PINK FLOYD ‘THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN MONO 1967 UK
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THE PINK FLOYD
"THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN"
(1967 COLUMBIA RECORDS LP – RARE UK MONO FIRST PRESSING!!)
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, 1967 UK MONO FIRST PRESSING OF "THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN" BY THE PINK FLOYD ON COLUMBIA RECORDS.
THE LABELS HAVE "THE GRAMOPHONE.." AND "SOLD IN UK" TEXT. IT IS "KT" TAX-STAMPED ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL. THE SLEEVE IS A BEAUTIFUL ERNEST J. DAY & CO. ORIGINAL WITH FLIPBACKS. THE LOVELY HEAVY VINYL, WITH BLUE & BLACK COLUMBIA LABELS, IS HOUSED IN IT’S ORIGINAL "EMI ADVERTISING" INNER SLEEVE. THESE FACTS PLUS THE MATRIX NUMBERS / STAMPER INFORMATION ALL DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST MONO PRESSING OF THIS FANTASTIC AND FANTASTICALLY RARE ALBUM. THE REAR UPPER FLIPBACK CARRIES THE TEXT "FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS".
THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 1967 COLUMBIA SX 6157
THE SLEEVE
THE LAMINATED FRONT OF THE ORIGINAL ERNEST J. DAY & CO LTD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION. THE SPINE IS PERFECT AND 100% LEGIBLE. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS PERFECT WITH NO SCUFFING. THE TOP EDGE HAS TWO OF THE TINIEST SCUFF MARKS. THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE, WITH THREE EXTERNAL FLIPBACKS, IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME DISCOLOURATION, NOTABLY TO THE AREA NEAREST THE OPENING. THERE IS ALSO SOME MINOR FEATHERING AND A TINY NICK TO THE OPENING. ALL IN ALL A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS WONDERFUL PSYCHEDELIC SLEEVE.
THE INNER SLEEVE
THE ORIGINAL EMI INNER SLEEVE, WITH ADVERTISING FOR OTHER EMI ALBUMS INCLUDING THE BEATLES’ "REVOLVER" AND HERMAN’S HERMITS’ "BOTH SIDES" IS IN VERY GOOD++ CONDITION. THERE IS SOME DISCOLOURATION AND SOME WRINKLING.
THE VINYL
THE BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT MARKS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT – AS GOOD AS IT GETS WITHOUT BEING BRAND NEW!!
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND BLUE COLUMBIA LABELS, WITH THE SILVER TEXT AND THE "MAGIC NOTES" LOGO, ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PER LABEL. THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR.
SIDE 1
1. ASTRONOMY DOMINÉ
2. LUCIFER SAM
3. MATILDA MOTHER
4. FLAMING
5. POW R. TOC H
6. TAKE UP THY STETHOSCOPE AND WALK
SIDE 2
1. INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE
2. THE GNOME
3. CHAPTER 24
4. THE SCARECROW
5. BIKE
ITALY
DELIVERY
EUROPE
AIRSURE
REST OF WORLD AIRSURE
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