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

	£		220
	$		292

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 THE COLUMBIA LABEL .

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS  1967 COLUMBIA SX 6157

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

THE STAMPER / MOTHER CODES ARE: SIDE 1 – H / 1 SIDE 2 – T / 1

THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL ERNEST J. DAY & CO LTD SLEEVE, WITH FRONT LAMINATION AND THREE LAMINATED FLIP-BACKS HAS THE “FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS” TEXT. THIS GREAT SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE LAMINATED FRONT LOOKS FABULOUS WITH JUST A HINT OF SOME VERY SLIGHT WEAR AND A FEW TINY WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATE. THE SPINE IS STILL QUITE STRAIGHT, DESPITE ONE TINY WRINKLE/MARK IN THE LAMINATION, AND ALL TEXT IS 100% LEGIBLE. ON THE BACK THERE IS A SMALL AREA OF VERY SLIGHT RUBBING. OTHERWISE THERE IS JUST SOME SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION TO THE WHITE FLIB-BACKS. THERE IS SOME VERY SLIGHT RUBBING TO A COUPLE OF THE CORNERS. OTHERWISE THERE ARE NO TEARS AND NO INSCRIPTIONS. THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS WONDERFUL PSYCHEDELIC SLEEVE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL EMI ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS SOME DISCOLOURATION AND SOME WRINKLING. THERE IS A  SPLIT TO ONE EDGE.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE A FEW LIGHT MARKS & SCUFFS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM ON MY PROJECT RPM 4 AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT. I DID DETECT SOME LIGHT SURFACE INTERFERENCE, NOTABLY DURING QUITER PASSAGES AND BETWEEN TRACKS. THIS DID NOT SPOIL MY ENJOYMENT AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO NASTY CLICKS, JUMPS ETC.

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 SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS. 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.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

£4.00

£5.50

£8.50

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 RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £4.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £7.00). THESE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING 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 A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

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.

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.