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.
Pink floyd piper at the gates of dawn.
Pink floyd the piper at the gates of dawn label.
On the back side is the emi logo at the top center with the greatest recording organization in the world at the top 16 lp covers pictured in the middle including pink floyd piper at the gates of dawn and e m i.
The only album made under founding member syd barrett s leadership it takes its title from chapter seven of kenneth grahame s 1908 novel the wind in the willows which refers to the nature god pan and was recorded at emi studios in london from february to may 1967.
He wrote most of the material and his songs unlike later pf songs that made good use of the melancholy and the menacing were rooted in whimsy and english folklore.
Records the gramophone company ltd hayes middlesex england made and printed in great britain at the bottom.
This cd re mastered in 2011 has excellent sound quality especially when replayed through my 5 1 sound system that can synthesise a surprisingly good surround effect from proper stereo.
Piper at the gates of dawn was the first commercial album released by pink floyd.
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Barrett s catchy melodic acid pop songs are balanced with longer more experimental.
The piper at the gates of dawn is the debut studio album by english rock band pink floyd released 4 august 1967 by emi columbia.
The piper at the gates of dawn was pink floyd s debut album and the man behind the guitar and main vocal mic at the time was a pleasant charming fellow named roger syd barrett.