Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon

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Label:	Harvest – SMAS-11163
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing, Wly Mastering, Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	Mar 1, 1973
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock

Tracklist

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*

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Capitol Industries, Inc.
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Marketed By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Copyright © – TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Published By – TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.

Credits

Backing Vocals – Barry St John*, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan*, Liza Strike
Design [Sleeve Design], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
Engineer – Alan Parsons
Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Jones*
Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3] – Richard Wright
Lacquer Cut By – Wly*
Lyrics By, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer [VCS3], Effects [Tape Effects] – Roger Waters
Mixed By [Mixing Supervised By] – Chris Thomas
Percussion, Effects [Tape Effects] – Nick Mason
Producer – Pink Floyd
Sleeve, Artwork [Stickers] – George Hardie, NTA*
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [VCS3] – David Gilmour

Notes

"─◁" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.
"Wly" in runouts denotes that it was mastered by Wally Traugott.
The Dark Side Of The Moon is another Winchester pressing, but has "KP" in runouts, denoting it was mastered by Ken Perry.

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.
Manufactured by Capitol Records Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A.

Original release included two posters and two stickers, each sticker with their own catalog number (11163-1 and 11163-2),
This is the 1st issue with "INTERPAK™ Pats. Pending" in the bottom right corner inside the gatefold.

Some copies of gatefold covers have a round black DSOTM sticker on the shrink wrap (see pic).

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Ltd.

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

Early releases came with a hype sticker that did not have “Printed in U.S.A” (see photo) Later pressings added that text.

BaOI Detail:
Variant 9: the string '11' which follows the string 'F4' on the B Side run out is a subscript on F4.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID: ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Center label A-side): (SMAS-1-11163)
Matrix / Runout (Center label B-side): (SMAS-2-11163)
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 1): SMAS-1-11163-F4 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 1): SMAS-2-11163-F4 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 2): SMAS-1-11163-F18 #5 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 2): SMAS-2-11163-F3 #2 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 3): SMAS-1-11163-F4#2 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 3): SMAS-2-11163-F4#2 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 4): SMAS-1-11163-F4#2 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 4): SMAS-2-11163-F3#2 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 5): SMAS-1-11163-F18#3 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 5): SMAS-2-11163-F3#2 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 6): SMAS-1-11163-F18 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 6): SMAS-2-11163-F4 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 8): SMAS-1-11163-F18#2 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 8): SMAS-2-11163-F4 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 9): SMAS-1-11163-F18 #5 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 9): SMAS-2-11163-F4 11 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 11): SMAS-1-11163-F4 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 11): SMAS-2-11163-F4 #2 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 13): SMAS-1-11163-F18 #2
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 13): SMAS-2-11163-F3 #2 ─◁ Wly
Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, var. 16): SMAS-1-11163-F3 #2 Wly ─◁
Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, var. 16): SMAS-2-11163-F4 Wly ─◁

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Dark Side Of The Moon (LP, Album, Stereo, Circle on Back, Gatefold)	Harvest, EMI Electrola	1 C 062-05 249	Germany	1973
Recently Edited	The Dark Side Of The Moon (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Harvest	3C 064-05249	Italy	1973
Recently Edited	The Dark Side Of The Moon (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Harvest	3C 064-05249	Italy	1973
Recently Edited	The Dark Side Of The Moon (LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Gatefold)	Harvest, Harvest	5C 062-05249, 5C062-05249	Netherlands	1973
Recently Edited	The Dark Side Of The Moon (LP, Album)	Harvest	SHVL 804	Portugal	1973

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Reviews

kmarion Jun 24, 2023
Anyone see a variance in colors on sticker SMAS-11163-2? I have one that the sky is purplish & the sun is burnt orange, and another that the sky is plain blue & the sun is pale orange. Probably just an excess/lack of one of the paint colors but wanted clarification.
shaneterrell313 May 29, 2023
Bought the album in 1992 , never regret it .. I'm still fascinated by it
musicjunky1967 Jan 22, 2023
A must-have for ANY record collection. An absolute classic album. Sounds great because it IS great!
Dannygalanmusic Jan 2, 2023
This album is a masterpiece, one and only. I have been listened for so many years and I still doing it.
TheVril Nov 29, 2022
I have every notable pressing of this release and I would have to rate this pressing as my number one personal favorite. The MOFI pressing is a little softer and more subtle while this pressing is louder and more dramatic, it turns things up in just the right spots. Just my opinion. If you’re looking for the right copy of this LP maybe give this one a try.
A_Rider_On_The_Storm Aug 11, 2022
Hi. If anyone has a VG or VG+ cover for this album that you would like to ship to me for a fair price please message me.
Blu.Vinyl Mar 2, 2022
I thank this album to introduce me into Pink Floyd, Progressive and Psychedelic Rock, as a hole. Happy 49th birthday dark side. Also, this pressing sound very clean and dynamic.
AlexeySkripnik Feb 5, 2022
Have stickers for this pressing. If interested, write please in private. Alex
a-a-ron Dec 4, 2021
This is the closest release I could find to match my runout etchings. However, mine looks like this:

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout): SMAS-1-11163-F3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout): SMAS-2-11163-F4

"Wly" on both sides. Anyone have any idea what release this is?
glaseric Sep 21, 2021
Having the Uk's A2/B2 - A3/B3, The MFSL 1-017, EU 30th Anniversary edition + 2016 PFRLP8 EU to compare with i must say this one is a keeper. Warm and as said below crystal clear. Love it!