SEE EMILY PLAY
“See Emily Play” is the second single by English psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd. Written by original frontman Syd Barrett and recorded on 23 May 1967, it featured “The Scarecrow” as its B-side. Though it was initially released as a non-album single, the song appeared on the American edition of their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). “See Emily Play” is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list and reached No. 6 in the United Kingdom singles chart. (More from Wikipedia)
Pink Floyd’s debut LP The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is worth about twice as much in mono as in stereo, because the original UK release was only in mono, and it was mixed differently from the stereo albums. I had a chance to buy Piper for 99 cents at the Record Bar in Raleigh and didn’t get it – can’t win them all! I did pick up a copy later; and, of course, it went through Hurricane Katrina. The album looks a little like a Pringle’s potato chip now; but amazingly, it still plays almost perfectly, except for a little warble on “See Emily Play”.
(April 2012)
