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Dark Side Of The Moon - The First And Last

PINK FLOYD Dark Side Of The Moon (Rare custom pressed CD issued May 2002 to mark the closure of EMI's CD pressing plant in Swindon. These were made in very limited quantities & presented to factory staff members. This title was chosen as it was the first CD manufactured at the plant. The custom pressed CD has the words 'Dark Side Of The Moon - First And Last - EMI Swindon 1986-2002' in the matrix area. It comes complete with picture booklet, numbered certificate and an additionalcustom pressed unplayable CD with a picture of the factory and the EMI logo. See 'More Info' for further details..)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 2002 - 22 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format CD album (CDLP)
Record Label EMI
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Product Catalogue No CDEMD1064
Music Genre Rock, 70s Rock, Psychedelic, 60s Rock, Progressive, 70s Artists
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

The CD

The musical content of the CD is identical to every other pressing of Dark Side of The Moon - It's a classic, not to be messed with! The disc itsef is custom pressed however with the matrix:

Dark Side Of The Moon - First And Last - EMI Swindon 1986-2002

This matrix is unique to this pressing.

The picture booklet is the same as the 1994 remastered issue of the album.


The Extras

Also included in a 5"x5" card certificate which is predominantly black in design with the iconic prism image in the centre. At the top the words 'Presented To' below this there is a blank space for a name to be added, though this was has not been dedicated to anyone. Below that the wording

'To Mark The Closure Of The EMI Swindon CD Factory In May 2002'

Below the prism image the text:

Between August 1985 and May 2002 The Company Produced 662,930,600 CD's of which this is number
662,930,333

Dark Side Of The Moon Was The First And Last CD Produced By EMI in Swindon

There is some minor creasing to the right hand side of the certificate.

Also included is a second CD. This CD contains no music and is not playable. In the centre of the CD there is a colour image of the factory. Above the image in red is the EMI company logo and the wording '663 Million Quality CD's Supplied To The World'.

Below the picture the text

To Commemorate The Achievements Of All The Staff That Made Swindon A World Class Manufacturing Plant.

A very rare and highly desirable custom pressing of one of the most iconic albums of all time, a true piece of music history.


CD ALBUM  
Recording Artist Pink Floyd
Product Title Dark Side Of The Moon - The First And Last
Product Information Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon - The First And Last UK CD album (CDLP).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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