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

	£		401
	$		531

PINK FLOYD

"THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN"

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

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, VERY EARLY 1967 MONO FIRST PRESSING COLUMBIA LP WITH "THE GRAMOPHONE.." AND "SOLD IN UK" LABEL TEXT. IT IS "KT" TAX-STAMPED. THE ERNEST J. DAY & CO. SLEEVE WITH FLIPBACKS DOES NOT HAVE THE "FILE UNDER POP" TEXT. 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 EARLIEST FIST MONO PRESSING OF THIS FANTASTIC AND FANTASTICALLY RARE ALBUM.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 1967 COLUMBIA SX 6157

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

THE STAMPER CODES ARE:

SIDE 1 – M / 1

SIDE 2 – A / 1

THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL ERNEST J. DAY & CO LTD SLEEVE, WITH FRONT LAMINATION AND THREE FLIPBACKS IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE A FEW SMALL WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION. THE SPINE IS STILL STRAIGHT AND 100% LEGIBLE. THERE IS A HINT OF SOME VERY SLIGHT RING WEAR. THERE ARE NO TEARS, NO SCUFFS, NO BRUISING TO CORNERS AND NO INSCRIPTIONS. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS WONDERFUL PSYCHEDELIC SLEEVE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL EMI INNER SLEEVE, WITH ADVERTISING FOR A HOST OF GREAT ALBUMS, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME DISCOLOURATION AND SOME WRINKLING. THERE ARE NO TEARS OR SPLITS.

THE VINYL

THE BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT MARKS. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND NOISE. THERE ARE TWO TINY CLICKS AT THE END OF TRACK 2, SIDE 1 - ABSOLUTELY NOTHING SERIOUS. THE SOUND IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT.

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND BLUE COLUMBIA LABELS, WITH THE SILVER TEXT AND THE "MAGIC NOTES" LOGO, ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT- CONDITION WITH SOME SPINDLE MARKS AND SOME MINOR BUBBLING UNDER THE SIDE ONE 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

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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.

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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.

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