Pink Floyd 'Dark Side Of The Moon' RARE UK PSYCH 1ST
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The PINK FLOYD presented their DARK SIDE OF THE MOON album in concerts across Britain, about a year before the LP eventually saw release (I attended the very first show, in BRIGHTON, where the backing tapes apparently failed but having never heard it before, we weren't aware anyway! I got a drumstick too :>). Finally the long player came out to acclaim, and an anxious reception from patient fans!! We still couldn't have known exactly how astounding and groundbreaking this record would be in music - it stayed on the charts for a whole decade! Between listeners who were slow to find out, or reticent to buy progressive psych 'hairy' music - and the earlier buyers who were replacing their worn-out copy...... we bouyed the chart placing for ten years. Okay, so everyone had a copy! But only a few had the FIRST issue pressings. I'll bet that HARVEST RECORDS decided to change the lable design after they saw the first run, because the silver text is somewhat difficult to read over the original sky-blue pyramid - but this actually became a significant marker of when the LP disc was first made. I was at the first show, and I bought the record ON THE DAY OF RELEASE. I put the posters on my wall with 'blue-tack' putty, and to show my allegiance I stuck the stickers on school files so everyone knew I was cool to The Floyd! (I was into them after 'See Emily Play' actually, and collected all their 45's too). What I have for auction then, is the ORIGINAL FIRST LABLE ISSUE WITH FULL BLUE TRIANGLE / PYRAMID ! This comes with my two posters. The VINYL for HARVEST RECORDS SHVL 804 STEREO is in OUTSTANDING EX+ condition, playing as new. Two surface marks only (one on each side) which do NOT sound at all, or effect play - they are surface only, but visible. I have only played DSOTM on my Garrard 301, and now my Rega Planar deck with TOP quality cartridges and correctly light-weighted needles!! The rich sound, brilliant arrangments and powerfully delivered instruments make this the APEX of audio, for psychedelic and contemporary classic progressive music! The POSTERS are in EXCELLENT shape - with evidence of blue-tak on corners. Flat, light wear, just a little aged only. A couple of tiny nicks to the corners on one poster, but flat and presentable. NO stickers, but I sometimes see a set available on eBay, and they can easily be obtained (e.g. item 4816250571). The original COVER is in EXCELLENT condition, with just storage wear. Slight rubbing to the outer gatefold only, and light edge-wear. This is from simply removing the album from the record cabinet. The INNER SLEEVE is also the BLACK poly-lined original with lable-window, unique to this album. It's in nice shape (and has never 'adhered' to the disc) Winning bidder pays postage of £3.50 UK, £5.50 EU, £7.50 Worldwide. Please see my other auctions for more collectible music gems.
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