PINK FLOYD Dark Side of The Moon - Harvest SHVL 804 1st

	£		195
	$		258

Artist:   Pink Floyd Title:   The Dark Side Of The Moon Format:   12" Vinyl LP (Album) Label:   Harvest Label variant:   Solid blue triangle Catalogue number:   SHVL 804 Mono/Stereo:   Stereo Country:   UK First issued:   1973 Matrix Side 1:   SHVL 804 A-2 (5LM) Matrix Side 2:   SHVL 804 B-2 (3GAO) Outer sleeve:   Garrod & Lofthouse 'Dark Blue' unlaminated non-flipback gatefold with factory sealed left hand edge. Inner sleeve:   Black paper poly-lined die-cut. Silver print Patent Nos 1125555 & 1072844. Made in Great Britain Inserts:   2 x Posters on semi-gloss paper. 2 x Fasprint Crackback 'permanent' stickers with diagonal brown lines on the back of each Track listing:   Full track listings are available on the record labels in the photo gallery. Pictures:   Click here to view photo gallery   General:   Originally issued on March 24 1973, here we have the record that has become the icon of the seventies. This is a superb copy of the first issue 'solid blue triangle' label of Pink Floyd's masterwork complete with all its original inserts.

Once again, I'll take this opportunity to lay a myth to rest. The first pressings were NOT only issued in the famous 'Dark Blue' sleeve with the left hand edge sealed with an internal fold-over. I bought my first copy on the day of release and still have it. It was dark blue and shrinkwrapped in cellophane with the circular sticker on the outside of the shrink-wrap. It was possible to carefully remove the sticker from the shrink-wrap and stick it to the sleeve itself. Buyers often did this and that's why you can find the circular sticker almost anywhere on the sleeve or not at all.

This gatefold sleeve is the version of the original issue dark blue sleeve which has no fold-over but is factory sealed. I can only assume that because of the anticipated demand G & L had to produce these sleeves on a number of different machines, or even sub-contract production, and so the different variations found their way to different parts of the UK. This copy again is a 100% genuine original and is complete with the original posters printed on semi-gloss paper and the original Fasprint Crackback stickers. The glue used on all the early stickers was permanent and this is clearly printed on the back of each sticker. Later the glue was changed to removable after complaints from the education sector who got fed up finding the stickers permanently attached to every available surface.

It goes without saying that the labels have of course got the 'Gramophone Co' rim text, 'World Copyrights' text, and 'Made in Gt Britain' text round the bottom edge.
Anyway, a very rare copy of this epic record and in excellent condition throughout.   Audio quality:   Unless otherwise stated below the audio quality of records I sell will always be at least excellent. Grading (vinyl):   EX+   (a few extremely light hairlines and surface marks, extremely slight distortion in parts) Grading (labels):   EX+   (a few extremely light spindle marks) Grading (outer sleeve):   EX+   (a few extremely light surface marks, very slight corner wear) Grading (inner sleeve):   EX   (light creasing, small tear to back die-cut opening) Grading (inserts):   Mint-   (both posters and both stickers are almost as new although the brown sticker has very slight creasing to one edge)   Summary:   A superb complete copy. What more can I say.   All flaws, if any, are fully described above and gradings are strictly as per the RC Price Guide (+ and - are used to highlight strengths and weaknesses). I do not knowingly sell records that either jump or are warped unless these faults are described in detail above. All messages relating to this item MUST be sent via the eBay messaging system; messages or instructions sent to any other email address or via PayPal may not be read or acted on.

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