Download Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn (33 1/3 Series) AudioBook Free
Through a series of interviews with an array of people linked to Green Floyd in their earliest times (including Nick Mason, Peter Jenner, Jenny Fabian, Surprise Thorgerson, Duggie Fields and Peter Whitehead), John Cavanagh paints a stunning picture of how this remarkable debut album was created. He brings alive the reports behind each track, as well as Green Floyd's groundbreaking live shows of that time period. EXCERPT
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is a wondrous creation often seen through the distorted view of later occasions. These things have served to overshadow the success of The Green Floyd on their debut recording: an outstanding group performance; a milestone in record development; and something manufactured in notably happier circumstances than I put expected to find...This isn't another booklet about "mad Syd". This, instead, is a special event of a moment when everything seemed possible, when creative worlds and pushes converged, when an recording spoke with an entirely new tone of voice. "Such music I never dreamed of," as Rat thought to Mole.
