Pink Floyd 'Dark Side of the Moon' UK 1973 1st Solid Blue A2/B2 LP- Mint

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AN ICONIC PINK FLOYD ALBUM FROM MY OWN PRIVATE COLLECTION THAT I HAVE PUT TOGETHER OVER MANY YEARS. THIS IS THEIR ALBUM "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON". WHAT MAKES THIS COPY STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD IS THAT, FIRSTLY, IT IS THE FIRST UK PRESSING WITH THE A2 B2 MATRICES. IT ALSO HAS SOME OF THE VERY EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOTHER AND STAMPER INDENTS MACHINE ETCHED IN THE DEAD WAX.

AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE RAREST OF THIS ILK HAVE NO MOTHERS AND STAMPERS AT ALL. THESE ARE VERY VERY RARE, AND COMMAND A KINGS RANSOM! THERE ARE NO COPIES WITH THE "12 MOTHER, FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. THE EARLIEST MOTHER IS "2", AND SO MANY SOLID BLUE TRIANGLES SEEN FOR SALE EVEN HAVE A "3" MOTHER, THERE WERE SO MANY PRESSED. THIS COPY HAS THE "2" MOTHERS ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE VERY EARLIEST STAMPERS. THEY ARE "M" ON SIDE ONE, AND "RD" ON SIDE TWO. THERE IS NOT AN EARLIER COMBINATION ( ACCORDING TO THE VERNON FITCH BIBLE OF FLOYD DISCOGRAPHIES). SO THIS ONE IS RARE IN THE EXTREME! THIS COUPLED WITH ITS FANTASTIC CONDITION, MAKES THIS AS A VERY HARD ONE TO FIND, LET ALONE BETTER.

THE GATE-FOLD COVER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT HAS SOME RUB WEAR, MAINLY TO THE FRONT, WHERE IT HAS BEEN STORED AGAINST OTHER LP's. MINOR SHELF WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND THE SPINE, THOUGH NOT BAD ENOUGH TO SERIOUSLY DOWNGRADE THE ALBUM. THERE IS A TINY RIP TO THE OUTER PAPER COVER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. THE INSIDE OF THE GATE-FOLD IS MINT, AND THE REAR EXCELLENT PLUS. THE ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS TOO, AND IS AS GOOD AS YOU WILL FIND. THE POSTERS AND STICKERS ARE EXCELLENT PLUS, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN USED, GLUED, PINNED OR STUCK IN ANY WAY. LOVELY EXAMPLES OF EACH. THE LABELS ARE EXCELLENT PLUS. VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS, SHOWING EVIDENCE OF FEW PLAYS. THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYLS ARE AT VERY LEAST EXCELLENT,PROBABLY EXCELLENT PLUS,AND THIS IS VERY CAUTIOUSLY GRADED SO AS TO AVOID ANY DISAPPOINTMENT TO THE WINNER OF THIS GEM. THEY EXHIBIT A GREAT DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN STILL, AND HAVE THE MOST MINIMUM OF MARKS. ASIDE FROM THE VERY ODD BACKGROUND NOISE IN THE QUIETEST PASSAGES, THESE ARE SUPERB, AND OFFER A SOUND QUALITY THAT YOU WILL NEVER TIRE OF. THE SOUND QUALITY IS AMAZING! THE POWER, THE DEPTH, INSTRUMENTAL SEPARATION AND ABSOLUTE CLARITY TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A COPY THAT PLAYS AS WELL AS THIS, AND IT BENEFITS GREATLY FROM ITS AMAZINGLY EARLY PRESSING. THIS REALLY IS A COPY THAT WILL BE YOUR FINAL UPGRADE. DO NOT MISS THE CHANCE TO OWN A GREAT RARITY.

SO, THIS IS A VERY RARE EXAMPLE. YOU TRY AND FIND ANOTHER WITH THE VERY FIRST MOTHERS AND STAMPERS, AND IN THIS EXCELLENT ALL ROUND CONDITION.

I CAN TELL YOU LITTLE MORE. YOU KNOW THE ALBUM. YOU KNOW THE TRACKS. YOU KNOW THE QUALITY THAT IS ENSURED WITH A FIRST UK PRESSING WITH EARLIEST STAMPERS SUCH AS THIS. IF YOU MISS THIS ONE IT COULD BE A LONG LONG TIME BEFORE YOU COME ACROSS A BETTER COPY.