PINK FLOYD "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" UK 2nd MINT

	£		64
	$		85

  PINK FLOYD "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" UK 2nd MINT LAMINATED G&L FLIPBACK, ONE EMI BOX, STUNNING AUDIO
THE PINK FLOYD
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn


HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB UK COLUMBIA (SCX 6157) SECOND *STEREO* PRESSING OF PINK FLOYD'S CLASSIC DEBUT "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" - IN REALLY BEAUTIFUL CONDITION

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WHICH DELIVERS CRISP, FRESH, RICH, WARM AUDIO WITH A TREMENDOUSLY IMPRESSIVE LOUD CUT - THE RECORD SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL
THE SECOND PRESS BLACK/SILVER COLUMBIA LABELS HAVE JUST THE ONE EMI BOXED LOGO AND "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD..." RIM TEXT
AND THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL, FRONT LAMINATED 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' TRI-FLIPBACK SLEEVE - identical to the first press sleeve and date coded '6709' (1967, September)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL EMI COMPANY ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE

THIS REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF A TOTALLY ICONIC LP AND I THINK A FINER ONE WOULD BE PRETTY HARD TO LOCATE - VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Recording of the album began on the 21 February 1967 in studio three of Abbey Road Studios at the same time The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's and The Pretty Things were recording S.F. Sorrow.
The album was produced by Norman Smith, an EMI staff member who had previously engineered all of The Beatles recordings up to 1965's Rubber Soul. Smith would go on to produce Pink Floyd's follow up album, A Saucerful of Secrets.
"Interstellar Overdrive" and "Matilda Mother" were two of the first tracks recorded, as the latter was viewed as a potential single.
In April, the band recorded both "Percy the Rat Catcher" (this would later be called "Lucifer Sam"), and a currently unreleased track called "She Was a Millionaire".
At some point during the album's creation, Nick Mason recalled that they were "ushered" into studio 2 where The Beatles were recording "Lovely Rita".
Several conflicting views surround how efficiently the recording of the album actually went. In his book Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd, Nick Mason recalled that the sessions went smoothly and that the whole process was extremely efficient. Norman Smith however, condemned both the album's recording and the band members' musical abilities. Smith later stated that the sessions were "sheer hell". However, both "The Gnome" and "The Scarecrow" were recorded in one take.
A large proportion of the album is credited solely to Barrett, with tracks such as "Bike" having been written in late 1966 before the album was even started. The last recording session took place on 5 July 1967, with the track "Pow R. Toc H." being one of the last songs added to the album.

UK SECOND PRESS CRITERIA:
Front Cover: Kaleidoscope picture of the band with "PINK FLOYD" at bottom. EMI logo in upper left corner. Laminated flipback cover
Back Cover: At top foldover of back cover it says "File under POPULAR : Pop Groups." At bottom foldover of back cover it says "6709 TPS Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London SX 6157 / SCX 6157."
Inner Sleeve: Brown/purple printing on white paper. On the front side is the EMI logo at the top center, with "Add these outstanding LPs to your collection" at the top, 16 LP covers pictured in the middle including The Beatles-Sgt. Peppers, and "Remember-the new Emitex cleans and preserves your records," and "Patents applied for" at the bottom. On the back side is the EMI logo at the top center, with " - the greatest recording organization in the world" at the top, 16 LP covers pictured in the middle including Pink Floyd-Piper at the Gates of Dawn, and "E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) Hayes - Middlesex - England, Made and Printed in Great Britain" at the bottom.
Label: Black Columbia label with silver text, white EMI logo in small rectangle at bottom, and white "Columbia" in large rectangle with lines on each side at top.
Text around the top edge of the label starts at 8 o'clock and says: The Gramophone Co., Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorized public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this record prohibited. Text around the bottom edge of the label starts at 7 o'clock and says: Made in GT Britain - Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions. See price lists.

MATRIX: YAX 3419-1 / YAX 3420-1 (all stamped)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GA and 1/GA (all stamped)

Track Listing:
Side 1: Astronomy Domine / Lucifer Sam / Matilda Mother / Flaming / Pow R. Toc H. / Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
Side 2: Interstellar Overdrive / The Gnome / Chapter 24 / The Scarecrow / Bike

LABELS: CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO unwanted marks/writing and just a couple of pressing blemishes (please see close-up photos). The spindle hole is still quite tight with only about half a dozen light spindle traces on each label. BEAUTIFUL LIGHTLY PLAYED COPY
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces are CLEAN and FRESH and retain their DEEP, AS-NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN and are UNMARKED
VINYL Audio: Absolutely STUNNING audio reproduction - CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH and VIBRANT SOUND - EXTREMELY FRESH AND IMMEDIATE. As usual, the soundscapes PINK FLOYD create are SENSATIONAL with an astonishing dynamic range and the LP sounds AMAZING. There are NO scratches, NO sticks/jumps, NO clicks or pops and NO surface noise. Plays to an extremely high standard with NO groove-wear and NO distortion (its seen very light play only) and can only be graded MINT(-) for audio. NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use strict RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards (please refer to my feedback and 'about me' page). BEAUTIFUL COPY AND VERY HARD TO FIND AS A TRUE UK SECOND PRESSING WITH JUST THE ONE EMI BOX
SLEEVE: The FRONT LAMINATED TRI-FLIPBACK sleeve is also in BEAUTIFUL condition. CLEAN and BRIGHT with a DEEP, DEEP GLOSS to the front laminate with just some record impression and a CLEAN back (for some reason '13 P' is written on the back - please see close up photo). The edges of the sleeve have NO wear AT ALL and all the text on the very thin, flat spine (just 'The Pink Floyd') is CLEAR and SHARP. SUPERB SLEEVE. EXCELLENT+

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
THIS REALLY IS AN OUTSTANDING UK SECOND *STEREO* PRESSING WHICH PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT AND SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL - A FINER COPY I DO NOT THINK YOU WILL FIND - VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO RESERVE
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UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EU: Airmail: £5.00 (Insured & Signed For: £8.50)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £8.00 (Insured & Signed For: £11.50)

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