PINK FLOYD ‘THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN’ 1967 UK LP

	£		330
	$		437

THE PINK FLOYD

"THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN"

(1967 COLUMBIA RECORDS LP – RARE UK MONO FIRST PRESSING!!)

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, 1967 UK MONO FIRST PRESSING OF "THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN" BY THE PINK FLOYD ON COLUMBIA RECORDS.

THE LABELS HAVE "THE GRAMOPHONE.." AND "SOLD IN UK" TEXT. IT IS "KT" TAX-STAMPED ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL. THE SLEEVE IS A BEAUTIFUL ERNEST J. DAY & CO. ORIGINAL WITH FLIPBACKS. THE LOVELY HEAVY VINYL, WITH BLUE & BLACK COLUMBIA LABELS, IS HOUSED IN IT’S ORIGINAL "EMI ADVERTISING" INNER SLEEVE. THESE FACTS PLUS THE MATRIX NUMBERS / STAMPER INFORMATION ALL DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST MONO PRESSING OF THIS FANTASTIC AND FANTASTICALLY RARE ALBUM. THE REAR UPPER FLIPBACK CARRIES THE TEXT "FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS".

I HAVE LISTENED TO OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS WONDERFUL ALBUM – OTHER UK MONO FIRST PRESSINGS, STEREO FIRST PRESSINGS, CDs AND EVEN THE "FAME" REISSUE – BUT LISTENING TO THIS FANTASTIC EXAMPLE WAS LIKE A COMPLETELY NEW EXPERIENCE!!

THE VINYL HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED ON MY MOTH RECORD CLEANING MACHINE AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS SO SPECTACULAR THAT I HEARD DEPTHS OF SOUND I HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. I CAN LISTEN TO "THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN" AGAIN AND AGAIN BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER HEARD IT SOUND SO WONDERFUL!!

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 1967 COLUMBIA SX 6157

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: XAX 3419 -2 / XAX 3420 -1

THE STAMPER CODES ARE: GD / 1 ~ GA / 1

THE SLEEVE

THE LAMINATED FRONT OF THE ORIGINAL ERNEST J. DAY & CO LTD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION. THE SPINE IS PERFECT AND 100% LEGIBLE. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS PERFECT WITH NO SCUFFING. THE TOP EDGE HAS TWO OF THE TINIEST SCUFF MARKS. THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE, WITH THREE EXTERNAL FLIPBACKS, IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME DISCOLOURATION, NOTABLY TO THE AREA NEAREST THE OPENING. THERE IS ALSO SOME MINOR FEATHERING AND A TINY NICK TO THE OPENING. ALL IN ALL A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS WONDERFUL PSYCHEDELIC SLEEVE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL EMI INNER SLEEVE, WITH ADVERTISING FOR OTHER EMI ALBUMS INCLUDING THE BEATLES’ "REVOLVER" AND HERMAN’S HERMITS’ "BOTH SIDES" IS IN VERY GOOD++ CONDITION. THERE IS SOME DISCOLOURATION AND SOME WRINKLING. THERE IS A 1.5" SPLIT TO ONE SIDE.

THE VINYL

THE BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT MARKS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT – AS GOOD AS IT GETS WITHOUT BEING BRAND NEW!!

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND BLUE COLUMBIA LABELS, WITH THE SILVER TEXT AND THE "MAGIC NOTES" LOGO, ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PER LABEL. THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR.

SIDE 1

1. ASTRONOMY DOMINÉ
2. LUCIFER SAM
3. MATILDA MOTHER
4. FLAMING
5. POW R. TOC H
6. TAKE UP THY STETHOSCOPE AND WALK

SIDE 2

1. INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE
2. THE GNOME
3. CHAPTER 24
4. THE SCARECROW
5. BIKE

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

POSTAGE FOR THIS SPECIAL RECORD MUST BE VIA "SPECIAL DELIVERY" TO THE UK OR "AIRSURE" OR "INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR" AIR MAIL TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

NB. POSTAL INSURANCE IS INCLUDED.

UK SPECIAL DELIVERY

EUROPE

AIRSURE

REST OF WORLD AIRSURE

£7.50

£11.00

£13.50

PROOF OF POSTING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD VERY STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.