PINK FLOYD THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN RARE TOWER LP DEBUT EX- 1967
  $   58

 


$ 58 Sold For
Nov 3, 2014 Sold Date
Oct 27, 2014 Start Date
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Here is a RARE! EXCELLENT MINUS! copy of the DEBUT! LP by PINK FLOYD titled THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN. It is an original US pressing on the TOWER label, catalog #ST 5093 in STEREO sound. This LP was released in 1967. The vinyl is in EXCELLENT! condition, shiny and black, with some light non-sounding marks and should have great playback. The cover is in VERY GOOD! condition with surface/edge wear, tape neatly at edges, paper chipping/loss at edges, edge and corner wear. It is a nice EXCELLENT MINUS! LP for you to own. It is an opportunity to purchase this RARE! EXCELLENT MINUS! LP. It’s a true gem for the PROG-ROCK / BRITISH PSYCHEDELIA / GARAGE ROCK collector!! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. SHIPPING IN THE US IS $5.00 for MEDIA MAIL (IT IS NOT $4.00). US BUYERS PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE! Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!

Music Review from AllMusic.com 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.


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