PINK FLOYD - PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN 1967 COLUMBIA SX 6157 UK MONO 1st Pr

	£		143
	$		189

THE PINK FLOYD

~ THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN ~

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

ON OFFER HERE IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL BRITISH PSYCHEDELIC ALBUM - THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1967 MONO FIRST PRESSING OF THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN BY THE PINK FLOYD ON COLUMBIA RECORDS WITH BLUE & BLACK LABELS.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS  1967 COLUMBIA SX 6157

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

THE MOTHER / STAMPER CODES ARE:

SIDE 1 – G / 1

SIDE 2 – G / 1

THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL ERNEST J. DAY & CO LTD SLEEVE, WITH FRONT LAMINATION AND THREE LAMINATED FLIP-BACKS DOES NOT HAVE THE “FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS” TEXT ON THE TOP FLIP-BACK. ONLY GENUINE FIRST PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM OMIT THIS TEXT. THIS ICONIC SLEEVE IS ONLY IN GOOD CONDITION WITH PLENTY OF WEAR AND TEAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CREASES, WRINKLES AND INDENTS TO THE LAMINATED FRONT. THE OPENING IS FEATHERED, THE CORNERS ARE ALL SCUFFED AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS TINY NICKS AT THE OPENING. THE BACK IS DISCOLOURED AND SOMEONE HAS WRITTEN ‘NICK’ IN RED INK ON THE BACK.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL EMI ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THERE IS SOME DISCOLOURATION AND SOME CREASING. THERE ARE NO SPLITS.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL IS IN GOOD+ CONDITION. UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE PLENTY OF MARKS AND SCUFFS AND A FEW SMALL SCRATCHES. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT BOTH SIDES PLAYED THROUGH WITHOUT JUMPING OR STICKING ON MY TURNTABLE. I NOTED SOME SURFACE NOISE. I ALSO NOTED A BRIEF ‘SHH’ NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS THREE & FOUR ON SIDE TWO. FINALLY I HEARD A FEW CLICKS DURING ‘BIKE’; THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE TWO.

THE LABELS

THE BLACK COLUMBIA LABELS HAVE SILVER TEXT AND BLUE “MAGIC NOTES” & COLUMBIA LOGOS. BOTH OF THE LABELS CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.." AND "SOLD IN UK..." LABEL TEXT. THERE IS AN EMBOSSED "KT" TAX-STAMP AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW SLIGHT SPINDLE MARKS. THERE IS A ‘KT’ TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL.

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

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

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

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.25

£6.50

£8.75

£9.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.50

£11.25

£13.50

£14.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

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

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

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

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.