# The Piper at the Gates of Dawn > 1967 debut studio album by Pink Floyd **Wikidata**: [Q202714](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202714) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Piper_at_the_Gates_of_Dawn) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-piper-at-the-gates-of-dawn ## Summary The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the 1967 debut studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, first published on 1967-08-04. It is classified as an album and is associated with the psychedelic rock and pop music genres. ## Key Facts - Title (Wikipedia): The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Wikidata description: 1967 debut studio album by Pink Floyd - Publication date: 1967-08-04 - Entity type: album (a grouping of album releases by an artist, usually released at the same time with the same title and tracks in different formats) - Genre associations: psychedelic rock (genre of rock music; inception: 1965-01-01) and pop music (genre of popular music; inception: 1950) - Related organization: Capitol Records (American record label; founded 1942; country: United States) - Sitelink count for this album entity: 45 - Sitelink count for album [Thing] concept: 89 - Sitelink count for psychedelic rock [Thing]: 56 - Sitelink count for pop music [Thing]: 129 - Sitelink count for Capitol Records [Organization]: 50 - Related concept: chapter [Thing] (section of a work; sitelink_count: 35) - SEO data: No SEO data available yet ## FAQs Q: What is The Piper at the Gates of Dawn? A: It is Pink Floyd’s debut studio album, published on 1967-08-04 and described in Wikidata as a 1967 debut studio album by Pink Floyd. Q: What musical styles is the album associated with? A: The album is associated with psychedelic rock and pop music. Psychedelic rock is noted here as a rock-music genre with an inception date of 1965, while pop music is identified as the popular-music genre with an inception date around 1950. Q: Is the album connected to any record label or organization? A: The album is related to Capitol Records, an American record label founded in 1942. The provided material lists Capitol Records among related organizations. Q: What kinds of tracks or songs are connected to this album? A: Multiple songs are linked to the album, including both instrumentals and original compositions credited to Pink Floyd and to Syd Barrett specifically. See the Tracks & Songwriters section for the full list. Q: How widely referenced is this album in the provided data? A: The album entity carries a sitelink_count of 45 in the supplied structured data, and related concept sitelink counts (for album, genres, and label) are provided for context. ## Why It Matters The Piper at the Gates of Dawn matters as the first full-length studio release by Pink Floyd, marking the band’s formal entry into recorded albums in 1967. As a debut album issued at a time when psychedelic rock was a distinct and emergent genre (inception: 1965), the record represents an early example of the period’s musical currents and the overlap between rock and popular music. The album also collects songs credited to band members and to Syd Barrett as songwriter, situating it within Pink Floyd’s formative creative era. Its associations with major music-concept categories (album, psychedelic rock, pop) and with a major music company (Capitol Records) underline its relevance to music-history indexing and cataloging. ## Notable For - Being Pink Floyd’s debut studio album, published on 1967-08-04. - Strong association with the psychedelic rock genre and with pop music. - Inclusion of tracks that are identified as original songs by Syd Barrett. - Presence in structured data with a sitelink_count of 45, indicating a substantial number of linked references in the provided dataset. - Relationship to Capitol Records, a major American record label founded in 1942 (as listed among related organizations). ## Body ### Overview - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is identified in the supplied structured properties as a 1967 debut studio album by Pink Floyd, with publication_date +1967-08-04T00:00:00Z. - The album is classified under the general concept album [Thing], which the material defines as a grouping of album releases by an artist usually released simultaneously in different formats (digital, CD, LP). The album-concept sitelink_count provided is 89. ### Classification & Genres - Primary genre associations in the supplied material: - Psychedelic rock [Thing]: described as a genre of rock music with an inception date provided as +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z and a sitelink_count of 56. - Pop music [Thing]: described as a genre of popular music with an inception marker of +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z and a sitelink_count of 129. - The album entity itself has a sitelink_count