Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Limited Edition) [Import]

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While they took their name from blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council when they started out as an R&B combo in the mid-60s, Pink Floyd's leader, guitarist Syd Barrett, soon began piloting the band through unprecedented sonic excursions typified by the title of their 1967 debut album's most celebrated track--the outsized instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive." Equally adept at composing catchy-sounding, Gothic-themed pop songs such as "See Emily Play," "The Scarecrow" and "The Gnome," Barrett seemed destined for greatness--that is, until psychedelic drugs got the best of him, and he abandoned the band to bassist Roger Waters and new guitarist David Gilmour. The rest, as they say, is history. --Billy Altman --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Astronomy Domine
Lucifer Sam
Matilda Mother
Flaming
Pow R. Toc H.
Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
Interstellar Overdrive
The Gnome
Chapter 24
Scarecrow
Bike

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While they took their name from blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council when they started out as an R&B combo in the mid-60s, Pink Floyd's leader, guitarist Syd Barrett, soon began piloting the band through unprecedented sonic excursions typified by the title of their 1967 debut album's most celebrated track--the outsized instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive." Equally adept at composing catchy-sounding, Gothic-themed pop songs such as "See Emily Play," "The Scarecrow" and "The Gnome," Barrett seemed destined for greatness--that is, until psychedelic drugs got the best of him, and he abandoned the band to bassist Roger Waters and new guitarist David Gilmour. The rest, as they say, is history. --Billy Altman

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Great album terrible IDIOTIC re-issue.......2007-07-04

First, let me say I love this album. Its beautiful, lovely, piquant, quirky, ripping, gripping, insane, rock n roll. Yeah! redgrevillea's review got it right when he mentioned this is art and the rest of the Pink Floyd albums are architecture in comparison. Its one of the few records from this time that has stood, and will continue to stand the test of time. It lives and lives up to it's reputation.

Fans of the later big budget corporate albums will be confused by this record. Seek corporate rock elsewhere you niny brains, there is plenty of that stuff out there. Tons of it. You are obviously in the wrong place.

Unfortunately, REALLY UNFORTUNATELY, this is a textbook example of how to screw a reissue up. Its hard to understand their decisions.

FIRST off leave off the best cut on the original album "See Emily Play" which is a psychedelic classic and maybe THE psychedelic classic of the era!!! DUH! ??? Its the first song on the original and sets the tone for what follows. SECOND change the order of the cuts putting the long instrumental cut that is more like later corporate Pink Floyd RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE... for no apparent reason??? I like Interstellar Overdrive. But it is probably the song that most original Pink Floyd fans will skip EVERY TIME and it shouldn't be right in the middle. Sid got it right the first time when he put it last. It works much better that way. The idiot who decided to reorder the songs is just that, an idiot. You ding dong, you know who you are.

The inclusion of out takes "Bike" and "Flaming" which are not on the original is a good thing. I wish they had included more out takes. There is certainly room for more of the songs from that era. Oh well I guess I'll just have to DOWNLOAD them if I want to hear them. Dumb. The original order should have been preserved and as many of the outtakes as they could fit should have been included at the END after Interstellar Overdrive, to differentiate them from the originals. If they had done that this would be a 6 star CD. The music is great despite the production.

One last thing. Syd's problems, contrary to popular UNINFORMED opinion, were NOT due to drugs. If they were, EVERYONE in Pink Floyd, most of their original fans, and a good percentage of this generation would have succumbed too. Think about it, 90% of the people who built the personal computer industry dropped acid and listened to music like this. Syd had organic mental disease. Every review that mentions that Syd was taken out by drugs should be suspect, because it doesn't take much insight to understand that's just TOTAL NONSENSE.

One star for this reason - so people who are searching might be able to find this, one of the few reviews that makes sense. However its still a great album. I'd want to own a vinyl original before I'd want this but if you don't have a turntable, then buy this and DOWNLOAD "See Emily Play." Maybe just download it all.

You might want to wait if you haven't bought this already..........2007-06-08

A new 40th Anniversary Edition of this CD has just been announced, a 3 CD Box Set!

