PINK FLOYD The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn LP COLUMBIA 1967 ITA orig SYD BARRETT
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PINK FLOYD
ROGER WATERS, NICKY MASON, RICK WRIGHT, SYD BARRETT
One of the most predominant and celebrated rock bands of all time, prog-psych and space-rock legends,
known for superlative musicianship
"THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN"
<originally published in September,1967 BUT released for the first time in Italy only in April 1971>
the release date on runout is: 22 4 71
Produced by Norman Smith
1971 LP COLUMBIA/EMI RECORDS STEREO 3C062-04292
MADE IN ITALY ORIGINAL COPY
This version: Released on a black label and white Columbia (on top) & EMI (on bottom) logos.
The Italian version was with different cover artwork
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: COLUMBIA - BLACK LABEL & WHITE COLUMBIA & EMI LOGOS - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: 3C062-04292
Catalog on labels: 3C 062-04292 A / 3C 062-04292 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 04292-A - 22-4-71 I
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 04292-B - 22-4-71 I
On labels: rim text reads '......Made in Italy.....'
Columbia Marchio Registrato
S.I.A.E.
? 1971
STEREO
THE PINK FLOYD
EMI
Rights society: S.I.A.E. (printed on both sides and stamped on Side A)
On back cover: "C'é sempre qualcosa di nuovo, alla EMI Italiana"
EMI Columbia
STEREO Questo disco può essere ascoltato anche con un apparecchio mono
Produced by: Norman Smith
Recording Engineer: Peter Brown
Front Cover Photo: Vic Singh
Rear Cover Design: Syd Barrett
EMI Italiana S.p.A.
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: ASTRONOMY DOMINE - LUCIFER SAM - MATILDA MOTHER
FLAMING - POW R. TOC H. - TAKE UP MY STETHOSCOPE AND WALK
Side B: INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE - THE GNOME
CHAPTER 24 - THE SCARECROW - BIKE
grading
RECORD VG(+) but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) (please, see pictures and read above description)
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.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...(AllMusic)
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