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        The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (2011 - Remaster)

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        Astronomy Domine (2011 - Remaster)
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        Lucifer Sam (2011 - Remaster)
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        Matilda Mother (2011 - Remaster)
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        Flaming (2011 - Remaster)
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        Pow R. Toc. H (2011 - Remaster)
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        Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk (2011 - Remaster)
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        Interstellar Overdrive (2011 - Remaster)
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        The Gnome (2011 - Remaster)
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        Chapter 24 (2011 - Remaster)
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        Scarecrow (2011 - Remaster)
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        Bike (2011 - Remaster)
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        06.08.11
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        2011 | Label: CAPITOL

        Recorded at Abbey Road Studios at the same time the Beatles were working on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Pink Floyd's full-length debut is a purer and more potent distillation of British psychedelia circa 1967 than the Beatles' landmark work — and the case could be made for it being a stronger album, as well. Though it was released during the Summer of Love, Piper is about as far removed from "peace and love" as Haight-Ashbury is from Cambridge. Penned and sung by original Floyd frontman Syd Barrett, the opening trilogy of "Astronomy Domine," "Lucifer Sam" and "Matilda Mother" concerns itself with the movement of the cosmos, LSD-induced paranoia, and childhood terrors, respectively; even when Barrett gives free reign to his Lewis Carroll-influenced sense of whimsy, as on "Flaming," "The Gnome" and "Scarecrow," one can sense a disquieting undercurrent beneath the jollity. While the band's volcanic improvisational abilities — honed by countless gigs on the British club circuit — only really come into play on "Astronomy Domine," "Pow R. Toc H." and the nine-plus minutes of the aptly-titled instro "Interstellar Overdrive," Barrett's menacing slide guitar jabs and Rick Wright's cod-Eastern organ runs lend the entire album a lysergic edge,… read more »

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        Unfortunately the stereo mix

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        This is a fantastic album and I recommend it to anyone who is even a little interested in the idea of psychedelia. Unfortunately this is one time that the stereo mix does not have the same impact as the mono mix. When the catalog was reconfigured in 2011, the mono mix suddenly became hard to find. It is worth the hunt.

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        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. – Steve Huey

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