50 years ago: Pink Floyd releases debut album

They have kept their fans comfortably numb for a half century.

Fifty years ago, on Aug. 5, 1967, Pink Floyd released its debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn." Rock Archive reported. The album hit stores two years after the band formed and is the only full album recorded with Syd Barrett.

The recording and mixing took place at London’s Abbey Road studios.

“The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” became a top-10 album in the United Kingdom, rising as high as No. 6 on the charts.

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