"─◁" 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.
