Pink Floyd — The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Known pressings
74 distinct releases are catalogued for this album. Year, country, label and catalogue number are what identify a pressing — match all four before you buy.
| Year | Country | Label | Catalogue # | Format |
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| 1967 | CA | Capitol Records | ST 6242 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1967 | DE | Columbia Records | SMC 74321 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1967 | FR | Columbia Records | SCTX 340.568, SCTX 340568, SCTX 340.568 T | 12" Vinyl |
| 1967 | GB | Columbia Records | SCX 6157 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1967 | GB | Columbia Records | SX 6157 | 12" Vinyl — mono |
| 1967 | GB | [no label] | Scfp 40253 B-3-1-1 7 | 12" Vinyl — mono – test pressing |
| 1967 | GB | Columbia Records | TC-SCX 6157 | Cassette |
| 1967 | JP | Ever Clean Records, Odeon | OP-8229 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1967 | US | Tower | ST 5093, ST-5093 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1967 | US | Tower | T 5093, T-5093 | 12" Vinyl — mono |
| 1968 | US | Tower | ST 5093, ST-5093 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1969 | DE | Columbia Records | 1C 064-04 292 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1969 | GB | Columbia Records | SCX 6157 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1969 | GB | Columbia Records | SX 6157 | 12" Vinyl — mono |
| 1969 | US | Tower | ST 5093, ST-5093 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1970 | JP | Odeon | OP-80281 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1971 | GB | Columbia Records | SCX 6157 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1975 | JP | Harvest | EMS-80317 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1978 | GB | Columbia Records | SCX 6157 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1983 | GB | Fame | FA 3065 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1983 | GB | Fame | TC-FA 3065 | Cassette |
| 1983 | JP | Harvest | EMS-50104 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1987 | DE | Harvest | 038-7 46384 1 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1987 | GB | EMI | CDP 7 46384 2 | CD — EMI SWINDON |
| 1987 | IT | EMI | CDP 7 46384 2 | CD |
| 1987 | JP | EMI | CDP 7 46384 2, CP32-5269 | CD |
| 1987 | JP | EMI | CP32-5269 | CD |
| 1987 | US | EMI | CDP 7 46384 2 | CD |
| 1988 | GB | Fame | FA 3065 | 12" Vinyl |
| 1994 | CA | EMI Music Canada, EMI United Kingdom | 7243 8 31261 2 5 | CD |
| 1994 | GB | EMI United Kingdom, EMI | 7243 8 31261 2 5, CDEMD 1073 | CD |
| 1994 | US | Capitol Records | 46384, CDP 0777 7 46384 2 5 | CD |
| 1994 | XE | EMI United Kingdom | 7243 8 31261 2 5 | CD |
| 1994 | XE | EMI United Kingdom | 7243 8 31261 2 5, CDEMD 1073 | CD — BIEM/SIAE |
| 1995 | JP | EMI, EMI United Kingdom | TOCP-8412 | CD |
| 1997 | GB | EMI | 7243 8 59857 1 | 12" Vinyl — 30th anniversary edition |
| 1997 | GB | EMI United Kingdom | 7243 8 59857 2 0, CDEMD 1110 | CD — mono edition |
| 1997 | GB | EMI | CDP 7 46384 2 | CD |
| 2001 | JP | EMI | SCX 6157, TOCP-65731 | CD |
| 2006 | BR | Harvest | 7 031064 429201 | 12" Vinyl |
| 2006 | JP | EMI | TOCP-53803 | CD |
| 2007 | GB | EMI | 50999 503923 2 2 | CD — 40th anniversary edition |
| 2007 | US | EMI | 50999 503919 2 9, 50999-503919-2-9 | CD — 40th anniversary deluxe edition |
| 2007 | US | Capitol Records | 50999 503923 22 | CD — 40th anniversary edition |
| 2007 | US | Capitol Records | 509995 03923 22 | CD |
| 2007 | XE | EMI | 503 9232 | CD — 40th anniversary standard mono / stereo edition |
| 2007 | XE | EMI | 50999 5 03919 2 9, 50999-503919-2-9 | CD — 40th anniversary deluxe edition |
| 2007 | XW | EMI | [none] | Digital Media — 40th anniversary complete edition |
| 2011 | AT | EMI | 50999 028935 2 5 | CD — “Why Pink Floyd…?” Discovery edition |
| 2011 | US | Capitol Records | 50999 028935 2 5 | CD — “Why Pink Floyd…?” Discovery edition |
| 2011 | XW | EMI | [none] | Digital Media — remastered |
| 2013 | XW | Parlophone | [none] | Digital Media — remastered |
| 2014 | XW | Parlophone | [none] | Digital Media — 40th anniversary complete edition |
| 2016 | — | Pink Floyd Records | [none] | Digital Media — 2011 remastered version |
| 2016 | CA | Columbia, Pink Floyd Records | 88875184181, PFRLP1 | 12" Vinyl |
| 2016 | JP | Pink Floyd Records | SIJP 11 | 12" Vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Pink Floyd Records | PFR1, PFR1 88875170842 | CD |
| 2016 | XE | Columbia, Pink Floyd Records | 0825646493197, PFRLP1, PFRLP1 0825646493197 | 12" Vinyl — 2016 Pink Floyd Records issue |
| 2016 | XE | Pink Floyd Records | PFR1 | CD |
| 2016 | XW | Columbia, Legacy | — | Digital Media |
Showing the 60 earliest of 74 catalogued releases.
What to hunt
Ten editions worth chasing for this album, from the original first pressing to promo and audiophile issues.
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Original first pressing Vinyl
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" first press original vinyl
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Early country pressing Vinyl
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" early pressing vinyl
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Promo / white label Vinyl
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" promo white label vinyl
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Limited / numbered edition Vinyl
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" limited numbered vinyl
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Audiophile pressing Vinyl
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" audiophile vinyl pressing
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Early CD pressing CD
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" first press early CD
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Japan pressing CD
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" Japan CD pressing
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West Germany / early Europe pressing CD
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" West Germany early CD pressing
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Promo / sample CD CD
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" promo sample CD
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Audiophile / limited CD CD
Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" audiophile limited CD