Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon LP UK ORIGINAL SPRING 1974 "A3/B3" [Ex/Vg+]
  £   60
  $   80

 


£ 60 Sold For
Jan 30, 2022 Sold Date
Jan 29, 2022 Start Date
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Fed up trying to snag a £500 solid Blue 1st issue of DSOTM? Well folks - there is another way to get that amazing 1st year audio on a very solid pressing - without breaking the bank [check out the satisfying bulge in the label shots]. Why not opt for a clean playing copy from Spring '74? Because these '74 copies, like this example, carrying the A3/B3 matrix are just one iteration from those famous solid blue copies. How can we be sure it's from Spring -74? Well, EMI changed the perimeter text on all their labels in Spring 74 - from Gramophone to EMI. When they came to DSOTM the typesetters cocked up the labels - and left TWO mentions of 'Made in Great Britain'. Clearly an error - and totally unnecessary. This error is very useful for dating these early copies [along with that matrix A3/B3]. Being only 1 year behind the original masters and pressed on very solid vinyl they are audibly pretty much the equal of the 1st pressings. But lets face it - how much are you gonna pay for a solid-blue that plays well? $$$? The vinyl comes housed in an early cover with the left hand panel glued shut forming a nice solid front panel. We also have an original inner sleeve, both posters, and ONE sticker. So, 99% complete and 100% genuine.
Vinyl (Ex-/Ex) Please read carefully -->> A great looking copy which has only seen light use. Under close inspection I can only make out anything more than a couple of light marks per side.. a couple of these do just sound. A thorough testing from beginning to end reveals a mostly EXCELLENT level of playback with a couple of deviations on side 2. For starters - those heartbeats at the start of side 1 play nice and clean...with at worst a couple isolated minor crackles. But as we continue through the LP ALL quiet and fussy low-key points play clean as a whistle. Those moments that cause issue on most copies just glide past with a quiet background. I detected a few static crackles in one isolated and brief spot per side. Then a couple of ticks early and late on in 'Money'. 4-5 clicks early in 'US&Them' and a couple of ticks later in the track. By all means - if you have deep pockets and want the solid-blue...go for it. But anyone on a budget could certainly take a close look at this one because it will get you close at a fraction of the price.
Cover (Vg+) Well, this cover is still well preserved and the original aesthetic is still very much apparent. A touch of lightest surface wear front and back, but less than you typically find. Very nice solid opening panel - really like that. The interior looks superb - no issues at all. Some edge wear, but it seems to have been inked in careful in black.. so doesn't show too much really. The spine looks great - much better than you typically find with little wear. Overall the cover retains excellent rigidity. Very fine indeed.
Posters (Ex) Hardly used. Never been near a wall.
Sticker (Vg+) Light ageing. Creased. Unpeeled.
Inner (Vg+) Light ageing no splits.



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