PINK FLOYD Dark Side Of The Moon LP EMI Harvest 1973 UK 1st Press

	£		624
	$		827

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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
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I think that's everything, so let the auction commence!!!

Title : Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

Label & year : Original EMI Harvest SHVL 804 LP , UK Stereo 1973 ULTRA RARE day-of-release SOLID TRIANGLE 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : SHVL 804 A-2 , Side B : SHVL 804 B-2 (EARLIEST EVER!!!)

THE PHENOMENALLY RARE EARLIEST EVER SOLID TRIANGLE VERSION OF THIS HISTORIC ICONIC ROCK CLASSIC IN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING BARELY PLAYED CONDITION!!! IMPOSSIBLY RARE AS A DAY OF RELEASE 1ST PRESS, ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS - 100% COMPLETE WITH BOTH POSTERS, BOTH LINED-BACK "FASPRINT" STICKERS, ORIGINAL UNSPLIT BLACK INNER AND IMPOSSIBLY RARE DAY OF RELEASE PURPLE CIRCULAR ALBUM TITLE FRONT COVER STICKER TOO!!! (LATER ONES WERE BLACK!!!) ALMOST ALWAYS MISSING - NOT THE CASE HERE!!! AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, THIS IS IN TRULY AMAZING BARELY PLAYED CONDITION!!! POSSIBLY THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC CLASSIC I’VE EVER SEEN!!! RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO FIND LIKE THIS - JUST TRY FINDING ANOTHER!!!

YOU DON'T NEED ME TO TELL YOU THAT THIS REALLY IS A TRUE MASTERPIECE!!! THIS SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP IN SUCH INCREDIBLE BARELY PLAYED SHAPE AND IS OUTRAGEOUSLY HARD TO FIND AS A SOLID TRIANGLE TRUE 1973 DAY-OF-RELEASE 1ST PRESS, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH INCREDIBLE CONDITION!!! SOLD NEXT TO NOTHING IN IT’S EARLIEST EVER FORM - IT WAS IMMEDIATELY REISSUED WITH THE STANDARD TRANSPARENT TRIANGLE LABELS WITHIN MERE WEEKS WHEN IT STARTED TO TAKE OFF!!! If you want to be immersed in a true day of release 1st Press, DIRECT from the master tape example of some of the VERY BEST music EVER recorded, then don't miss out on this ULTRA scarce 100% complete barely played classic - bid now!!!

Labels :

Classic UK 1st Press Solid Blue Triangle EMI Harvest labels!!! Both sides are OUTSTANDING with NO real signs of age, NO graffiti, and NO writing OR tears whatsoever!!! Just has an absolutely TINY amount of ultra light spindle marks which suggests that this has barely been played at all!!! IMPOSSIBLE for a 45 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Excellent+!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1973 UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks ASTONISHING with NO nasty marks, NO scuffs, NO scratches, NO fingerprints, and NO groovewear whatsoever!!! The only blemishes off TRUE perfection are only a TINY amount of ULTRA light, wispy sleeve traces (only visible in mega strong angled light) from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! Of course, none of these ULTRA light blemishes interfere with play AT ALL!!! Many probably wouldn't even mention them!!! UNBELIEVABLE for a record of this age and rarity!!! You'll be amazed by how clean and unworn it is!!! Must grade overall visually at least as Excellent+!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays AMAZINGLY with fantastic stereo separation and clarity!!! It really sounds incredible with NO hisses, hops, skips, OR sticks!!! Only like pretty much ALL records has only the very slightest crackle in the scarcest of places and only a small amount of ultra light ticks here and there on rare occasions, and possibly just the MEREST TOUCH of low level static in the rarest few and far between places such as on the run in grooves and between some tracks, but that's truly about it!!! The vast, vast, majority of the music is TRULY crystal clear - It really does mostly play with a CD-like near black silence, but with that depth, bass, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! EVEN most of the quiet sections!!! Absolutely ESSENTIAL!!! MAGNIFICENT for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audibly at least as Excellent!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original UK 1973 1st Press unlaminated MIDNIGHT BLUE gatefold sleeve complete with original totally unsplit black inner, both posters AND both lined back Fasprint stickers (all completely unused and have most likely never left the sleeve - only a minor corner storage crease to one poster and one very slight corner crease to one sticker from where it was lightly folded by the spine during storage - otherwise snow white and unaged!!!) and even the IMPOSSIBLY RARE true day of release purple title circle sticker remains perfectly attached the cover!!! UNBELIEVABLE - almost always missing!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn with HEAVY wear and DRASTIC ink rubbing due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT and looks FANTASTIC, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO splits OR any of the usual excessive wear, and still ultra strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has a few signs of usual ultra light ageing such as a small amount of light creases and a touch of a record imprint, evidence of a slight knock to the bottom right corner tip from somepoint in the last 45 years (the only thing stopping me grade this any higher - nothing too drastic at all) and some mild signs of usual light ink rubbing and ageing in places (truly minimal compared to most - brilliantly unworn for this very age prone sleeve), a touch of denting to the four corners which basically all vintage sleeves have, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by listing every minor negative I can possibly find, but this remains a FANTASTIC sleeve, and it's a TRUE rarity to find one as beautifully presentable, strong, and as vibrant as this - most have been virtually destroyed, really heavily worn, or are just about being held in one piece, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unworn and unsplit!!! Must grade overall at least as Very Good++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : A PHENOMENAL barely played 100% complete example of this OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE solid triangle TRUE UK 1st Press LP!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be £4.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Europe buyers, postage is £13.99 signed for for the first item, £3.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £17.99 signed for for the first item, £3.00 for every item after that (orders over £30 need to be sent signed for). Contact is expected to be made within a day, and payment expected within 3 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be offered second chance to the under bidder or relisted e.t.c. Contact is king! UK bidders, I accept paypal or postal orders. International bidders, I accept Paypal or Bank Transfer! Unfortunately, I can?t accept any other internet payment other than paypal. Please PLEASE get in touch via the ebay messaging system rather than opening a case if there’s any kind of problem, I will do my very best to sort it out.

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