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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

A Saucerful of Secrets

Milestones: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn / A Saucerful of Secrets

Columbia / EMI, 5C 184-50 203/04 / 5C 184-50203/04, two black vinyl, reissue, compilation

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 1 YAX 3419-1 3 E1

side B, full runouts, stamped: 2 YAX 3420-1 3 EI

side C, full runouts, stamped: YAX 3633-1 01 EI

side D, full runouts, stamped: YAX 3634-2 3 EI

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11+7 (6/5+4/3)

- VINYL: cut by EMI in the UK and pressed by EMI-Bovema somewhere in The Netherlands

- CENTER LABELS: black Columbia labels with silver text,

STEMRA,

5C 184-50203 (sides A and B) / 5C 184-50204 (sides C and D),

(YAX 3419) (side A) / (YAX 3420) (side B) / (YAX 3633) (side C) / (YAX 3634) (side D)

- COVER: gatefold cover laminated only from the outside,

Manufactured by B.V. Bovema-EMI, Haarlem-Holland.,

A HABO SLEEVE,

inside the gatefold: 5C 184-50203/04

spine: 5C 184-50 203/04

- INNERSLEEVES: white polylined paper innersleeves, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels and no corners clipped (not the original innersleeves)

- RELEASED: Double compilation album supposedly released in 1973.

Both albums were originally released separately, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in 1967 and A Saucerful of Secrets in 1968.

- NOTE 1: Both vinyl are quite heavy like the vinyl before the oil crisis were so this was highly likely made before the first oil crisis.

- NOTE 2: Based on the PFA this is the first Holland edition, the second edition was released with red center labels and the third one with orange center labels.

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Atom Heart Mother

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 781 / IE 062 o 04550, black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 12 SHVL 781 A-1G MR

side B, full runouts, stamped: 2 SHVL 781 B-1G AA

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (1/4)

- VINYL: most likely cut by EMI in Hayes, UK, and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: yellow/green Harvest labels with black and green text,

THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.,

MADE IN GT. BRITAIN,

℗ 1970,

SHVL 781, (SHVL.781A) (side A) / (SHVL.781B) (side B)

- COVER: non-laminated smooth-surfaced gatefold cover,

7010 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943,895 SHVL 781,

Made and Printed in Great Britain,

SHVL 781 (IE 062 o 04550) STEREO

spine: Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd SHVL 781

- INNERSLEEVE: white paper innersleeve with ads of other Harvest/EMI releases (the original innersleeve),

Made and Printed in Great Britain

Patent Nos. 1,125,555 •

1,072,844 •

- RELEASED: Early UK repress released around 1970 based on the runouts.

- NOTE 1: The vinyl is quite heavy so this was highly likely made before the first oil crisis.

- NOTE 2: Based on the PFA this is of the first UK issue.

Meddle

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 795 / IE 064 o 04917, black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 1 SHVL 795 A-1U GG

side B, full runouts, stamped: 1 SHVL 795 B-1U AT

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 6 (5/1)

- VINYL: cut somewhere outside EMI and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: smooth-surfaced yellow/green Harvest labels with black and green text and small EMI logo,

℗ 1971,

THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD,

MADE IN GT BRITAIN,

SHVL 795,

SHVL.795A (side A) / SHVL.795B (side B)

- COVER: rough-surfaced (textured) and quite soft gatefold cover,

℗ 1971.,

Made and Printed in Great Britain,

7110 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. SHVL 795

Patent No. 1224339

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels (not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Early UK repress probably released around '71 - '72.

Originally released in 1971.

- NOTE 1: Based on the PFA this is of the first UK issue.

- NOTE 2: I prefer this one over the other two UK editions of Meddle below, this one has the best dynamics of all the vinyl editions of Meddle I've yet played.

The UK edition right below sounds softer and stuffier than this one. Also the HTM cut reissue below sounds brighter and cleaner and has slightly less

dynamics but is not too far from this one.

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 795 / IE 064 ° 04917, black vinyl, reissue, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 2 SHVL 795 A-6 GM

side B, full runouts, stamped: 4 SHVL 795 B-5 HT

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 6 (5/1)

- VINYL: most likely cut by EMI in Hayes, UK, and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: matt-surfaced yellow/green Harvest labels with black and green text and small EMI logo,

℗ 1971,

EMI RECORDS LTD,

MADE IN GT BRITAIN,

SHVL 795,

SHVL.795A (side A) / SHVL.795B (side B)

- COVER: rough-surfaced (textured) and quite soft gatefold cover,

℗ 1971.,

Made and Printed in Great Britain,

7110 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. SHVL 795

Patent No. 1224339

- INNERSLEEVE: white paper innersleeve with black text, all corners clipped (probably the original innersleeve),
Made in Great Britain

[DRG logo] 11/78 PATENT NO. 1,125,555.

- RELEASED: Reissued UK repress probably released around the late 70s/early 80s,.

Originally released in 1971.

- NOTE 1: Based on the PFA this is of the third UK issue.

- NOTE 2: Of the three UK editions of Meddle I've played this one sounds the most stuffiest and the softest, I prefer more of the two UK releases above and below.

Some people say the difference to the release right below is due to this being cut with tube equipment and the one below being cut with solid state equipment.

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 795 / IE 064 ° 04917, black vinyl, reissue, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 1 SHVL 795 A-7 MR HTM

side B, full runouts: 2 SHVL 795 B-6 HTM. HA

side A, etched: HTM

side B, etched: HTM.

side A, stamped: 1 SHVL 795 A-7 MR

side B, stamped: 2 SHVL 795 B-6 HA

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 6 (5/1)

- VINYL: cut by Harry T. Moss and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: very smooth-surfaced yellow/green Harvest labels with black and green text and small EMI logo,

℗ 1971,

EMI RECORDS LTD,

MADE IN GT BRITAIN,

SHVL 795,

SHVL.795A (side A) / SHVL.795B (side B)

- COVER: rough-surfaced (textured) and quite soft gatefold cover,

℗ 1971.,

Made and Printed in Great Britain,

7110 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. SHVL 795

Patent No. 1224339

- INNERSLEEVE: white paper innersleeve with black text, all corners clipped (probably the original innersleeve),
Made in Great Britain

PATENT No 1,125,555.

- RELEASED: Reissued UK repress probably released around the late 70s/early 80s.

Based on the runouts this is a later pressing than the one right above (A-6/B-5 cut vs. A-7/B-6 HTM cut).

Originally released in 1971.

- NOTE1 : Based on the PFA this is of the third UK issue but the PFA does not differentiate issues based on who cut them. That means this release is coupled with the

release right above as third UK issue even though these are of different cut and released at different times.

