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by: Pink Floyd See Larger Image List Price: $38.98 Our Price: $27.97 You Save: $11.01 (28%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $19.99 Collectible Price: $39.00 Third Party New Price: $26.83 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099950391929 Format: Extra tracks, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered Label: Capitol Manufacturer: Capitol Number Of Discs: 3 Publisher: Capitol Release Date: September 11, 2007 Sales Rank: 4021 Studio: Capitol Disc 1: Astronomy Domine Lucifer Sam Matilda Mother Flaming Pow R. Toc H. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk Insteller Overdrive The Gnome Chapter 24 Scarecrow Bike Disc 2: Astronomy Domine Lucifer Sam Matilda Mother Flaming Pow R. Toc H. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk Insteller Overdrive The Gnome Chapter 24 Scarecrow Bike Disc 3: Arnold Layne Candy And A Currant Bun See Emily Play Apples And Oranges Paintbox Interstellar Overdrive (French EP) Apples And Oranges (Stereo Version) Related Items: David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live At The Royal Albert Hall [Blu-ray] A Saucerful of Secrets Help! Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same Atom Heart Mother see more Editorial Review: Album Description: To mark the 40th anniversary of the original release of Pink Floyd's first album 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', a special edition is planned for release via EMI Records on Tues 28th August in North America, and Monday September 3rd in Europe. The packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, resembles a cloth-covered book, and holds 3 CD discs, along with a 12-page reproduction Syd Barrett notebook. Discs 1 and 2 will contain the full 'Piper' album, represented in both stereo and mono versions. Both have been newly remastered by James Guthrie. Disc 3 includes bonus tracks, including the following: all the Pink Floyd singles from 1967, ('Arnold Layne', 'See Emily Play', and 'Apples And Oranges'), plus the B sides 'Candy And A Current Bun' and 'Paintbox'. Other tracks are a version of 'Interstellar Overdrive' - Take 2 of the original recording sessions, previously only available on an EP in France - and the 1967 stereo version of 'Apples And Oranges'. EMI. 2007. Amazon.com: At the time The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was originally released in 1967, it was one among many aurally ripped, acid-tripped albums including Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced, Cream's Disraeli Gears, Jefferson Airplane's After Bathing at Baxter's, and, of course, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which the Beatles were recording down the hall from Pink Floyd at Abbey Road. But as those albums have gracefully slipped into the mainstream of our music consciousness, Piper, along with The Velvet Underground and Nico, still sounds like it broke through from another dimension. Pink Floyd were employing musique concrete techniques, inventing glissando guitar, and exploring areas of trance with tunes like 'Interstellar Overdrive,' actually two takes of an extended rave-up laid on top of each other. Mixing sci-fi imagery with swinging London metaphors and pastoral fantasies (the title is lifted from The Wind in the Willows), Pink Floyd's music was even more dappled, swirled, and surreal than the light shows that accompanied their performances. Piper represented Syd Barrett's vision as the sole composer of all but three songs. He was yet to have his acid-induced meltdowns, and all things were possible and beautiful. Barrett mixed whimsy on 'Bike' with cynicism on the wordless but ominous 'Pow R. Toc H.'; goofy innocence on 'The Gnome' and mysticism on 'Chapter 24.' But there's no doubting the contributions of Richard Wright with his swirling, reverb-drenched organ fugues and jazz ellipses and Roger Waters's earth-rooted bass. Nick Mason's underrated drumming, time-shifting polyrhythms, and colorful flourishes pushed Barrett's elliptical pop even further over the edge, especially on the space-music opus 'Astronomy Domine.' This deluxe edition, designed by Storm Thorgerson with three discs nestled in a clothbound book, almost seems a bit staid for an album this hallucinogenic. But it's full of great period photos of the band and a reproduction of one of Barrett's original notebooks with collages, poetry, and other writing that reads like a schizophrenic's diary. The original album was recorded on only four tracks, making stereo effects and panning somewhat rudimentary and often annoying. But this expanded release includes a full mono mix of the album which provides a more coherent sound and, surprisingly, a bit more depth. This triple-disc release also contains a CD of all their 1967 single sides, including 'See Emily Play,' a vintage slice of psychedelic pop, and two alternate, single run-through takes of 'Interstellar Overdrive.' Some of the songs are just wacky, some of the technology and tape edits rough-hewn, but The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is one of those albums that actually appears more radical in retrospect. --John Diliberto Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Awesome! Up to this point I had never owned The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. I'd owned all the other Floyd albums, but this has really got me stoked. I'd always tended to shy away from Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd, but this set has changed my mind. The Mono and Stereo versions coupled with the alternative versions and singles have given me a new found respect for the genius that was Syd. Some of it sounds dated to the psychedelic 60's, but most of it seems timeless and captures the imagination, taking me back ... Read More Rating: - Such a good album.. RIP Syd I remember first hearing this album, playing my vinyl 2 lp of A Nice Pair, which featured the first couple albums of the Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Saucerful of Secrets). Which remain my favorite albums by the group, followed by More and Animals Listening to this album in stereo (one of these 3 discs is the original album in stereo) .. whoo! Heaven knows what people made of the noisy guitar on Pow R Toc H when this first came out here in the States on Tower Records! Firstly, ... Read More Rating: - an absolute classic This album was recorded in the 60s. So, what are the reasons for people who didn't hear it to buy it in the 21st century? There are two. First one-it is very good. If you like music of good quality, then you will be pleased. The lyrics and the sound are both top-notch. Second reason-even though the album is 40 years old, it is still very original, no one ever made anything like this still-a very unique thing! Rating: - An Ode To Syd Barrett First off, I love the unique bound case, its like a tiny tome of British psychedelia. But then I'm saddened that its chief architect paid a terrible price in creating it, but that's a tale for another day. Where Syd could have taken Pink Floyd will always be a subject of debate. But what is not debatable is that this a gorgeous package at a great price. Rating: - The only time Floyd were any good! The late great Syd Barrett was a genius of some sort and none more so than on this celebratory (is that a real word?) box set. The mono mix of this set is cataclysmical with so many nuances I've never heard before and its nice to have b-sides and alternate takes all on one disc. Its all well worth it! I know that Gilmour (hes a nice bloke)-era Floyd fans will hunt me down and tear me to bits when I declare that nothing Pink Floyd ever did, even all added together, comes close to "Piper..." but I ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Classic Rock - Styles - Music - British Invasion Classic Rock - Styles - Music - Psychedelic Rock Pop - Styles - Music - General Rock - Styles - Music - General Progressive - Rock - Styles - Music - Progressive Rock