PINK FLOYD PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN LP IMPORT SEALED

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Dec 6, 2009 Sold Date

Nov 26, 2009 Start Date

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PINK FLOYD PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN LP IMPORT SEALED

THIS IS NOT A CD...IT IS VINYL!!

ALL records are from MY PERSONAL COLLECTION.

This is the FACTORY SEALED IMPORT Pink Floyd LP "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn".

Selection #-CAPITOL ST 6242 (NO BARCODE)

Year-NO DATE ON COVER

Country-CANADA

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Vinyl is SEALED/cover is NM with slight impression.

Review by Steve Huey

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 LISTEN: Title Composer Time 1 Astronomy Domine Barrett 4:12 2 Lucifer Sam Barrett 3:07 3 Matilda Mother Barrett 3:08 4 Flaming Barrett 2:46 5 Pow R. Toc H. Barrett, Mason, Waters, Wright 4:26 6 Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk Waters 3:05 7 Interstellar Overdrive Barrett, Mason, Waters, Wright 9:41 8 The Gnome Barrett 2:13 9 Chapter 24 Barrett 3:42 10 The Scarecrow Barrett 2:11 11 Bike Barrett 3:21

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I spent 33 years as the Purchasing Director for a chain of Record/CD stores in NYC which gave me the opportunity to acquire many rare and interesting items. Everything I sell is from my own personal collection.
As the Buyer for Record Explosion and Jimmy's Music World, two of the biggest independent music retail chains in NYC. I collected these records with the thought that one day I would retire and have the chance to listen to them all. With the advent of CDs and MP3s, now I have the ones I want digitally, so I am selling off my vinyl. Sorry purists, I just need to travel lighter!

On Dec-04-09 at 13:23:36 PST, seller added the following information:

This LP was purchased sometime between 1977-1982

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