| 1. [Japanese Title] |
| 2. Letter After The Wound |
| 3. I'll Believe The Look In |
| 4. Awakening |
| 5. Child Of Snow |
| 6. Internal |
| 7. The Eight Colour |
| 8. Eye |
| 9. Eternal |
| 10. Dawn |
| 11. In Aquascape |
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Debut Release from Ryuichi Sakamoto's Daughter.
Fans of the later big budget corporate albums will be confused by this record. Seek corporate rock elsewhere you niny brains, there is plenty of that stuff out there. Tons of it. You are obviously in the wrong place.
Unfortunately, REALLY UNFORTUNATELY, this is a textbook example of how to screw a reissue up. Its hard to understand their decisions.
FIRST off leave off the best cut on the original album "See Emily Play" which is a psychedelic classic and maybe THE psychedelic classic of the era!!! DUH! ??? Its the first song on the original and sets the tone for what follows. SECOND change the order of the cuts putting the long instrumental cut that is more like later corporate Pink Floyd RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE... for no apparent reason??? I like Interstellar Overdrive. But it is probably the song that most original Pink Floyd fans will skip EVERY TIME and it shouldn't be right in the middle. Sid got it right the first time when he put it last. It works much better that way. The idiot who decided to reorder the songs is just that, an idiot. You ding dong, you know who you are.
The inclusion of out takes "Bike" and "Flaming" which are not on the original is a good thing. I wish they had included more out takes. There is certainly room for more of the songs from that era. Oh well I guess I'll just have to DOWNLOAD them if I want to hear them. Dumb. The original order should have been preserved and as many of the outtakes as they could fit should have been included at the END after Interstellar Overdrive, to differentiate them from the originals. If they had done that this would be a 6 star CD. The music is great despite the production.
One last thing. Syd's problems, contrary to popular UNINFORMED opinion, were NOT due to drugs. If they were, EVERYONE in Pink Floyd, most of their original fans, and a good percentage of this generation would have succumbed too. Think about it, 90% of the people who built the personal computer industry dropped acid and listened to music like this. Syd had organic mental disease. Every review that mentions that Syd was taken out by drugs should be suspect, because it doesn't take much insight to understand that's just TOTAL NONSENSE.
One star for this reason - so people who are searching might be able to find this, one of the few reviews that makes sense. However its still a great album. I'd want to own a vinyl original before I'd want this but if you don't have a turntable, then buy this and DOWNLOAD "See Emily Play." Maybe just download it all.
Tuesday 5th June: Floyd Lays Plans For Piper
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'.
Other activities surrounding the 40th anniversary celebrations will be
announced in due course.
_http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php_
The excellent opener 'Astronome Domine' gives a good indication of what the Floyd sounded like then, with lyrics about stars, planets and underground caves. As to the best of the 'nursery rhyme' songs there are strange stories about 'Lucifer Sam' (Barrett's cat), 'Matilda Mother', 'Scarecrow' 'The Gnome' and a disturbing final track,'Bike', including accompaniment of ringing clocks and geese. It includes that wonderfully whimsical line "I've got a mouse but it hasn't got a house - I don't know why I call him Gerald".
Of the 2 psychedelic instrumentals, 'Pow R Toc H' has a slight jazzy tinge to it. The epic 'Interstellar Overdrive', is a joint collaboration by the whole band. Nearly 10 minutes long it is typical space rock, and needs repeated listening to really appreciate it. It does have some structure to it and the way the original theme gradually creeps back in is rather clever. The original LP version had more layers of sound on it, so this version on CD comes across a bit thin, unfortunately.
There is only one really duff track on the album which oddly enough is Roger Water's first and only composition here, 'Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk'. It truly is a mess. Thankfully his writing skills improved immeasurably after Syd Barrett's departure. But PATGOD's signature and originality lies with its main ideas man, the late Syd Barrett. Although the album in all honesty does sound dated now, for its time it was controversial, original and influential. After Barrett's departure and the addition of Dave Gilmour, PF began to evolve their sound (the follow up to PATGOD already sounded progressively different in style) but they always retained an element of psychedelia on their future albums and never forgot Syd Barrett.
David Nevue's music has both a soothing and spiritual effect on the listener. If I had to name a "favorite track", I'd say #7 - Chasing Shadows"; however, without hesitation, I can also say the entire album is a winner.