of 45 in the structured properties. ### Tracks & Songwriters (Part of / Parent relationships) The supplied material lists a set of songs associated with the album. Each item below is given with its supplied descriptor and sitelink_count: - Chapter 24 — song by Pink Floyd (sitelink_count: 14) - Matilda Mother — song by Pink Floyd (sitelink_count: 14) - Interstellar Overdrive — semi-improvised instrumental piece by Pink Floyd (sitelink_count: 18) - Lucifer Sam — Pink Floyd song (sitelink_count: 16) - The Scarecrow — original song written and composed by Syd Barrett (sitelink_count: 16) - Pow R. Toc H. — Pink Floyd song (sitelink_count: 12) - See Emily Play — original song written and composed by Syd Barrett; first recorded by Pink Floyd (sitelink_count: 26) - Bike — song by Pink Floyd (sitelink_count: 12) - Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk — song by Pink Floyd (sitelink_count: 12) - Astronomy Domine — original song written and composed by Syd Barrett (sitelink_count: 19) - The Gnome — original song written and composed by Syd Barrett (sitelink_count: 15) - Flaming — original song written and composed by Syd Barrett (sitelink_count: 16) ### Songwriting and Syd Barrett - Several tracks associated with the album are explicitly described in the supplied material as original songs written and composed by Syd Barrett (The Scarecrow, See Emily Play, Astronomy Domine, The Gnome, Flaming). The document also marks See Emily Play as first recorded by Pink Floyd. ### Related Organizations - Capitol Records is listed among related organizations in the supplied material. The provided summary for Capitol Records includes: - Founded: 1942 - Type: American record label - Country: United States - Parent: Universal Music Group (noted in the provided Capitol Records summary) - Headquarters: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California - Founders: Johnny Mercer and Buddy DeSylva - Sitelink_count for Capitol Records in the supplied data: 50 - The inclusion of Capitol Records in the related list signals a documented relationship in the provided dataset between the album entity and that organization. ### Identifiers and Metadata - Wikipedia title provided: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. - Wikidata description provided: "1967 debut studio album by Pink Floyd." - Structured property: sitelink_count = 45 for this album entity. - SEO: The supplied context notes "No SEO data available yet." ### Related Concepts Included in Source Material - album [Thing]: general definition and sitelink_count 89 — used to classify The Piper at the Gates of Dawn as an album entity. - psychedelic rock [Thing] and pop music [Thing] — both listed with inception dates and sitelink counts (psychedelic rock: inception 1965-01-01; pop music: inception 1950). - chapter [Thing]: listed as a related concept (a section of a work) with sitelink_count 35; included in related concepts in the supplied material. ### Coverage and Reference Counts - The supplied material provides sitelink counts for the album entity (45) and for related concepts and items. Those counts are: - This album: 45 - album [Thing]: 89 - psychedelic rock [Thing]: 56 - pop music [Thing]: 129 - Capitol Records: 50 - chapter [Thing]: 35 - Individual track items: sitelink_counts range from 12 to 26 as listed in the Tracks & Songwriters section. ### Contextual Placement - The album is situated in the middle-to-late 1960s period in the supplied timeline, with publication_date 1967-08-04 and genre association to psychedelic rock (inception cited as 1965). The supplied documents connect the album to core Pink Floyd material and to multiple songs credited to Syd Barrett. ### Notes on Source Limitations - The supplied material lists relationships, descriptive tags, sitelink counts, publication date, and related organizational metadata. No direct label release statement, chart positions, sales figures, track order, or studio credits beyond songwriting attributions are provided in the source material and therefore are not included here. ### Related Entities Summary - Songs and songwriters: see the Tracks & Songwriters section for each listed song and its descriptor. - Organizations: Capitol Records and its founding details are included as related organizational context. - Concepts: album, psychedelic rock, pop music, and chapter are listed among related concepts with their respective sitelink counts and brief definitions where provided. ## References 1. [Source](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57867/pink-floyd-co-founder-syd-barrett-dies-at-60) 2. MusicBrainz 3. Spotify 4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 5. [Musical Maps. 2016](http://www.musicalmaps.blogspot.com.au/search/label/piperatthegatesofdawn) 6. [AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191309) 7. 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