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PINK FLOYD featuring SYD BARRETT THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN - ORIGINAL ? 1967 TOWER RECORDS STEREO LP ST-5093
ORIGINAL ? U.S. PRESSING
INSANELY RARE STILL SEALED 1967 TOWER PRESSING BELIEVED TO BE THE 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
BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL BROWN TOWER LABEL WITH BLACK T LOGO WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN: THIS COULD ALSO BE EQUALLY RARE SECOND PRESSING ON MULTICOLORED STRIPED TOWER LABEL -- PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED IMAGE FOR ILLUSTRATION
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.
TWO BREATHE AIR HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP
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
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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/
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CONDITION:
RECORD
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a THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records click here PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID .
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 COVER WOULD HAVE BEEN STONE MINT BUT FOR A SMALL, FAINT WATER STAIN ON THE BACK PANEL
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- A small, faint water stain VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY affects the area about 1 square inch in size in one bottom corner on the back panel there is no structural damage to the cover, and both cardboard base and paper slick are intact, however, the stain is faintly visible.
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:
- No split seams
- No ring wear
- No cut-out drill holes.
- No cut-out corners