"Once upon a time", I studied the piano, and after hearing "The Vigil", it inspired me to want to start playing again. It's been a long time since I've felt this way. Music should be an "inspiration", and I give the artist full marks for the wonderful album he has put together here.
So make "a wise decision"! Get yourself a copy of "The Vigil" today!
Fans of the later big budget corporate albums will be confused by this record. Seek corporate rock elsewhere you niny brains, there is plenty of that stuff out there. Tons of it. You are obviously in the wrong place.
Unfortunately, REALLY UNFORTUNATELY, this is a textbook example of how to screw a reissue up. Its hard to understand their decisions.
FIRST off leave off the best cut on the original album "See Emily Play" which is a psychedelic classic and maybe THE psychedelic classic of the era!!! DUH! ??? Its the first song on the original and sets the tone for what follows. SECOND change the order of the cuts putting the long instrumental cut that is more like later corporate Pink Floyd RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE... for no apparent reason??? I like Interstellar Overdrive. But it is probably the song that most original Pink Floyd fans will skip EVERY TIME and it shouldn't be right in the middle. Sid got it right the first time when he put it last. It works much better that way. The idiot who decided to reorder the songs is just that, an idiot. You ding dong, you know who you are.
The inclusion of out takes "Bike" and "Flaming" which are not on the original is a good thing. I wish they had included more out takes. There is certainly room for more of the songs from that era. Oh well I guess I'll just have to DOWNLOAD them if I want to hear them. Dumb. The original order should have been preserved and as many of the outtakes as they could fit should have been included at the END after Interstellar Overdrive, to differentiate them from the originals. If they had done that this would be a 6 star CD. The music is great despite the production.
One last thing. Syd's problems, contrary to popular UNINFORMED opinion, were NOT due to drugs. If they were, EVERYONE in Pink Floyd, most of their original fans, and a good percentage of this generation would have succumbed too. Think about it, 90% of the people who built the personal computer industry dropped acid and listened to music like this. Syd had organic mental disease. Every review that mentions that Syd was taken out by drugs should be suspect, because it doesn't take much insight to understand that's just TOTAL NONSENSE.
One star for this reason - so people who are searching might be able to find this, one of the few reviews that makes sense. However its still a great album. I'd want to own a vinyl original before I'd want this but if you don't have a turntable, then buy this and DOWNLOAD "See Emily Play." Maybe just download it all.
Tuesday 5th June: Floyd Lays Plans For Piper
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'.
Other activities surrounding the 40th anniversary celebrations will be
announced in due course.
_http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php_
The excellent opener 'Astronome Domine' gives a good indication of what the Floyd sounded like then, with lyrics about stars, planets and underground caves. As to the best of the 'nursery rhyme' songs there are strange stories about 'Lucifer Sam' (Barrett's cat), 'Matilda Mother', 'Scarecrow' 'The Gnome' and a disturbing final track,'Bike', including accompaniment of ringing clocks and geese. It includes that wonderfully whimsical line "I've got a mouse but it hasn't got a house - I don't know why I call him Gerald".
Of the 2 psychedelic instrumentals, 'Pow R Toc H' has a slight jazzy tinge to it. The epic 'Interstellar Overdrive', is a joint collaboration by the whole band. Nearly 10 minutes long it is typical space rock, and needs repeated listening to really appreciate it. It does have some structure to it and the way the original theme gradually creeps back in is rather clever. The original LP version had more layers of sound on it, so this version on CD comes across a bit thin, unfortunately.
There is only one really duff track on the album which oddly enough is Roger Water's first and only composition here, 'Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk'. It truly is a mess. Thankfully his writing skills improved immeasurably after Syd Barrett's departure. But PATGOD's signature and originality lies with its main ideas man, the late Syd Barrett. Although the album in all honesty does sound dated now, for its time it was controversial, original and influential. After Barrett's departure and the addition of Dave Gilmour, PF began to evolve their sound (the follow up to PATGOD already sounded progressively different in style) but they always retained an element of psychedelia on their future albums and never forgot Syd Barrett.
This was the first introduction to a band that would conquer the world in a few years time. The band consisted of bassist Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason(credited as Nicky on this album's original sleeve), keyboardist Rick Wright and guitarist/vocalist and main songwriter Syd Barrett, whom was the mad genius of the band.