- NOTE 2: This one sounds brighter and cleaner and has slightly less dynamics than the first UK cut above.

Due to the brighter and cleaner sound of this record I prefer the first UK edition over this one.

Obscured by Clouds

Harvest / EMI, 1C 072-05 054, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 1050541-A2-C

side B, full runouts, stamped: 1050541-B2-C

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (6/4)

- VINYL: cut at and pressed by EMI Electrola GmbH in Köln, Germany

- CENTER LABELS: yellow/green Harvest labels with black and green text,

℗ 1972,

1 C 072-05 054, LC 1305, GEMA

- COVER: simple cardboard cover with rounded corners,

℗ 1972.

Printed in Germany,

embossed EMI logo on the lover right corner of the back cover,

1C 072 - 05 054,

spine: 1C 072-05 054 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS - PINK FLOYD

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Reissue from the 80s based on the runouts and cat#.

Originally released in 1972.

The Dark Side of the Moon

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 804 / IE o 05249, black vinyl, reissue from the early 70s, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 2 SHVL 804 A-3 MTG

side B, full runouts, stamped: 3 SHVL 804 B-2 LLG

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, four grooves are cut on the A-side but the first track is credited in two parts on the center labels and

as two separate tracks on the cover)

- VINYL: cut at and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with thick blue outline prism (not solid blue) and silver text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED,

MADE IN GT BRITAIN,

UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED

- COVER: gatefold cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. in the UK,

℗ 1973,

L 7303 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. SHVL 804,

the front cover panel was originally sealed and glued with a fold under flap

- INNERSLEEVE: black polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels and all corners clipped (the original innersleeve),

PATENT NOS 1125555 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

1072844

- RELEASED: Early UK reissue from around 1973 just after the center labels were changed from solid blue prism to blue outlined prism but before

Gramophone Co. Ltd. was replaced with EMI Records Ltd. on the center labels.

Originally released 24th of March 1973 (source PFA).

- OTHER: Includes a pyramid poster (probably originally included the other usual add-ons as well).

- NOTE 1: The sound quality is simply excellent and very dynamic, significantly better than in all the other editions I've played, including the Japanese first edition with

solid blue prism below! The pressing quality might be little better though as my copy is warped.

- NOTE 2: Based on the PFA this is of the second UK issue released in April 1973.

The first edition came with solid blue triangle on the center labels and they are priced ridiculously high because they are very easily recognized.

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 804 / IE o 05249, black vinyl, reissue from the mid 70s, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 3 SHVL 804 A-6 RP ∴

side B, full runouts: 1 SHVL 804 B-4 AO

side A, etched: ∴

side B, etched: [no etched markings]

side A, stamped: 3 SHVL 804 A-6 RP

side B, stamped: 1 SHVL 804 B-4 AO

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side but the first track is credited in two parts on the center labels and

as two separate tracks on the cover)

- VINYL: cut at and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with thick blue outline prism (not solid blue) and silver text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

EMI RECORDS LTD ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED,

UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED MADE IN GT BRITAIN

- COVER: gatefold cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. in the UK,

inside the gatefold: ℗ 1973 Also available on cassette and cartridge.

Made and Printed in Great Britain.

L 7303 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. SHVL 804

back cover: SHVL 804, (IE 064 o 05249),

spine: [no printed text],

the front cover panel was originally sealed and glued with a fold under flap

- INNERSLEEVE: black non-polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels and all corners clipped (the original innersleeve),

PATENT No. 1,125,555

- RELEASED: UK reissue probably from the mid 70s based on the cut numbers and HTM cut pressings.

The other The Gramophone Co. Ltd. has been replaced with EMI Records Ltd. on the center labels, based on that this is post 1973 release.

Originally released 24th of March 1973 (source PFA).

- NOTE 1: The cutting quality is VERY good and not too far from the UK A-3/B-2 cut above but the vinyl is noisy and because of that the A-3/B-2 cut without a doubt

remains the best cut I've played. If you can find a quiet pressing then this would be cheaper and more readily available alternative for the UK A-3/B-2 cut.

- NOTE 2: The PFA does not recognize this exact pressing with black paper innersleeve though it does recognize similar pressing with white innersleeve (5th UK issue).

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 804 / IE o 05249, black vinyl, reissue from the late 70s, repress, tube cover with sticker

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 1 SHVL 804 A-8 HTM. GA

side B, full runouts: 2 SHVL 804 B-7 TG ∴

side A, etched: HTM.

side B, etched: ∴

side A, stamped: 1 SHVL 804 A-8 GA

side B, stamped: 2 SHVL 804 B-7 TG

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side but the first track is credited in two parts on the center labels and

as two separate tracks on the cover)

- VINYL: cut by Harry T. Moss and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with thick blue outline prism (not solid blue) and silver text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

EMI RECORDS LTD ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED,

UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED MADE IN GT BRITAIN,

SHVL 804, (SHVL 804A) (side A) / (SHVL 804B) (side B)

- COVER: gatefold tube cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. in the UK

inside the gatefold: ℗ 1973 Also available on cassette and cartridge.

Made and Printed in Great Britain.

L 7303 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. SHVL 804

back cover: SHVL 804, (IE 064 o 05249)

spine: [no printed text]

Both gatefold cover panels are open and you can see through the cover if you open it i.e. it's like a tube.

- INNERSLEEVE: Thin white paper innersleeve with instructions of taking care of records on black text, all corners clipped (the original innersleeve).

Made in Great Britain

PATENT No 1,125,555

- RELEASED: UK reissue probably from the late 70s. Based on the stamper markings this was pressed around the same time as the release right below.

- OTHER: Has a dark purple sticker with album title and artist name on the front cover. Includes two big posters and two small sticker sheets.

- NOTE 1: The sound quality is clearly not as good and dynamic as in the A-3/B-2 cut above but still quite enjoyable.

This one sounds a lot brighter and thinner than the UK A-3/B-2 cut above and the Swedish pressed UK A-5/B-5 cut below.

- NOTE 2: Harry T. Moss also cut many of the Beatles album reissues and the Beatles fans think he started adding his initials to the lacquers he cut in 1973.

- NOTE 3: Based on the PFA this is of the 5th UK issue.

