The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

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The Floyd in their original (Barrett, no Gilmour) conformation.

Hughesy's assessment: While generally regarded as one of the keystones of British Summer of Love psychedelia, the album hasn't held up as well as the Barrett-era singles o\ver the years. A sign, perhaps, that the Barrett-led incarnation was never going to last very long (not enough strong material, padded out by Wind in the Willows whimsy). Significant, and in some ways a sign of things to come,but you really needed to be there at the time.     

Track listing: Astronomy Domine; Lucifer Sam; Matilda Mother; Flaming; Pow R. Toc. H; Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk; Interstellar Overdrive; The Gnome; Chapter 24; The Scarecrow; Bike

Classics:Astronomy Domine; Interstellar Overdrive; 

Worthwhile:Lucifer Sam; Matilda Mother; Flaming; Pow R. Toc. H; Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk; The Gnome; Chapter 24; The Scarecrow; Bike

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