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PINK FLOYD Piper Gates Dawn MONO UK 1ST PRESS, SUPERB!

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THE PINK FLOYD

"The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn"

1967

SX 6157

COLUMBIA

UK 1st PRESS - MEGA RARE TOP MONO COPY!

1. BLUE/BLACK LABELS WITH SILVER TEXT
2. "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS. SEE PRICE LISTS" text on labels
3. "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD" label rim text
4. 1G/1G STAMPERS BOTH SIDES!
5. LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London" text on rear of sleeve.
6. NO "File under popular" on rear of sleeve: if this text is present, then it is a 2nd press sleeve
7. ORIGINAL EMI COMPANY ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE

FULLY PLAY GRADED VINYL - FROM START TO FINISH - EXCELLENT+ PLAYBACK! READ THE FULL, DETAILED DESCRIPTION.

PLAYGRADED: not simply glanced at with a superficial visual grading, fully played and graded throughout (listened to on headphones - the most revealing playgrade method, with no exterior audio distractions)

VINYL:

X A X   3 4 1 9 - 2        1   G

X A X   3 4 2 0 - 1       1   G 

Excellent+ looking vinyl with only a few light hairlines/sleeve removal marks/scuffs visible under strong light.

Side One: audio is consistently EX+ if not even better on the louder tracks. There is the faintest background noise (more like hiss than crackle) which is totally obliterated on the loud tracks. Even the quieter intros play very nicely and this is one of the best copies I've heard, with not much background noise audible at all. Superb tone and volume throughout on this very first UK pressing.

NOT ONE SINGLE POP OR CLICK! VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE!

Side Two: plays nearly as well at the start of Side Two with just a little more crackle at the beginning of "Interstellar Overdrive" and I heard a few faint faint clicks during all the 'ambient dissonance (!)' after that it again just has the lightest background noise for the rest of the LP, with just one light pop at the end of track 4. This is definitely one of the best playing copies I've seen/heard.

Plays right through with no jumps or sticks.

OUTER SLEEVE:

Original very 1st press laminated flipback sleeve made by EJ Day with the correct date code of 6709 (September 1967) but most importantly with the crucial "File under popular" text NOT present. This is absolutely vital to being a first press sleeve, as this text IS present on 2nd press sleeves. 

As well as the incredibly rare version this is, it is also in superb condition with no real visible wear at all, just slightly grubby on the unlaminated rear and slight wear to the bottom flipback. A few of the usual laminate creases, mainly near to the front opening edge, right hand side. Overall though, I would still say it is one of the best sleeves I've seen and certainly very hard to find in this condition given the age.

The edges are unworn, the spine is legible and not flattened, the opening edges are still moderately crisp with only minor thumbing, the corners show just some minor bumping and very slight wear. Very nice example.

LABELS:

Excellent, NO graffiti and virtually NO spindle traces at all! Remarkably very little play!

INNER SLEEVE:

Original EMI black print advertising sleeve. No seam splits. No poly liner. The record has been stored in a separate poly lined sleeve to preserve the original one and prevent any damage.

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