Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon SHVL 804 A-2 B-2 UK Please Read Description

	£		225
	$		298

Label:

Harvest ‎– SHVL 804, Harvest ‎– 1E 064 o 05249

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve, 1st Pressing

Country:

UK

Released:

24 Mar 1973

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.

℗ 1973

E.M.I Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd) Hayes · Middlesex · England

Made and Printed in Great Britain

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Labels:

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited

Made in Gt. Britain

This is the original form of the release, it has solid light blue prism LP picture labels with silver lettering, later forms have an empty prism. It has a gatefold sleeve, and there are several known variations - see below. Originally delivered with 2 posters and 2 stickers.

There are 2 systems for track numbering on the release. The cover lists the titles A1 to B5 (used in this submission). The labels however number the tracks from (a) to (i) so, for example, "Breathe" is listed as "(a)(II)" on the label but "2" on the cover (see images).

The following is a guide to identifying the elements that make up the first pressing, but for a more comprehensive guide it is best to refer to the Pink Floyd Archives website

Huge numbers were pressed to meet advance orders and there are 88 documented runout variations. There are several variations of sleeves, posters and stickers, and as these were produced by different companies and delivered to the pressing plant at different times there are several combinations.

1. The label has a solid light blue prism. Subsequent pressings have a blue glowing inner edge prism with the centre black.

2. 'The Gramophone Co.' text starts at 10 o'clock on label.

3. A-2/B-2 matrix stamps appear in the runout area.

4. There is 1 ink variation used for printing sleeve blue/black.

5. There are 3 sleeve opening variations. 1. The right front opening of the gatefold cover is sealed with the two sides glued together. 2. The right front opening of the gatefold cover is sealed with a fold-over flap that is glued inside the opening. 3. The right front opening of the gatefold cover is not sealed.

6. Inner sleeve is a distinctive polythene lined die cut black semi-matte paper with white printed text stating 2 patent numbers bottom left [1125555/1072844] and 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' bottom right.

7. Posters and stickers were printed on either matte or gloss paper.

8. Stickers may have printed backs with diagonal lines across them, and the words 'Fasson', 'FasPrint' and 'Crack-Back', or plain white backs with the word "Permanent".

9. Some copies came with a small round sticker on the front cover stating "Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon" (confirmed for stampers GL/MO). Early cover stickers are a lighter, faded grey-purple/blueish colour and measure ~67mm diameter, later cover stickers are a darker black and measure ~62mm diameter.

10. Some early copies have a manufacturing defect on the track Money, where the song skips. This only appears to affect some records made with A2/B2 stampers.

This first edition was initially pressed by The Gramophone Co. Ltd., from July 1st, 1973 by its legal successor, EMI Records at the same plant.

International E.M.I. catalog number 1E 064 o 05249 appears in small font and parentheses on the cover rear.

Note on credits:

Though credited for the entire album, Barry St John, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan, and Liza Strike perform backing vocals only on tracks A4, B2, B4, and B5.

Other (Printer date/format code, gatefold inner): Ⓛ 7303 TPS

Other (Patent numbers on inner sleeve): 1125555 1072844

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SHVL 804A

Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SHVL 804B

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 1): SHVL 804 A-2 G 1

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 1): SHVL 804 B-2 G 1

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 2): SHVL 804 A-2 ML 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 2): SHVL 804 B-2 RG 2

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 3): SHVL 804 A-2 GGT

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 3): SHVL 804 B-2 HP

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 4): SHVL 804 A-2 GG 1

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 4): SHVL 804 B-2 RM 2

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 5): SHVL 804 A-2 OA 3

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 5): SHVL 804 B-2 HG 1

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 6): SHLV 804 A-2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 6): SHLV 804 B-2

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 7): SHVL 804 A-2 PD 3

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 7): SHVL 804 B-2 GH 3

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 8): SHVL 804 A-2 OP 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 8): SHVL 804 B-2 MG 3

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 9): SHVL 804 A-2 GH

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 9): SHVL 804 B-2 PL 01

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 10): SHVL 804 A-2 OD 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 10): SHVL 804 B-2 H 2

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 11): SHVL 804 A-2 HO c1

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 11): SHVL 804 B-2 HL c1

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 12): SHVL 804 A-2 PG 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 12): SHVL 804 B-2 PT 2

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 13): SHVL804 A-2 MD 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 13): SHVL804 B-2 OH 1

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 14): SHVL804 A-2 GM 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 14): SHVL804 B-2 GG

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 15): SHVL804 A-2 O 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 15): SHVL804 B-2 OG 2

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 16): SHVL804 A-2 LR 3

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 16): SHVL804 B-2 PL 2

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 17): SHVL804 A-2 PR 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 17): SHVL804 B-2 LO 2

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 18): SHVL804 A-2 OD 2

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 18): SHVL804 B-2 GT 1

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 19): SHVL804 A-2 GDO 7

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 19): SHVL804 B-2 GGG

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 20): SHVL804 A-2 HP 7

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 20): SHVL804 B-2 LG

Skips twice during Money early on and then keeps playing, doesn't stick in one place. Otherwise plays through with some surface noise that doesn't overwhelm listening experience. Graded fair because of skips in Money that are probably due to a scratch rather than a pressing flaw. Vinyl has been pro-cleaned. Minor warp. With black inner. No stickers or posters. Gatefold sleeve is a bit scuffed and is more like VG, tiny Ink (Previous owners’ name written on sleeve). Labels have some light spots from damp that could probably be removed.

Stored Brox6.