Tuesday 5th June: Floyd Lays Plans For Piper

To mark the 40th anniversary of the original release of Pink Floyd's first

album 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', a special edition is planned for

release via EMI Records on Tues 28th August in North America, and Monday

September 3rd in Europe.

The packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, resembles a cloth-covered book, and holds 3 CD discs, along with a 12-page reproduction Syd Barrett notebook.

Discs 1 and 2 will contain the full 'Piper' album, represented in both

stereo and mono versions. Both have been newly remastered by James Guthrie.

Disc 3 includes bonus tracks, including the following: all the Pink Floyd singles from 1967, ('Arnold Layne', 'See Emily Play', and 'Apples And Oranges'), plus the B sides 'Candy And A Current Bun' and 'Paintbox'. Other tracks are a version of 'Interstellar Overdrive' - Take 2 of the original recording sessions, previously only available on an EP in France - and the 1967 stereo version of 'Apples And Oranges'.

Other activities surrounding the 40th anniversary celebrations will be

announced in due course.

_http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php_

Floyd's Beginnings.......2007-05-27

Pink Floyd's debut LP released in 1967 sounded very unlike any other band around then. Inspired by the the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop's usage of electronic music (they produced the original Doctor Who theme amongst others), Syd Barrett came up with a medley of sinister nursery rhymes and ideas based on what was to be tagged space rock. Pink Floyd soon became recognised as the UK's first real live psychedelic band.

The excellent opener 'Astronome Domine' gives a good indication of what the Floyd sounded like then, with lyrics about stars, planets and underground caves. As to the best of the 'nursery rhyme' songs there are strange stories about 'Lucifer Sam' (Barrett's cat), 'Matilda Mother', 'Scarecrow' 'The Gnome' and a disturbing final track,'Bike', including accompaniment of ringing clocks and geese. It includes that wonderfully whimsical line "I've got a mouse but it hasn't got a house - I don't know why I call him Gerald".

Of the 2 psychedelic instrumentals, 'Pow R Toc H' has a slight jazzy tinge to it. The epic 'Interstellar Overdrive', is a joint collaboration by the whole band. Nearly 10 minutes long it is typical space rock, and needs repeated listening to really appreciate it. It does have some structure to it and the way the original theme gradually creeps back in is rather clever. The original LP version had more layers of sound on it, so this version on CD comes across a bit thin, unfortunately.

There is only one really duff track on the album which oddly enough is Roger Water's first and only composition here, 'Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk'. It truly is a mess. Thankfully his writing skills improved immeasurably after Syd Barrett's departure. But PATGOD's signature and originality lies with its main ideas man, the late Syd Barrett. Although the album in all honesty does sound dated now, for its time it was controversial, original and influential. After Barrett's departure and the addition of Dave Gilmour, PF began to evolve their sound (the follow up to PATGOD already sounded progressively different in style) but they always retained an element of psychedelia on their future albums and never forgot Syd Barrett.

A Musical Introspective On The Summer Of Love By England's New Psychedelic Band.......2007-05-25

When Pink Floyd first started, they were more in outer space than down to earth. The year was 1967. A cultural and social revolution was going on at this time. This was the year everybody was wearing flowers in their hair, smoking pot, and spreading the gospel of peace and love in the midst of unrest and controversy. The message was to make love and not war. The idea was not to face reality but sort of drift off into a fantasy world where everybody loved each other and there was peace and harmony. Drugs were often that escape from reality. The musical movement that was rock 'n' roll also embraced this idea. Legendary recordings such as Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band were also released that year. British singers and bands were stealing away the popularity and influence that once belonged to American recording artists. The psychedelic movement was in full bloom in places like San Francisco and London. Pink Floyd was London's answer to the Age of Aquarius. They released their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Astronomy Domine took your mind on an interplanetary journey. Interstellar Overdrive took you even farther out. The mastermind behind all this was founding member Syd Barrett. His role and influence in the band was monumental as he would provide the inspiration behind the band's later works such as Wish You Were Here. For those who equate Pink Floyd with getting stoned, this is the album. It has all the makings of taking your mind on a head trip. After Barrett left due to his problems with LSD and David Gilmour took over, leadership began to slowly sway to the direction of Roger Waters who took your mind out of the clouds and back down to earth making you deal with the harsh realities of the human condition. Though the band members did smoke some pot and did a little bit of LSD, they were never really drug-oriented. They never were really serious about topics such as science fiction and the occult. After the departure of Syd Barrett, they pretty much abandoned their "space-rock" image.

