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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

by Pink Floyd

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is a 1967 psychedelic rock album by Pink Floyd. It runs 11 tracks across 42 minutes on Pink Floyd Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.8/5 from 9 ratings.

Psychedelic Rock · Rock · Space Rock

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11
Tracks
42 min
Runtime
124 bpm
Tempo
F minor
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn album cover

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn album cover

The The Piper at the Gates of Dawn cover was designed by Syd Barrett and photographed by Vic Singh.

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Syd Barrett
Photography
Vic Singh

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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut album by English rock group Pink Floyd, and the only one made under founder member Syd Barrett's leadership. The album contains whimsical lyrics about space, scarecrows, gnomes, bicycles and fairy tales, along with psychedelic instrumental songs. The album was initially released in 1967 by Columbia/EMI in the United Kingdom and Tower/Capitol in the United States. Special limited editions were issued to mark its thirtieth and fortieth anniversaries in 1997 and 2007, respectively. In 2012, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was voted 347th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

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Is The Piper at the Gates of Dawn good?
Riffiter listeners rate The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 3.8/5 from 9 ratings.
When was The Piper at the Gates of Dawn released?
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was released in 1967 on Pink Floyd Records.
How many tracks are on The Piper at the Gates of Dawn?
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 42 minutes.
What genre is The Piper at the Gates of Dawn?
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is catalogued under Psychedelic Rock, Rock, Space Rock.
What BPM is The Piper at the Gates of Dawn?
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn runs at a median tempo of 124 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to The Piper at the Gates of Dawn?
Listeners of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn also rate Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin, The Doors by The Doors, Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn at a glance

Label
Capitol Records
Recorded at
Abbey Road Studios
Produced by
Norman Smith

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