Pink Floyd DARK SIDE OF THE MOON UK LP 5TH PRESS 100% UNPLAYED AND MINT

	£		128
	$		169

PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!! CONDITION

5TH PRESS

TOTAL MUSEUM QUALITY SET!!!

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 815
• MATRIX: SHVL815 A-11 / B-10 

INCREDIBLE FIND THIS ONE

AS I AM SURE YOU ARE ALL AWARE THE VERY VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM HAD THE SOLID BLUE TRIANGLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL, WHICH WAS VERY QUICKLY WITHDRAWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SILVER TYPEFACE COULD NOT BE READ.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 REISSUES

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 BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ZERO!!!! SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED , AND IN ADDITION THERE IS STILL A SHARD OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES,AND IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM ONE OF THE FINEST HAIRLINES POSSIBLE ON TRACK ONE SIDE ONE

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 ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE 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

I DECIDED TO TEST PLAY THIS ALBUM BECAUSE AS I HAVE MENTIONED MANY TIMES, UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT. AND I GUARANTEE MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

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 SUPERB

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

A SPIT SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS, AND A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!!

IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO FIND IN ANYTHING LIKE A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. USUALLY THE COLOURS ARE BADLY RUBBED AND THE CREASE LINES AROUND THE SPINE AND PERIMETER EDGES MAKE THE WHOLE THING LOOK SHABBY

THIS SLEEVE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP ON THE SLEEVE ONTO WHICH THE DSOM STICKER WAS PLACED. MOST OF THESE WERE REMOVED FROM THE SHRINK AND PLACED ONTO THE ALBUM COVER, BUT HERE IS AN ABSOLUTE PRISTINE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAPPED SLEEVE IN MINT!!! YES MINT!!! CONDITION

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. AND THERE IS NOT ONE LINE ANYWHERE NEAR THE SPINE, AND THIS IS JUST INCREDIBLE, IN FACT THERE IS ONLY TWO PERIMETER LINES AND THESE ARE MINUSCULE ONES ON THE OPENING EDGE WHERE THE SHRINK HAS PULLED BACK SLIGHTLY

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% UNRUBBED, AND TOTALLY BLACK, AND EVEN THE EXPOSED RIGHT CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS REALLY THE BEST I HAVE SEEN. AGAIN THIS WOULD USUALLY BE FOUND IN AN AWFUL WORN STATE BUT HERE ON THIS COPY IT IS NEAR MINT. COLOURS UNRUBBED AND A TOTALLY FLAT SURFACE WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND ALL OF THE SHRINKWRAP PERFECTLY INTACT

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION

CAN'T OPEN THE GATEFOLD DUE TO THE SHRINK SO I AM GUESSING IT IS IN THE SAME MINT CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN MINT CONDITION CORRECT INNER SLEEVE FOR A FIFTH PRESS IS WHITE WITH SHAPED CORNERS, AND DRG PACKAGING BAGS PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

ALL OF THE INSERTS (THE 2 POSTERS AND 2 STICKERS) ARE INCLUDED AND ARE IN TOP CONDITION. ONE TINY CREASE LINE ON ONE POSTER THAT'S ALL

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT!!

AN ABSOLUTE MUSEUM PIECE

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

GARRY