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 804 / IE o 05249, black vinyl, reissue from the late 70s, repress, tube cover

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 1 SHVL 804 A-8 HTM. DR

side B, full runouts: 2 SHVL 804 B-7 GM [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side A, etched: HTM.

side B, etched: [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side A, stamped: 1 SHVL 804 A-8 DR

side B, stamped: 2 SHVL 804 B-7 GM

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side but the first track is credited in two parts on the center labels and

as two separate tracks on the cover)

- VINYL: cut by Harry T. Moss and probably pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK (or pressed at CBS Pressing Plant at Aston Clinton, UK)

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with thick blue outline prism (not solid blue) and silver text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

EMI RECORDS LTD ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED,

UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED MADE IN GT BRITAIN

- COVER: matt-surfaced non-laminated gatefold tube cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. in the UK,

℗ 1973,

L 7303 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. SHVL 804,

both cover panels are open and you can see through the cover if you open it i.e. it's like a tube

- INNERSLEEVE: thin white paper innersleeve with instructions of taking care of records on light blue text, all corners clipped and not die-cut (the original innersleeve),

PATENT NO• 1,125,555, Made in Great Britain

- RELEASED: UK reissue probably from the late 70s. Based on the stamper markings this was pressed before the release right below.

- NOTE 1: The sound quality is clearly not as good and dynamic as in the A-3/B-2 cut above but still quite enjoyable.

This one sounds a lot brighter and thinner than the UK A-3/B-2 cut above or the Swedish pressed UK A-5/B-5 cut below. Also, my copy had a skip on Money.

- NOTE 2: Harry T. Moss also cut many of the Beatles album reissues and the Beatles fans think he started adding his initials to the lacquers he cut in 1973.

- NOTE 3: Based on the PFA this is of the 5th UK issue.

- NOTE 4: The three dots on the runouts might form a letter A but there are no visible lines between the dots no matter how close you look at the runouts.

Also, it's not clear whether the dots are etched or stamped, they look the same so they might as well be stamped.

(The stamped A that usually shows only three dots and very faint lines between them was used by CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton to denote their pressings.)

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 804 / IE o 05249, black vinyl, reissue from the late 70s, repress, tube cover

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 2 SHVL 804 A-8 HTM. HL

side B, full runouts: 3 SHVL 804 B-7 ML [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side A, etched: HTM.

side B, etched: [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side A, stamped: 2 SHVL 804 A-8 HL

side B, stamped: 3 SHVL 804 B-7 ML

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side but the first track is credited in two parts on the center labels and

as two separate tracks on the cover)

- VINYL: cut by Harry T. Moss and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with thick blue outline prism (not solid blue) and silver text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

EMI RECORDS LTD ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED,

UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED MADE IN GT BRITAIN

- COVER: gatefold cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. in the UK,

℗ 1973,

L 7303 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. SHVL 804,

both cover panels are open and you can see through the cover if you open it i.e. it's like a tube

- INNERSLEEVE: Thin plain white paper innersleeve, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels (may be the original innersleeve).

- RELEASED: UK reissue probably from the late 70s.

- NOTE 1: The sound quality is clearly not as good and dynamic as in the A-3/B-2 cut above but still quite enjoyable.

This one sounds a lot brighter and thinner than the UK A-3/B-2 cut above or the Swedish pressed UK A-5/B-5 cut below.

- NOTE 2: Harry T. Moss also cut many of the Beatles album reissues and the Beatles fans think he started adding his initials to the lacquers he cut in 1973.

- NOTE 3: Based on the PFA this is of the 5th UK issue.

Harvest / EMI, 1A 062-05249, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 5C 062-05249-A//19087-6Y 7 4

side B, full runouts, stamped: 062-05249-B//19088-4-Y G2 2

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side but the first track is credited in two parts)

- VINYL: cut at and most likely also pressed by EMI Uden in the Netherlands (the Dutch EMI plant at the time)

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with thin blue outline prism (not solid blue) and white text,

(P) 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

MADE IN EEC, STEMRA

- COVER: glossy gatefold cover Manufactured by BOVEMA - Holland,

℗ 1973

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut fom both sides to show the center labels (not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Reissue released in about 1978/1979 after the EMI country code for Holland was changed from 5C to 1A.

- NOTE 1: Side A sounds clearly better than side B but they both sound very good. The German B-2 cut sounds even better and much warmer though.

- NOTE 2: My copy was VERY noisy and full of pops even though the record looked NM.

Harvest / EMI / EMI Electrola, 1 C 062-05 249, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 05 249-A1

side B, full runouts, stamped: 05 249-B1

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side and the first track is NOT credited in two parts but as two separate songs on the center

labels and on the cover)

- VINYL: most likely cut at and pressed by EMI Electrola in Köln, Germany (the German EMI plant at the time)

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with very thin blue outline prism (not solid blue) and white text,

℗ 1973 "The Gramophone Company Ltd",

MADE IN GERMANY,

1C 062-05 249, GEMA

- COVER: gatefold cover laminated only from the outside,

inside the gatefold: ℗ 1973 Also available on cassette and cartridge.

Printed in Germany by Druckhaus Maack KG, 588 Lüdensheid

back cover: 1[C 062-05 249 in a rectangular box] [D in a rectangular box],

no embossed EMI logo or any markings infront of the cat# on the back cover

spine: 1 C 062-05 249 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON • PINK FLOYD

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels (not the original innersleeve).

- RELEASED: First German edition made and released in 1973 based on the runouts and cat#, reissues have cat# beginning with 1C 064.

- OTHER: Includes two big posters and a small image (not a sticker like in the corresponding UK edition) all with cat# 1C 062-05 249 printed on them on the lower

right corner. Supposedly there should be two of those small images but the other one is missing from my copy.

- NOTE: This record sounds edgy, brighter and even distorted compared to the A3-B2 UK cut above. I'll much rather play the UK cut or the German edition right below.

The German A4/B-2 cut sounds a lot softer than this one, especially the B-2 cut sounds VERY warm.

The aforementioned UK cut sounds very smooth and very dynamic compared to this one.

However, I really like the brighter and cleaner sound of this record very much.

Harvest / EMI / EMI Electrola, 1 C 064-05 249, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 05249-A4

side B, full runouts: 05 249 B-2X 6.

side A, etched: [no etched markings]

side B, etched: X 6.

side A, stamped: 05249-A4

side B, stamped: 05 249 B-2

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side and the first track is NOT credited in two parts)

- VINYL: most likely cut at and pressed by EMI Electrola in Köln, Germany (the German EMI plant at the time)

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with very thin blue outline prism (not solid blue) and white text,

℗ 1973 "The Gramophone Company Ltd",

MADE IN GERMANY,

GEMA

- COVER: gatefold cover Printed in Germany by 4P NICOLAUS GMBH, Köln,

℗ 1973,

embossed EMI logo on the back cover

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show only one center label (probably not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Reissue most likely made and released in the late 70s or early 80s, most 70s editions have cover printed by a different company.

