Pink Floyd
Swiss
LP Discography

by Vernon Fitch

with contributions from Ingo Brode & Tor Martin Kristiansen

© copyright Vernon Fitch / The Pink Floyd Archives

This is a discography of vinyl albums (LPs) that have been released in Switzerland by Pink Floyd.

Any comments, corrections or additions to this discography would be appreciated.

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Albums

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  1. Atom Heart Mother
    1. Harvest Records 1st issue
    2. Harvest Records 2nd issue
  2. Meddle
    1. Harvest Records 1st issue
    2. Harvest Records 2nd issue
  3. The Dark Side of the Moon
    1. Harvest Records 1st issue
    2. Harvest Records 2nd issue
  4. Wish You Were Here

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Atom Heart Mother LP

Title: Atom Heart Mother
Record Company: EMI / Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 777 001
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) SHVL 781 A-2G 1 1.1 1/ SHVL 781 B-3 G.G. 1 (both stamped)
Release Information: Pressed in England for export to Switzerland.
Description: Non-gatefold.
Front Cover: A cow. Matte.
Back Cover: A cow. In the top left corner is the song listing and credits. In the top right corner. it says: ATOM HEART MOTHER PINK FLOYD, and the catalog number stereo 777001. In the lower left corner are the Harvest logo and EMI Records (Switzerland) AG Zürich.
Labels: Yellow-green Harvest labels. "Made in Gt. Britain at bottom center of label. " Special Edition.
Text around the top edge of the label starts at 10 o'clock and says:

The Gramophone Co. Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.

Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 8 o'clock and says:

Unauthorised public performance broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited.


Atom Heart Mother LP

Title: Atom Heart Mother
Record Company: EMI / Harvest Records
Catalog Numbers:
Cover: 777 001
Label: EL 777001
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) SHZE 297 A-2 / SHZE 297 B-1. (both stamped)
2) SHZE 297 A 3 / 04 550 A 3 / B 2. (both stamped)
Release Information: Pressed in Germany for export to Switzerland. Matrix number SHZE 297 A 3, 04 550 A 3 / B 2.
Description: Non-gatefold.
Front Cover: A cow. Matte.
Back Cover: A cow. In the top left corner is the song listing and credits. In the top right corner. it says: ATOM HEART MOTHER PINK FLOYD, and the catalog number stereo 777001. In the lower left corner are the Harvest logo and EMI Records (Switzerland) AG Zürich.
Spine: Title. Catalog number.
Labels: Yellow-green Harvest labels. "Made in Germany." GEMA
Text around the top edge of the label starts at 9 o'clock and says:

Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte, besonders Vervielfältigung, (ausser zum persönlichen Gebrauch), vermietung, Aufführung, Sendung, vorbehalten.


Meddle LP

Title: Meddle
Record Company: EMI / Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 777002
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) SHVL 795 A-1U MM 1 / SHVL 795 B-1U LP 3 (both stamped)
2) SHVL 795 A-3 RM 3 / SHVL 795-B-1U GAG 1 5 (both stamped)
Release Information: Pressed in England for export to Switzerland.
Description: Non-gatefold
Front Cover: Soundwaves on an ear. Title. In the top left corner is the catalog number 777002 Special Edition, with a black border. In the lower left corner is the EMI/Harvest logo. In the lower right corner, it says: Pink Floyd MEDDLE. Matte.
Back Cover: Black and white with pictures of the group members from the original inner cover. On the left side are the catalog number, album title, song listing and credits. In the top right corner is the catalog number stereo 777002-. In the lower right corner are the Harvest-logo, and EMI Records (Switzerland) AG, Zürich.
Spine: Title. Catalog number.
Inner Sleeve: White inner sleeve with "PATENT Nos. 1125555" in the lower left corner, and "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" in the lower right.
Labels: Yellow-green Harvest labels.
Text around the top edge of the label starts at 10 o'clock and says:

The Gramophone Co. Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.

Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 8 o'clock and says:

Unauthorised public performance broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited.


Meddle LP

Title: Meddle
Record Company: EMI / Harvest Records
Catalog Numbers:
Cover: 777002
Label: EL 777002 / 1C 062-04 917
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) 04 917 A-1 / 04 917 B-1 (both stamped)
Release Information: Pressed in Germany for export to Switzerland.
Description: Non-gatefold
Front Cover: Soundwaves on an ear. Title. In the top left corner is the catalog number 777002 Special Edition, with a black border. In the lower left corner is the EMI/Harvest logo. In the lower right corner, it says: Pink Floyd MEDDLE. Matte.
Back Cover: Black and white with pictures of the group members from the original inner cover. On the left side are the catalog number, album title, song listing and credits. In the top right corner is the catalog number stereo 777002-. In the lower right corner are the Harvest-logo, and EMI Records (Switzerland) AG, Zürich.
Labels: Yellow-green Harvest labels. GEMA.
Text around the top edge of the label starts at 9 o'clock and says:

Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte, besonders Vervielfältigung, (ausser zum persönlichen Gebrauch), vermietung, Aufführung, Sendung, vorbehalten.

Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 6 o'clock and says:

Made in Germany.


The Dark Side of the Moon LP
Silva release

Title: The Dark Side of the Moon
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: F 667 322
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) 05249-A4 1 / 05249-Q-B-1 (both stamped)
Release Information: Silva release. Silva, which was established in 1943, was a marketer of food and non-food goods in Switzerland. Goods purchased from Silva had point stamps on them, and people would collect the stamps and redeem them, mostly for books, but in some cases for records. One such item was this album. Silva is no longer in existence, as it was sold to BMG in 1999.
Description: Gatefold cover.
Front Cover: Black with prism. Laminated. In the upper left corner is a SILVA-sticker. In the upper right corner it says "SONDERAUFLAGE." Matte.
Back Cover: Black with inverted prism. In the top right corner is the catalog number: F 667 322. Matte.
Inserts: None.
Labels: Black label with prism and ML logo. Made in Germany. The number on the label is: F 667 322 / 1C 064-05 249.
Text around the top edge of the label starts at 8 o'clock and says:

Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte, besonders Vervielfältigung, (ausser zum persönlichen Gebrauch), vermietung, Aufführung, Sendung, vorbehalten.

Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 6 o'clock and says:

Made in Germany.


The Dark Side of the Moon LP
Ex-Libris release

Title: The Dark Side of the Moon
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: F 667 322
Release Information: Ex-Libris release. Ex-Libris is the music divison of the food and non-food store MIGROS in Switzerland. Originally, this was a book and record club that released special Club-Editions by bands like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, etc. But they had also public shops in the major cities in Switzerland, where non-members could also buy their records. The number of copies pressed was very high, and the records were cheaper than in regular shops.
Description:
Cover: Black with prism.
Inserts: None.
Label: Black labels with prism. Made in Germany.


Wish You Were Here LP

Title: Wish You Were Here
Record Company: EMI / Harvest Records
Catalog Numbers:
Cover: F 667 323
Label: F 667.323 / 1C 064-96 918
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) 96 918 A-3 / 96 918 B-3 4 (both stamped)
Description:
Front Cover: Burning man leaning forward. Laminated. In the top left corner it says "F 667 323 STEREO, PINK FLOYD, WISH YOU WERE HERE." In the top right corner it says "Sonderauflage."
Back Cover: In the top right corner it says "STEREO F 667 323 PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE P EMI Records Ltd." Laminated.
Insert: None.
Labels: Robot handshake labels. Made in Germany.