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Pink Floyd – The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (VG+/VG+)
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is an LP by Pink Floyd from 1973 released on the Columbia, Odeon label.
About this album
Pink Floyd’s debut album is a landmark of British psychedelia, shaped by Syd Barrett’s singular songwriting and imagination. Released in 1967, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn mixes whimsical pop, eerie lyricism and freeform experimentation into one of the most distinctive first albums of the era. Recorded at Abbey Road while The Beatles were working on Sgt. Pepper, it captures the band pushing beyond standard rock forms on songs such as Astronomy Domine, Interstellar Overdrive and Bike. Barrett’s vision helped define the early Pink Floyd sound before the group moved in a more expansive direction.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Pink FloydLabel: Columbia, Odeon – SCX 6157Format: LP, Album, Reissue, StereoUnits: 1Country: UKReleased: 1973Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Psychedelic RockA1 Astronomy Dominé
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 Bike