- OTHER: Includes two big posters and two small pictures, the posters and the pictures have the same cat# as the gatefold cover.

- NOTE: The B-side sounds remarkably better than the A-side and, according to some, the German A-2/B-2 cut is the best one ever made of this album along with

two UK cuts but most of the time the UK vinyl is much more noisier than the dead-quiet German vinyl of the time.

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 804 / IE o 05249, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: SHVL 804 A-5 MÅ [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side B, full runouts: SHVL 804 B-5 MÅ

side A, etched: [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side B, etched: [no etched markings]

side A, stamped: SHVL 804 A-5 MÅ

side B, stamped: SHVL 804 B-5 MÅ

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5 or 5/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side but the first track is credited in two parts on the center labels)

- VINYL: cut at the EMI's own plant in Hayes, UK, (the fifth UK cut based on the runouts) and

pressed by Skandinaviska Grammophon AB in Åmål, Sweden (the Swedish EMI plant at the time)

- CENTER LABELS: rough-surfaced black labels with thick blue outline prism (not solid blue) and white and silver text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

EMI RECORDS LTD ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED

UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED MADE IN SWEDEN

- COVER: gatefold cover printed by SIB TRYCK TUMBA in Sweden,

℗ 1973,

the sticker that came on the front cover of at least some UK and US editions is actually printed on the front cover of this edition,

the cover contains a remanant note "7303 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." meaning the cover was printed based on the UK edition,

50-1 printed on the upper left corner of the back cover (never yet seen this code on any UK edition)

- INNERSLEEVE: plain white paper innersleeve, not die-cut (probably not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Most likely the first Swedish edition or a repress of it made and released in the 70s.

- OTHER: Pressed in Sweden from the fifth UK cut. Includes a big band poster (probably originally included the other usual add-ons as well).

- NOTE: The sound quality is VERY good and warm, along with the first Japanese edition and the UK A-3/B-2 cut this is without a doubt one of the best quality cuts of

this album I've played so far. Unfortunately I've seen only two copies both with many small pressing errors (warped records, small bumps on the playing surface,

off-centered pressings, bowl shaped records) which makes the UK pressings above more favourable as they have less pressing errors.

Capitol Records / EMI, SEAX-11902, picture disc, limited edition, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: SEAX-1-11902 G1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL

side B, full runouts: SEAX-2-11902 G1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL

side A, etched: SEAX-1-11902 G1

side B, etched: SEAX-2-11902 G1

side A, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL

side B, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)

- VINYL: cut at Capitol Mastering in the US and most likely pressed somewhere in the US,

℗ 1973 EMI Records Limited

PIC DISC A DIVISION OF FITZGERALD-HARTLEY CO

- COVER: die-cut cardboard cover,

Limited Picture Edition - Sound Quality May Not Be Comparable To Conventional Edition. This Album Has Been Released Previously Under A Different Cover As

SMAS-11163.

MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF CAPITOL INDUSTRIES-EMI, INC., HOLLYWOOD AND VINE STREETS, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

FACTORIES: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA.

- INNERSLEEVE: none (probably originally came with some clear plastic innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Reissue released in 1978.

- OTHER: This is the first known and one of the very few official picture disc edition of this album.

- NOTE: This record has excellent sound quality especially for a picture disc and sounds better to my ears than the Canadian pressing with US Wally cut B-side but

the copy I had had big bumps on the playing surface and was unplayable in three last tracks on B-side. It looked like the thin clear plastic layer on the

playing surface had started to peel off from the records surface.

Harvest, SMAS-11163, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: SMAS-11163-A-1A-2HZ: Dm-36

side B, full runouts: SMAS-11163-B 1A2HZ Dm-19

side A, etched: SMAS-11163-A-1A-2HZ: Dm-

side B, etched: SMAS-11163-B 1A2HZ Dm-

side A, stamped: 36

side B, stamped: 19

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5, five grooves are cut on the A-side and five songs credited on the gatefold cover and the A-side center label)

- VINYL: cut at and pressed by CBS Canada at their plant in Don Mills, Toronto, Canada

- CENTER LABELS: black matt-surfaced labels with thin blue outline prism (not solid blue) and white text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Ltd.,

MFD. IN CANADA UNDER LICENSE BY CAPITOL RECORDS (CANADA) LTD.

- COVER: gatefold cover,

inside the gatefold: All selections published by TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company, Limited,

SMAS-11163,

back cover: "HARVEST" IS A TRADE MARK OF EMI RECORDS LIMITED. MANUFACTURED IN

CANADA BY CAPITOL RECORDS-EMI OF CANADA LIMITED. REGISTERED USER.

UNAUTHORIZED COPYING OF THIS RECORD IN A NY FORM IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

3109 AMERICAN DRIVE, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, L4V 1B2

℗1973 THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.,

spine: LITHO IN CANADA SMAS-11163

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Probably an early reissue based on all the old company names printed.

Supposedly the second Canadian edition with cover printed in Canada, the first Canadian edition had cover printed in the US (source: Pink Floyd Archives).

- NOTE: The sound quality is very good though very bassy and somewhat muffled like the Canadian Don Mills pressed editions usually tend to be.

Harvest, SMAS-11163, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: SMAS-11163-1 [8 in a circle] MASTERED BY CAPITOL [Capitol target logo] [kp signature]

side B, full runouts: SMAS-2-11163 F-54 [3 in a circle] [Capitol target logo] Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL

side A, etched: SMAS-11163-1 [8 in a circle] [kp signature]

side B, etched: SMAS-2-11163 F-54 [3 in a circle] Wally

side A, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL [Capitol target logo]

side B, stamped: [Capitol target logo] MASTERED BY CAPITOL

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5, five grooves are cut on side A and five songs credited on the center labels)

- VINYL: side A cut by Ken Perry and side B cut by Wally Traugott at Capitol Mastering in the US sometime after 1977,

pressed by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

- CENTER LABELS: black matt-surfaced labels with very thin blue outline prism (not solid blue) and white text,

℗ 1973 EMI Records Limited.,

...MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY CAPITOL RECORDS-EMI OF CANADA LIMITED, REGISTERED USER. ...,

SMAS-11163, (SMAS-1-11163) (side A) / (SMAS-2-11163) (side B)

- COVER: thick gatefold cover printed by Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.,

inside the gatefold: SMAS-11163,

All selections published by TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company, Limited,

back cover: SMAS-11163,

"HARVEST" IS A TRADE MARK OF EMI RECORDS LIMITED. MANUFACTURED IN

CANADA BY CAPITOL RECORDS-EMI OF CANADA LIMITED. REGISTERED USER.

