PINK FLOYD PIPER AT THE GATES. 4th PRESS. SUPERB AUDIO
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THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN
by THE PINK FLOYD
4th PRESS COLUMBIA LABEL WITH TWO EMI BOXES
STEREO. CATALOGUE No. SCX 6157
MATRIX Nos. YAX 3419-1 and YAX 3420-1
''THE GRAMOPHONE CO...' & 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' LABEL TEXT
THIS IS THE BEST SOUNDING EARLY VINYL 'PIPER' I HAVE HEARD! IF THIS WAS A BLUE LABEL FIRST PRESS, WE'D BE TALKING HUNDRED OF POUNDS. BEAUTIFUL CLEAR REPRODUCTION AND STEREO SEPARATION WITH COMPLETELY SILENT QUIET BITS AND GAPS BETWEEN TRACKS.
AMAZING QUALITY!
THIS IS, HOWEVER, A 4th PRESSING, SO WE HAVE TO BE SLIGHTLY MORE REALISTIC (ALTHOUGH SOME SELLERS DON'T SEEM TO ACCEPT THIS). THE 4TH STEREO PRESSING WAS RELEASED IN 1971 AND THIS PARTICULAR DISC WAS GIVEN AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT IN 1972, THERE IS A HAND WRITTEN MESSAGE ON THE REAR - "ALAN RICHARDS DECEMBER 72 (MERRY XMAS FROM TRICIA)" . I DON'T THINK ALAN WAS A BIG FLOYD FAN BECAUSE IT PLAYS VIRTUALLY AS NEW!
ON INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE A FEW OF THE USUAL MINOR SPIDERY LINES WHICH AFFECT NEARLY EVERY PIECE OF VINYL THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM ITS INNER SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES. BUT THERE IS NOT THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF A SCRATCH OR SCUFF TO SPOIL THE LOOK OR SOUND OF THIS LOVELY DISC! THE LABELS ARE UNMARKED TOO.
THE SLEEVE ISN'T IN SUCH GOOD NICK. IT IS SOLID AND COMPLETE BUT HAS SOME LAMINATE CREASES ON THE FRONT AND 'THAT' MESSAGE ON THE BACK. BEING CRITICAL I WOULD SAY THAT IT JUST ABOUT SCRAPES A VG GRADE. THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT AND, APART FROM AGE DISCOLOURATION, IS IN FINE CONDITION.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING BUT IS STILL NEARLY 40 YEARS OLD AND PLAYS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN PRESSED YESTERDAY!
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT - AN EXCELLENT COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM AT A VERY SENSIBLE STARTING PRICE!
POST AND PACKING TO ADDRESSES ON THE UK MAINLAND WILL BE £2.50 ON THIS RECORD. I WILL COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.
I DO POST WORLDWIDE - IF BIDDING FROM OVERSEAS, PLEASE ASK FOR COSTS.
A BIT OF A RANT HERE - I TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND TROUBLE TO GRADE ALL THE RECORDS I LIST ON EBAY. MY GRADINGS ARE, AS NEAR AS I CAN MAKE THEM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGED STANDARD FOR RECORD COLLECTORS: 'THE RECORD COLLECTOR, RARE RECORD PRICE GUIDE'. IF YOU WISH TO BID, PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY. SOME BUYERS SEEM TO IGNORE WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN AND THEN EXPECT SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
RANT OVER, LET THE BIDDING COMMENCE!!
IMPORTANT NOTE!
I VALUE MY 100% FEEDBACK VERY HIGHLY. ON RECEIPT OF THE DISC, IF THE AUCTION WINNER DISAGREES WITH MY DESCRIPTION, I OFFER A NO-QUIBBLES MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ON SAFE RETURN OF THE DISC TO ME IN THE CONDITION IT WAS SENT OUT, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BID - BE LUCKY!
IF YOU'RE NOT - THANKS FOR LOOKING.
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