Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon LP UK ORIGINAL SPRING 1974 "A3/B3" [Ex/Ex]
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Jun 29, 2022 Sold Date
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Having given many an original LP a spin and demoed against the best the digital domain can offer [SACD]....<< I'm still very much of the opinion that a UK A3/B3 is THE definitive edition of DSOTM [period].
Fed up trying to snag a £500 solid Blue 1st issue of DSOTM? Well folks - there is another way to get that amazing 1st year audio on a very solid pressing - without breaking the bank. Why not opt for a clean playing copy from Spring '74? Because these '74 copies, like this example, carrying the A3/B3 matrix are just one iteration from those famous solid blue copies. How can we be sure it's from Spring -74? Well, EMI changed the perimeter text on all their labels in Spring 74 - from Gramophone to EMI. When they came to DSOTM the typesetters cocked up the labels - and left TWO mentions of 'Made in Great Britain'. Clearly an error - and totally unnecessary. This error is very useful for dating these early copies [along with that matrix A3/B3]. Being only 1 year behind the original masters and pressed on very solid vinyl they are audibly pretty much the equal of the 1st pressings. But lets face it - how much are you gonna pay for a solid-blue that plays well? $$$? The heavy-set vinyl comes housed in an early cover with the left hand panel glued shut forming a nice solid front panel. We also have an original white inner sleeve. No bits and bobs. No posters/stickers.
Vinyl (Ex) In lovely condition and has only seen light use. A couple of superficial trace marks per side - nothing remotely troublesome. A thorough testing from beginning to end reveals an, at least, EXCELLENT level of playback with one slight deviation. Intros and inbetweens are beautifully quiet and the audio comes across with excellent clarity. These early copies are in a league of their own when it comes to audio - I don't think any other copy will come close to a clean playing copy from the first 12months. Really clean throughout - within the best 3 copies I've tested [which is a high accolade]. Super clean into the very fussiest quietest passages. Very clean heart beats - really unusual.  "A wall of silence". All I could detect was a couple of static crackles in a couple of spots per side. And one slight solitary tick early in 'Us & Them', and a further one later. Overall this record is playing super clean - and it's not every copy that delivers this sort of rendition. If you need to hear this title in analogue, close from the masters, I can't really imagine a better or more cost effective way. You can look for a better copy all you like - but you would struggle to match this example and stand almost no chance of bettering it....< that's across all available versions >. Highly recommended. Truly a one off.
Cover (Ex) Well, you don't see too many original covers looking this darn tidy. The aesthetic is almost entirely untouched front and back - almost no signs of use. I cannot begin to tell you how unusual that is. Very nice solid opening panel - really like that. The interior looks superb - no issues at all. Very little edge wear at all and sharp firm openings. The spine looks superb - hardly any wear. Overall the cover retains excellent rigidity. Very very fine indeed.
Inner (Vg) Aged. No splits.. Otherwise -- nice.




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