The members of the band were in groups known as The Abdabs, The Megadeaths and The T-Set among others until Syd hooked up with childhood friend Roger and Roger's architectural school classmates Rick and Nick and another friend Bob Close to form the group The Pink Floyd which was named after two old Georgia bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. Bob Close left after recording Syd's demo of Lucy Leave.
Throughout 1966, the band were a concert sensation in London's underground music movement and proceeded to get a deal with EMI in Europe and was signed to EMI's US affiliate Capitol under the subsidary Tower(way before the record chain existed).
The band's first two singles were Arnold Layne and See Emily Play which were both Top 20 hits in England.
Then, the group's entered Abbey Road Studios to record their debut sometime in March of 1967 with producer Norman Smith, whom worked with The Beatles from 1962-65. Ironically, The Beatles were in the same building finishing their classic contribution to rock history Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
All but one track on Piper was written or co-written by Syd Barrett. His songs were whimsical works of art.
The original UK album started with Astronomy Domine, which was about going into space to explore the universe(strangely this song was eliminated off of the original American vinyl release). Next is Lucifer Sam, a tale about a Siamese cat. Matilda Mother and Flaming(which was also left off of the original US vinyl release) follow and are great songs. Next is the first of two instrumentals Pow R Toc H which grabs the attention. Next was Roger Waters' first song written for the band Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk which is a silly song with some excellent jamming.
The second half of the album starts with Interstellar Overdrive which was a number the band had played live before signing with EMI and was written by the band. The Gnome follows and is about a gnome named Grimble Crumble. Chapter 24 follows and is my favorite Syd track. The Scarecrow follows and is a funny song. The album concludes with the whimsical Bike(also left off the original US vinyl release in favor of See Emily Play) which then turns into a collage of sound effects and duck-call noises.
The album showed Syd at his best before LSD caused his behavior to become erratic and unpredictable and his songwriting skills started to go down the drain.
The US version of the album hit the lower reaches of the Billboard album charts while the UK version hit #6 in England and the UK version would eventually be released in the US on the double album A Nice Pair in 1973 and properly on CD on its own in 1987.
The CD sounds better now with the remastering done in 1994 by James Guthrie.
Excellent start to an outstanding career.
Debut Release from Ryuichi Sakamoto's Daughter.
Dawn Pink,Miu Sakamoto,Wea,World Music
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ASIN: B000002UA0 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Astronomy Domine
- Lucifer Sam
- Matilda Mother
- Flaming
- Pow R. Toc H.
- Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
- Interstellar Overdrive
- The Gnome
- Chapter 24
- Scarecrow
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Amazon.com essential recording
While they took their name from blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council when they started out as an R&B combo in the mid-60s, Pink Floyd's leader, guitarist Syd Barrett, soon began piloting the band through unprecedented sonic excursions typified by the title of their 1967 debut album's most celebrated track--the outsized instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive." Equally adept at composing catchy-sounding, Gothic-themed pop songs such as "See Emily Play," "The Scarecrow" and "The Gnome," Barrett seemed destined for greatness--that is, until psychedelic drugs got the best of him, and he abandoned the band to bassist Roger Waters and new guitarist David Gilmour. The rest, as they say, is history. --Billy AltmanCustomer Reviews:
Great album terrible IDIOTIC re-issue.......2007-07-04
Fans of the later big budget corporate albums will be confused by this record. Seek corporate rock elsewhere you niny brains, there is plenty of that stuff out there. Tons of it. You are obviously in the wrong place.
Unfortunately, REALLY UNFORTUNATELY, this is a textbook example of how to screw a reissue up. Its hard to understand their decisions.
FIRST off leave off the best cut on the original album "See Emily Play" which is a psychedelic classic and maybe THE psychedelic classic of the era!!! DUH! ??? Its the first song on the original and sets the tone for what follows. SECOND change the order of the cuts putting the long instrumental cut that is more like later corporate Pink Floyd RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE... for no apparent reason??? I like Interstellar Overdrive. But it is probably the song that most original Pink Floyd fans will skip EVERY TIME and it shouldn't be right in the middle. Sid got it right the first time when he put it last. It works much better that way. The idiot who decided to reorder the songs is just that, an idiot. You ding dong, you know who you are.
