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                            RARE !

 FINAL COLLECTION ~ COLUMBIA RECORDS

       

                  PINK FLOYD

      Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

       

        

\      England (ISRAEL) - COLUMBIA RECORDS -  - stereo - SCX 6157

                           1-A // 1-A MACHINE STAMPED MATRIX

MEGA RARE in CLEAN condition! 100% COLLECTION COPY

This is a Columbia Records ISSUE, MANUFACTURED and EXPORTED FROM ENGLAND intended for release in Israel. The VINYL is pressed from the original UK masters and the cover is UK production as well ... Features STUNNING HIGH QUALITY CLARITY - Blows away the "Tower" USA issue and offers different song listings from USA press. 

Contains:

Back Cover: Song titles. Credits. "Flipback" seams at top and bottom. Matte texture.

Spine: THE PINK FLOYD SCX 6157 STEREO.
Labels: Black Columbia labels with silver text.
EMI label at 6 o'clock.

Text around the top edge of the label starts at 8 o'clock and says:

The Gramophone Co. Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorized public performance, broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited.

E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Co. Ltd. ) Hayes.Middlesex.England. Stereo text at top right SCX 6157, bottom back cover: This mono record has been produced by the most modern techniques of processing and manufacture and conforms to the highest possible standards. It will sound even better when reproduced on stereo equipment. To keep this record clean we recommend regular use of NEW EMITEX.

Pink Floyd's 1967 "Piper at The Gates Of Dawn"

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THE SIXTIES NOW SOUNDS ....NOW!

The first Pink Floyd entry back in the heady days when the almighty Syd Barret flew the storied Pink Floyd deliciously upside down...."lime and limpid green, a second scene, a fight between the blue...."

The first Pink Floyd entry back in the heady days when the almighty Syd Barret flew the storied Pink Floyd deliciously upside down...."lime and limpid green, a second scene, a fight between the blue...."

Syd's influences included The Stones, Beatles, Byrds and Love. A song from the debut Love album went on to inspire the chord pattern for 'Interstellar Overdrive'. Syd wrote virtually the entire 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Album', but within 12 months he'd be out of Pink Floyd, and 'out of it' altogether, to all intents and purposes. Syd was the undisputed creative leader of Pink Floyd for their early clutch of singles, and this, the only full album he'd participate in for the group. Who knows what went on in the mind of Syd Barrett? What makes this one of the finest Psychedelic albums of all of time is that Syd had different thought patterns, he did things differently. The way he played guitar was different, the way he sang was different ( resolutely English ) and his lyrics were certainly not something heard before. Nursery rhyme lyrics almost, but very striking, not Rock n Roll lyrics as such. Syd took too many drugs, but the drugs wore him down, ripped him apart. 'See Emily Play' is a striking infectious cut of popsike supreme with its kaleidoscopic keys and Syd's guitar work doesn't even sound like guitar half the time, the production and mixing effects, the level of experimentation turn this into something far more that the basic structure and entity of the actual song. There's all this groovy bass and pit-patter drum sounds here. It sounds like it's from outer-space, and it sounds pretty great, different for the time it was released, too. Still different to this day. And yeah, the song is truly fantastic, and don't even know what it's doing, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything 'usual'. The ending of the song is glorious, the layered vocals wonderful. 'Lucifer Sam' opens guitar heavy, the lyrics are stupendous other world poetry with a hint of nursery rhyme, making no sense, but sounding deep and heavy no doubt at all, provided you're out of your head! If you aren't out of your head, they sound great anyway, there is a natural poetry about the lyrics of Syd Barrett, not a structured learned poetry, rather a very natural way with language. Glorious guitar parts appear everywhere. One can even begin to imagine how the song came to be. 'Matilda Mother' has heavenly harmonies, more great lyrics, an exciting and mind-blowing mid instrumental section.

Roger Waters wrote a couple of songs here, people sometimes forget that. Well, he wrote 'Take Up They Stethoscope & Walk' and contributed to the band compositions, 'Intestellar Overdrive' and 'Pow R Toc H'. Before those 'Flaming' arrives, more Barrett lyric genius, more production and mixing experimentation - but it never obscures the melody of the song. 'Pow R Toc H' continues in this albums usage of strange effects and noises, but also continues with strong musical melodic content. 'Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk', the sole Waters solo composition owes obvious debts to Barrett, the lyrics are clumsy and basic compared to Syd, though. Roger would get better, and 'Take Up Thy Stethoscope' benefits from a demented musical assault, especially the way the organ solo is taken! 'Interstellar Overdrive' is nine minutes of loosely structured experimentation and jamming, although the basic pattern of the song holds it together, allowing the room for improvisation. Personally, 'Interstellar Overdrive' is just something to get off on, not a piece of writing genius, just these sequences of sound. Syd takes center stage for the closing sequence of songs. 'The Gnome' is a charming nursery rhyme song with strummed guitar and typically imaginative lyrics. 'Chapter 24' indulges in mixing experimentation, it sounds fantastic harmonically. 'Scarecrow' opens with lots of ticking and clock noises, a simple, very simple childs melody, more nursery rhyme type lyrics, but then, these lyrics? Let's mention the sheer imagination behind them, the worlds and pictures and places they place in your brain. Because they do. Who needs drugs? And, that's 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' Syd and Pink Floyd together for the only time for a whole album project, an album project that's been massively influential through the years, and something that's never quite been done again.

Side One:

ASTRONOMY DOMINE

Lucifer Sam

Matilda Mother

FLAMING

Pow.R Toc.H

Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk (3:05)


Side Two:

Interstellar Overdrive

The Gnome

Chapter 24

The Scarecrow

BIKE

 

CONDITION:

The cover : fragile UK produced cover is near "EX" (excellent) has the old 'flipback' seams ...there are a couple very minor issues, one being a faint little discoloration sticker removal at top left (see photo for minor detail.) also has minor spider-web-line from handling, otherwise looks fine ...back cover is excllent/mint- looks great, easily soils, here a well preserved survivor.... has no delete marks,  no split seams, no writing ...

The vinyl : both sides all glossy; TOPS clean M- play grade is in excellent levels ... both UK Columbia Records labels are clean ...

              

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

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