Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon - 1st UK press - SOLID PRISM RARE
  £   154
  $   203

 


£ 154 Sold For
Jun 26, 2017 Sold Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

1st Pressing Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon with Solid Blue Triangle and Harvest SHVL 804 Gatefold Sleeve!!

 

The item for sale here is the ORIGINAL form of the release, it has solid light blue prism LP picture labels with silver lettering, (later forms have an empty prism) delivered in its original gatefold sleeve. 


This first pressing is identifiable by:

·        A solid light blue prism. (Subsequent pressings have a blue glowing inner edge prism with the centre black.)

·        'The Gramophone Co.' text starts at 10 o'clock on label.

·        A-2/B-2 matrix stamps appear in the runout area.

·       Thick heavyweight vinyl with the first pressing pressed directly from the original masterplate. 

·       There is a distinct bluish tint/tinge in the black ink of the cover.

·     Original inner sleeve is a distinctive polythene lined die cut black semi matt paper with white printed text stating 2 patent numbers bottom left [1125555/1072844] and 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' bottom right.

Unfortunately the posters and stickers are missing from our copy.


Other Identifiers

·       Matrix / Runout (Label A): SHVL 804A

·       Matrix / Runout (Label B): SHVL 804B

·       Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped): SHVL 804 A-2

·       Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped): SHVL 804 B-2

·       Matrix / Runout (Both Runouts: Mother number at 9 o'clock): 1 (side two) and 3 (side one)

·       Matrix / Runout (Both Runouts: Stamper at 3 o'clock): RP and AG


Condition


Vinyl - VGC shows visible light surface marks. some background noise but plays through without skips or jumps.


 

Picture sleeves and inner sleeves - VGC outer has ware, scuffs along bottom/top edges. Spine intact with light ware. Inside very clean. details can be seen in picture.



POSTAGE

UK post is FREE. Recorded and signed for.

International - will use ebays international shipping service.

Collection possible from Worthing West Sussex.


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