PINK FLOYD Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1967 UK 1st Press
  £   500
  $   663

 


£ 500 Sold For
Jul 30, 2007 Sold Date
Jul 23, 2007 Start Date
£   3 Start price
25   Number Of Bids
  USA Country Of Seller
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Description

UP FOR BID IS A MEGA RARE LP BY PINK FLOYD CALLED "THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN" AND IS AN ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1st PRESSING ON THE 1st PRESS BLUE/BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL. WHAT MAKES THIS LP SO SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN AMAZING CONDITION AND IT HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL. WHAT MAKES THIS LP RARER STILL IS THAT IT IS A 1st PRESSING IN ULTRA RARE STEREO. MONO 1st PRESSINGS  OFTEN TURN UP ALONG WITH  THE MUCH LATER STEREO RE-ISSUES FROM EMI. I'M NOT GOING TO  SAY THAT YOU WILL NEVER FIND ONE OF THESE AGAIN, BUT THEY ARE VERY, VERY RARE. ONE OF THESE JUST SOLD TODAY ON EBAY FOR GBP 1,320.00 AND THIS ONE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION, NOT ONLY THAT IS EVEN AN EARLIER PRESSING. THE ONE THAT SOLD WAS SAID TO BE THE EARLIEST PRESSING WITH A 1/G & 1/R MOTHER STAMPER CODE BUT THIS ONE IS 1/G & 1/G MOTHER STAMPER CODE. G IS THE 1st STAMPER CODE AND R IS THE 2nd. THIS CAN BE VERIFIED ON THE PINK FLOYD ACHIVE SITE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST PRESSING THE 1/G & 1/R IS THE NEXT PRESSING. NOT ONLY THAT THIS LP IS A PROMO, WITH THE ORIGINAL, MINT PROMO STICKER ON SIDE 2. THIS LP WAS ONE OF THE 1st 300 PRESSED AND MOST LIKELY IN THE FIRST FEW AS THE PROMO LP'S WERE FROM THE VERY FIRST LP'S PRESSED. THIS LP IS THE EARLEIST PRESSED AND THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU COULD FIND ONE AS EARLY AS THIS WOULD BE TO FIND ANOTHER 1st PRESS STEREO PROMO!!! THE CAT NO. IS SCX6157 AND THE MATRIX NOs ARE YAX 3419-1 G1 & YAX 3420-1 G1.

THE RECORD LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION WITH NO WEAR, NO WRITING AND BARELY ANY SPINDLE MARKS AT ALL INDICATING THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL. SIDE ONE HAS THE KT TAX STAMP AND SIDE TWO HAS THE ALL IMPORTANT AND MINT "NOT FOR SALE" PROMO STICKER.

THE VINYL IS IN AWESOME CONDITION AND HAS THAT "JUST PRESSED" LOOK WITH ONLY A VERY FEW OF THE VERY LIGHTEST HAIRLINES AND ONE NON SOUNDING MARK ON SIDE TWO. THIS MUST BE GRADED EX++.

THE 'EARLIEST" 1st PRESS BLACK EMI ADVERTISING"PATENTS APPLIED FOR" INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH, NO SPLITS, NO DIRT, NO WRITNG, AND NO CREASES. 

THE "EARLIEST" 1st PRESS "E.J. DAY" FLIPBACK LAMINATED COVER IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION AND IS THE RAREST POSSIBLE TYPE OF  1st PRESS  COVER THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY FIND WITH NO "FILE UNDER POPULAR" TEXT ON THE REVERSE SIDE!! IT HAS NO EDGEWEAR, NO RINGWEAR, NO WRITING, AND HAS A PERFECT SPINE, 4 SHARP CORNERS, SHINNY LAMINTE AND BARELY ANY CREASES AT ALL. THE OPENING EDGE IS BEAUTIFLY STRAIGHT WITH NO FEATHERING. EVEN THE UNLAMINATED BACK IS IN AWESOME CONDITION  WITH NO YELLOWING, NO RUBBING,NO WRITING, NO RINGWEAR, AND NO GRUBBYNESS. THIS COVER MUST GRADE EXCELLENT++++.

THIS SURELY HAS TO BE CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER PINK FLOYD LPS OF ALL TIME AND IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO OWN THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP AGAIN!!!

PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY AND IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.

SHIPPING IS  FREE AND WORLDWIDE. THIS LP WILL BE PACKAGED WITH CARDBOARD SIFFINERS AND DOUBLE BOXED TO INSURE THAT IT ARIVES IN THE SAME CONDITION THAT IT IS NOW.

 




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