UNAUTHORIZED COPYING OF THIS RECORD IN ANY FORM IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED

3109 AMERICAN DRIVE, MISSISAUGA, ONTARIO L4V 1B2

℗1973 THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.

spine: PINK FLOYD • THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON [SP logo] LITHO IN CANADA SMAS-11163

- INNERSLEEVE: plain white paper innersleeve, not die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Canadian reissue pressed sometime between 1977-1984.

Supposedly the third and last Canadian edition according to PFA but the PFA does not take into account that the Don Mills plant kept pressing vinyl after the

Capitol pressing plant in Missisauga was closed with very little runout changes up until August 1988.

- NOTE 1: I believe this edition may have been pressed before the Don Mills pressing right above since Capitol Records-EMI of Canada had an operating vinyl pressing

plant only between 1977-1984. The Don Mills plant likely continued pressing Canadian editions in around 1984 until ending all vinyl pressing in August 1988.

However, there exists 70s Don Mills pressings as well with slightly different runouts and both plants may have pressed this album simultaneously.

- NOTE 2: This was pressed from two different US cuts and because of that I believe this was one of the first editions made in the Missisauga pressing plant.

There exists (supposedly later) Canadian pressings from the same plant with both sides cut in Canada.

Annoyingly very few Canadian pressings of this album from the Missisauga plant seem to have both sides pressed from the same cut.

- NOTE 3: The KP cut side sounds more brighter and cleaner than the Wally cut side. The UK A-3/B-2 cut above sounds a lot better and much more dynamic.

Harvest, SMAS-11163, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: SMAS-11163-A- [Capitol target logo] TG 2

side B, full runouts: SMAS-2-11163-B F-54 [Capitol target logo] Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL

side A, etched: SMAS-11163-A- TG 2

side B, etched: SMAS-2-11163-B F-54 Wally

side A, stamped: [Capitol target logo]

side B, stamped: [Capitol target logo] MASTERED BY CAPITOL

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)

- VINYL: side A cut at RCA Studios, Toronto, Canada and side B cut by Wally Traugott at Capitol Mastering, US, sometime after 1977,

pressed by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

- CENTER LABELS: black matt-surfaced labels with very thin blue outline prism (not solid blue) and white text,

℗ 1973 EMI Records Limited.,

...MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY CAPITOL RECORDS-EMI OF CANADA LIMITED, REGISTERED USER. ...,

SMAS-11163, (SMAS-1-11163) (side A) / (SMAS-2-11163) (side B)

- COVER: thick gatefold cover printed by Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.,

inside the gatefold: All selections published by TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company, Limited,

SMAS-11163,

back cover: "HARVEST" IS A TRADE MARK OF EMI RECORDS LIMITED. MANUFACTURED IN

CANADA BY CAPITOL RECORDS-EMI OF CANADA LIMITED. REGISTERED USER.

UNAUTHORIZED COPYING OF THIS RECORD IN A NY FORM IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

3109 AMERICAN DRIVE, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, L4V 1B2

℗1973 THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.,

spine: PINK FLOYD • THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON [SP logo] LITHO IN CANADA SMAS-11163

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Supposedly the last Canadian edition according to PFA. The Capitol Records-EMI of Canada had an operating vinyl pressing plant only between 1977-1984

so this can not have been pressed after 1984. My guess is the Don Mills plant continued to press this album in Canada between 1984-1988.

- NOTE 1: Annoyingly this release was pressed from two different cuts. The B side is clearly pressed from a US Capitol cut while TG is a clear reference to RCA Studios,

Toronto (T= Toronto, G = good source material). The RCA Studios, Toronto was sold and renamed to McClear Place in 1979 which continued to use similar

markings on the runouts as RCA did at least until 1982 so it's not clear when this was cut.

- NOTE 2: The US Capitol cut side sounds slightly more open though both sides are VERY good quality cuts.

The UK A-3/B-2 cut above sounds better and much more dynamic to my ears.

- NOTE 3: I believe this edition may have been pressed before the Don Mills pressing above since Capitol Records-EMI of Canada had an operating vinyl pressing

plant only between 1977-1984. The Don Mills plant likely continued pressing Canadian editions in around 1984 until ending all vinyl pressing in August 1988.

However, there exists 70s Don Mills pressings as well with slightly different runouts and both plants may have pressed this album simultaneously.

Odeon Records / Harvest / EMI, EOP-80778, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: SHVL-804-A 1S 7 3DW

side B, full runouts, stamped: SHVL-804-B 1S 12

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5, only four grooves are cut on the A-side and the first track is credited in two parts on the cover and center labels)

- VINYL: most likely cut and pressed somewhere in Japan

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with solid light blue prism,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited.

World Copyrights Limited.,

Mfd. by TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES. LTD. in Japan,

"A HARVEST RECORDING", JASRAC

- COVER: gatefold cover,

MADE IN JAPAN,

℗ 1973

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve (not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: This is the first Japanese edition released in 20th of April 1973.

- OTHER: Originally included obi.

- NOTE 1: This is one of the best sounding LPs I have ever played dispite my copy is well scratched and beaten up.

- NOTE 2: This is one of the best sounding records ever made of this album, only the UK A-3/B-3 cut is said to sound SLIGHTLY better but only if you can find a

dead quiet copy of it. Japanese vinyl has always EXCELLENT pressing quality, if not THE BEST in the world, and their vinyl material quality was without

a doubt the best in the world but Japanese cutting quality was usually not the best possible though most often very good.

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 804 / IE 064 ° 05249 / 7243 582136 1 4 / 582 136, black heavyweight vinyl, reissue, 30th anniversary edition

- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 24358 21361 4

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: 5821361 [crossed over B]A DSOTM-A₂ KPG@ATM DOUG 9255.1(3)-⋅-

side B, full runouts, etched: 5821361 1[crossed over A]B DS DSOTM-B3 KPG@ATM 9256.2(3)⋅ ·

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (4/5, four grooves are cut on side A and side A has four tracks credited on the center labels, the first track is credited in two parts)

- VINYL: cut by Doug Sax and Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering in the US, plated at RTI in the US and pressed by Record Industry in Holland

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with blue outline prism (not solid blue) and silver text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED.,

MADE IN EU

UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED.

- COVER: matt-sirfaced gatefold cover with sticker on the lower right corner of the back cover,

sticker: Remaster ℗ 2003 The Copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI

- INNERSLEEVE: black polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels and all corners clipped (the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Supposedly released on 7th of April 2003.

Originally released in March 1973.

- OTHER: Includes three big posters, a big 30th anniversary sticker and two small stickers.

