PINK FLOYD PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN 1st RARE UK FAME EMI LP NEAR MINT
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Description
"PINK FLOYD"
PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN ON FAME/EMI
CONDITION; = Older UK PRESS FAME LABEL / EMI.
The vinyl is superb, absolute top copy with maximum original shine and gloss
FRAMABLE, COMES WITH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE
The COVER is also very nice, would grade EXCELLENT VERY RECORDABLE AND
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, and the only one made under founder memberSyd Barrett's leadership. The album, named after the title of chapter seven of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows[1] and featuring a kaleidoscopic cover photo taken by Vic Singh, was recorded from February to May 1967. It was produced by Beatles engineer Norman Smithand released in 1967 by EMI Columbia in the United Kingdom and Tower in the United States, in August and October respectively.
The release of the album in the US was timed with the band's tour of the US. In the UK, no singles were released from the album, but in the US "Flaming" was offered as a single. The US version of the album has a rearranged tracklist, and contains the UK non-album single, "See Emily Play". Two of the album's songs, "Astronomy Domine" and "Interstellar Overdrive", became central to the band's setlist around this period, while other songs were performed only a handful of times.
Since its release, the album has been hailed as one of the best psychedelic rock albums of all time. In 1973, it was packaged with the band's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, and released as A Nice Pair to introduce new fans to the band's early work after the success of The Dark Side of the Moon. Special limited editions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn were issued to mark its thirtieth and fortieth anniversaries in 1997 and 2007, respectively, with the latter release containing bonus tracks. In 2012, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was voted 347th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
Tracks
All songs written and composed by Syd Barrett, except where noted.
UK release Side one No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Astronomy Domine" Barrett, Richard Wright 4:12 2. "Lucifer Sam" Barrett 3:07 3. "Matilda Mother" Wright, Barrett 3:08 4. "Flaming" Barrett 2:46 5. "Pow R. Toc H." (Barrett, Roger Waters, Wright, Nick Mason) Instrumental, wordless vocals by Barrett, Waters 4:26 6. "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" (Waters) Waters 3:05 Side two No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Interstellar Overdrive" (Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason) Instrumental 9:41 2. "The Gnome" Barrett 2:13 3. "Chapter 24" Barrett 3:42 4. "The Scarecrow" Barrett 2:11 5. "Bike" Barrett 3:21price rating
