Pink Floyd DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - Original Master Recording MFSL MINT AUDIO

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	$		164

PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT  PLAYTHROUGH!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

RECORDED IN ENGLAND

PRESSED IN JAPAN

SLEEVE MADE IN USA

• CATALOGUE:MFSL 1017
• MATRIX: MFSL1017 A2-1 / B2-1

I HAVE COME ACROSS A LARGE COLLECTION OF VINYL ALBUM THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO TOOK CARE OF HIS ALBUMS IN A MOST MAGNIFICENT WAY. VIRTUALLY EVERY ALBUM IN THIS COLLECTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE AND PLACED INTO A HIGH GRADE ANTI-STATIC INNER. THIS HAS MEANT THAT THE ALBUMS HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPLIT THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE FOR ONE, AND SECONDLY HAVE REMAINED IN THE MOST PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLLECTOR ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE NEVER PLACED A FINGER ON THE VINYL AND ALWAYS HELD THEM BY THE EDGES. THEY WERE ALL PLAYED ON A LINN TURNTABLE

HERE THEN IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB A 30 YEARS OLD PLUS ALBUM IN 'AS NEW' CONDITION. EVERY RECORD THAT I LIST FROM THIS LOT WILL BE RECORDED ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO HEAR FROM THE LINK AT THE TOP OF THE AUCTION PAGE.

PLEASE NOT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO HEAR THE SOUNDS ON A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET, SO PLEASE US A PC TO HEAR THE AUDIO!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION . THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND ARE UNBLEMISHED, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CAN'T SEE ANY MORE THAN ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE ON THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE DISC HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. THE WAY IT HAS BEEN KEPT ALLOWS IT TO LOOK TOTALLY MINT!

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST ONE OR TWO WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS PERFECT STEREO REPRODUCTION. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ONE OR TWO PLAYS THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED SINCE NEW WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A PERFECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

AUDIOPHILES OUT THERE WILL ADORE THIS SUPER CLEAN NOISE FREE RECORDING OF ONE OF THE CLASSIC ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

CLEAR AND CRISP SOUND THAT PAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND NO STATIC BACKGROUND EITHER

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY STATIC TIC THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THE VINYL GRADES MINT  FOR THE AUDIO

TAKE A VERY GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND FREE OF ANY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO FOLDS OR BENDS

THE BLACK SURFACE SHOWS ONLY A LITTLE LIGHT SPECKLING OF GREYING WHERE THE TOP SURFACE HAS PRESSED AGAINST OTHER SLEEVES. THIS IS MAINLY IN THE LOWER BOTTOM SECTION

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEARS THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE YELLOW COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP ON THE TOP EDGE WITH A PIN PRICK OR RUB TO THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP END, AND A FULL BLACK SURFACE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AGAIN WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND LEGIBLE AND ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP END SHOWS A MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT. SOME MILD GREYING ALONG THE EDGES

THE  ORIGINAL ISSUE MFSL CARD INNER CARD IS IN MINT CONDITION, AS IS THE MFSL QUESTIONNAIRE SHEET.

THE ANTI STATIC INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN UNSPLIT CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES

AND FINALLY THE SMALL YELLOW CERTIFICATE OF WARRANTY HAS A LITTLE CREASING TO THE BOTTOM EDGE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY