PINK FLOYD PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN U.S. SYD BARRETT
  £   22
  $   29

 


£ 22 Sold For
Feb 7, 2010 Sold Date
Jan 28, 2010 Start Date
£   5 Start price
5   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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PINK FLOYD......THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN RARE ORIGINAL U.S. STEREO BLACK VINYL LP ON TOWER RECORDS. CAT. NO. ST 5093 FROM 1967.  

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL U.S. TOWER RECORDS STANDARD RELEASE SECOND ISSUE STEREO VERSION WITH THE BROWN LABEL.

THE VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BOUGHT MANY YEARS AGO FROM A DEALER, AND ONLY PLAYED ONCE SINCE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL SURFACE ONLY MARKS ON 'THE SCARECROW', WHICH ARE COSMETIC ONLY AND DO NOT AFFECT THE PLAY. THERE IS A HAIRLINE SURFACE MARK WHICH SPANS THE END OF 'CHAPTER 24' AND GOES INTO 'INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE'. THIS CREATES SOME VERY SLIGHT CRACKLE AT THE VERY END OF 'CHAPTER 24' AND THEN FOR A GOOD FEW SECONDS OF 'INTERSTELLAR'. IT CAN BE HEARD MORE ON 'INTERSTELLAR' BUT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SONG, IT GETS LOST QUICKLY AND ISN'T THAT OBVIOUS. THIS MARK WAS THERE WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND SO WAS THE CRACKLE. THE LABEL ON SIDE 1 IS VERY CLEAN AND FREE OF MARKS. THE LABEL ON SIDE 2 IS CLEAN EXCEPT FOR 2 VERY SMALL MARKS WHICH LOOK LIKE SLIGHT RUB MARKS AND WERE THERE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THEY ARE SILVERY GREY IN COLOUR, ONE IS AN ARC SHAPE AROUND THE RIGHT OF THE CENTRE HOLE, THE OTHER IS A VERY SMALL MARK TOWARDS THE TOP RIGHT OF THE LABEL. NO JUMPS, NO CLICKS, NO STICKS.

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SIDE 1.  ST1-5093-B2 (IAM IN A SMALL TRANGLE)

SIDE 2.  ST2-5093-B2 (IAM IN A SMALL TRIANGLE)

THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS VERY LITTLE TO SAY ABOUT THE FRONT AS IT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, VIRTUALLY UNBLEMISHED. ON THE REVERSE THERE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT SURFACE WEAR IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH IS HARDLY NOTICEABLE, PARTICULARLY AS IT IS MIXED IN WITH THE SONG TITLES. THERE IS SOME VERY VERY MINOR RINGWEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. THERE IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF DISCOLOURATION IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER. THERE IS A SMALL EDGE SPLIT ALONG THE BOTTOM FROM THE OPENING, APPROX. 10mm LONG, WHICH IS NEAT AND NOT VERY NOTICEABLE. NO CREASES, NO MARKS, NO TEARS.

FOR COMPLETE INFO ON THIS RECORD GO TO: http://www.pinkfloydarchives.com/DUSLPPF.htm#Piper2

SUPERB CONDITION FOR A RECORD WHICH IS 43 YEARS OLD. BOTH SLEEVE AND VINYL ARE AS THEY WERE WHEN I FIRST IT MANY YEARS AGO. THE VINYL HAS BEEN KEPT OUTSIDE THE SLEEVE BOTH IN A 400g POLYTHENE SLEEVE.

TRACKS AS FOLLOWS:

SIDE 1. 

1. SEE EMILY PLAY

2. POW R. TOCH

3. TAKE UP THY STETHOSCOPE AND WALK

4. LUCIFER SAM

5. MATILDA MOTHER

SIDE 2.

1. THE SCARECROW

2. THE GNOME

3. CHAPTER 24

4. INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE

AS A  COLLECTOR MYSELF I HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED AFTER MY RECORDS, CASSETTES, CD'S AND OTHER MEMORABILIA AND STORED THEM PROPERLY. I TRY TO BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE IN MY DESCRIPTION, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE. PACKAGING WILL BE CARDBOARD ENVELOPE WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS.

ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE E MAIL ME. ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL AFTER SALE HAS FINISHED, PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH ME FIRST BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK.


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