Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon VG- A-3 B-3 UK LP Vinyl Record

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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon VG- A-3 B-3 UK LP Vinyl Record

Auction Start Bid: £24.99

Band name or Artist: Pink Floyd

Title Of LP: The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pressing: 1973 UK 2nd Pressing With The A-3 B-3 Matrix Numbers With The Round Sticker On The Top Right Front Cover. Also The Rear top right corner has the text (IE 064 o 05249) between SHVL 804 and "stereo" centered (later copies have it left aligned). The Inside Of The Garrod And Lofthouse Gatefold Sleeve Has The Date Code L7303 Indicating It Was Made In 1973. The Label Does Not Have The Gramophone Co Ltd Rim Text Though Which Is Strange And Has The EMI Records Ltd Rim Text Instead. No Posters Or Stickers Are Included.

Label: Harvest

Record Catalogue Number: SHVL 804

Matrix Numbers: Side 1 = SHVL 804 A-3  / Side 2 = SHVL 804 B-3

Stampers: Side 1 = APC 22 / Side 2 = GOD 1

Speed: 33 and 1/3 rpm

Format: Vinyl LP Record

Genre Of Music: Progressive Rock

Country of Manufacture: Great Britain (United Kingdom)

Vinyl Audio Grade & Date of Playtest: Very Good Minus (Quite a sharp and clear sound, not much noticeable audible crackle throughout the tracks, quiet and not much noticeable background noise in between tracks, quiet on the run ins and run offs, no skips, no jumps, no sticking, there is about 5-10 seconds of hiss right at the very start of side 1 and also some barely audible clicks per revolution at the very start of side 1 for 5 seconds or so. Very Good Minus sound quality (Playtested 25th March 2021)

Vinyl Visual Grade: Very Good Minus (There are some very light barely visible superficial hairline surface marks on the record, there are no deep raised nasty scratches that would affect playback though, the records surface just has some light hairline marks from general use and play, there may be some additional paper traces from the record being put in and out of the inner sleeve under bright light, looks to have been played very rarely by looking at spindle marks and it has been looked after and cared for well, a clean record, labels are clean with no rips or tears, there is no serious wear around the spindle holes, nice sheen to the record)

Album Cover Grade: Very Good (no major creasing to the front corners, no major creasing to the rear corners, no spine splits, some noticeable rubbing/wear to the spine, a legible spine, no top edge splits, no bottom edge splits, there is some very noticeable rubbing/wear to the top edge and the bottom edge, there are no major rips/tears in the sleeve, some corner rubbing, some ringwear on the front and back that is noticeable, the sleeve is reasonably clean and does not have any serious discolouration/staining, a sturdy sleeve, overall a VG sleeve)

All records are graded in complete honesty and with the utmost scrutiny. All records listed have been playtested by me and will not jump, stick, or skip in any way. I have been collecting records now for approximately 15 years and have amassed quite a collection and have decided now is the time to reduce the collection in size. The quality of items listed generally varies but most of the time will be in Excellent condition or thereabouts. If it is higher or lower than Excellent then it will be mentioned in full detail in the grading section above. Most of the records that will be listed will be from the 1950's, 1960's and early 1970s. The genre's will vary from prog rock, soul, reggae, rock n roll, beat, pop, psych. I will not be offering any classical records for sale though. I have some huge rarities in my collection and all will be up for sale at some point in the next year or so.

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Postage Details:

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U.K £3.99 (Royal Mail 2nd Class Recorded)

GRADING SYSTEM BELOW

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 record 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.

VERY GOOD - 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, is acceptable.

GOOD - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR - 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 - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.