I have to say that I don't get it.......2007-04-25

I respect everyone's opinion in here, and I've tried so hard to love this album because I love Pink Floyd and I see how everyone calls it a classic. But I just do not get it. I highly overrated album IMO. Very childlike and underdeveloped, but maybe that is its charm? I see 2 very different Pink Floyds and I have to say I never got into Syd's style. Matilda this, Lucifer that. The Gnome? come on. Astromony Domine was a classic but the rest of the album is a tough listen I'm sorry to say. I'm sure you'll say a true Floyd fan would love this album, well maybe that's true. But for me, when Waters and Gilmour were together, that is the true Floyd IMO. And their reign started with Meddle and ended with the Wall. A brilliant 6 album run (Meddle, OBC, DSOTM, WYWH, Animals, The Wall). For serious collectors, this is a must have and I'll give it 2 stars, but stay away if you expect another 'Wish you were here' purchase, pre-Gilmour can be a tough listen.

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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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ASIN: B000T05R90
Release Date: 2007-08-28

Tracks:

Astronomy Domine
Lucifer Sam
Matilda Mother
Flaming
Pow R. Toc H.
Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk
Interstellar Overdrive
Gnome
Chapter 24
Scarecrow
Bike

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Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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ASIN: B000T05R8Q
Release Date: 2007-08-28

Album Description

To mark the 40th anniversary of the original release of Pink Floyd's first album 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', a special edition is planned for release via EMI Records on Tues 28th August in North America, and Monday September 3rd in Europe. The packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, resembles a cloth-covered book, and holds 3 CD discs, along with a 12-page reproduction Syd Barrett notebook. Discs 1 and 2 will contain the full 'Piper' album, represented in both stereo and mono versions. Both have been newly remastered by James Guthrie. Disc 3 includes bonus tracks, including the following: all the Pink Floyd singles from 1967, ('Arnold Layne', 'See Emily Play', and 'Apples And Oranges'), plus the B sides 'Candy And A Current Bun' and 'Paintbox'. Other tracks are a version of 'Interstellar Overdrive' - Take 2 of the original recording sessions, previously only available on an EP in France - and the 1967 stereo version of 'Apples And Oranges'. EMI. 2007.

Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Limited Edition)

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Great album terrible IDIOTIC re-issue
You might want to wait if you haven't bought this already...
Floyd's Beginnings
A Musical Introspective On The Summer Of Love By England's New Psychedelic Band
I have to say that I don't get it

Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Limited Edition)
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ASIN: B000005RS9
Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

Astronomy Domine
Lucifer Sam
Matilda Mother
Flaming
Pow R. Toc H.
Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk
Interstellar Overdrive
Gnome
Chapter 24
Scarecrow
Bike

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Great album terrible IDIOTIC re-issue.......2007-07-04

You might want to wait if you haven't bought this already..........2007-06-08

Floyd's Beginnings.......2007-05-27

A Musical Introspective On The Summer Of Love By England's New Psychedelic Band.......2007-05-25

I have to say that I don't get it.......2007-04-25

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Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Phil Woods and Chris Swanson
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
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ASIN: B000008CMG
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Night in Tunisia
'Round Midnight
Privave
Goodbye Mr. Evans
Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Confirmation
Piper's Mood
Chasin' the Piper
Once You Know She's Gone
Moose the Mooche

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The birth of Pink Floyd almost 40 years on
An underrated classic
Syd Barrett's Masterpiece,THE classic Psychedelic Album!