The inclusion of out takes "Bike" and "Flaming" which are not on the original is a good thing. I wish they had included more out takes. There is certainly room for more of the songs from that era. Oh well I guess I'll just have to DOWNLOAD them if I want to hear them. Dumb. The original order should have been preserved and as many of the outtakes as they could fit should have been included at the END after Interstellar Overdrive, to differentiate them from the originals. If they had done that this would be a 6 star CD. The music is great despite the production.
One last thing. Syd's problems, contrary to popular UNINFORMED opinion, were NOT due to drugs. If they were, EVERYONE in Pink Floyd, most of their original fans, and a good percentage of this generation would have succumbed too. Think about it, 90% of the people who built the personal computer industry dropped acid and listened to music like this. Syd had organic mental disease. Every review that mentions that Syd was taken out by drugs should be suspect, because it doesn't take much insight to understand that's just TOTAL NONSENSE.
One star for this reason - so people who are searching might be able to find this, one of the few reviews that makes sense. However its still a great album. I'd want to own a vinyl original before I'd want this but if you don't have a turntable, then buy this and DOWNLOAD "See Emily Play." Maybe just download it all.
You might want to wait if you haven't bought this already..........2007-06-08
Tuesday 5th June: Floyd Lays Plans For Piper
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'.
Other activities surrounding the 40th anniversary celebrations will be
announced in due course.
_http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php_
Floyd's Beginnings.......2007-05-27
The excellent opener 'Astronome Domine' gives a good indication of what the Floyd sounded like then, with lyrics about stars, planets and underground caves. As to the best of the 'nursery rhyme' songs there are strange stories about 'Lucifer Sam' (Barrett's cat), 'Matilda Mother', 'Scarecrow' 'The Gnome' and a disturbing final track,'Bike', including accompaniment of ringing clocks and geese. It includes that wonderfully whimsical line "I've got a mouse but it hasn't got a house - I don't know why I call him Gerald".
Of the 2 psychedelic instrumentals, 'Pow R Toc H' has a slight jazzy tinge to it. The epic 'Interstellar Overdrive', is a joint collaboration by the whole band. Nearly 10 minutes long it is typical space rock, and needs repeated listening to really appreciate it. It does have some structure to it and the way the original theme gradually creeps back in is rather clever. The original LP version had more layers of sound on it, so this version on CD comes across a bit thin, unfortunately.
There is only one really duff track on the album which oddly enough is Roger Water's first and only composition here, 'Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk'. It truly is a mess. Thankfully his writing skills improved immeasurably after Syd Barrett's departure. But PATGOD's signature and originality lies with its main ideas man, the late Syd Barrett. Although the album in all honesty does sound dated now, for its time it was controversial, original and influential. After Barrett's departure and the addition of Dave Gilmour, PF began to evolve their sound (the follow up to PATGOD already sounded progressively different in style) but they always retained an element of psychedelia on their future albums and never forgot Syd Barrett.
A Musical Introspective On The Summer Of Love By England's New Psychedelic Band.......2007-05-25
I have to say that I don't get it.......2007-04-25
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Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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ASIN: B000T05R8Q Release Date: 2007-08-28 |
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.
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The Vigil
David Nevue Manufacturer: Midnight Rain Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000093658 Release Date: 1999-07-01 |
Tracks:
- The Vigil
- Watching the Clock
- Dark Clouds Gather
- A Midnight Rain
- Wandering the Night
- Home
- Chasing Shadows
- Psalm 77
- 4 am by Candlelight
- Second Wind
- A Turn to Grace
- Lullaby
- The Passing of the Dark
- Waiting for the Sun
- The Brightest Morning
Album Description
The Vigil, based on the Psalms, grants the listener an intimate and unusual look into Nevue's personal prayer life. The album chronicles the passage of a sleepless night, starting at about midnight and ending with the following dawn.Customer Reviews:
What a beautiful CD.......2006-11-10
A Wise Decision ..........2005-09-10
David Nevue's music has both a soothing and spiritual effect on the listener. If I had to name a "favorite track", I'd say #7 - Chasing Shadows"; however, without hesitation, I can also say the entire album is a winner.
"Once upon a time", I studied the piano, and after hearing "The Vigil", it inspired me to want to start playing again. It's been a long time since I've felt this way. Music should be an "inspiration", and I give the artist full marks for the wonderful album he has put together here.
So make "a wise decision"! Get yourself a copy of "The Vigil" today!
