Pink Floyd DARK SIDE OF THE MOON UK PLP A5/B5 NM-
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Description
PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
- CATALOGUE:SHVL 804
- MATRIX:SHVL 804 A-5 / B-5
- EARLY PRESS INDICATORS
- ALL THE INSERTS 2 POSTERS AND 2 STICKERS
THE RECORD
SUPERB AUDIO - PLEASE LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. NO STAINS OR MARKS, AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND UNFADED. THE TYPEFACE IS CLEAN AND CLEAR AND UNRUBBED. THERE IS BUT TWO TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW FEW TIMES THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYLS
SUPERB GLOSSY BLACK DISC WHICH LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE ANY SIGNS OF SOME RIDICULOUSLY MINISCULE LITTLE WISPY LINES. IT IS BOTH OBVIOUS AND CLEAR THAT THE RECORD HAS BARELY TOUCHED A TURNTABLE, AND THAT WHEN IT DID IT WAS HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED FOUR TWO MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THE LP'S, WHICH CONSISTS OF BOTH OPENING TRACKS TO EACH OF THE SIDES INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX, AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE PRECEEDING RUN IN. THIS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW CLEAN THE SOUND IS
AS THE OPENING TRACK STARTS TO PLAY IT IS CLEAR THAT THE LP IS PLAYING WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED IF IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS WORN OR FAR TOO HEAVY. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AND THE SOUND IS PERFECTLY CLEAN. . THIS SUPERB PERFORMANCE CONTINUES ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, THERE IS THE VERY LIGHTEST TRACES OF BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE QUITEST SPOTS AND THE LIGHTEST AND TINIEST LITTLE POPS HERE AND THERE
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS BLUE BLACK SLEEVE WITH THE SEALED LEFT OPENING EDGE, SHOWING HOW CLOSE TO A FIRST PRESSING THIS ONE IS, AS THE SLEEVES WERE ONLY PRODUCED IN LIMITED QUANTITIES WITH THIS COLOUR AND SEALED EDGE
THE SLEEVE OVERALL IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. AS I SURE YOU KNOW THIS UNLAMINATED SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERES FROM SEVER COLOUR LOSS USUALLY IN THE FORM OF RING WEAR, AND A WHITE POWDERY TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE BEING LEFT ON THE SLEEVE SURFACES. THIS ONE HAS ONLY THE VERY VERY LIGHTEST TRACE, AND THEN ONLY ON THE REAR SURFACE. THE FRONT IS IMMACULATE, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT IT HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE NEW. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS AND 99% FREE OF ANY CREASES. IN FACT ALL THERE IS TO SHOW AND TELL ISA COUPLE OF TINY LINES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. IT IS ONE OF THE CLEANEST COVERS OF THIS ALBUM I HAVE EVER SEEN.
THE TOP EDGE IS UNWORN, AND THE BOTTOM EDGE JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR. THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. AGAIN THIS IS OFTEN WORN OUT, BUT HERE IS A STAGGERING UNBLEMISHED EXAMPLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND YOU CAN INSTANTLY TELL THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THE INSERTS ARE ALL IN MINT UNBLEMISHED CONDITION, AND JUDGING BY THE CREASE LINES, THE POSTERS HAVE ONLY BEEN OPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE 1973
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE 1ST PRESS SLEEVE ANYWHERE
IT EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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