The Dark side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon

Label:  Harvest – SHVL 804, Harvest – IE 064 o 05249

Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album, 2nd issue, Gatefold

Country:  UK

Released:  1973

Genre:  Rock

Style:  Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

A1. Speak To Me

Written-By – Mason

A2. Breathe

Written-By – Gilmour, Wright, Waters

A3. On The Run

Written-By – Gilmour, Waters

A4. Time

Written-By – Gilmour, Mason, Wright, Waters

A5. The Great Gig In The Sky

Vocals – Clare Torry

Written-By – Wright

B1. Money

Saxophone – Dick Parry

Written-By – Waters

B2. Us And Them

Saxophone – Dick Parry

Written-By – Wright, Waters

B3. Any Colour You Like

Written-By – Gilmour, Mason, Wright

B4. Brain Damage

Written-By – Waters

B5. Eclipse

Written-By – Waters

.Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd

.Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Gramophone Co. Ltd

.Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd

Pressed By – EMI Records

.Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd

.Published By – World Copyrights Ltd

Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

.Artwork [Sleeve Art, Stickers Art] – George Hardie N.T.A

Backing Vocals – Barry St John (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Doris Troy (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Leslie Duncan (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Liza Strike (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5)

Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3], Effects [Tape], Lyrics By – Roger Waters

Design [Sleeve Design], Photography By – Hipgnosis

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

Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [VCS3] – David Gilmour

.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 shades 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)

.Original set includes two A2-sized posters and 2 stickers

:Stickers have two different types of text on the back

."FasPrint Permanent" & "Crack Back Patented" -

."Permanent" -

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

Made in Great Britain

Runouts are stamped, last 2 or 3 separate letters are vertical (90°rotated)

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SHVL804A

Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SHVL804B

Other (Date sleeve printed): L 7303

Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A): SHVL 804 A-3 GTR 3

Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B): SHVL 804 B-3 AD 2