PINK FLOYD PIPER AT GATES OF DAWN ORIG US TOWER LP with BROWN LABELS EX RARE
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PINK FLOYD~PIPER AT GATES OF DAWN~ORIG US TOWER LP with BROWN LABELS~EX RARE!
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PINK FLOYD "SELF-TITLED" TOWER ST-5093 VERY RARE DEBUT FROM 1967 - 45 YEARS AGO! "PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN" IS ONLY PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER - NOT ON THE SPINE, THE FRONT, OR ON EITHER RECORD LABEL! AN INCREDIBLE PSYCH ALBUM THAT STILL SOUNDS AMAZING TODAY! COVER IS IN VG CONDITION WITH SOME RINGWEAR, A VERY SMALL DRILL-HOLE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER AND A SPLIT BOTTOM SEAM THAT HAS BEEN TAPED. VINYL IS IN VG+/EX CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SCUFFS. Tracks are: See Emily Play, Pow R Toch, Take Up My Stethoscope and Walk, Lucifer Sam, Matilda Mother, The Scarecrow, The Gnome, Chapter 24, Interstellar Overdrive The debut album from Pink Floyd, released 45 years ago in 1967. The title 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.The image included with the auction is a scan of the actual item but, due to size limitations of the scanner, the edges of the item may have been cropped.
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MINT = like new or near new with only one or two small insignificant defects, a 9 or better on a 1-10 scale
EXCELLENT = Would be Near Mint, except for a couple of light hairlines or scuffs, which do not affect play
VG++ = still a very nice record with all or nearly all of its original gloss but may have a few more light, surface marks, hairlines, needle tracks or the like which should not materially affect play
VG+ = a nice, but used record that may have a series of light scuffs or scratches. It probably plays with a few pops, but has no serious problems.
VG = a well-used record that still should sound OK when played, but may have moderate surface noise, pops, etc.
VG- = a very well-worn record that plays through without skipping, but will do until a better copy comes along.
Good = not actually good at all but probably will play through but with much in the way of surface noise, pops, crackles, etc. Still, will have no cracks, chips or the like
Fair = you are getting this record just to own but not to play
Poor = the sky's the limit, generally I will discard a record this bad (and sell the cover, jacket or sleeve alone) unless the label holds some particular interest
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