gates dawn gates dawn debut studio album english rock band founder member leadership album named title chapter seven wind featuring cover photo band taken recorded february released august produced beatles engineer released united_states august october respectively release album timed band tour singles released album offered single version album rearranged track list contains non album single emily play album songs long term band live setlist songs performed live handful times release album hailed best psychedelic rock albums packaged band second album secrets released nice pair introduce new fans band early work success dark moon special limited editions gates dawn issued mark respectively release containing bonus tracks gates dawn voted rolling_stone_magazine list greatest albums time background architecture students art student performed group names began touring pink floyd sound turned professional february signed emi advance fee single song titled released march mild controversy refused air weeks later band introduced mainstream media emi press release claimed band musical new movement involves experimentation arts emi attempted distance underground scene band originated stating pink floyd know people mean psychedelic pop trying create effects audiences band returned studio record single emily play single released month later june reached number charts picked tabloid reputation making music users popular news world printed story days album recording sessions began saying pink floyd group psychedelic music designed illustrate experiences contrary image known taking authors contend real drug user band recording band record deal relatively poor time advance years low royalties free studio time include album development emi unsure exactly kind band signed gave free record wanted obliged record album emi abbey road studios london overseen producer central figure negotiations emi balance engineer smith helped ensure album unique sound experimentation equipment recording techniques assisted studio manager set hour sessions began microphone choices different smith record beatles emi sessions quiet voice placed vocal isolation booth sing parts automatic double tracking add layers echo vocals instruments album featured unusually heavy use echo unique sound effect came set plate containing thin metal plates tension studio echo chamber built album different classes songs lengthy band live performances shorter songs written intake escalated way album recording sessions autobiography mason recalled sessions relatively trouble free smith disagreed claimed suggestions criticism attempt build relationship band smith played jazz piano band joined jam sessions worked waters apparently helpful wright laid smith attempts connect productive eventually realised time smith later admitted traditional ideas music somewhat odds psychedelic background come managed discourage live band manager called guiding band producing songs length end writing album songs contributing credited band waters creating sole remaining composition walk mason recalled album recorded old fashioned way quickly time went started spending longer longer recording started february takes mother called mother following week 27th band recorded takes chapter march band recording attempt create shorter version originally titled recorded single vocal march takes recorded following day band recorded waters walk march band invited watch beatles record lovely following day recorded tracks astronomy worked extensively march april having originally lengthy april band recorded rat catcher currently unreleased track called millionaire rat catcher received overdubs studio sessions mixed late june eventually given songwriting majority album credited solely tracks bike having written late album started bike recorded originally entitled bike song june increasing use recording project left looking visibly release june album released single emily play sold inch rpm record listed album released august including album contains lyrics space fairy tales psychedelic instrumental music continued perform drawing huge crowds deterioration caused concern band initially hoped erratic behaviour phase pass including manager secretary realistic found dressing room gone got feet got stage course audience went spare loved band started play stood guitar neck arms hanging band forced cancel appearance prestigious informing music press suffering nervous exhaustion waters arranged psychiatrist meeting attend sent relax sun spanish island waters doctor established underground music scene led visible improvement original mix released august month later released mix reached number charts canadian title track listing version original album appeared tower division capitol october version officially titled simply original album title appear cover issue album featured abbreviated track listing reached number billboard charts single emily play substituted astronomy bike released time band tour released single backed tower issue album faded broke fit songs later issues compact disc title track list version album certified gold march handled commented terms europe fine america difficult capitol couldn know latest bit rubbish england christ grief subsidiary operation beginning endless problems floyd capitol started bad went bad packaging coming society photographer hired photograph band album cover shared studio photographer friends beatles guitarist george_harrison asked king dress band clothes find shot lens harrison given cover meant resemble trip style favoured time came album title gates dawn album originally titled projection late july title taken chapter seven wind contains visionary encounter god pan plays pan pipe dawn favourite books gave friends impression embodiment pan moniker later song shine crazy diamond called cover album album covers series stamps issued commemorate years reception time release album received positively record recognised seminal psychedelic rock albums 1960s nme gave album stars commented psychedelic image group comes life fine showcase talent recording technique plenty sound cash box called particularly striking collection driving date rock ventures paul_mccartney past producer rated album highly voiced opinion underground fans suggesting album reflect band live performances recent years gates dawn gained recognition album hailed psychedelic masterpiece named direct influence rolling_stone_magazine gave album stars calling golden achievement magazine described album included list best psychedelic albums ranked 40th mojo magazine albums time list magazine placed gates dawn number list greatest british albums gates dawn voted rolling_stone_magazine list greatest albums says known concept album later years listeners wanted play way pick favourite song beatles biographer agrees concept album authors contend start making concept albums dark moon author called pink floyd undisputed kings concept album starting dark july billboard described gates dawn best psychedelic rock albums driven narratives band skill long jams perfect pop gates dawn reissued stereo vinyl album digitally remastered stereo new artwork released limited edition 30th anniversary editions released vinyl limited editions box art continental europe world outside united_states included slightly edited version track bonus singles given away alongside 30th anniversary edition album album secrets released disc set label titled nice pair introduce fans band early work success dark moon american version compilation original minute studio version astronomy replaced minute live version found american edition failed properly restore 40th anniversary disc edition released september disc set released september packaging designed resembles cloth covered book page reproduction discs contain album original mix disc alternative stereo version disc newly remastered disc includes band singles unreleased material includes alternative shorter previously thought lost pre overdubbed mix previously available france alternative mix mother appeared early sessions stereo mix features extra material beginning end remastered released september pink floyd reissue campaign available format stand album pink floyd discovery box set studio albums new colour booklet album released band pink floyd records label june world outside europe live performances official tour album band promote album played dates ireland scandinavia late october band embark tour united_states unsuccessful mainly mental breakdown capacity tour manager travelled new_york begin preparations ran problems arrived prompting cancellation dates band finally flew atlantic november work permits obtained settled hotel california north san_francisco number performance given november ballroom following big brother american tour numbers dropped astronomy remained central band setlist period performed later included live disc adopted post waters pink floyd tour version included live album pulse member time song originally recorded resurrected island lock tours communication company band non existent relationship tower capitol poor mental condition mirrored problems king encountered band performed guitar strings fell odd behaviour grew worse subsequent performances television recording pat director lip perfectly rehearsal standing king quickly curtailed band visit sending home flight shortly return beginning november band supported tour england occasion failed turn forced replace singer guitarist borrowed opening band nice depression worsened longer tour continued psychedelic lighting designer left end tour position frontman increasingly insecure worked percentage replaced assistant collected lesser wage released recorded prior tour october rest band condition reached crisis point responded adding line initially cover live performances tracks album edition played live performances success emily play meant band forced perform singles limited period eventually dropped left band played regularly post pink floyd songs complete contrast band works time songs reworked rearranged man journey live pink jungle taken beginning september band played new compositions included million scream scream set controls heart sun reaction song created band response crowds asking hit singles emily play resurrected track short lived band stars track listing songs written composed noted release release 40th anniversary edition personnel charts certifications
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