The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Even though Pink Floyd\'s debut album followed *Sgt. Pepper\'s* by a couple of months, nothing could have prepared the world for the magical blend of genius and LSD-induced madness that drove Floyd frontman Syd Barrett\'s dazzling psychedelic vision. Barrett\'s cubist guitar riffs collide magnificently with Rick Wright\'s hypnotic, snake-charmer organ lines amid a dizzying merry-go-round of sound effects. All the while, Syd\'s equally abstract lyrical approach freely mixes fairytale imagery with cosmic explorations—the ideal soundtrack for journeys through both outer and inner space.