Pink floyd piper at the gates of dawn pink floyd uk 1967 1st press stereo
  £   174
  $   230

 


£ 174 Sold For
Oct 23, 2011 Sold Date
Oct 16, 2011 Start Date
£   10 Start price
29   Number Of Bids
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Everything must go as I am emigrating

This Is An Excellent Collectors Album


The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Original blue black Columbia Label
 The début album by  Pink Floyd, and the only one made under founding member Syd Barrett's leadership. The album contains whimsical lyrics about space, scarecrows, gnomes, bicycles and fairy tales, along with psychedelic instrumental songs. This is the original Columbia Label album that was initially released in 1967 by Columbia/EMI in the United Kingdom    
1st press stereo recording

  Up for sale is a very nice and rare 1967 1st press stereo on the blue and black columbia label with the sold in the uk text and file under pop top right cover printed by ernest j day & co LTD. Full laminate colour front and the back is a matt grey and black.

About this record

The record is a uk 1967 1st press stereo on the blue columbia label.

Stamped matrix numbers side 1. YAX 3419-1

Stamped matrix numbers side 2. YAX 3420-1

CONDITION

Side 1 in very nice condition with no scratches and plays perfectly. I  would grade as excellent used condition

Side 2 in very nice condition with no scratches and plays perfectly I would grade also an excellent used condition

This is a very very rare and sort after record..

 

Track listing

All songs written by Syd Barrett, except where noted.

UK release Side one No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Astronomy Domine"   Barrett and Richard Wright 4:12 2. "Lucifer Sam"   Barrett 3:07 3. "Matilda Mother"   Wright and Barrett 3:08 4. "Flaming"   Barrett 2:46 5. "Pow R. Toc H." (Barrett, Roger Waters, Wright, Nick Mason) Barrett and Waters 4:26 6. "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" (Waters) Waters 3:05 Side two No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Interstellar Overdrive" (Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason) Instrumental 9:41 2. "The Gnome"   Barrett 2:13 3. "Chapter 24"   Barrett 3:42 4. "Scarecrow"   Barrett 2:11 5. "Bike"   Barrett 3:21 This original album is now over 40 years old and does show signs of being played. No scratches but does show light signs of being pulled in and out of the cover. Plays perfectly with no skips or jumps.
The inner sleeve is original but has split on one seam.
The cover shows signs of being handled over the last 40 odd years with a worn bottom right corner where it has been slid on and off a shelf  but has no rips or tears

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