THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON A5/B5 (early press with posters and stickers)
This early pressing of this iconic LP plays fantastically well for its age as detailed below.  I believe the A5/B5 pressings were only produced in limited numbers as pinkfloydarchives.com only has two on them on their matrix listing.  The gatefold is in superb condition as are the posters and stickers.
SHVL 804 // A-5 / B-5 // ROG 7 & RPP 7   Visual grading
Under a bright light I can detect various fine hairlines but they have hardly any affect on the audio such is the high quality of the sound.  The previous owner did say it had only been lightly played and my play grading confirms that.  There is also very little spindle wear.
Play grading
I have listened to this rare LP in its entirety and the audio is of a very high standard.  There is almost no interference on the 'Speak To Me' heartbeat intro.  There is a tiny jump prior to 'Breathe' but then plays with excellent clarity.  'On The Run' plays superbly well but does have 3/4 pops towards the end.  'Time' has wonderful audio with almost no static, the clarity and depth again here is superb.  The intro to 'Great Gig...' is stunning with no interference, such a rarity, and continues in the same way.  The ending is sublime with barely any static and is definitely one of the best versions I have heard in a long time.  I could not believe the quality!
'Money' on Side Two plays with stunning quality and grades as Near Mint, I have rarely heard better.  The intro to 'Us And Them' has the faintest of static and then proceeds with immaculate audio that is rare to find on such an early pressing.  The remaining tracks play with exceptionally clear audio and it is easy to forget just how old this vinyl is as the audio quality is so impressive.  Even 'Eclipse' plays very clearly as it often plays with distortion.  The heartbeat ending plays with no interference whatsoever.
Gatefold cover
As can be seen from the photos the Garrod and Lofthouse gatefold is in wonderful condition for its age with only minimal wear.  The edges and spine are extremely clean and only a couple of corners have a little rubbing.  If you look closely you can see a couple of scratch type marks on the black surface and a couple of creases but overall this is without doubt one of the finest gatefolds I have seen.  There is also hardly any handling wear on the opening edge.  The inside of the gatefold is in superb condition and is 'like new'.
Posters and Stickers
The two posters are in wonderful condition for their age and have no rips or tears and are again as new.  The two stickers are also like new and both have "FasPrint Permanent" and "Crack Back Patented" printed on the reverse side.
Inner sleeve 
This comes with a white inner sleeve with the corners clipped and patent no. 1,125,55 Made in England printed on it.  It is in great condition with no splits.
Labels
They are both in superb condition with only a little spindle wear, Side Two barely has any.  No marks either.

Play tested on my Technics SL-J110R turntable system
SHVL804 // A-5 / B-5 // GTT 5 & RDR G      Side One is Ex+
Side Two is Near Mint-
The gatefold cover is Ex+
The original inner sleeve is Ex+
The labels are Mint-
The posters are Mint-
The stickers are Mint-

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