Pretty much everyone loves Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” but do you love it to the tune of 13 grand? A rare copy of the classic album just went for $13,160…so what is it that makes it so rare? “According to the seller, this record was one of the first 300 produced and was previously owned by an EMI employee,” wrote Discogs, the online marketplace where it was sold. “It has the coveted 1G/1G matrix and is unplayed with no spindle wear visible.” So of the millions of copies that have been printed and sold, this is one of the very first off the line, and has never been played.
As for what a “1G/1G matrix” is, we had to Google it. And…”a 1G/1G matrix in record production refers to a specific, highly coveted alphanumeric code stamped or etched into the ‘dead wax’ (run-out groove) of a vinyl record, indicating it is a very early, often first, pressing.” So now you know.
