PINK FLOYD PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN MONO UK 1ST PRESS
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PINK FLOYD - PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (COLUMBIA SX 6157 MONO UK 1967) . ORIGINAL FIRST MONO PRESSING OF THE LEGENDARY FIRST PINK FLOYD ALBUM. ORIGINALS HAVE RECENTLY SOLD FOR OVER £1000+. THIS PRESSING HAS MATRIX NUMBER: SIDE ONE XAX 3419-2 01 AND SIDE TWO: XAX 3420-1 T1, THIS MAKES IT THE 9TH STAMPER- ACCORDING TO THE PINK FLOYD ARCHIVES http://pinkfloydarchives.com/DUKLPPF.htm#Pipermono1. THE SLEEVE IS IN NEX CONDITION. HAS SOME LAMINATE CREASES HERE AND THERE. ALL EDGES ARE SHARP AND NO TEARS OR STAINS. HAS LIGHT RING WEAR. THE SPINE IS VERY CLEAN AND SHARP ONE END HAS LIGHT CREASE. THE BACK SLEEVE DOES NOT HAVE THE "FILE UNDER POPULAR" CREDIT AND HAS 3 WHITE LAMINATED BACK FLAPS. THE BACK COVER IS OTHERWISE NOT LAMINATED AND IN GREY. THIS IS VERY CLEAN APART FROM LIGHT YELLOWING TOWARDS THE LEFT EDGES. SLEEVE IS NEX CONDITION. THE DISC LABELS WITH COLUMBIA IN BLUE WITH SILVER LETTERING ALSO HAS THE "SOLD IN UK" CREDIT AND TAX CODE "K/T" EMBOSSED ON SIDE ONE. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN NO WRITING ON BUT SOME SPINDLE MARKS EVIDENT ON BOTH SIDES. THE DISC LOOKS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, SIDE TWO HAS SEVERAL MORE NOTICABLE MARKS. AUDIBLY SIDE ONE HAS SOME CRACKLE CONSISTENT WITH HOW IT LOOKS. SIDE TWO IS SAME WITH ADDITION OF AUDIBLE POPS OVER THE MORE ACOUSTIC TRACKS: THE GNOME/CHAPTER 24/SCARECROW. THE RECORD HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND APART FROM THE AUDIBLE MARKS NOTED, IT IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. THE RECORD COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE EMI COMPANY BAG. THIS IS THE CORRECT ONE AS IT HAS HERMANS HERMITS ALBUM TOP LEFT AND "REMEMBER-THE NEW EMITEX CLEANS AND PRESERVES YOUR RECORDS" CREDIT AT BOTTOM OF INNER SLEEVE. OVERALL, A GREAT COPY TO OWN OF THE ORIGINAL 1960S UK PSYCHEDELIC MASTERS DEBUT ALBUM. LOOK OUT FOR THE STEREO ALBUM UP FOR AUCTION AND OTHER RARE FLOYD ALBUMS! ALL LP'S ARE SENT SECURELY USING HIGH QUALITY CUSTOM-MADE LP PROTECTORS ENSURING THEY ARRIVE WITH YOU THE SAME WAY THEY LEFT US!
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