The 30th anniversary sticker informs this is "Original packing including stickers and posters

heavyweight virgin vinyl plus new 30th anniversary poster"

Harvest / EMI, SHVL 804 / IE 064 ° 05249 / 50999 029876 1 3, 180g black vinyl, reissue, repress, 40th anniversary edition

- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 5 099902 987613

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: BB42309-01 A1 TML-M 0298761 A

side B, full runouts: BB42309-01 B1 TML-M 0298761 B

side A, etched: BB42309-01 A1 0298761 A

side B, etched: BB42309-01 B1 0298761 B

side A, stamped: TML-M

side B, stamped: TML-M

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (5/5, five grooves are cut on both sides but the A-side has four tracks credited on the center labels, the first track is credited in two parts)

- VINYL: cut at The Mastering Lab in the US and pressed by Optimal Media in Germany in 2011 based on the runouts

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with blue outline prism (not solid blue) and silver text,

℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Limited,

THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED.,

MADE IN EU

UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED.

- COVER: gatefold cover with barcode sticker,

Digital remaster ℗ 2011 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Pink Floyd Music Ltd under

Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection.

- INNERSLEEVE: plain black polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels (the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Supposedly released on 27th of September 2011 though this is most likely a repress made and released in 2013 (the 40th anniversary year of the album).

- OTHER: Includes three big posters, a big sticker under shrinkwrap on the front, two small stickers and a download code card.

Originally released sealed with 40th anniversary sticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back cover under shrinkwrap.

- NOTE 1: This is a very good quality record for a modern day reissue and not a bad choice for a playing record at all though the pressing quality could be a little better

(my copy is lightly warped) and there exists better quality older pressings but you need a lot of time to find them or you may have to pay a lot of them (or both).

- NOTE 2: This one sounds less warmer, more brighter, more cleaner and has less bass compared to the 30th anniversary pressing right above.

In addition this was most likely cut from a digital source. I like much more of the 30th anniversary edition.

Pink Floyd Records, PFRLP8 / 5099902987613, 180g black vinyl, reissue, repress

- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 5 099902 987613

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 16690 2A 5099902987613-A BG

side B, full runouts: 16690 1B BG 5099902987613-B

side A, etched: 5099902987613-A BG

side B, etched: BG 5099902987613-B

side A, stamped: 16690 2A

side B, stamped: 16690 1B

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 or 10 (5/5, five grooves are cut on both sides but the A-side has four tracks credited on the center labels, the first track is credited in two parts)

- VINYL: cut by Bernie Grundman and pressed by Record Industry in Haarlem, Holland based on the runouts

- CENTER LABELS: black labels with blue outline prism (not solid blue) and silver text,

℗ 2016 PINK FLOYD MUSIC LTD., MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PARLOPHONE RECORDS LTD., A WARNER MUSIC GROUP COMPANY.,

PFRLP8-A, (5099902987613A) (side A) / PFRLP8-B, (5099902987613B) (side B)

- INNERSLEEVE: plain black polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels (the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Released on 23rd of September 2016 (source: Record Store X newsletters) though based on the runouts this is an early repress.

Originally released in the UK in March 1973.

- OTHER: Originally released sealed with two stickers on the front on shrinkwrap (big infosticker with barcode and a round infosticker with album title and band name).

Includes two big posters and two small stickers.

Wish You Were Here

Harvest, SHVL 814, black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 3 SHVL 814 A-1 GOG [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side B, full runouts: 4 SHVL 814 B-3 HAG [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side A, lightly etched: [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side B, lightly etched: [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side A, stamped: 3 SHVL 814 A-1 GOG

side B, stamped: 4 SHVL 814 B-3 HAG

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: cut at the EMI's own Abbey Road Studios in the UK, pressed by EMI somewhere in the UK

- CENTER LABELS: black/blue labels with robot handshake and white text,

EMI RECORDS LTD,

℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.,

MADE IN GT. BRITAIN,

SHVL 814

- COVER: simple smooth-surfaced cover with equally thick spine all the way from the top to the bottom,

no printed text on the cover except for spine,

spine: PINK FLOYD - WISH YOU WERE HERE HARVEST SHVL 814

- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve with three corners clipped (the original innersleeve),

Produced by Pink Floyd ℗ 1975,

Printed and made in Great Britain

Garrod and Lofthouse Limited,

SHVL 814

- RELEASED: First UK edition made and released in 1975. Shine On You Crazy Diamond part 5 is credited to Waters-Gilmour-Wright on the center label.

- NOTE 1: Based on the PFA this is of the first UK issue and supposedly originally released sealed in black shrinkwrap with Wish You Were Here sticker on shrinkwrap.

- NOTE 2: Based on the three dots in a shape of a triangle on the runouts this may be a contract pressing pressed at the CBS pressing plant in Aston Clinton, UK,

from EMI made metal parts (the center label area is typical to other EMI pressings of the time and not typical to CBS Aston Clinton pressing plant pressings).

However, the three dots would form a crooked letter A which I haven't yet seen in any Aston Clinton pressing.

The bright sound compared to the US edition also hints towards CBS Aston Clinton as they usually had slightly brighter sound on them than other pressings.

- NOTE 3: The US edition below sounds a lot warmer than this one, even overly warm. It's pretty much a coinflip for me between these two editions.

Harvest, SHVL 814, black vinyl, reissue, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 7 SHVL 814 A-1 LMO [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side B, full runouts: 12 SHVL 814 B-7 DH HTM[three dots in the shape of a triangle on top of M]

side A, lightly etched: [three dots in the shape of a triangle]

side B, lightly etched: HTM[three dots in the shape of a triangle on top of M]

side A, stamped: 7 SHVL 814 A-1 LMO

side B, stamped: 12 SHVL 814 B-7 DH

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: B side cut by Harry T. Moss, both sides cut at the EMI's own Abbey Road Studios in the UK,

pressed by EMI somewhere in the UK

- CENTER LABELS: black/blue labels with robot handshake and white text,

EMI RECORDS LTD,

℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.,

MADE IN GT. BRITAIN

- COVER: simple smooth-surfaced cover with thicker spine from the middle than from the top and bottom,

no printed text on the cover except for spine,

spine: PINK FLOYD - WISH YOU WERE HERE HARVEST SHVL 814

- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve with rounded corners (the original innersleeve),

Produced by Pink Floyd ℗ 1975,

Printed and made in Great Britain

Garrod and Lofthouse Limited,

SHVL 814

- RELEASED: UK reissue with B side cut by Harry T. Moss based on the runouts, most likely of the second UK edition released in 1975 or 1976.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond part 5 is credited to Waters-Gilmour-Wright on the center label. Obviously there is some overlapping between the pressings.

