOLLOWING DAY. ANY EXCESS POSTAGE CHARGED WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL JUST AS SOON AS I KNOW THE EXACT TOTAL. THIS APPLIES TO UK AND OVERSEAS BUYERS. I DO NOT CHARGE FOR PACKING MATERIALS OR MY TIME. I USE RECYCLED MATERIALS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND IF NOT UP TO MY HIGH STANDARDS, I SOURCE NEW MATERIAL AT MY COST, NOT YOURS.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL ANSWER EVERY ONE JUST AS SOON AS I SEE IT.
I OFFER A COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL REFUND IF THE ITEM DOES NOT MATCH MY DESCRIPTION. I WILL NOT REFUND IF YOU JUST DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT IT!!
I AM WELL KNOWN FOR SUPERB PACKING. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.

I WILL BE LISTING SEVERAL FLOYD RARITIES OVER THE COMING WEEKS, AS WELL AS SOME GREAT ITEMS FROM OTHER BANDS OF THE SAME GENRE. CHECK OUT MY FLOYD BOX SETS ON VINYL COMING VERY SOON.
I AM ALSO SELLING SOME GREAT LIVE FLOYD ALBUMS IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE A LIST OF THEM. JUST DROP ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, AND I WILL SEND YOU THE LIST. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I HAVE AN EXCELLENT TRACK RECORD ON EBAY. NO NEGATIVES EVER. I ASSURE YOU OF THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY AND SERVICE.