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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Recorded between February and July 1967, Pink Floyd’s debut album blended the type of long-form improvisations that the band were performing live at the time, with shorter, more whimsical numbers that would never have featured in their sets.
With a working title of Projection, the final name of the album came from chapter seven of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind In The Willows, a book which gave Syd Barrett some inspiration in the writing of the album.
It’s the only album to feature Syd throughout, and was recorded before David Gilmour joined the band.
Credits
Album Artist:
Front Cover: VIC SINGH
Rear Cover Illustration: SYD BARRETT