PINK FLOYD Piper at the Gates of Dawn LP 1967 UK 1st
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Description
**** AN IDEAL FILLER LP ****
PINK FLOYD
MONO 33 RPM. LP. - COLUMBIA RECORDS - (UK) 1967
MATRIX NUMBERS: XAX 3419-2 XAX 3420-1
ORIGINAL (UK) ISSUE SX 6157
PINK FLOYD.
PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN.
1ST PRESS MATRIX
FILE UNDER POPULAR MUSIC ON REVERSE OF SLEEVE.
OUTER SLEEVE PRINTED BY Ernest J Day & Co. Ltd London.
Release Information: First mono issue on a black Columbia label with a blue Columbia trademark logo.
Songs:
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.
Description:
Front Sleeve:
Kaleidoscope picture of the band with "PINK FLOYD" at bottom. EMI logo in upper left corner. Laminated flipback cover.
Back Sleeve: "File under POPULAR : Pop Groups" This information was added on printings of the cover. At bottom foldover of back cover it says "6709 TPS Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London SX 6157 / SCX 6157."
Vinyl Labels:
Black Columbia label with silver text, and a blue "Columbia Records Magic Notes Trademark" at the top, and a blue "Columbia" in the center.
Underneath the blue "Columbia" it says "Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions. See price lists."
Note: Some copies of this release have the song titles on the label in a larger font than other releases.
At the bottom of the label, it says "Made in Gt. Britain."
Text around the bottom 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. Unauthorized public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this record prohibited.
The very first pressing of this record were released in the stereo format and mono format came soon after.
Columbia Blue, Black Gramophone label.
First printed outer with the
FILE UNDER POPULAR MUSIC
Vinyl: very good+ condition. (has a quite a few tiny faint hairlines and 3 or 4 moderate scratches)
Sleeve: very good + condition. ( has quite a few laminate creases)
Artist: PINK FLOYD.
Album: PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN
Inserts: N/A
Sleeve: ORIGINAL front laminated, Made and printed by Ernest J. Day Ltd,
with refrence to file under popular music on top reverse right hand corner (see picture)
Catalogue No: SX6157
Label: Black & blue Columbia 1st press label.
Format: Mono
Date of release: 5th August 1967
OUTER SLEEVE:
Original front laminated outer, still retaining a very nice shine to the laminated front, with some creases to this, these were unavoidable due to the design and materials used. front only laminated outer sleeve.
The Spine has a few laminate cracks but is straight and fully readable.
Made and printed by Ernest J Day Ltd, File under POPULAR : Pop Groups" on the reverse.CONDITION GRADE: Very good++
THE VINYL:
Visual Grading:Very good+. The Vinyl looks in excellent visual condition, with some hairlines and a few moderate scratches, visible
LABELS:
Both vinyl labels are in near excellent condition even under a very bright halogen bulb with some minor spindle lines
I grade this entire album and sleeve as VERY GOOD PLUS. Within the guide lines of the Rear Record Price Guide.
DUE TO THE RECENT AMOUNT OF NON PAYING BIDDERS !!!! EBAY MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 10 FEEDBACKS MUST EMAIL ME PRIOR TO BIDDING OTHERWISE ALL BIDS WILL BE CANCELLED !!
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