Pink Floyd The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Japan Orig'67 Odeon OP-8229 1st Press

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2,025

ORIGINAL 1st JAPANESE ODEON RECORDS ISSUE WITH THE FOUR DIGIT “OP-8229” CATALOG NUMBER

PINK FLOYD ~ THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (1967)

FIRST -1S / -1S MATRIX NUMBERS RED WAX EVERCLEAN VINYL

EVERCLEAN RECORDS FOLD-OVER TOP FLAP INNER SLEEVE

1-SHEET SONG TITLE AND LYRICS WHITE INSERT 

EMI RECORDS ORDER BLANK

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Original 1st Japanese issue of Pink Floyd’s debut album “The Piper At The Gates of Dawn” released in Japan on December 5th, 1967. The copy currently listed for the auction is the very early 1st Red Wax EverClean pressing and according to Pink Floyd Archives a little bit more than 500 Red Wax vinyl copies have ever been made. The other 1st issue copies pressed on black vinyl are also considered rare but not as much as the Red Wax vinyl. This earliest 1st pressing issue contains the four-digit “OP-8229” catalog number. The 2nd issue of this album that was released in 1970 has the five-digit “OP-80281” catalog number. The value of any collectible Japanese issue is always determined by the presence of its original Obi. The Obi of this issue is perhaps not original. Nevertheless, if this is a replica, its quality has caused a debate among the experts. Considering that this copy belongs to us now and the last word should be ours, but we aren’t the Obi experts and the information about the Obi of this issue is so limited, and the photos that we could find online are of such a low resolution that determining its authenticity isn’t possible. We’ve used all of the existing online resources and even acquired several reputable Japanese publications, including “The Illustrated Guide to the 60s Japanese LPs with Obi” issued by Ginko Music hoping that it will help us with our examination. The conclusion that we’ve come to is that we can’t guarantee that the Obi on this copy is authentic. Please take this circumstance into consideration when placing a bid. But if the Obi is a replica after all, then it’s of a really high quality and fully corresponds to the original. So, continuing the description of this copy. It could be stated without any exaggeration that this pressing is the rarest and most collectible out of all international Pink Floyd issues including the UK and US pressings. Original single-type glossy laminated flip-over cardboard cover with a “Kaleidoscope” image of the band along with the Odeon Records logo and 4-digit OP-8229 catalog number in the top right corner contains the original green “Arrow” Obi with the OP-8229 catalog number and ¥2,000 recommended price below the Odeon Records logo. The back cover with the flip-over edges contains the song titles in Japanese and English with timings, the OP-8229 catalog number and EverClean Records logo at the top. The middle part of the back cover has a long text telling the story of Pink Floyd and the band members’ biographies. This copy contains the original unused Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. “World Records” 2-sided mail order postcard insert. The original Japanese style EverClean Records inner sleeve with the fold-over top flap and other 70 releases pressed using the anti-static EverClean technology on the red wax. Original 1-sheet paper insert with the OP-8229 catalog number, song titles and lyrics for all of the album’s songs in English, including “See Emily Play”. The Japanese release of “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” includes all of the songs from the original British release of the album plus the extra song “See Emily Play” added to the end of Side Two. Original 1st print Odeon Records black with silver print labels contain the 1st pressing OP-8229 catalog number (The catalog number of the second Japanese pressing is OP- 80281) and a large Odeon Records logo on the left. The top of the labels contains the “Mfd. Under Licence By Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. in Japan” rim text. 1st pressing red wax EverClean vinyl with the very early 1st -1S / -1S matrix numbers. The full matrix numbers are as follows: Side 1 - YAX-3419 1SA 2 EverClean Symbol 7K; Side 2 - OP-8229-B 1S 3 EverClean Symbol.

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The beautiful glossy laminated cover is in Near Mint Minus condition. The mail order postcard insers, lyrics sheet and EverClean inner sleeve are also in Near Mint Minus condition. The red wax vinyl is graded Excellent Minus and only contains a few very light and barely noticeable non-feelable hairlines. The clean labels in Excellent condition are completely scuff- and wear-free and would be Near Mint Minus if it wasn't due to a few very light spindle marks that can be seen under a strong light source. The vinyl plays beautifully with just some very light occasional static. Side 1 has a series of very light pops at the end of Track 3, but our phonograph's tonearm is set to a light weight and if the weight of your tonearm is heavier than perhaps you aren't going to hear it. This and the static would also most likely go away if the record was professionally cleaned using a VPI cleaning machine.

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