Pink Floyd Celebrate 40th Anniversary of <b><i>The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn</i></b>

Leslie Cheung about 18 years ago

EMI Records is set to release a 3-CD edition of Pink Floyd's debut album, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, to mark its 40th anniversary of original release. The album will be released on September 3 in the UK and August 28 in the North America.

The packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, resembles a cloth-covered book, and holds 3 CD discs, along with a 12-page reproduction Syd Barrett notebook.

Discs 1 and 2 will contain the full Piper album, in both stereo and mono versions. Both have been newly remastered by James Guthrie.

Disc 3 includes bonus tracks, including all the Pink Floyd singles from 1967, ("Arnold Layne", "See Emily Play", and "Apples And Oranges"), plus the b-sides "Candy And A Current Bun" and "Paintbox". Other tracks are a version of "Interstellar Overdrive", take 2 of the original recording sessions, previously only available on an EP in France, and the 1967 stereo version of "Apples And Oranges".