Pink Floyd-The Piper at the Gates of Dawn(1967)(3CDs Box Set)(40th Anniversary Limited Edition 2007)

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This 40th Anniversary box set offers three-discs of Syd Barrett and Co.'s dementedly catchy and haunting psychedelia. The first two discs feature the British release sequence in mono and stereo sound--both remastered--while the third disc contains several outtakes and rare singles. The real gems of the haul, the outtakes include alternate versions of album classics such as "Matilda Mother" and "Interstellar Overdrive" and the band's first three singles with B-sides: "Arnold Layne," "Candy and a Currant Bun," "See Emily Play," "Apples and Oranges," and "Paintbox." While many of the latter were released on RELICS, these digital remasters outshine previous renderings.



When the Beatles recorded SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND in 1967, they kicked a new band out of a neighboring studio to do some overdubs for "Lovely Rita." The band was Pink Floyd and, while the Beatles were polishing up what many consider to be the gold standard of British psychedelia, Syd Barrett and Co. were already upending the young genre with PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN. Produced by Norman Smith--the Beatles' chief engineer in the early '60s--PIPER catapulted the British Invasion into the cosmos. With an explosive spirit barely contained within pop's dictates, the tracklist has an array of classics. Roger Waters's sinister bass slinks beneath the aural lysergy of "Instellar Overdrive" and "Lucifer Sam," while Rick Wright's organ drones envelop harmonic whimsies like "Matilda Mother."



Ultimately, PIPER, the only Floyd record that seriously included him, belongs to Barrett. Using the electric guitar as a textural dervish, turning pop convention into shifting melodic quicksand, and introducing childlike lyricism into the psychedelic lexicon (the album's name comes from his favorite children's book, THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS), his voice and songwriting astound. Indeed, Barrett's blown-mind cadences are as much a symbol of psychedelia as Hendrix's strat or George Harrison's sitar. His voice simply sounds like tripping, and captures all the ungraspable beauty and fearful fragility of the experience. An extraordinary debut record, PIPER remains Barrett's visionary statement of purpose.





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FULL ARTWORK (WITH BOOKLET)







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CD 1



01. Astronomy Domine (Mono) (2007 Remaster)

02. Lucifer Sam (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)

03. Matilda Mother (Mono) (2007 Remaster)

04. Flaming (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)

05. Pow R. Toc. H (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)

06. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)

07. Interstellar Overdrive (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)

08. The Gnome (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)

09. Chapter 24 (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)

10. The Scarecrow (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)

11. Bike (Mono) (2007 Digital Remaster)



CD 2



01. Astronomy Domine (Stereo) (2007 Remaster)

02. Lucifer Sam (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)

03. Matilda Mother (Stereo) (2007 Remaster)

04. Flaming (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)

05. Pow R. Toc. H (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)

06. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)

07. Interstellar Overdrive (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)

08. The Gnome (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)

09. Chapter 24 (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)

10. The Scarecrow (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)

11. Bike (Stereo) (2007 Digital Remaster)



CD 3



01. Arnold Layne (2007 Digital Remaster)

02. Candy And A Currant Bun (2007 Digital Remaster)

03. See Emily Play (2007 Digital Remaster)

04. Apples And Oranges (2007 Digital Remaster)

05. Paintbox (2007 Digital Remaster)

06. Interstellar Overdrive (Take 2) (French Edit) (2007 Digital Remaster)

07. Apples And Oranges (Stereo Version)

08. Matilda Mother (Alternative Version)

09. Interstellar Overdrive (Take 6)