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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
1967 debut studio album by Pink Floyd
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's first album. Many people think it is one of the most influential albums in history. It had a very big influence on the psychedelic rock scene of the time, and also on the music that people made afterward. It is the only Pink Floyd album with Syd Barrett as the leader, although Barrett was on some of the next album, A Saucerful of Secrets.
| The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Pink Floyd | ||||
| Released | 5 August 1967 | |||
| Recorded | February – July 1967 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, space rock | |||
| Length | 41:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia/EMI (UK) Tower/Capitol (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Norman Smith | |||
Pink Floyd chronology | ||||
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The lyrics for Piper were mostly written by Syd Barrett, and are often whimsical, playful, or childlike. The album has songs about space, scarecrows, gnomes, bicycles and fairytales. Some parts of the album, like "Interstellar Overdrive", are instrumental and have no singing on them.
Special limited editions of Piper were released to mark its 30th anniversary in 1997, and its 40th anniversary in 2007.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Syd Barrett, except where noted.
British release
| Side one | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Astronomy Domine" | Barrett and Richard Wright | 4:12 | ||||||
| 2. | "Lucifer Sam" | Barrett | 3:07 | ||||||
| 3. | "Matilda Mother" | Wright and Barrett | 3:08 | ||||||
| 4. | "Flaming" | Barrett | 2:46 | ||||||
| 5. | "Pow R. Toc H." (Barrett, Roger Waters, Wright, Nick Mason) | Barrett and Waters | 4:26 | ||||||
| 6. | "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" (Waters) | Waters | 3:05 | ||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Interstellar Overdrive" (Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason) | Instrumental | 9:41 | ||||||
| 2. | "The Gnome" | Barrett | 2:13 | ||||||
| 3. | "Chapter 24" | Barrett | 3:42 | ||||||
| 4. | "Scarecrow" | Barrett | 2:11 | ||||||
| 5. | "Bike" | Barrett | 3:21 | ||||||
American release
| Side one | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "See Emily Play" | Barrett | 2:53 | ||||||
| 2. | "Pow R. Toc H." (Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason) | Barrett and Waters | 4:26 | ||||||
| 3. | "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" (Waters) | Waters | 3:05 | ||||||
| 4. | "Lucifer Sam" | Barrett | 3:07 | ||||||
| 5. | "Matilda Mother" | Wright and Barrett | 3:08 | ||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Scarecrow" | Barrett | 2:11 | ||||||
| 2. | "The Gnome" | Barrett | 2:13 | ||||||
| 3. | "Arnold Layne" | Barrett | 2:52 | ||||||
| 4. | "Interstellar Overdrive" (Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason) | Instrumental | 9:41 | ||||||
40th Anniversary Edition
| Disc one | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Astronomy Domine (Mono)" | Barrett and Richard Wright | 4:17 | ||||||
| 2. | "Lucifer Sam (Mono)" | Barrett | 3:09 | ||||||
| 3. | "Matilda Mother (Mono)" | Wright and Barrett | 3:05 | ||||||
| 4. | "Flaming (Mono)" | Barrett | 2:46 | ||||||
| 5. | "Pow R. Toc H. (Mono)" (Barrett, Roger Waters, Wright, Nick Mason) | Barrett and Waters | 4:24 | ||||||
| 6. | "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk (Mono)" (Waters) | Waters | 3:07 | ||||||
| 7. | "Interstellar Overdrive (Mono)" (Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason) | Instrumental | 9:41 | ||||||
| 8. | "The Gnome (Mono)" | Barrett | 2:14 | ||||||
| 9. | "Chapter 24 (Mono)" | Barrett | 3:53 | ||||||
| 10. | "Scarecrow (Mono)" | Barrett | 2:10 | ||||||
| 11. | "Bike (Mono)" | Barrett | 3:27 | ||||||
| Disc two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Astronomy Domine (Stereo)" | Barrett and Richard Wright | 4:14 | ||||||
| 2. | "Lucifer Sam (Stereo)" | Barrett | 3:07 | ||||||
| 3. | "Matilda Mother (Stereo)" | Wright and Barrett | 3:08 | ||||||
| 4. | "Flaming (Stereo)" | Barrett | 2:46 | ||||||
| 5. | "Pow R. Toc H. (Stereo)" (Barrett, Roger Waters, Wright, Nick Mason) | Barrett and Waters | 4:26 | ||||||
| 6. | "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk (Stereo)" (Waters) | Waters | 3:06 | ||||||
| 7. | "Interstellar Overdrive (Stereo)" (Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason) | Instrumental | 9:40 | ||||||
| 8. | "The Gnome (Stereo)" | Barrett | 2:13 | ||||||
| 9. | "Chapter 24 (Stereo)" | Barrett | 3:42 | ||||||
| 10. | "Scarecrow (Stereo)" | Barrett | 2:11 | ||||||
| 11. | "Bike (Stereo)" | Barrett | 3:24 | ||||||
| Disc three | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Arnold Layne" | Barrett | 2:57 | ||||||
| 2. | "Candy and a Currant Bun" | Barrett | 2:45 | ||||||
| 3. | "See Emily Play" | Barrett | 2:54 | ||||||
| 4. | "Apples and Oranges" | Barrett | 3:05 | ||||||
| 5. | "Paintbox" | Wright | 3:45 | ||||||
| 6. | "Interstellar Overdrive (Take 2) (French Edit)" | Instrumental | 5:15 | ||||||
| 7. | "Apples and Oranges (Stereo Version)" | Barrett | 3:11 | ||||||
| 8. | "Matilda Mother (Alternative Version)" | Barrett | 3:09 | ||||||
| 9. | "Interstellar Overdrive (Take 6)" | Instrumental | 5:03 | ||||||
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