Posters and stickers were printed on either matte or gloss paperĨ. Inner sleeve is a distinctive polythene lined die cut black semi matt paper with white printed text stating 2 patent numbers bottom left and 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' bottom right.ħ. The right front opening of the gatefold cover is not sealed.Ħ. The right front opening of the gatefold cover is sealed with a fold over flap that is glued inside the opening. The right front opening of the gatefold cover is sealed with the two sides glued together. There are 1 ink variations used for printing sleeve blue/black. A-2/B-2 matrix stamps appear in the runout area.Ĥ. 'The Gramophone Co.' text starts at 10 o'clock on label.ģ.
Subsequent pressings have a blue glowing inner edge prism with the centre black.Ģ. There are several variations of sleeves, posters and stickers, and as these were produced by different companies and delivered to the pressing plant at different times there are several combinations.ġ. Huge numbers were pressed to meet advance orders and there are 88 documented run out variations. The following is a guide to identifying the elements that make up the first pressing, but for a more comprehensive guide it is best to refer to the Pink Floyd Archives website The labels however number the tracks from (a) to (i) so, for example, "Breathe" is listed as "(a)(II)" on the label but "2" on the cover (see images). The cover lists the titles A1 to B5 (used in this submission). There are 2 systems for track numbering on the release. Originally delivered with 2 posters and 2 stickers. It has a gatefold sleeve, and there are several known variations - see below. This is the original form of the release, it has solid light blue prism LP picture labels with silver lettering, later forms have an empty prism. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.Į.M.I Records (The Gramophone Co.