Spiritual, Grounding and Uplifting.......2004-07-24
Haunting Indeed.......2003-04-29
My favorite David Nevue album........2003-04-26
David, thank you for making your wonderful music available to amazon. Continue to bless the world (both Christian and non-Christian alike) for many, MANY more years! God Bless! :)
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ASIN: B000T05R90 Release Date: 2007-08-28 |
Tracks:
- Astronomy Domine
- Lucifer Sam
- Matilda Mother
- Flaming
- Pow R. Toc H.
- Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk
- Interstellar Overdrive
- Gnome
- Chapter 24
- Scarecrow
- Bike
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The Piper at The Gates of Dawn - 30th Anniversary Box Set (Mono)
Pink Floyd Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain
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ASIN: B000005RS9 Release Date: 1999-01-12 |
Tracks:
- Astronomy Domine
- Lucifer Sam
- Matilda Mother
- Flaming
- Pow R. Toc H.
- Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk
- Interstellar Overdrive
- Gnome
- Chapter 24
- Scarecrow
- Bike
Amazon.com essential recording
While they took their name from blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council when they started out as an R&B combo in the mid-60s, Pink Floyd's leader, guitarist Syd Barrett, soon began piloting the band through unprecedented sonic excursions typified by the title of their 1967 debut album's most celebrated track--the outsized instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive." Equally adept at composing catchy-sounding, Gothic-themed pop songs such as "See Emily Play," "The Scarecrow" and "The Gnome," Barrett seemed destined for greatness--that is, until psychedelic drugs got the best of him, and he abandoned the band to bassist Roger Waters and new guitarist David Gilmour. The rest, as they say, is history. --Billy AltmanCustomer Reviews:
Great album terrible IDIOTIC re-issue.......2007-07-04
Fans of the later big budget corporate albums will be confused by this record. Seek corporate rock elsewhere you niny brains, there is plenty of that stuff out there. Tons of it. You are obviously in the wrong place.
Unfortunately, REALLY UNFORTUNATELY, this is a textbook example of how to screw a reissue up. Its hard to understand their decisions.
FIRST off leave off the best cut on the original album "See Emily Play" which is a psychedelic classic and maybe THE psychedelic classic of the era!!! DUH! ??? Its the first song on the original and sets the tone for what follows. SECOND change the order of the cuts putting the long instrumental cut that is more like later corporate Pink Floyd RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE... for no apparent reason??? I like Interstellar Overdrive. But it is probably the song that most original Pink Floyd fans will skip EVERY TIME and it shouldn't be right in the middle. Sid got it right the first time when he put it last. It works much better that way. The idiot who decided to reorder the songs is just that, an idiot. You ding dong, you know who you are.
The inclusion of out takes "Bike" and "Flaming" which are not on the original is a good thing. I wish they had included more out takes. There is certainly room for more of the songs from that era. Oh well I guess I'll just have to DOWNLOAD them if I want to hear them. Dumb. The original order should have been preserved and as many of the outtakes as they could fit should have been included at the END after Interstellar Overdrive, to differentiate them from the originals. If they had done that this would be a 6 star CD. The music is great despite the production.
One last thing. Syd's problems, contrary to popular UNINFORMED opinion, were NOT due to drugs. If they were, EVERYONE in Pink Floyd, most of their original fans, and a good percentage of this generation would have succumbed too. Think about it, 90% of the people who built the personal computer industry dropped acid and listened to music like this. Syd had organic mental disease. Every review that mentions that Syd was taken out by drugs should be suspect, because it doesn't take much insight to understand that's just TOTAL NONSENSE.
One star for this reason - so people who are searching might be able to find this, one of the few reviews that makes sense. However its still a great album. I'd want to own a vinyl original before I'd want this but if you don't have a turntable, then buy this and DOWNLOAD "See Emily Play." Maybe just download it all.
You might want to wait if you haven't bought this already..........2007-06-08
Tuesday 5th June: Floyd Lays Plans For Piper
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'.
Other activities surrounding the 40th anniversary celebrations will be
announced in due course.
_http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php_
Floyd's Beginnings.......2007-05-27
The excellent opener 'Astronome Domine' gives a good indication of what the Floyd sounded like then, with lyrics about stars, planets and underground caves. As to the best of the 'nursery rhyme' songs there are strange stories about 'Lucifer Sam' (Barrett's cat), 'Matilda Mother', 'Scarecrow' 'The Gnome' and a disturbing final track,'Bike', including accompaniment of ringing clocks and geese. It includes that wonderfully whimsical line "I've got a mouse but it hasn't got a house - I don't know why I call him Gerald".