- NOTE 1: Based on the PFA this is of the second UK issue and supposedly originally released sealed in black shrinkwrap with Wish You Were Here sticker on shrinkwrap.

- NOTE 2: Based on the three dots in a shape of a triangle on the A side runouts this may be a contract pressing pressed at the CBS pressing plant in Aston Clinton, UK,

from EMI made metal parts (the center label area is typical to other EMI pressings of the time and not typical to CBS Aston Clinton pressing plant pressings).

However, the three dots would form a crooked letter A which I haven't yet seen in any Aston Clinton pressing.

Columbia, PC 33453, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: AL 33453-[scratched over 1A] 2A HTM

side B, full runouts: BL 33453-3B

side A, etched: 2A HTM

side B, etched: [no etched markings]

side A, stamped: AL 33453-[scratched over 1A]

side B, stamped: BL 33453-3B

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: side A cut by Harry T. Moss most likely in the UK, pressed somewhere in the US

- CENTER LABELS: black/blue labels with robot handshake and white text,

℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Limited

Printed in U.S.A.,

PC 33453,

AL 33453 (side A) / BL 33454 (side B)

- COVER: simple cardboard cover with text only on the spine,

- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve (the original innersleeve),

PC 33453

- RELEASED: US reissue based on the runouts (pressed from the second/third US cut, the A side is of UK HTM cut) most likely released sometime in the 70s.

Originally released in 1975.

- NOTE: This sounds a lot warmer than all the other editions I've played.

Columbia, PC 33453, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: AL-33453-ID-2-G ④ 02

side B, full runouts: BL-33453-ID-2-G 0DM14 ②

side A, etched: AL-33453-ID-2-G ④

side B, etched: BL-33453-ID-2-G DM ②

side A, stamped: 02

side B, stamped: 0 14

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: pressed by CBS Canada at their plant in Don Mills, Ontario, Canada

- CENTER LABELS: black/blue labels with robot handshake and white text,

MANUFACTURED BY COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA, LTD.

℗ 1975 Pink Floyd Music Limited

PC 33453,

AL 33453 (side A) / BL 33454 (side B)

- COVER: simple, lightly textured and quite heavy cardboard cover printed by Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.

MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY-CBS RECORDS CANADA LTD./ FABRIQUE ET DISTRIBUE PAR-CBS DISQUES CANADA LTEE/ 1121 LESLIE STREET,

DON MILLS, ONTARIO M3C 2J9 [blocked by a golden sticker] MARCAS REG.,

COLUMBIA STEREO

- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve (the original innersleeve),

PC 33453

- RELEASED: Canadian reissue most likely released sometime in the 70s.

Originally released in 1975.

- NOTE: Based on the PFA this is of the second Canadian edition with updated copyrights on the back cover.

Many of these copies are encountered with the word Columbia somehow crossed out or covered with a sticker like in this release.

- NOTE: Like Canadian editions usually do, this edition sounds somewhat muffled compared to the US and A-1/B-3 cut UK editions above.

The US edition is definitely warmer and more open than this one.

The UK edition has the best dynamics of these three editions though it's also less warm than the US edition.

Animals

Harvest, SHVL 815 / 0C 064 - 98 434, black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 2 SHVL 815 A-2U

side B, full runouts, stamped: 2 SHVL 815 B-3U

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: cut somewhere outside EMI and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: animal picture labels with black text rim and black and white text,

EMI RECORDS LTD,

℗ 1977 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.,

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN,

SHVL 815, SHVL 815 A (side A) / SHVL 815 B (side B)

- COVER: thick and heavy gatefold cover with thick spine, the front cover is sealed with fold-under so the LP can only be placed inside the back panel of the gatefold cover,

Made and printed in Great Britain.

7701 TM Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd,

SHVL 815, 0C 064 - 98 434

A five pointed star is printed on the back cover under the cat#s.

spine: PINK FLOYD - ANIMALS SHVL 815

- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve with rounded corners (the original innersleeve),

SHVL 815 (I)

- RELEASED: Early UK repress based on the runouts, most likely of the first UK edition released in 1977.

- NOTE 1: The vinyl is quite heavy like the vinyl before the first oil crisis was and there is significant inner groove distortion on both sides of my copy.

- NOTE 2: Based on the PFA this is of the first UK issue and an early issue with thick cover that has wide spine and front panel sealed with fold-under.

The Wall

Harvest, SHDW411, two black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 5 SHSP 4111 A-2U [TML-X and some numbers on top of each other]

side B, full runouts, stamped: 1 SHSP 4111 B-5U 202 TML-M

side C, full runouts, stamped: 3 SHSP 4112 A-3U 252 TML-X

side D, full runouts, stamped: 1 SHSP 4112 B-2U TML-M 23

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 26 (6/7+6/7)

- VINYL: cut at The Mastering Lab in the US and pressed by EMI in the UK

- CENTER LABELS: dark blue/white brick wall labels,

℗1979 PINK FLOYD MUSIC LTD.,

Made in Great Britain. E.M.I. Records (UK),

SHDW 411,

SHSP 4111 A (side A) / SHSP 4111 B (side B) / SHSP 4112 A (side C) / SHSP 4112 B (side D)

- COVER: non-stickered gatefold cover, no printed text on the outside of the gatefold cover,

there's no cat# printed anywhere on the gatefold cover at all, only some credits are printed on the inside

- INNERSLEEVES; printed cardboard innersleeves with rounded corners (the original innersleeves),

MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN

TM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD.,

SHDW411, OC-158 63410, SHSP4111 (sides A and B or record 1 innersleeve)

SHDW411, OC-158 63411, SHSP4112 (sides C and D or record 2 innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1979 though based on the runouts this is a repress.

- NOTE 1: Based on the PFA this is the first UK edition without band member credits inside the gatefold cover.

In addition the gatefold cover is made of only one sheet of cardboard glued together with seam on the top edge of the cover.

- NOTE 2: The stamper markings on the runouts are exceptionally shallow and hard to read but they contain numerous markings of "three dots in the shape of a triangle"

with faint number two on them suggesting those three dots are most likely number 2 in many other EMI made records as well.

