Pink Floyd DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 1973 SOLID BLUE A2/B2 COMPLETE NEAR MINT HEAR

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

1ST PRESS SOLID BLUE TRIANGLE

WITH A NICE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL HYPE STICKER STILL ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP

FULLY COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL STICKERS AND POSTER AND BLACK INNER SLEEVE

PLUS!!

THE 1975 KNEBWORTH PROGRAMME

AND A MEGA RARE PROMO LYRIC INSERT (NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE)

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT PRIOR TO BIDDING

 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AWARE THE VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM HAD THE SOLID BLUE TRIANGLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL, WHICH WAS VERY QUICKLY WITHDRAWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SILVER TYPEFACE COULD NOT BE READ.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 STUNNING  COPY OF A VARY RARE 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 A CLUSTER OF 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 INTENSE ILLUMINATION ONLY HAS A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE  IT'S A VERY IMPRESSIVE AND BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN ALBUM/ NO SCUFFS OR HANDLING MARKS. NO SKATE LINES AND NO DULLING ANYHWRE

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.

THERE IS A TINY LITTLE BIT OF VINYL NOISE, RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE ONE, WHICH IS VERY USUAL ON THIS PRESSING . OTHER THAN THAT SIDE ONE PLAYS TO PERFECTION

SIDE TWO PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION AS WELL JUST TWO THREE TINY STATIC DUST TICS IN US AND THEM

WE 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, THREWW AWAY THE SHRINK AND STUCK THE STICKER TO THE FRONT COVER. HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL SHRINK WITH THE STICKER STILL ATTACHED. IT WAS KEP SEPARATE TO THE SLEEVE AND PRESERVED

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

 THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.

NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ON THE BOTTOM AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP EDGES HAVE SOME SHELF WEAR, MOSTLY TO THE FRONT SURFACE

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE BIT MORE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

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 HAS A TINY BIT OF RUBBING, 

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP AND IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER. JUST A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS ALMOST IN THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT. A SMALL CREASE LINE OVER THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND A COUPLE OF PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF NEAR PRISTINE BLACK EDGED PANELS.

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED . IT HAS SUFFERED A SEAM SPLIT ON ONE SIDE AND SOME NICKS TO THE DIE CUT HOLE

THE POSTERS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION AND ARE THE ORIGINAL MATT SURFACE ORIGINALS NOT LIKE THE LATER SHINY ONES. 

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

A SIMPLY SUPERB ORIGINAL SET

INSIDE THE SET I FOUND WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS AN UNKNOWN RARITY

IT IS A 2 PAGE PRINTED LYRIC SHEET. IT HAS EXACTLY THE SAME FONT AS THE LYRICS ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE IN ANY COPY OF DSOM. BECAUSE IT USES THE EXACT SAME FONT AS THE REST OF THE DSOM SLEEVE I AM MAKING AN EDUCATED GUESS THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE THAT THE LYRICS WERE ORIGINALLY NOT GOING TO BE PRINTED INSIDE THE GATEFOLD AND ON A LYRIC SHEET AS SO MANY ALBUMS WERE AT THE TIME

EITHER WAY THIS IS A VERY SCARCE PIECE OF FLOYD EPHEMERA AND IT'S YOURS WITH THIS SET!

I AM ALSO INCLUDING THE 1975 KNEBWORTH PROGRAMME

THE SLEEVE GRADES EX