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WE CURRENTLY HAVE NEARLY 1,000 LISTED ITEMS Click here to see ALL our ROCK auctions Our PSYCH PROGRESSIVE auctions Our PUNK NEW WAVE auctions Our JAZZ auctions Our BLUE NOTE JAZZ auctions Our BLUES auctions Our CLASSICAL auctions Our COUNTRY auctions Our FUNK auctions Our LATIN auctions Our METAL auctionsOur REGGAE auctions Our SOUL auctions Our STILL SEALED ITEMS Our PROMO auctions Our AUDIOPHILE auctions PINK FLOYD THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN - ORIGINAL 1967 TOWER RECORDS STEREO LP ST-5093 ORIGINAL U.S.
PRESSING INSANELY RARE STILL SEALED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING THIS IS AMERICAN NOT BRITISH VERSION OF THE ALBUM, WHICH INCLUDES THE HIT SINGLE SEE EMILY PLAY BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ASTRONOMY DOMINE , FLAMING AND BIKE GUARANTEED ORIGINAL BROWN TOWER LABEL WITH BLACK T LOGO THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S.
PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on.
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GUARANTEED The title of Pink Floyd s debut album is taken from a chapter in Syd Barrett s favorite children s book, The Wind in the Willows, and the lyrical imagery of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is indeed full of colorful, childlike, distinctly British whimsy, albeit filtered through the perceptive lens of LSD.
Barrett s catchy, melodic acid pop songs are balanced with longer, more experimental pieces showcasing the group s instrumental freak-outs, often using themes of space travel as metaphors for hallucinogenic experiences -- Astronomy Domine is a poppier number in this vein, but tracks like Interstellar Overdrive are some of the earliest forays into what has been tagged space rock.
But even though Barrett s lyrics and melodies are mostly playful and humorous, the band s music doesn t always bear out those sentiments -- in addition to Rick Wright s eerie organ work, dissonance, chromaticism, weird noises, and vocal sound effects are all employed at various instances, giving the impression of chaos and confusion lurking beneath the bright surface.
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn successfully captures both sides of psychedelic experimentation -- the pleasures of expanding one s mind and perception, and an underlying threat of mental disorder and even lunacy this duality makes Piper all the more compelling in light of Barrett s subsequent breakdown, and ranks it as one of the best psychedelic albums of all time.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE HUEY, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/ Finding a still sealed original copy of this PSYCHEDELIC MILESTONE? ? Forget it not even a HOPE This may be the last one you will ever see.
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b The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings.
Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic.
Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording c Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording COVER COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover: - Cover has a minor wrinkle bubble in paper slick on the front panel - Cover has a tiny wrinkle crease in one of the corners nothing significant .
- Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging BARELY VISIBLE NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER: - No split seams - No ring wear - No cut-out drill holes.
- No cut-out corners - No saw-marks or indents - No dirt/dust rubbing stains friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers - No writing - No stamps - No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams - No peel-off marks - No stains - No mold or mildew spots - No stickers or labels - No water damage - No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.
- No warping - No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover - No glue traces or wax residue.
- No bar codes - No RIAA stamps or stickers.
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