Harvest, 7C 156-63410 / 7C 156-63411, two black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 7C 156 6310 A A TML-X

side B, full runouts, stamped: 7C 156 6341[0 and 1 on top of each other] B A TML-M

side C, full runouts, stamped: 7C 156 63411 A A TML-S

side D, full runouts, stamped: 7C 156 63411 B A TML-X

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 26 (6/7+6/7)

- VINYL: cut at The Mastering Lab in the US and most likely pressed by Skandinaviska Grammophon AB in Åmål, Sweden (the Swedish EMI plant)

- CENTER LABELS: dark blue/white brick wall labels,

℗1979 PINK FLOYD MUSIC LTD.,

- COVER: stickered gatefold cover printed by SIB Tryck in Sweden, no printed text or cat# on the outside of the gatefold cover,

in fact there's no cat# printed anywhere on the gatefold cover at all, only some credits are printed on the inside

- INNERSLEEVES; printed cardboard innersleeves,

MADE AND PRINTED IN SWEDEN,

7C 156-63410/1A

7C156-063411

- RELEASED: Supposedly released in 1979.

- OTHER: This is the only known Swedish edition of this album.

Columbia, PC2 36183 K9 / PC2 36183 / 36183, two black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: PAL-36184-IN ③ DM 01

side B, full runouts: BL-36184-IB-2HZD: ⑤ DM 17

side C, full runouts: PAL-36185-IN ③ TML-X DM [unidentified mark, possibly 3 or 5]0

side D, full runouts: PBL-36185-IN ③ TML-X DM 4

side A, etched: PAL-36184-IN ③ DM

side B, etched: BL-36184-IB-2HZD: ⑤ DM

side C, etched: PAL-36185-IN ③ DM

side D, etched: PBL-36185-IN ③ DM

side A, stamped: 01

side B, stamped: 17

side C, stamped: TML-X [unidentified mark, possibly 3 or 5]0

side D, stamped: TML-X 4

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 26 (6/7+6/7)

- VINYL: side B cut at Don Mills plant, sides C and D cut at The Mastering Lab in the US,

pressed by CBS Canada at their plant in Don Mills, Ontario, Canada

- CENTER LABELS: dark blue/white brick wall labels,

℗1979 PINK FLOYD MUSIC LTD.

MANUFACTURED BY CBS RECORDS CANADA LTD.,

PC2 36183,

C 36184, AL 36184 (side A) / C 36184, BL 36184 (side B) / C 36185, AL 36185 (side C) / C 36185, BL 36185 (side D)

- COVER: stickered gatefold cover printed by Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.,

Fabrique et Distribue par CBS Disques Canada Ltée / 1121 Leslie Street, Don Mills, Ontario, M3C 2J9/...,

36183

spine: PC2 36183 K9 PINK FLOYD THE WALL [SPC logo] LITHO IN CANADA

- INNERSLEEVES; printed paper innersleeves (the original innersleeves),

36183

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1979 though based on the runouts this is most likely a repress.

- NOTE: Based on the PFA this is the first Canadian edition.

The Final Cut

Harvest, shpf 1983 / OC 064-65 042, black vinyl in gatefold cover, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: SHPF 1983 A-1U-1-1-X1 TML-S

side B, full runouts, stamped: SHPF 1983 B-4U-1-3-2 TML-M TML-M

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 12 (6/6)

- VINYL: cut by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, US, and pressed by EMI somewhere in the UK

- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with white text rim in English and black text,

℗ 1983 original sound recordings made by pink floyd music ltd.

MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED,

shpf 1983

- COVER: glossy gatefold cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse,

℗ 1983 original sound recordings made by pink floyd music ltd.

tm 8303 gl,

shpf 1983, OC 064-65 042

spine: pink floyd the final cut shpf 1983

- INNERSLEEVE: black polylined paper innersleeve, all corners clipped (most likely the original innersleeve),

PATENT No 1,125,555

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1983 though based on the runouts this one is a repress.

- OTHER: Black sticker with band name and album title in white letters on the front cover.

Harvest, 1C 064-65042, black vinyl in gatefold tube cover, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 064-65042-A-E2 19 1 TML-S

side B, full runouts, stamped: 064-65042-B-E2 17 2 TML-X

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 12 (6/6)

- VINYL: cut by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, US, and pressed by EMI Uden in the Netherlands based on the standard Uden plant stamper indicators

- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with white text rim in English and Germany and black text,

EMI RECORDS LTD,

℗ 1983 original sound recordings made by pink floyd music ltd.

MADE IN EEC,

GEMA/STEMRA, LC 1305, 1C 064-65042,

064-65042-A (side A) / 064-65042-B (side B)

- COVER: glossy gatefold tube cover ie the LP can be placed inside both panels of the gatefold cover,

℗ 1983 original sound recordings made by pink floyd music ltd.

65042

Marketed, manufactured and distributed by EMI

Printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V., Uden.,

1C 064-65042, LC 1305,

no embossing anywhere on the back cover

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut from the other side only to show the center label (possibly the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1983 though based on the runouts this one is a repress.

- OTHER: Black sticker with band name and album title in white letters on the front cover.

- NOTE 1: The sound quality is somewhat bright, thin and slightly lacking in bass like the TML cuts usually are though otherwise excellent. I don't like the noisy vinyl this

was pressed on.

- NOTE 2: Based on the stamper indicators and the noisy vinyl material this was pressed at the EMI plant in Uden, the Netherlands. Unlike the EMI Uden vinyl material,

the German vinyl material from the EMI Köln plant is never known to be as noisy as this is. Obviously this was made in the Netherlands for the German market.

- NOTE 3: Compared to the Japanese edition below this one sounds more thinner and brighter and has less bass frequencies but the difference is not huge.

You might say the biggest difference is the characteristic TML sound. I prefer the Japanese edition over this one due to better quality vinyl, deeper bass and

more full-bodied sound.

CBS/Sony, 25AP 2410, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 25AP-2410A1 〄CS 1 A 3

side B, full runouts, stamped: 25AP-2410B2 1 A 3

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 12 (6/6)

- VINYL: cut and pressed somewhere in Japan

- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with white text rim in English and black text,

25AP 2410, JASRAC

- COVER: heavy gatefold cover, the front cover is sealed so the LP can only be placed inside the back panel of the gatefold cover,

spine: 25AP 2410 pink floyd the final cut CBS/SONY STEREO

- INNERSLEEVE: black cardboard innersleeve (the original innersleeve),

25AP 2410

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1983 though based on the runouts this one may be a repress.

- OTHER: Neither the band name or the album title are mentioned on the front cover and there is no sticker on the front cover of this edition either.

- NOTE 1: The sound quality is VERY good, less bright and more full-bodied sound with deeper bass than in the TML cut EMI Uden pressing above though otherwise not

as good as in the TML cut. However, the pressing and vinyl quality are excellent like usually for Japanese vinyl.

- NOTE 2: Should include obi stripe but it's missing from my copy.