Piper 40th Anniversary Re-Release Confirmed: 3CD Box Set

[my breakfast.]

The panning at the end of Piper isn't even terrifically good panning! Certainly an afterthought gimmick to shed a few more copies.

[nosaj]

I like the panning...actually, I was the only one who voted "other" for why I like Pink Floyd, citing effects and panning as the reason.

[Chris Moise]

The panning at the end of Piper isn't even terrifically good panning! Certainly an afterthought gimmick to shed a few more copies.

I don't care for it either but keep in mind the Floyd *wanted* that wild panning on IO. EMI build some special pan pots just for the Floyd to use..

[nosaj]

I bought a copy of the 1997 Mono release yesterday...and, I find the differences so subtle between the mono mix and the stereo mix so far...I believe I prefer the stereo mix so far.

[davidjay]

I bought a copy of the 1997 Mono release yesterday...and, I find the differences so subtle between the mono mix and the stereo mix so far...I believe I prefer the stereo mix so far.

i concur. i also recently aquired a copy. though i got mine in a much more... uh... economical... er... umm... thrifty... ah... morally ambiguous manner. i will, of course, purchase the 3cd set when it comes out. how many times have i payed for this album? i've lost count. between vinyl releases and cds and remasters, they should send me one for free!!!

[nosaj]

Seven days to go and I'm getting fidgetty!!!

[danielcaux]

So... is THIS the newly designed cover by Storm Thorgerson?

I was expecting something more Hipgnosis-like, the original cover of Piper was so awful.

[jambo]

Hmm, none of the stores in my city have any copies and a few of them aren't expecting any until next week =[

[Evilio]

So... is THIS the newly designed cover by Storm Thorgerson?

I was expecting something more Hipgnosis-like, the original cover of Piper was so awful.

Looks like he had a spare minute, put the original cover onto some red paper, pulled out a gold pen and dashed a few lines on before faxing it to whoever it is that producers the cover.

[moom]

So... today's the Day, ain't it !?

[Syd'sSexy]

Unfortunately, the well-anticipated release has been delayed moom.

[Chris Moise]

From the official site..

Monday 27th August: Special Edition of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ Featuring Three Previously Unreleased Tracks Now Released on 3 September 2007
While searching the EMI and Abbey Rd archives for the original master tapes to be used in this release, it became clear that the producers had unearthed some previously unreleased versions of tracks from the 'Piper' sessions. In order to allow thee rare and previously unreleased new versions to be included on this special anniversary edition, it has been necessary to move the album release date back 1 week.

As previously reported the 40th anniversary release is newly remastered by James Guthrie from the original recordings, with Discs 1 and 2 containing the full 'Piper' album, represented in both stereo and mono versions. Disc 3 includes bonus tracks, including the following: 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' as well as previously unissued versions of 'Matilda Mother', 'Apples And Oranges' (1967 stereo version) and two rare edits of 'Interstellar Overdrive', one previously only available on an EP in France (French Edit) and take six of the track from the original recording sessions discovered in the EMI archive.

When the re-mastering of this groundbreaking album started to come together, a collector loaned EMI a copy of the original French EP, much to the surprise of Guthrie it was a different version of 'Interstellar Overdrive' to what had been supplied from the EMI archive...

James Guthrie explains "Whereas the French release used the same take as that later used on the album albeit in a shortened and pre-overdubbed form, this version was more structured and clearly not from the same take. The tape box information was emphatic this was the French edit. The 40 year old job files were pulled and only confirmed the same information listed on the tape box."

Following investigation into the reason behind this, it was discovered that this version was an unreleased mix from take six of the original session, it also materialised that a different version of 'Matilda Mother' had been recorded - it had the same backing track as the album version, but the verse vocal and lyrics are different.

[moom]

Unfortunately, the well-anticipated release has been delayed moom.

One person's sorrow is another person's joy, I mean I can add some money I am missing to buy it on the very first day. When ?

[nosaj]

So, this might take longer than a week, don't you think?

[Syd'sSexy]

Ya think? Sounds like a late September release at best to me.