Of the 2 psychedelic instrumentals, 'Pow R Toc H' has a slight jazzy tinge to it. The epic 'Interstellar Overdrive', is a joint collaboration by the whole band. Nearly 10 minutes long it is typical space rock, and needs repeated listening to really appreciate it. It does have some structure to it and the way the original theme gradually creeps back in is rather clever. The original LP version had more layers of sound on it, so this version on CD comes across a bit thin, unfortunately.
There is only one really duff track on the album which oddly enough is Roger Water's first and only composition here, 'Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk'. It truly is a mess. Thankfully his writing skills improved immeasurably after Syd Barrett's departure. But PATGOD's signature and originality lies with its main ideas man, the late Syd Barrett. Although the album in all honesty does sound dated now, for its time it was controversial, original and influential. After Barrett's departure and the addition of Dave Gilmour, PF began to evolve their sound (the follow up to PATGOD already sounded progressively different in style) but they always retained an element of psychedelia on their future albums and never forgot Syd Barrett.
A Musical Introspective On The Summer Of Love By England's New Psychedelic Band.......2007-05-25
I have to say that I don't get it.......2007-04-25
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain
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ASIN: B00005HYH2 Release Date: 2001-08-14 |
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- Astronomy Domine
- Lucifer Sam
- Matilda Mother
- Flaming
- Pow R. Toc H.
- Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk
- Interstellar Overdrive
- Gnome
- Chapter 24
- Scarecrow
- Bike
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Japanese limited edition remastered reissue of 1967 album. Packaged in a miniature LP sleeve.Album Details
Digitally remastered Japanese limited edition featuring an LP style slipcase cover for initial pressing only.Customer Reviews:
The birth of Pink Floyd almost 40 years on.......2006-03-17
This was the first introduction to a band that would conquer the world in a few years time. The band consisted of bassist Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason(credited as Nicky on this album's original sleeve), keyboardist Rick Wright and guitarist/vocalist and main songwriter Syd Barrett, whom was the mad genius of the band.
The members of the band were in groups known as The Abdabs, The Megadeaths and The T-Set among others until Syd hooked up with childhood friend Roger and Roger's architectural school classmates Rick and Nick and another friend Bob Close to form the group The Pink Floyd which was named after two old Georgia bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. Bob Close left after recording Syd's demo of Lucy Leave.
Throughout 1966, the band were a concert sensation in London's underground music movement and proceeded to get a deal with EMI in Europe and was signed to EMI's US affiliate Capitol under the subsidary Tower(way before the record chain existed).
The band's first two singles were Arnold Layne and See Emily Play which were both Top 20 hits in England.
Then, the group's entered Abbey Road Studios to record their debut sometime in March of 1967 with producer Norman Smith, whom worked with The Beatles from 1962-65. Ironically, The Beatles were in the same building finishing their classic contribution to rock history Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
All but one track on Piper was written or co-written by Syd Barrett. His songs were whimsical works of art.
The original UK album started with Astronomy Domine, which was about going into space to explore the universe(strangely this song was eliminated off of the original American vinyl release). Next is Lucifer Sam, a tale about a Siamese cat. Matilda Mother and Flaming(which was also left off of the original US vinyl release) follow and are great songs. Next is the first of two instrumentals Pow R Toc H which grabs the attention. Next was Roger Waters' first song written for the band Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk which is a silly song with some excellent jamming.
The second half of the album starts with Interstellar Overdrive which was a number the band had played live before signing with EMI and was written by the band. The Gnome follows and is about a gnome named Grimble Crumble. Chapter 24 follows and is my favorite Syd track. The Scarecrow follows and is a funny song. The album concludes with the whimsical Bike(also left off the original US vinyl release in favor of See Emily Play) which then turns into a collage of sound effects and duck-call noises.
The album showed Syd at his best before LSD caused his behavior to become erratic and unpredictable and his songwriting skills started to go down the drain.
The US version of the album hit the lower reaches of the Billboard album charts while the UK version hit #6 in England and the UK version would eventually be released in the US on the double album A Nice Pair in 1973 and properly on CD on its own in 1987.
The CD sounds better now with the remastering done in 1994 by James Guthrie.
Excellent start to an outstanding career.
