PINK FLOYD 'THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN' -U.K MONO

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Oct 25, 2008 Sold Date

Oct 15, 2008 Start Date

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*PINK FLOYD 'THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN' - U.K MONO*

***MEGA RARE 1967 MONO ORIGINAL PRESSING***

This is the first U.K album released by the Legendary PINK FLOYD which is a true work of art.

The album was released on August 5, 1967 and one month later it was released in stereo.
The album's title comes from the title of the seventh chapter of Kenneth Grahame's 'The
Wind in the Willows' !

The mono mixes of each track were done at seperate sessions, as it was the main format.
The whole stereo album mix was a one day thing, so this really is the definitive mix of
this classic album with significant differences to the stereo mix.

Subtle changes in effect abound, moment to moment gradations that can alter the flow of
an entire track. For example, Syd Barrett’s whoops and shouts on 'Take up thy Stethoscope
and Walk' are simply dripping with delay and the environment constantly morphs, unlike
the stereo version which is 'fixed'. The coda of 'Flaming' is shorter than on the stereo
version, as is 'The Gnome'. There's a whole layer of organ missing on the stereo mix at
the start of 'Interstellar Overdrive' with a bongo fadeout and seriously different parts
in 'Pow R Toch H'. As the engineer said many years later 'The omission of things in the
stereo mixes was really just because of the time - or lack of it - spent over these' -
Mono was the de-facto standard & the stereo, like 'Sgt Pepper', was pretty much cobbled
together as an afterthought.

The Disc :-

The overall condition is fantastic. There are some hairline marks visible on very close inspection that are completely inaudible & probably caused by being removed & replaced in the original EMI paper advert inner. The labels are clean & just a few light spindle marks around the centre hole as evidence of play.

The matrix numbers are :

Side 1: XAX 3419-2
Side 2: XAX 3420-1

The Sleeve :-

Still with the original unsplit EMI advert paper inner, the sleeve is fantasti, bright clear laminate with no sign of shelfwear & secure flipbacks.

The sleeve back is clean, unscuffed & unstained with NO 'File Under Popular: Pop Groups' text. The Ernest J. Day & Co. sleeve is dated 6709, just creeping into the period of the first release of the stereo version.

This truly is a staggering copy !!

Tracklisting is as following:

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. Scarecrow
5. Bike

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE POSTAGE COSTS ARE HIGH DUE TO MAKING SURE THAT THIS ITEM IS FULLY INSURED FOR THE CORRECT AMOUNT.

MORE RECORDS (SOME VERY RARE) TO FOLLOW OVER THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS AS I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL OFF SOME OF MY COLLECTION................

I AM VERY RELUCTANT TO SEE IT GO BUT AS THE SAYING GOES SH** HAPPENS................

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