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Both might be pioneers of psychedelic rock, but the connection between The Beatles and Pink Floyd runs much deeper than that relatively loose association. The Fab Four greatly inspired the shaggy-haired southerners in their early days, with David Gilmour captivated by their songwriting and guitar work and Roger Waters adopting their approach of addressing real-life issues in their lyrics. Moreover, Paul McCartney left a personal mark on the band when both groups found themselves working at London’s Abbey Road Studios.1967 was the year of psychedelic rock. From The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s debut Are You Experienced to Cream’s Disraeli Gears, in those consequential 12 months, rock became truly heavy, out-there, and more interesting than before. Abbey Road Studios would play a pivotal role in this shift, as the two other most celebrated genre albums, in The Beatles’s experimental, narcotic odyssey, Sgt. Pepper’s – arguably the most essential release of the lot – and Pink Floyd’s debut, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, were recorded there. Not only this, but they were also recorded at the same time.

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