Pink Floyd PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN UK LP 1ST MONO EX

	£		285
	$		378

PINK FLOYD - PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN

• CAT:SX 6157
• MATRIX: XAX3419-2 / 3420-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 O / I T
• THIS IS A VERY VERY EARLY PRESS

PINK FLOYD'S DEBUT ALBUM ON THE MONO COLUMBIA LABEL

THE RECORD LABELS

THE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE BLUE AND BLACK COLUMBIA RECORD LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE DARK BLACK SURFACE IS VULNERABLE TO MARKS AND STAINS BUT HERE WE HAVE TWO VIRUALLY PRISTINE CONDITION LABELS . THE COLOUR IS VIBRANT AND UNFADED AND CONTINUES ALL THE WAY INTO THE  UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.SIDE 2 HAS THE BAREST TOUCH OF COLOUR LOSS CLOSE TO THE HOLE, THIS IS PAPER WAER NOT SPINDLE HOLE WEAR HOWEVER. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. CLEARLY FORMED LETTERS AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE BLUE COLUMBIA LOGO IS IN SUPERB UNMARKED STATE. THERE ARE SOME SMALL AND LIGHT SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HAD ABOUT A DOZEN OR SO PLAYS SINCE 1967

THE VINYL

 SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE VINYL HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND LOOKS GREAT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME FINE AND WISPY HAIRLINES, BUT CERATINLY NO SCRATCHES OR DEEP MARKS.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED  4SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER ABOVE TO HEAR IT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC. THE 4 SEGMENTS INCLDE THE OPENING TRACK TO EACH SIDE ALONG WITH SECONDS OF THE RUN IN, PLUS ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDED THE PRECEEDING LINKING GROOVE WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE SILENCE AND BACKGROUND FREE PERFORMANCE OF THE DISC.

THE RUN IN IS  NEAR SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "ASTROMONY DOMINE" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO A VERY CLEAR AND CRISP MONO SOUND. THE PRODUCTION O0N THIS ALBUM IS EXCEPTIONAL.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THERE ARE NO CLICKS OR POPS EXCEPT FOR THE VERY ODD LIGHT ONE, BUT NO MORE THAN 3-4 ON THE ENTIRE LP. tHERE US SOME VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD IN THE MAIN DURING THE QUIETEST OF PASSAGES AND THEN REALLY ONLY IF YOU ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPEAKERS. I SIT NO MORE THAN 8 INCHES FROM MINE AS I TYPE THIS OUT ANS THEREFORE I HEAR EVERY LITTLE NOISE NO MATTER HOW SMALL, BUT WALK AWAY SOME 10 FEET AND THE NOISE IS BARELY AUDIBLE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC EXCELLENT

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS E.J. DAY  SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES AT ALL. JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT THUMB LINES TOWARD THE OPENING EDGE AND A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE ONES NEAR THE EDGES. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, AND THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE WITH NO PEELING TO THE LAMINATE

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN

THE REAR SURFACE IS A NON LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE, AND ONCE AGAIN IS IN TOP CONDITION. NO LOSS TO THE GREY SURFACE WHICH USUALLY SHOWS UP THROUGH RUBBING AND SHELF WEAR, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE FLIPBACKS EITHER. THERE IS A SMALL SCRATCH TO THE SURFACE WHICH IS ON THE LETTER A OD DAWN, AND ANOTHER ON THE LETTER P OF PIPER.

THE SLEEVE HAS FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WHICH ALL FIRST PRESSES SHOULD HAVE

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT EMI ADVERTISING SLEEVE AND IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO CREASES AND NO SPLITS

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY