PINK FLOYD "THE PIPER AT THE GATES" 1st UK MONO PRESS

	£		69
	$		91

THIS  IS  A  RARE  AND  HIGHLY  SOUGHT  AFTER  ALBUM  FROM  PINK  FLOYD.   THIS  IS THE  BANDS  RELEASE  FROM  1967  ENTITLED  "THE  PIPER  AT  THE  GATES  OF  DAWN".  A  VERY GENUINE  FIRST  UK  MONO  PRESSING.  THIS  HAS  THE  BLUE  AND  BLACK  COLUMBIA  LABELS. 

SIDE  ONE:   MOTHER  "1"   STAMPER  "T"   (THE  9th  USED)

SIDE TWO:   MOTHER  "1"   STAMPER  "GD"  (THE 10th  USED)

WORKING  ON  THE  ACCEPTED  PRINCIPLE  THAT  300-500  PRESSES  WERE  MADE  WITH  EACH  STAMPER,  THIS  IS  SOMEWHERE  AROUND  THE  4,000th  TO  COME  OFF  THE  PRESS.

I  OFTEN  READ  PEOPLES  ADVERTS  THAT  MENTION  THE  FACT  THAT  THE  LP  FOR  SALE  NEVER  WENT  TO  WILD  60s  AND  70s  PARTIES.  WELL,  THIS  ONE  DID!!  I  HAVE  JUST  RETRIEVED  A  BOX  FROM  MY  LOFT  AND  FOUND  THIS  FORGOTTEN  COPY.  THERE  ARE  A  NUMBER  OF  THINGS  I  NEED  TO  POINT  OUT  ABOUT  ITS  HISTORY  TO  MAKE  THIS  A  FACTUAL  DESCRIPTION.  PLEASE  READ  ON...............

THIS  IS  A  BREAKDOWN  OF  ITS  COMPONENT  PARTS:-

THE  COVER:  AT  ONE  OF  THE  AFOREMENTIOND  PARTIES,  THE  COVER  HAS  BEEN  SWITCHED  TO  ONE  FROM  THE  STEREO  VERSION.  SOMEBODY  OUT  THERE  HAS  A  STEREO  COPY  IN  MY  MONO  SLEEVE!  THIS  COVER  IS  IN  PRETTY  EXCELLENT  CONDITION.  HAS  THE  FEINTEST  DISC  IMPRESSION  FORMING.  VERY  LIGHT  CREASING  TO  THE  LAMINATE.  NO  EDGE  OR  SPINE  WEAR.  FLIPBACKS  ARE  PERFECT.  REAR  HAS  LIGHT  AGE  DISCOLOURATION.  IN  ALL,  THIS  IS  A  VERY  NICE  SOLID  EXAMPLE  (DON'T KNOW  HOW!!) 

INNER  SLEEVE:  THIS  IS  NOT  THE  ORIGINAL  EITHER!  THAT  WAS  PROBABLY  USED  TO  LIGHT  SOMETHING!  THIS  IS  AN  OLD  POLY  LINED  ONE,  ORIGIN  UNKNOWN  BUT  IN  EXCELLENT  SHAPE. 

LABELS  AND  VINYLS:  LABELS  SHOW  QUITE  A  FEW  SPINDLE  TRAILS,  (IT  WAS  HARD  TO  SPOT  THAT  SPINDLE  AND  YOU  INVARIABLY  "MISSED" A  FEW  TIMES!).  ONE  SIDE  HAS  2  INITIALS  ON  IT.  THE  "O"  AND  "A"  OF  ONE  SIDE  ARE  PENNED  A  DIFFERENT  SHADE  OF  BLUE.  THE  "KT"  TAX  CODE  IS  PRESENT  ON  SIDE  ONE.  VISUAL  GRADING  OF  GOOD.  THE  VINYL  LIES  VERY  FLAT  ON  THE  PLATTER.  THERE  ARE  QUITE  A  FEW  MARKS  TO  BOTH  SIDES,  BUT  NOTHING  LIFE  THREATENING!  I  WOULD  GRADE  BOTH  SIDES  VISUALLY  BETWEEN  GOOD  AND  VERY  GOOD  ONLY.

AUDIO  PERFORMANCE:  AT  THIS  POINT  (IF  YOU  ARE  STILL  READING!)  YOU  WILL  BE  THINKING  AN  ASHTRAY  SHOULD  HAVE  BEEN  MADE  OF  THIS  VINYL.  HOWEVER,  BY  SOME  MIRACLE,  THIS  ACTUALLY  SOUNDS  VERY  GOOD  STILL!  BY  NO  MEANS  IS  IT  APPROACHING  EXCELLENT.  NO.  WHAT  IT  DOES  (PRESUMABLY  DUE  TO  THE  QUALITY  OF  EARLY  THICK  VINYL  AND  DEEP  CUT  GROOVES)  IS  TURN  IN  A  VERY  ACCEPTABLE  PERFORMANCE.  THERE  ARE  SOME  CLICKS  AND  POPS  HERE  AND  THERE.  WHEN  THE  MUSIC  STARTS,  THESE  CANNOT  BE  DETECTED,  ASIDE  OF  "SCARECROW"  AND  "BIKE", THE  SHORT  TRACKS  AT  THE  END  OF  SIDE  2,  WHERE  THEY  CAN  BE  HEARD  BEHIND  THE  MUSIC  AND  VOCALS.  I  AM  VERY  SURPRISED  BY  THIS  QUALITY  FROM  HOW  THE  VINYL  LOOKS,  BUT  VERY  PLEASED  ALL  THE  SAME.  SIDE  1  SOUNDS  SLIGHTLY  BETTER  THAN  SIDE  2,  BUT  I  AM  STILL  SERIOUSLY  GRADING  BOTH  AS  VERY  GOOD TO  VERY  GOOD  PLUS.  AMAZING.

SO  THATS  IT.  A  VERY  EARLY  MONO  PRESSING.  NOT  A  MINTER  BY  ANY  MEANS,  BUT  STILL  VERY  PLAYABLE  AND  ENJOYABLE.  IF  YOU  WANT  A  DECENT  FILLER  UNTIL  AN  EXCELLENT  COPY  IS  IN  YOUR  PRICE  RANGE,  OR  JUST  WANT  A  COPY  TO  PLAY  AND  SAVE  YOUR  OWN,  THIS  WOULD  BE  THE  PERFECT  ONE  TO  OWN.

I  HOPE  THAT  MY  DESCRIPTION  IS  AN  HONEST  AND  FAIR  ASSESSMENT  OF  THIS  ALBUM  AND  ALL  ITS  PARTS.  I  DON'T  THINK  I  CAN  ADD  ANY  MORE.  GOOD  LUCK.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:-  I ONLY CHARGE POSTAGE AT COST PRICE (OR LESS SOMETIMES) TO OVERSEAS BUYERS. I PACK AND POST FREE OF CHARGE TO UK BUYERS. PLEASE PLEASE CAN ANYBODY EXPLAIN WHY SOME BUYERS ARE NOT GIVING TOP MARKINGS IN THE POSTAGE CATAGORY OF FEEDBACK RESULTS? MY PACKING IS SUPER ROBUST, AND AN ALBUM I HAVE POSTED HAS NEVER BEEN DAMAGED. PLEASE, IF YOU ARE GOING TO PENALISE MY FEEDBACK IN THIS WAY WHEN I POST FOR FREE, I WOULD MUCH RATHER YOU LEFT NO FEEDBACK AT ALL. SELLERS DO NOT NEED THIS TYPE OF FEEDBACK. HAVING, THANKS TO EBAYS NEW RULES, TO OFFER FREE POSTAGE AT ALL IS A TRAVESTY. PLEASE DO NOT COMPOUND IT!! THANK YOU!!

I AM HAPPY TO SELL OVERSEAS, WORLDWIDE. POSTAGE COSTS MAY VARY BY COUNTRY, AND ALL ITEMS WILL BE SENT "SIGNED FOR" WITH INSURANCE OPTIONS GIVEN. PLEASE WAIT FOR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AFTER SALE TO CONFIRM AMOUNT DUE.

PLEASE CHECK MY FEEDBACK RATINGS FOR PREVIOUSLY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. MY AIM IS TO BE A TOP SELLER WITH THE VERY HIGHEST FEEDBACK. THE SATISFACTION OF BUYERS AND POTENTIAL BUYERS IS MY ULTIMATE GOAL. TOP SERVICE BREEDS REPEAT CUSTOM.

I WILL ONLY CHARGE POSTAGE FEES AT COST. NO PROFITS. ANY EXCESS CHARGED WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL!!

I TRY TO USE RE-CYCLED SUBSTANTIAL PACKING. IF I DO NOT CONSIDER IT ROBUST ENOUGH, I WILL SOURCE NEW MATERIAL AT MY COST, NOT YOURS.

I OFFER A REFUND IF NOT AS DESCRIBED (LESS POSTAGE ONE WAY)

I OFFER REDUCED POSTAGE FOR MORE THAN 1 ITEM (STILL EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS ME)

I WILL ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS.

I WILL BE SELLING SOME OTHER RARE HISTORICAL ROCK VINYL ALBUMS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO KEEP LOOKING. MAYBE MARK ME DOWN AS A FAVOURITE SELLER ON YOUR HOMEPAGE?