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
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ASIN: B00005HYH2
Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

Astronomy Domine
Lucifer Sam
Matilda Mother
Flaming
Pow R. Toc H.
Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk
Interstellar Overdrive
Gnome
Chapter 24
Scarecrow
Bike

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Japanese limited edition remastered reissue of 1967 album. Packaged in a miniature LP sleeve.

Album Details

Digitally remastered Japanese limited edition featuring an LP style slipcase cover for initial pressing only.

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The birth of Pink Floyd almost 40 years on.......2006-03-17

In August of 1967, Pink Floyd released their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in the UK and a month later in the US as The Pink Floyd.
This was the first introduction to a band that would conquer the world in a few years time. The band consisted of bassist Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason(credited as Nicky on this album's original sleeve), keyboardist Rick Wright and guitarist/vocalist and main songwriter Syd Barrett, whom was the mad genius of the band.
The members of the band were in groups known as The Abdabs, The Megadeaths and The T-Set among others until Syd hooked up with childhood friend Roger and Roger's architectural school classmates Rick and Nick and another friend Bob Close to form the group The Pink Floyd which was named after two old Georgia bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. Bob Close left after recording Syd's demo of Lucy Leave.
Throughout 1966, the band were a concert sensation in London's underground music movement and proceeded to get a deal with EMI in Europe and was signed to EMI's US affiliate Capitol under the subsidary Tower(way before the record chain existed).
The band's first two singles were Arnold Layne and See Emily Play which were both Top 20 hits in England.
Then, the group's entered Abbey Road Studios to record their debut sometime in March of 1967 with producer Norman Smith, whom worked with The Beatles from 1962-65. Ironically, The Beatles were in the same building finishing their classic contribution to rock history Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
All but one track on Piper was written or co-written by Syd Barrett. His songs were whimsical works of art.
The original UK album started with Astronomy Domine, which was about going into space to explore the universe(strangely this song was eliminated off of the original American vinyl release). Next is Lucifer Sam, a tale about a Siamese cat. Matilda Mother and Flaming(which was also left off of the original US vinyl release) follow and are great songs. Next is the first of two instrumentals Pow R Toc H which grabs the attention. Next was Roger Waters' first song written for the band Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk which is a silly song with some excellent jamming.
The second half of the album starts with Interstellar Overdrive which was a number the band had played live before signing with EMI and was written by the band. The Gnome follows and is about a gnome named Grimble Crumble. Chapter 24 follows and is my favorite Syd track. The Scarecrow follows and is a funny song. The album concludes with the whimsical Bike(also left off the original US vinyl release in favor of See Emily Play) which then turns into a collage of sound effects and duck-call noises.
The album showed Syd at his best before LSD caused his behavior to become erratic and unpredictable and his songwriting skills started to go down the drain.
The US version of the album hit the lower reaches of the Billboard album charts while the UK version hit #6 in England and the UK version would eventually be released in the US on the double album A Nice Pair in 1973 and properly on CD on its own in 1987.
The CD sounds better now with the remastering done in 1994 by James Guthrie.
Excellent start to an outstanding career.

An underrated classic.......2004-05-01

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967.) Pink Floyd's first album.

These days, we widely recognize Pink Floyd as classic rock legends, mostly because of the success of their 1973 album, Dark Side Of The moon. Because of this, most people tend to overlook the band's material that was released before that album. The band actually released their debut album in 1967! The band, who took its name from blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, at this point consisted of Syd Barrett on lead guitar and vocals, Roger Waters on bass guitar and vocals, Richard Wright on organ and piano, and Nick Mason on drums. How does the band's 1967 debut album, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, measure up? Read on for my review.

