PINK FLOYD - DOTM 1st UK Press Solid Blue Triangle Harvest
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PINK FLOYD -
"Dark Side of the Moon"
SHVL 804
UK 1973
1st UK Press
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in March 1973. It built on ideas explored in the band's earlier recordings and live shows, but lacks the extended instrumental excursions that characterised their work following the departure in 1968 of founder member, principal composer and lyricist, Syd Barrett. The Dark Side of the Moon's themes include conflict, greed, the passage of time and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by Barrett's deteriorating mental state.
The suite was developed during live performances and was premiered several months before studio recording began. The new material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London. The group used some of the most advanced recording techniques of the time, including multitrack recording and tape loops. Analogue synthesisers were given prominence in several tracks, and a series of recorded interviews with the band's road crew and others provided the philosophical quotations used throughout. Engineer Alan Parsons was directly responsible for some of the most notable sonic aspects of the album, and the recruitment of non-lexical performer Clare Torry. The album's iconic sleeve features a prism that represents the band's stage lighting, the record's lyrical themes, and keyboardist Richard Wright's request for a "simple and bold" design.
The Dark Side of the Moon was an immediate success, topping the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart for one week. It subsequently remained in the charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988. With an estimated 50 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide. It has twice been remastered and re-released, and has been covered in its entirety by several other acts. It spawned two singles, "Money" and "Time". In addition to its commercial success,The Dark Side of the Moon is one of Pink Floyd's most popular albums among fans and critics, and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest rock albums of all time.
Original UK First Day issue. This was first issued with the solid blue triangled label and silver writing and quickly replaced by the new style label. This has the correct first press machined A-2 B-2 matrices.
The absolute rarity of this limited album is not to be underestimated. It hardly ever surfaces nowadays. This is an absolutely heavy slab of early quality HARVEST vinyl. It has a deep glossy sheen!! Incredibly hard to find as a first press.
Gatefold sleeve: VG+. A nice sleeve without creases or writing. Light rubbing on the edges with a beautiful spine. The inside gatefold looks delightful. One small nick to the back (see pic).
Vinyl: VG+. A couple of light hairlines only. I played the first few tracks ( Speak To Me, Breathe and On The Run) on side 1 and they sounded great, a lot better than the CD really with far more depth. Some light static in the first 30 seconds or so.
Inner: VG. Polylined. This is the original black inner sleeve with white print to the front. It has two small seamsplits.
No posters or cards.
***This is a unique prime investment opportunity!!! Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible!!! This is a great and seriously collectable super album!! You will buy into a piece of bluesprog core history.***
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