The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut studio album by English rock ba… Read Full Bio ↴The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 5 August 1967 by EMI Columbia. It is the only Pink Floyd album made under the leadership of founding member Syd Barrett (lead vocals, guitar); he wrote all but three tracks, with additional composition by members Roger Waters (bass, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). The album followed the band's early chart success with the 1967 non-album singles "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", as well as their influential performances at London's UFO Club.
The album was recorded at EMI Studios in London's Abbey Road from February to May 1967 and produced by Norman Smith. It blended Pink Floyd's reputation for long-form improvisational pieces with Barrett's short pop songs and whimsical take on psychedelia. The album made prominent use of recording effects such as reverb and echo, employing tools like EMT plate reverberation, automatic double tracking (ADT), and Abbey Road's echo chamber. Part-way through the recording sessions, Barrett's growing use of the psychedelic drug LSD saw his mental state become increasingly debilitated, leading to his eventual departure from the group the following year. The album title was derived from chapter seven of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 children's novel The Wind in the Willows, a favourite of Barrett's.
In the United States, the album was released as Pink Floyd in October on Tower Records with an altered track listing that omitted three songs and included "See Emily Play". In the UK, no singles were released from the album, but in the US, "Flaming" was offered as a single. Two of its songs, "Astronomy Dominé" and "Interstellar Overdrive", became long-term mainstays of the band's live setlist, while other songs were performed live only a handful of times. In 1973, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was packaged with the band's second album A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) and released as A Nice Pair, to introduce the band's early work to new fans gained with the success of The Dark Side of the Moon (1973).
The album has been hailed as a pivotal psychedelic music recording. Special limited editions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn were issued to mark its thirtieth, fortieth, and fiftieth anniversaries, with the former two releases containing bonus tracks. In 2012, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was placed at number 347 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and number 253 in the 2020 edition.
The album was recorded at EMI Studios in London's Abbey Road from February to May 1967 and produced by Norman Smith. It blended Pink Floyd's reputation for long-form improvisational pieces with Barrett's short pop songs and whimsical take on psychedelia. The album made prominent use of recording effects such as reverb and echo, employing tools like EMT plate reverberation, automatic double tracking (ADT), and Abbey Road's echo chamber. Part-way through the recording sessions, Barrett's growing use of the psychedelic drug LSD saw his mental state become increasingly debilitated, leading to his eventual departure from the group the following year. The album title was derived from chapter seven of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 children's novel The Wind in the Willows, a favourite of Barrett's.
In the United States, the album was released as Pink Floyd in October on Tower Records with an altered track listing that omitted three songs and included "See Emily Play". In the UK, no singles were released from the album, but in the US, "Flaming" was offered as a single. Two of its songs, "Astronomy Dominé" and "Interstellar Overdrive", became long-term mainstays of the band's live setlist, while other songs were performed live only a handful of times. In 1973, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was packaged with the band's second album A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) and released as A Nice Pair, to introduce the band's early work to new fans gained with the success of The Dark Side of the Moon (1973).
The album has been hailed as a pivotal psychedelic music recording. Special limited editions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn were issued to mark its thirtieth, fortieth, and fiftieth anniversaries, with the former two releases containing bonus tracks. In 2012, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was placed at number 347 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and number 253 in the 2020 edition.
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd Lyrics
Astronomy Domine Lime and limpid green, a second scene Now fights between the…
Bike I've got a bike. You can ride it if you…
Chapter 24 A movement is accomplished in six stages And the seventh bri…
Flaming Alone in the clouds all blue Lying on an eiderdown…
Lucifer Sam Lucifer Sam, siam cat Always sitting by your side Always by …
Pow R. Toc H. (Instrumental)…
Scarecrow The black and green scarecrow as everyone knows Stood with a…
Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk Doctor doctor! I'm in bed Achin' head Gold is lead Choke on …
The Gnome I want to tell you a story About a little man If…
John Nahory
on Sheep
the lyrics were on the inner sleeve of the album. the first word of the song is "Harmlessly" not "Hopelessly" as stated above. its an important word because at the end of the song, after the sheep rise up and take over, the lyrics say "You better stay home and do as you're told. Get out of the road if you want to grow old" because the sheep are not harmless any more. now that they are in control they are no better than the dogs and pigs they displaced. Its a big part of the meaning behind the whole Album. And what an amazingly written album it is.
David G. Morris
on One of My Turns
Oh my God! What a fabulous room! Are all these your guitars?
Expressing amazement at seeing many guitars in a fabulous room.
I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to startle you
Apologizing for startling someone.
This place is bigger than our apartment
Stating the obvious, that the place is bigger than an apartment.
Let me know when you're entering a room
Requesting to be informed before anyone enters the room.
Yes sir
Replying affirmatively to a question made by someone.
Um, Can I get a drink of water?
Asking for permission to drink water.
I was wondering about
Starting a sentence with no clear substance or direction.
You want some, huh?
Asking if someone wants something.
Oh wow, look at this tub? Do you want to take bath?
Expressing amazement at seeing a tub and asking if someone wants to take a bath.
I'll have to find out from Mrs. Bancroft what time she wants to meet us, for her main
Saying you have to check with Mrs. Bancroft to find out the time she wants to meet for her main meal.
What are watching?
Asking someone what they are watching.
If you'll just let me know as soon as you can Mrs Bancroft
Requesting to be informed as soon as possible by Mrs. Bancroft.
Mrs Bancroft
Mentioning the name of someone.
Hello?
Answering the phone, asking for a greeting.
I don't understand
Admitting not to comprehend something.
Are you feeling okay?
Asking someone if they are feeling alright.
Day after day, love turns grey
Expressing the monotony of love over time.
Like the skin of a dying man
Comparing the color of love to the skin of a dying man.
And night after night, we pretend its all right
Continuing the theme of monotony, pretending things are alright.
But I have grown older and
An admission of aging.
You have grown colder and
An admission of emotional distance between two people.
Nothing is very much fun any more
Stating that nothings as fun as it used to be.
And I can feel one of my turns coming on
Sensing the onset of an unusual behavior pattern.
I feel cold as a razor blade
Describing the feeling of being cold as a razor blade.
Tight as a tourniquet
Describing the feeling of being tight as a tourniquet.
Dry as a funeral drum
Describing the feeling of being dry like a funeral drum.
Run to the bedroom,In the suitcase on the left You'll find my favorite axe
Instructing someone to bring a suitcase and in it is an axe.
Don't look so frightened This is just a passing phase One of my bad days
Assuring someone that you are only having one of your bad days and that it'll pass.
Would you like to watch T.V.?
Asking if someone would like to watch T.V.
Or get between the sheets?
Asking if someone would rather lie in bed.
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Asking if someone wants to think about something peaceful.
Would you like something to eat?
Asking if someone wants to eat.
Would you like to learn to fly? Would'ya?
Would you like to jump off the building & die?
Would you like to see me try?
Would you like to see me jump off the building & die?
Would you like to call the cops?
Asking if someone wants to call the police.
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Asking if someone thinks you should stop.
Why are you running away?
Asking why someone is running away.
Amicus Colloquii
on Comfortably Numb
I mean, don’t work so hard guys - watch the TheWall. This is just a literal recounting of the scene where they slam some dope into Bob Geldoff’s character and send him out there to do his Hitler thing his demagogue performance
Thang Leminh
on Wearing the Inside Out
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Thang Leminh
on Hey You
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