Pink Floyd ?– The Dark Side Of The Moon

Early UK issue, A5 / B5 Runout Matrices The vinyl record is in overall Excellent condition.
Side One plays Near Mint  - just a tiny faint moment of light crackle in the gap between "On The Run" and the clocks ticking in "Time"  (more low level fuzz than crackle, and it is very faint and very brief) the audio sounds wonderful throughout
Side Two plays Near Mint, and the audio sounds wonderful throughout.
The labels are in VG+ condition - see pics
The gatefold sleeve is in VG+ condition, with the Purple hype sticker in the centre of the triangle, on the back of the gatefold sleeve. - see pics
The original EMI company Inner sleeve is VG+  - see pics
No posters or stickers, just an awesome early UK issue record, housed in the original EMI company inner sleeve, housed in the original gatefold sleeve, in VG+ condition.
No writing, no splits, no tears, no damage - slight wear to the sleeve.
Label: Harvest ?– SHVL 804, Harvest ?– IE064-05249 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK Released: 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Speak To Me Written-By – Mason* 1:30 A2 Breathe Written-By – Gilmour*, Wright*, Waters* 2:43 A3 On The Run Written-By – Gilmour*, Waters* 3:30 A4 Time Written-By – Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* 6:53 A5 The Great Gig In The Sky Vocals – Clare TorryWritten-By – Wright* 4:15 B1 Money Saxophone – Dick ParryWritten-By – Waters* 6:30 B2 Us And Them Saxophone – Dick ParryWritten-By – Wright*, Waters* 7:34 B3 Any Colour You Like Written-By – Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright* 3:24 B4 Brain Damage Written-By – Waters* 3:50 B5 Eclipse Written-By – Waters* 1:45

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Published By – World Copyrights Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Barry St John*, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan*, Liza Strike
• Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3], Effects [Tape], Lyrics By – Roger Waters
• Design [Sleeve Design], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
• Engineer – Alan Parsons
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Peter James
• Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3] – Richard Wright
• Mixed By [Supervised] – Chris Thomas
• Percussion, Effects [Tape] – Nick Mason
• Producer, Music By – Pink Floyd
• Sleeve [Sleeve Art], Artwork [Stickers Art] – George Hardie N.T.A.*
• Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [VCS3] – David Gilmour

Notes

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.
Gatefold sleeve.
Comes with two A2-sized posters and two stickers.
IE064-05249 between SHVL 804 and "stereo" on the rear cover.
Some editions came with an affixed round black sticker on cover: "Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon" askew to the right.

Note on Credits:
Though not detailed 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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 1 & 2): SHVL 804 A-3
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped, Variant 1): SHVL 804 B-3
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped, Variant 2): SHVL 804 B-2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 3): SHVL 804 A-5
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped, Variant 3): SHVL 804 B-5
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 4): SHVL 804 A-4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped, Variant 4): SHVL 804 B-3

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.