Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: 1st press

	£		542
	$		718

ARTIST: PINK FLOYD

TITLE: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

LABEL: EMI Columbia SCX6157 Stereo

FORMAT: Vinyl LP

MATRIX CODE SIDE A: YAX 3419 - 1 (1 G)

MATRIX CODE SIDE B: YAX 3420 - 1 (1 G)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UNITED KINGDOM

YEAR OF RELEASE: 1967

MOTHER STAMPER: '1' / 'G'

THE ULTIMATE 1st PRESSING:

E. M. I record labels (Stateside, Parlophone, Tamala, Island, Chrysalis, Columbia, Stax, Liberty, United Artists and bell included) use the following coding: G R A M O P H L T D (GRAMOPHONE LTD) where G=1, R=2, A=3, M=4, O=5, P=6, H=7, L=8, T=9 and D=0. (These are printed on the runoff ~ if the matrix no. is 6 o'clock, these are 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock) therefore, many times you will see more than one letter etched in the dead wax in the stamper location (3 o'clock). For example, if "mm" is etched, it means the record was pressed with the 44th stamper. The initial pressing runs of any record (distributed by labels under E.M.I) would be denoted with the codes 1/G 1/ G (side 1 and side 2), where the "1" represents the first mother (9 o'clock) and the "G" denotes the first stamper (3 o'clock) generally only demos, factory samples and the first couple of hundred records will have this code.

COVER:

See photos; the front laminated cover is in EXCELLENT condition. There is just the slightest of ring wear showing on the front and rear cover from storage and a few very light creases in the laminate down the spine. The spine and corners are well defined with no damage at all. There is one crease front and back to the top right of the cover. There is some laminate shrinkage along the leading edge of the opening and around the edges of the flipbacks.

VINYL:

The LP is in EXCELLENT condition and is perfectly flat. There is little sign of this having been played, the record plays with the light surface noise typical of vinyl with no distortion of the sound. There are no major surface marks, scratches or abrasions on either side of the vinyl other than the light marks from storage in and removal from a paper sleeve.

LABELS:

UK 1st Press "KT" blue & black Columbia labels. Both sides show no signs of age, with no graffiti, writing or tears. There are a few light spindle marks indicating that this LP has barely been played. I have graded these as EXCELLENT.

THERE IS A LOW STARTING PRICE ON THIS ITEM AND THERE IS NO BUY-IT-NOW OR RESERVE PRICE. OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT ANY POINT (OR REPLIED TO).

I have used the Record Collector Magazine Grading System as a benchmark.

MINT: 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:  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: 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: 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.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.
POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

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