Pink Floyd ?– The Dark Side Of The Moon

Rare and undocumented.
1973 UK pressed for export / contract pressing Excellent condition throughout. Superb audio.

Housed in a Gatefold sleeve, with Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia on the inside of the sleeve, in Blue writing.
Otherwise identical to the early Black UK sleeves, complete with Purple Hype Sticker.
Second UK label, First UK label to have the outline Triangle
Gramophone Co. label rim text
Light Blue with a Greenish tinge, outline Triangle.  "Made In Great Britain" on both of the labels. (undocumented UK / Asia - export / contract pressing)

No Master / Mother or stamper codes in the run-outs This is an early issue, and it is One of 2 choices to my ear and logic. Side One - Not an A2, so I think an A3... tonally same, but no noticeable distortion in the clocks in "Time" Side Two - Could be B2 or B3, hard to definitively tell the difference, but label, logic and tone, say One of the first Two Masters.
The vinyl record weighs 123g, and the empty sleeve 156g.
The issue from Discogs below, does match the Asian sleeve, but the record inside has "Made In Great Britain" on the Labels. There is no knowledge of this export issue within the data base of Discogs, nor in The Pink Floyd Archives. No record of sale that I can find, and I have looked hard.
I have sent the details to the Vernon Fitch, at the Pink Floyd archives.


Harvest ?– SHVL 804, Harvest ?– 1E 064 o 05249
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve
Country: Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong Released: 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

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 – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Record Company – EMI (Singapore) Pte. Limited
• Record Company – EMI (Hong Kong) Limited
• Record Company – EMI (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Published By – World Copyrights Ltd.
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

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 (2)
• 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)

Notes

Glossy sleeve with "Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon" stamp on the front. No poster inside.

Text around the top edge of the label starts at 10 o'clock and says:
The Gramophone Co Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.

Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 8 o'clock and says:
Unauthorised public performance broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited.

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 (Side A label): SHVL 804A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SHVL 804B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): SHVL 804A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): SHVL 804B

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.