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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - 1st (a) - G

PINK FLOYD The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Rare 1967 UK 11-track first press MONO LP, front laminated flipback picture sleeve manufactured by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd without the 'File Under Pop' text on the back SX6157)
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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1967 - 57 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Columbia
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Product Catalogue No SX6157
Music Genre 70s Artists, 70s Rock, 60s Rock, Progressive, Rock, Psychedelic
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

Background & Condition
The album was released on August 5th, 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 separate 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 fade-out 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 and the stereo mix, like 'Sgt Pepper', was pretty much cobbled together as an afterthought.

The Sleeve
Still with the EMI catalogue inner enclosed, the Ernest J. Day & Co. sleeve has certainly lived the sixties. There is some medium corner creasing & light wear to the laminate, though no major concerns. The back panel shows a small blue 'smudge' just below the silhouette image. The flipbacks remain secure & undamaged, with all print clearly legible including the '6709' date at the bottom. The spine remains unaffected & the catalogue inner is OK, with a few small seam splits. Realistically we would grade this sleeve Good, on the basis of the creasing on the laminated fromnt.

The Disc
The labels are the blue and black Columbia design with "The Gramophone Co Ltd" and "Sold In UK Subject To...." text. There are a few light spindle marks visible but otherwise the labels are clean & all text clearly legible.

The matrix numbers are:
XAX 3419-2 On Side One
XAX 3420-1 On Side Two

The vinyl has been professionally cleaned & played. Visually it appears a strong VG; The record has a little light background surface in the quieter sections, (especially at the very beginning) but on a mono playback setting, this is rendered purely cosmetic for the most part. There are some hairlines, mainly to Side 2 which have little to no effect on play. Thanks to the quality of sixties vinyl at this point, playback is exceptional with nothing that upsets the incredible trip that is the record. This mix really is remarkable to listen to you: you will be blown away!

By no means mint, this is a Good example at a fair price [mint copies now fetch way up in the £1000+ mark!].

Great chance to grab a first issue MONO for a fair price!

Tracklisting
1. Astronomy Dominé
2. Lucifer Sam
3. Matilda Mother
4. Flaming
5. Pow R Toc H
6. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
7. Interstellar Overdrive
8. The Gnome
9. Chapter 24
10. Scarecrow


LP RECORD  
Recording Artist Pink Floyd
Product Title The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - 1st (a) - G
Product Information Pink Floyd The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - 1st (a) - G UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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