An underrated classic.......2004-05-01
These days, we widely recognize Pink Floyd as classic rock legends, mostly because of the success of their 1973 album, Dark Side Of The moon. Because of this, most people tend to overlook the band's material that was released before that album. The band actually released their debut album in 1967! The band, who took its name from blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, at this point consisted of Syd Barrett on lead guitar and vocals, Roger Waters on bass guitar and vocals, Richard Wright on organ and piano, and Nick Mason on drums. How does the band's 1967 debut album, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, measure up? Read on for my review.
The band starts the album off with Astronomy Domine. This song has gone on to become a fan favorite. As the title may have implied, this one is a premonition to their future successes. The intro to this song, with beeping noises and Barrett's guitar, is priceless. Track number two is Lucifer Sam. Here the band goes for the sound a number of other rock bands were going for in the sixties. This one bares little resemblance to the Pink Floyd that most people know and love, but it's still an excellent song. Next up, we have Matilda Mother. The vocals here are some of the best on the album. This is melodic rock at its very best. Flaming is next in the album's line up. This one sounds like a cross between the previous two tracks, in that it combines elements of melodic rock and sixties mainstream rock. This makes for a rather interesting listening experience. The album's fifth track is the (rather bizzarely titled) Pow R. Toc H. This track is strange (both in name and musical stylings), but it's still excellent. The drums sound better here than on any other track of the album. Number six is Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk (man, these guys had a thing for weird song titles!) In this track, the organ is the main instrument - and Richard Wright does his job very well. Combine his organ-playing excellence with Syd Barrett's guitar playing and you get another excellent track. Interstellar Overdrive is an instrumental, and one of the tracks on the album that tends to get the most praise. In the nine minute plus instrumental, the band explores a plethora of styles, and each member of the band really gets a chance to shine. Don't overlook this gem. The Gnome and Scarecrow are some of the more pop-sounding tracks on the album, but that doesn't mean they're bad ones. They've got catchy tunes and lyrics, with the overall style of the former track being similar to that used by Herman's Hermits. And then we have Chapter 24. This is another slower and more melodic tune, as only these guys could do. The "chanting" lyric style makes for a very memorable tune. Bike finishes the album off. This is another very pop-sounding track. Once again, the band has managed to create a song with a catchy tune and lyrics. It sounds NOTHING like the Pink Floyd most people know and love, but it's still excellent. All in all, this is one hell of an album.
I should probably point out that there were a few tracks the band recorded in this era and released as singles, but these tracks never made it on to any album. Among these was the fairly popular See Emily Play. I was hoping when they reissued this album they would include some of these songs as bonus tracks, but sadly, they didn't. Oh well, I'm not taking away any stars - the album itself is too good.
Overall, Pink Floyd's debut album is a very good one, although it is very different from their "cosmic" seventies rock that most fans have come to know them for. If you like Pink Floyd, I recommend buying all of their albums rather than a hits compilation (I know I say this I lot, but I can't stress it enough!) This album may take a little longer to grow on you than, say, Dark Side Of The Moon, but eventually you'll grow to love it. Once again, this is highly recommended to all Pink Floyd fans.
Syd Barrett's Masterpiece,THE classic Psychedelic Album!.......2001-08-14
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Dawn Pink
Miu Sakamoto Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00002JX5F Release Date: 1999-09-10 |
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- Letter After The Wound
- I'll Believe The Look In
- Awakening
- Child Of Snow
- Internal
- The Eight Colour
- Eye
- Eternal
- Dawn
- In Aquascape
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Debut Release from Ryuichi Sakamoto's Daughter.|
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Piper at Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000BRIATK Release Date: 2001-05-16 |
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Classic Film Scores of Henry Mancini Arranged by Gregg Nestor
Manufacturer: Cambria Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks
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ASIN: B000003XOJ Release Date: 1996-02-05 |
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- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
- Dear Heart
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- Pennywhistle Jig
- The Sweetheart Tree
- Love Theme from "Sunflower"
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Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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ASIN: B00000E2F4 Release Date: 1997-08-26 |
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EMI Centenary celebration & 30th anniversary release oftheir outstanding 1967 debut album - digitally remastered,but using the original mono mix! 11 tracks, including theclassics 'Astronomy Domine', 'Interstellar Overdrive','Lucifer Sam' and 'Bike'. The sPop Music:
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