PINK FLOYD PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN UK MONO LP 1ST PRESS VG PLUS AUDIO & SLV

	£		155
	$		205

WELCOME TO MY AUCTION.

I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 BUT IT'S NOW TIME TO LIST SOME OF MY 3,000 PLUS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION AS I'M NOW RUNNING OUT OF ROOM IN THE HOUSE! THESE ARE EITHER DUPLICATE COPIES OR ONES I NO LONGER PLAY. ALL MY RECORDS ARE WELL LOOKED AFTER AND RARELY PLAYED. MOST ARE STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER COVERS TO PROTECT THE SLEEVES AND STORED IN RECORD BOXES AWAY FROM HEAT IN A SMOKE FREE HOME. ALL MY RECORDS ARE FULLY PLAY GRADED ON HIGH VOLUME THROUGH HEADPHONES ON MY HIGH END SYSTEM USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014 GRADING SYSTEM.

IF YOU WISH TO PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE RECORD I CAN DISCOUNT THE POSTAGE AND GET 3 X LP'S INTO A BOXED MAILER, 50 PENCE EXTRA POSTAGE PER ALBUM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED BUYING SO I CAN SEND YOU AN INVOICE.

HERE WE HAVE A RARE PYSCH CLASSIC, AN ORIGINAL MONO COPY OF THE FIRST PINK FLOYD ALBUM IN VERY GOOD PLUS TO NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER COPY :

PINK FLOYD, THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN 1967 UK MONO FIRST PRESS VINYL LP ON COLUMBIA RECORDS, SX 6157.
IN VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION WITH A NEAR EXCELLENT SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE. A VERY DECENT COPY.

PLEASE NOTE I ONLY USE A MINT CONDITION GRADING ON A SEALED UNPLAYED COPY.

FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS :

SIDE 1 : XAX 3419-2 GG 1 in the run off grooves.
SIDE 2 : XAX 3420-1 GM 1 in the run off grooves.

TRACK LISTING : PLEASE SEE THE REAR SLEEVE AND LABEL PICTURES.

THICK SLAB FIRST PRESS VINYL : WITH A NICE SHEEN, THE VINYL LIES FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE WITH NO WARPING. PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES SINCE PURCHASED AS THERE ARE SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE ON BOTH LABELS. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT MARKS VISIBLE, ALSO WITH JUST SOME LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVALS UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH GIVE SOME RANDOM POPS AND CLICKS HERE AND THERE (SEE BELOW).
VISUALLY VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.

COLUMBIA BLUE TEXT LABELS WITH KT TAX CODE SIDE 1 : WITH 'SOLD IN THE UK..' TEXT BELOW THE BLUE COLUMBIA AND 'THE GRAMAPHONE CO. LTD...' TEXT ON THE LABEL RIM. SOME SPINDLE MARKS ON EACH SIDE EVIDENT BUT CAREFULLY PLAYED, VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.

PLAYBACK : THIS FIRST PRESSING MONO COPY HAS SUCH A DYNAMIC LOUD CUT SOUND, I HAD TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN. BOTH SIDES PLAY THROUGH NICELY WITH NO DISTORTION, SKIPS OR JUMPS. JUST SOME VERY LIGHT CRACKLE IN THE QUIET PARTS AND OCASSIONALLY BETWEEN TRACKS. THE FEW LIGHT MARKS AS MENTIONED ABOVE GIVE THE FOLLOWING LIGHT CLICKS ON MY SYSTEM :

SIDE 1 :
FEW LIGHT BACKGROUND CLICKS ON THE INTRO TO 'ASTRO DOMINE'
LIGHT CRACKLE HERE AND THERE ON THE INTRO TO 'MATILDA MOTHER'
SOME BACKGROUND CLICKS ON 'TAKE UP THY STETHOSCOPE AND WALK'.
SIDE 2 :
SOME RANDOM LIGHT CLICKS DURING 'INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE'
SOME CLICKS DURING 'THE GNOME' THROUGH TO THE START OF 'CHAPTER 24'
SOME HEAVIER CLICKS HERE AND THERE DURING 'THE SCARECROW' INTO THE LAST TRACK 'BIKE'.
THOUGHT IT BEST TO MENTION THE ABOVE CLICKS SO NOT A MINT COPY BUT OVERALL THIS STILL SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES AS THE LOUD CUT MONO SOUND IS RIGHT TO THE FORE, THE MENTIONED CLICKS ARE ALWAYS IN THE BACKGROUND AND DON'T DISTRACT FROM THE LISTENING PLEASURE.
OVERALL VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION, A VERY DECENT COPY!

FRONT LAMINATED NON GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FLIPBACKS TO THE REAR, PRINTED BY E.J. DAY & CO. LTD : NOT KEPT IN A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE SINCE PURCHASE SO SLIGHT CORNER WEAR. THE SPINE IS STILL CRISP AND LEGIBLE, JUST A COUPLE OF BUMPS. SOME SMALL LAMINATE CREASES BY THE SPINE AND ON THE FRONT. ONE FRONT CREASE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. SOME SLIGHT FEATHERING TO THE OPENING EDGE. NO WRITING OR TEARS, NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO RECORD IMPRESSION/RUBBING ON THE SLEEVE. THE REVERSE IS NICE AND CLEAN, BUT ONE SMALL IMPRESSION MARK BY THE 'SCARECROW' TRACK TEXT. NO STICKER REMOVAL MARKS. (SEE PICS).
OVERALL VERY GOOD PLUS TO NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THIS WILL ALSO BE SENT OUT TO THE WINNER WITH A BRAND NEW POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.

ORIGINAL EMI COMPANY INNER SLEEVE :  NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. JUST A FEW TINY CREASES. NO BROWN AGE STAINS. EXCELLENT CONDITION.

OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION AUDIO COPY OF ONE OT THE GREATEST ALBUMS EVER MADE WITH A NEAR EXCELLENT SLEEVE. A VERY DECENT COPY!

I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD IN ANTI-STATIC FLUID AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW POLY-LINED INNER TO PROTECT THE VINYL AND INNER SLEEVE.

ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR IN WELL STIFFENED MAILERS WITH THE RECORD OUTSIDE THE COVER AND INNER TO ENSURE THEY ALL ARRIVE UNDAMAGED.

I ALWAYS LEAVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR THE PURCHASER ONCE I HAVE SENT OUT THE RECORD, PLEASE DO THE SAME FOR ME ONCE IT ARRIVES SAFELY AND YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOUR PURCHASE.

I WILL ALSO SEND THE ITEM OUTSIDE THE UK USING THE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME WHICH IS AIRMAIL TRACKED/SIGNED FOR, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE WHICH WILL BE SENT BY EBAY.

PLEASE SEE MY OTHER ITEMS.

HAPPY BIDDING!