PINK FLOYD. "THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN" EMI FAME, UK LP. EX COND.
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Pink Floyd ?– The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Label: Fame ?– FA 3065 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, ReissueCountry: UK Released: 1983 Genre: Rock Style: Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist
A1 Astronomy Domine A2 Lucifer Sam A3 Matilda Mother A4 Flaming A5 Pow R. Toc H. A6 Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk B1 Interstellar Overdrive B2 The Gnome B3 Chapter 24 B4 The Scarecrow B5 BikeCompanies etc
- Distributed By – Music For Pleasure Limited
Credits
- Engineer [Recording] – Peter Bown
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Vic Singh
- Photography By [Rear Photo] – Syd Barrett
Notes
Later reissue on Fame. No Barcode. Original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd. Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Ltd.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side 1): YAX 3419
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side 2): YAX 3420
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 thoughBarrett'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.
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