Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon Vinyl LP Gatefold 1973 2nd PRESS A3/B3 EX

	£		150
	$		199

Rare Original 1973 2nd PRESS (THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM) 12'' Vinyl LP with Gatefold Album Cover with Hyper-Sticker and Protective Polythene Lined Inner Sleeve. UK Harvest Records SHVL 804
There are no posters or stickers.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SHVL804A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SHVL804B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, variant 3): SHVL 804 A-3 4 ROP
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, variant 3): SHVL 804 B-3 2 AD

Notes

• Second Issue.
  
  These copies were produced for a short time only, between first pressing and first repress, featuring earliest use of the new black Harvest "blue outline prism" label design.
  These early transitional pressings, still have on labels the rim text starting as "The Gramophone Co. Ltd", and have been found with vinyl matrix A2/B2 or A3/B2 or A3/B3.
  
  Gatefold cover of these copies come with two shade of color: very dark blue or black.
  Many copies have been released with a sticker on front, although some do not have it.
  The front cover has two different types of front openings:
  - The right front opening of the gatefold cover is sealed with the two sides glued together.
  - The right front opening of the gatefold cover is not sealed.
  Rear top right corner has the text (IE 064 o 05249) between SHVL 804 and "stereo" centered (later copies have it left aligned).

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*Also I can get at Least 3 x 7" Singles or LP's in the Same Packet. So Buy 2 and I will half the postage on the 2nd and then if you buy any more the postage will be free on those.

*This is only for UK Postage Not the Ebay Global Postage System.

If Buying Multiple Items Please Wait For Invoice, So I Can Give You Postal Discount.

For Overseas Countries I can combine other records to a listing to reduce the Ebay Global Postage System Price.

All Records are Sent in Card Mailers with Stiffeners for Maximum Protection.

All Records are Play Tested to make sure there are Definitely No Jumps & No Really Bad Surface Noise.

PLEASE NOTE: I GRADE BY RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS BUT I AM ONLY HUMAN AND SOMETIMES I CAN GET THINGS WRONG, IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY PLEASE CONTACT ME AND A REFUND CAN BE SORTED OUT ON RETURN OF THE RECORD

GRADING GUIDELINES 

Although record gradings can often be a matter of personal opinion, we have to find some common ground, and so my gradings are essentially based along the guidelines laid down by the Record Collector publication. However, I will elaborate here in order that you will understand how my gradings are made.

MINT (M) 

A record described as Mint should be absolutely as new, just as it came out of the factory and in truth, never have been played although this is often difficult to prove or disprove. The sound should be crystal clear with no background noise or deterioration in sound quality. 

The cover and any additional items such as posters,inner sleeve or lyric sheets should also be as new, with no creases, stains or writing(an acceptable exception would be the shopkeeper's hand-written price on the rear of the sleeve) which was commom-place in the 60's and 70's, before the days of bar-coding and automated pricing machines. 

NEAR MINT (NM) or (M-)

This grading means that the record and/or it's cover are just marginally short of qualifying as being Mint. The vinyl may just show signs of having been played once or twice. The area around the spindle hole should be pretty much free of spindle trace marks, or at least only have the minimum of these marks. In other words, it is close to being Mint but not quite close enough to describe as such.

There may be the very slightest crease marks on the sleeve, or the laminate may have lifted in small areas without detracting too much from it's overall appearance

EXCELLENT (EX)/(EX+)/(EX-) 

There will be indications on the vinyl surface that the record has been played, possibly several times but at the same time, it has been well cared for. There should be very little deterioration in the listening experience. 

The sleeve/jacket could have minor creasing and/or signs of storage wear/discoloration, particularly on the back. EX- would indicate that the record would qualify for an EX grading apart from perhaps a small initial written on the label or sleeve or a scuff on the label or other very minor defect which does not affect the overall appearance or sound quality of the item.

VERY GOOD (VG)/(VG+)/(VG-) 

the record will show significant signs of having been 'well played', it will show surface scratches and/or scuffs but will still play nicely without too much background noise. The cover and extras (lyric sheets etc) will also have creases or normal wear characteristics which are usually acceptable for this grade. VG+ and VG- are simply up and down variations on this grading, depending on the degree of wear and tear. 

GOOD

The record has obviously been played or mis-treated so much that the sound quality is not what it used to be, but may be acceptable depending on the criteria of the individual collector. It will have several surface scratches and/or other defects but may still be useful as a 'gap filler' within a collection. The sleeve will probably be creased badly, torn or repaired with sellotape. Album sleeves may have crushed or damaged spines caused by bad storage etc.

FAIR

This grade may be  only just about playable, with 'skips and jumps' and not really worth having UNLESS it is exceptionally rare, in which case it could serve as a 'gap filler'. I will not list any item in this condition unless it was mega-rare and this would be shown clearly in the description, so that there is no doubt about it.

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