PINK FLOYD ‘THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN’ 1967 COLUMBIA SX 6157 UK MONO EX+

	£		311
	$		412

THE PINK FLOYD

~ THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN ~

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

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

THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM THAT I HAVE EVER OFFERED ON EBAY AND WILL PROVE TO BE AN UPGRADE FOR MANY SERIOUS COLLECTORS. THE SLEEVE IS LOVELY AS IS THE VINYL AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS WONDERFUL RECORD SOUND SO MAGNIFICENT. I HAVE PLAYED IT ON A SERIOUS TURNTABLE AND GRADED VERY CAREFULLY - SEE BELOW.

PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON MY LISTINGS AS I ALSO HAVE A NEAR MINT FIRST PRESSING OF “SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS” WHICH I WILL BE ADDING IN THE COMING DAYS, ALONG WITH LOTS OF OTHER GOODIES!!

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS  1967 COLUMBIA SX 6157

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

THE MOTHER / STAMPER CODES ARE:

SIDE 1 – O / 1

SIDE 2 – L / 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 ON THE TOP FLIPBACKS. THIS BEAUTIFUL 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 AND ALL TEXT IS 100% LEGIBLE. THE BACK IS NEARLY PERFECT, WITH NOT EVEN ANY DISCOLOURATION TO THE WHITE FLIP-BACKS. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATE ON THE FLIP-BACKS. THERE ARE NO TEARS, NO SPLITS 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 CREASING. THERE ARE NO SPLITS.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY MARKS, NONE OF WHICH AFFECTED PLAYBACK. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS NEAR MINT THROUGHOUT. AMAZING AUDIO - AMAZING RECORD.

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 SPIDERY 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

THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CLEANED ON A MOTH RECORD CLEANING MACHINE. ALL MY RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I USE SPECIALIST MAILERS AND STIFFENERS TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD. I DO NOT USE FLIMSY ENVELOPE-STYLE MAILERS. MY RECORDS ARE PLACED IN A BRAND NEW 400g POLYTHENE SLEEVE PRIOR TO DESPATCH. ALL MY RECORDS ARE FULLY PLAYED AND LISTENED TO CAREFULLY TO ENSURE ACCURATE GRADING.

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£3.75

£6.50

£10.25

£10.50

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £5.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £8.00). 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.