PINK FLOYD Dark Side of The Moon LP 1973 UK 1st Press
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Description
Pink Floyd
Dark Side Of The Moon
Complete Original UK First Pressing (Solid Blue Prism Label)
UK EMI Harvest SHVL804
Matrix Numbers: SHVL804 A2 / SHVL804 B2
Original 1973 Garrod and Lofthouse Unlaminated Gatefold Sleeve
Original 1973 Posters
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most highly regarded albums of all time, a true classic that deals with the burdens of everyday life that drive people to insanity. The band first took this piece of music on the road in 1972 under the working title 'Eclipse - A Piece For Assorted Lunatics'
Released in March 1973 this album has sold a staggering number of copies around the globe and spent its entire life in and out of the US Billboard top 100. It is estimated that 1 in 5 housholds has at least one copy of this album in one form or another and statistics say that it is probably playing somewhere on the planet every minute of the day 365 days a year!
It has celebrated it's success with numerous anniversary releases on both CD and Vinyl formats and has also appeared in several Box Sets.
The item for sale is the very first pressing which was made famous by the 'Solid Blue Prism' label. Production of this ceased when it was discovered that the text was difficult to read because of the solid blue colour and the record company changed the label to the blue outline triangle seen on all subsequent pressings.
As any serious Pink Floyd fan will tell you, this is the 'Holy Grail' for collectors. Sure enough a copy comes up for sale quite regularly but these are hardly ever true original packages. Most dealers will swap the LP cover for a later one in better condition or add later stickers/posters to make a complete package. The main reason for this is that the original Garrod and Lofthouse sleeve was unlaminated and as such quickly started to show signs of wear.
As you can see from the photos this is the original unlaminated sleeve. This sleeve has the two sided opening. The sleeve of this item is in very good++ condition, does have dome mild creasing.
The two posters, Pyramids and Band are in stunning near mint condition and have never been used.
The vinyl iteself is visually beautiful. There are only 1 or 2 very tiny faint whispy lines visible under strong lighting. There are no scratches, chips or deformities!!! would therefore grade as excellent+++ / -mint condition!!!!
The solid blue prism labels are stunning on both sides of the album with very little spindle wear and there is no writing or marking!!!
Track listing
All lyrics written by Roger Waters.
Side one No. Title Music Lead vocals Length 1. "Speak to Me" Mason Instrumental 1:30 2. "Breathe" Waters, Gilmour, Wright Gilmour 2:43 3. "On the Run" Gilmour, Waters Instrumental 3:30 4. "Time" (containing "Breathe (Reprise)") Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour Gilmour, Wright 6:53 5. "The Great Gig in the Sky" Wright, Clare Torry[nb 13] Clare Torry 4:15 Side two No. Title Music Lead vocals Length 1. "Money" Waters Gilmour 6:30 2. "Us and Them" Waters, Wright Gilmour, Wright 7:51 3. "Any Colour You Like" Gilmour, Mason, Wright Instrumental 3:24 4. "Brain Damage" Waters Waters 3:50 5. "Eclipse" Waters Waters 1:45DUE TO THE RECENT AMOUNT OF NON PAYING BIDDERS !!!! EBAY MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 10 FEEDBACKS MUST EMAIL ME PRIOR TO BIDDING OTHERWISE ALL BIDS WILL BE CANCELLED !!
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