The band starts the album off with Astronomy Domine. This song has gone on to become a fan favorite. As the title may have implied, this one is a premonition to their future successes. The intro to this song, with beeping noises and Barrett's guitar, is priceless. Track number two is Lucifer Sam. Here the band goes for the sound a number of other rock bands were going for in the sixties. This one bares little resemblance to the Pink Floyd that most people know and love, but it's still an excellent song. Next up, we have Matilda Mother. The vocals here are some of the best on the album. This is melodic rock at its very best. Flaming is next in the album's line up. This one sounds like a cross between the previous two tracks, in that it combines elements of melodic rock and sixties mainstream rock. This makes for a rather interesting listening experience. The album's fifth track is the (rather bizzarely titled) Pow R. Toc H. This track is strange (both in name and musical stylings), but it's still excellent. The drums sound better here than on any other track of the album. Number six is Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk (man, these guys had a thing for weird song titles!) In this track, the organ is the main instrument - and Richard Wright does his job very well. Combine his organ-playing excellence with Syd Barrett's guitar playing and you get another excellent track. Interstellar Overdrive is an instrumental, and one of the tracks on the album that tends to get the most praise. In the nine minute plus instrumental, the band explores a plethora of styles, and each member of the band really gets a chance to shine. Don't overlook this gem. The Gnome and Scarecrow are some of the more pop-sounding tracks on the album, but that doesn't mean they're bad ones. They've got catchy tunes and lyrics, with the overall style of the former track being similar to that used by Herman's Hermits. And then we have Chapter 24. This is another slower and more melodic tune, as only these guys could do. The "chanting" lyric style makes for a very memorable tune. Bike finishes the album off. This is another very pop-sounding track. Once again, the band has managed to create a song with a catchy tune and lyrics. It sounds NOTHING like the Pink Floyd most people know and love, but it's still excellent. All in all, this is one hell of an album.

I should probably point out that there were a few tracks the band recorded in this era and released as singles, but these tracks never made it on to any album. Among these was the fairly popular See Emily Play. I was hoping when they reissued this album they would include some of these songs as bonus tracks, but sadly, they didn't. Oh well, I'm not taking away any stars - the album itself is too good.

Overall, Pink Floyd's debut album is a very good one, although it is very different from their "cosmic" seventies rock that most fans have come to know them for. If you like Pink Floyd, I recommend buying all of their albums rather than a hits compilation (I know I say this I lot, but I can't stress it enough!) This album may take a little longer to grow on you than, say, Dark Side Of The Moon, but eventually you'll grow to love it. Once again, this is highly recommended to all Pink Floyd fans.

Syd Barrett's Masterpiece,THE classic Psychedelic Album!.......2001-08-14

This probably the 2nd most amazing and original psychedelic album ever released. The FIRST most amazing and original psychedelic album is the much better monoaural mix of the same album, as mixed by the band, and released only in Great Britain, in 1967, and briefly re-released on CD as a European Import only, back in 1997. But, since you probably can't find that one, please do make do with this one, which is also blessed with *all* the original artwork, which has never seen the light of day before as a CD reissue. This version of the LP *is* the original stereo mix by Fred (Hurricane) Smith, who you may remember as George Martin's assistant producer on Beatles LP's like "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver", digitally remastered. Yes, it costs a bit more than the domestic release of the same CD, BUT it is an authentic miniature of the original stereo release. In fact, my only criticism, and the only thing that keeps me from giving a wholehearted five-star endorsement, is that they didn't include the several very different monoaural recording versions on the original mono mix of the LP, you see, three or four cuts really *are* significantly different, and could have easily been tacked on the end of the disc as bonus tracks!

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But I Want the Harmonica

Manufacturer: Vox Australis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DFX6
Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

Another Look at Autumn, For Piano
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, For Piano
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, For Piano
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, For Piano
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, For Piano
PPP, For Piano
Aureole 4, For Piano
Purple Prelude, For Piano
But I Want the Harmonica..., For Piano
Elegy & Toccata, For Piano

Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Original MONO mix

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Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Original MONO mix

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ASIN: B0009NLY4O

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Original mono mix of the classic album. Digipak style CD case.

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Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E2F4
Release Date: 1997-08-26

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EMI Centenary celebration & 30th anniversary release oftheir outstanding 1967 debut album - digitally remastered,but using the original mono mix! 11 tracks, including theclassics 'Astronomy Domine', 'Interstellar Overdrive','Lucifer Sam' and 'Bike'. The s

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Piper at Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
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ASIN: B000BRIATK
Release Date: 2001-05-16

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