Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon

Original 1979 MFSL Audiophile 12" LP Vinyl Record
1st MFSL issue, with non italicised lettering across the yellow banding on the front of the gatefold sleeve.
The labels are Near Mint The gatefold sleeve is VG+ (see the pics) The MOFI Poly inner sleeve is Excellent The MOFI fold over card inner is Excellent.

The Vinyl is Excellent  Great shine, but light marks to the surfaces on both sides, but there is very little effect on the audio
Side 1 audio is Excellent
Side 2 audio is Near Mint
A superb playing record, magnificent audio, quiet deadwax and background.
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 1-017, Harvest – MFSL 1-017 Series: Original Master Recording Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo Country: US Released: Jun 1979 Genre: Rock Style: Art Rock, Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock

A1


Speak To Me A2
Breathe A3
On The Run A4
Time A5
The Great Gig In The Sky Vocals – Clare Torry B1
Money Saxophone – Dick Parry B2
Us And Them Saxophone – Dick Parry B3
Any Colour You Like B4
Brain Damage B5
Eclipse

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Mobile Fidelity Productions, Inc
• Record Company – MFSL, Inc.
• Licensed From – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Manufactured By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Phonographic Copyright ? – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Copyright © – TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
• Published By – TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Pressed By – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
• Mastered At – JVC Cutting Center

Credits

• Artwork [Sleeve Art, Stickers Art] – George Hardie N.T.A*
• Backing Vocals – Barry St John*, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan*, Liza Strike
• Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer [Vcs3], Effects [Tape], Lyrics By – Roger Waters
• Design [Sleeve], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
• Engineer – Alan Parsons
• Engineer [Assistant] – Peter James
• Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer [Vcs3] – Richard Wright
• Lacquer Cut By – SR/2*
• Lyrics By – Roger Waters
• Mastered By [Half-speed] – Stan Ricker
• Mixed By [Supervised] – Chris Thomas
• Percussion, Effects [Tape] – Nick Mason
• Producer, Music By – Pink Floyd
• 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)

Notes

Originally released in 1973.
Standard gatefold sleeve with warranty card.

???????????? in runouts represents unreadable scratched-out characters.

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.
States "Pressed in Japan" on the LP label (see images), "imported pressing" and "Printed in the U.S.A." on spine of the sleeve.

Came with two lists of other available MFSL releases and MFSL style inner.

On innersleeve:
Half-Speed Mastering by Stan Ricker, JVC
Super High Definition Vinyl (extended life)
Imported Pressing
Static Free Inner-Sleeve
Source: the Original Stereo Master Tape.

Note on Credits:
Though not specified in the liner notes, Barry St. John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, and Liza Strike perform backing vocals only on tracks A4, B2, B4, and B5.

The 1979 release has an insert titled: "An Audiophile's Dream Come True"
Also issued in 1981 with different inserts The Dark Side Of The Moon

Engineer Assistant Peter James miscredited on this edition of The Dark Side Of The Moon as "Peter Jones"

A few words about condition.

Grade & 
score out of 100
                                           GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.

MINT
100
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.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly unplayed.
 
NEAR MINT
97 to 99        

EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played,  there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have the slightest of tiny defects.
 
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have very slight wear. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89

VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.

The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.




GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 




FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
 
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 
 
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.

A few words about postage.

Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)

My Policies on postage are simple.

I post at cost.
The user pays.
I package well.

Any item that you purchase without choosing the option of "Signed for" or "Registered" Post, is at your risk.
I do accept that "signed for" can be expensive, especially internationally, but whether you take the option of this insurance, is entirely up to you.
I do not wish to withdraw the option of standard postage for the cheaper records, but it must be at your risk.