Pink Floyd The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1967 Rainbo Press Release

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Pink Floyds - The Piper at The Gates of Dawn
Album has marks from usage with some hisses on several areas but none that over power the music. Slight crackle on very beginning of side two. Outside of the above the Album does play well.
This album is a first US Stereo pressing from Rainbo Pressing denoted by the following:
? 1967

First US Stereo Pressing:
• Track A1 is above spindle hole;
• STEREO & Cat # same size bold ink, large 1 at right;
• Tracks are bold, followed by (ASCAP) then times in regular font;
• Credits under tracks.

Rainbow Pressing with related # (6) (jacket mfg. plant) lower, right liner.

Track A2 incorrectly listed as "Pow. R. Roch"
A3 incorrectly listed as "Take Up My Stethoscope And Walk"
B3 incorrectly listed as "Chappter 24"

1st cat#: sleeve; 2nd: label

• Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch): ST-1-5093 S-1546
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch): ST-2-5093 S-1547
• Rights Society: ASCAP

MINT (M)
These are absolutely perfect in every way.

NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)
A good description of a NM record is “it looks like it just came from a retailstore and it was opened for the first time.” In other words, it’s nearlyperfect.

NM records are shiny, with no visibledefects. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, norcan any “spindle marks” from someone trying to blindly put the record on theturntable. Major factory defects also must be absent.  If played, it will do so with no surfacenoise.

NM covers are free of creases, ring wear andseam splits of any kind.

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)
or EXCELLENT (E)
A good description of a VG+ record is “except for a couple minor things, this wouldbe Near Mint.”

VG+ records may show some slight signs ofwear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect thelistening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minorsigns of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole,but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very lightring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.

VG+ covers should have only minor wear. A VG+cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long)at the bottom, the most vulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have somedefacing, such as a cut-out marking

Very Good (VG)
Many of the imperfections found on a VG+ record are more obvious on a VGrecord.

VG records have more obvious flaws than theircounterparts in better shape. They lack most of the original gloss found onfactory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratchesdeep enough to feel with a fingernail. When played, a VG record has surfacenoise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages andduring a song’s intro and ending. But the noise will not overpower the musicotherwise.

Minor writing, tape or a sticker can detractfrom the label. They remain a fine listening experience, just not the same asif it were in better shape.

VG covers will have many signs of humanhandling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover where theedge of a record would reside, is obvious, though not overwhelming. Some morecreases might be visible. Seam splitting will be more obvious; it may appear onall three sides, though it won’t be obvious upon looking. Someone might havewritten or it or stamped a price tag on it, too.

Good (G),
Good Plus (G+)
or Very Good Minus (VG–)
Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so itcan serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significantsurface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ringwear, heavy writing, or obvious damage caused by someone trying to remove tapeor stickers and failing miserably.

A Good to VG– cover has ring wear to thepoint of distraction, has seam splits obvious on sight and may have evenheavier writing, such as, for example, huge radio station letters writtenacross the front to deter theft.