PINK FLOYD Piper at gates of Dawn V Rare Orig UK 1967 M
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Pink Floyd
The Piper at The Gates of Dawn
Very Rare Original UK LP released on Columbia Records in 1967. 1st UK Mono pressing on the Blue and Black Columbia label, the sleeve is laminated on the front with flipbacks on the rear.
Matrix No's
Side One - XAX 3419-2
Side Two - XAX 3420-1
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.
TRACKS ARE :-
Side One
1. Astronomy Domine
2. Lucifer Sam
3. Matilda Mother
4. Flaming
5. Pow R. Toc H
6. Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk
Side Two
1. Interstella Overdrive
2. The Gnome
3. Chapter 24
4. The Scarecrow
5. Bike
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Released on 'Columbia Records' in 1967
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Catalogue No. SX 6157
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Disc is in Vg+ condition (few very light surface marks and a small scratch on track 5, may play with some surface noise)
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Sleeve is in Vg condition (some shelf wear and name on back)
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