Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Sealed Vinyl Record Lp Album USA 1973 1st Press

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60

Pink Floyd
  The Dark Side Of The Moon

Label:Harvest ?– SHVL 804, Harvest ?– 1E 064 o 05249

Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Gate-fold Sleeve 

Country:UK Released:24 Mar 1973

Genre:Rock Style:Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist 

A1Speak To MeA2BreatheA3On The RunA4TimeA5The Great Gig In The Sky

Vocals – Clare Torry

B1Money

Saxophone – Dick Parry

B2Us And Them

Saxophone – Dick Parry

B3Any Colour You LikeB4Brain DamageB5Eclipse

Companies, etc.

Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.

Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.

Published By – World Copyrights Ltd.

Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.

Pressed By – EMI Records Ltd.

Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Credits

Artwork [Sleeve Art, Stickers Art] – George Hardie N.T.A.*

Backing Vocals – Barry St. John, Doris Troy,Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike***

Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3], Effects [Tape] – Roger Waters

Design [Sleeve], Photography By –Hipgnosis 

Engineer – Alan Parsons

Engineer [Assistant] – Peter James

Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3] –Richard Wright

Lyrics By – Roger Waters

Music By – Pink Floyd

Percussion, Effects [Tape] – Nick Mason

Producer – Pink Floyd

Supervised By [Mixing] – Chris Thomas

Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [Vcs3] – David Gilmour

Written-By – 

Gilmour* (tracks: A2 to A4, B3), 

Mason* (tracks: A1, A4, B3), 

Wright* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B2, B3), 

 Waters* (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B2, B4, B5)

***Though credited for the entire album, Barry St John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, and Liza Strike 

perform backing vocals only on tracks A4, B2, B4, and B5.

Notes

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.

? 1973 The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Made in Gt. Britain

E.M.I Records (The Gramophone Co. Ltd.) Hayes · Middlesex · England



This 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. 

It has a gate-fold sleeve - originally delivered with 2 posters and 2 stickers. 

(Postcards and Posters with this copy appear to be from a later pressing)


The following is a guide to identifying the elements that make up the first pressing:

1. The label has a solid light blue prism. 

Subsequent pressings have a blue glowing inner edge prism with the centre black.


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


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


4. Thick heavyweight vinyl as the first pressing was pressed direct from the original masterplate. 


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


6.  The right front opening of the gate-fold cover is sealed with the two sides glued together.


7. Inner sleeve is a distinctive polythene lined die cut black semi matte paper 

with white printed text stating 2 patent numbers bottom left (1125555 /1072844)

and 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' bottom right.


8. This first edition was initially pressed by The Gramophone Co. Ltd., 

from July 1st, 1973 by its legal successor, EMI Records Ltd. at the same plant.


9. International E.M.I. catalog number 1E 064 o 05249 

appears in small fonts and parentheses on the rear cover. 




Matrix (Label A): SHVL 804A

Matrix (Label B): SHVL 804B


Matrix (Runout A): SHVL 804 A-2

Matrix (Runout B): SHVL 804 B-2


Other (Printer date/format code, gate-fold inner): ? 7303 TPS

Other (Patent Nos. on inner sleeve): 1125555 1072844


Cover:- Acceptable Condition (see photos)

Vinyl:- EXCELLENT


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MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.
EXCELLENT: The records shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.
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Bad: The record is unplayable or might even be broken and is only of use as a collection-filler.