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Time 46:40 minutes
A double album, divided into live and studio discs. The live disc did a lot to put them on the map as figureheads of the international background, with precise, well-recorded versions of four of their most interesting early lengthy opuses ("Astronomy Domine," "Careful with That Axe, Eugene," "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun," "A Saucerful of Secrets"). "Astronomy Domine," though performed minus its writer and original vocalist (Syd Barrett), could be said to surpass the original studio version (from Piper at the Gates of Dawn) in spookiness and drawn-out intensity. The studio disc allowed each of the four members one or two lengthy compositions, with variable results. The attempts at avant-garde experimentalism were unimpressive and have dated badly, but Roger Waters' "Grantchester Meadows," by contrast, is a lovely ballad, and one of their best early songs.
| ALBUM RELEASES |
| 1969 |
LP Harvest 388 |
| 1987 |
CD Capitol C2-46404 |
| 1987 |
CS Capitol C4-46404 |
| 1995 |
CD EMI 46404 8 |
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| PERSONNEL |
| Roger Waters |
Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Vocals |
| Nick Mason |
Percussion, Drums |
| Richard Wright |
Keyboards, Vocals |
| Pink Floyd |
Producer |
| David Gilmour |
Guitar, Vocals |
| Brian Humphries |
Engineer |
| Peter Mew |
Engineer |
| Norman Smith |
Producer |
| Hipgnosis |
design, photography |
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