For many years, this double-LP was one of the most popular albums in Pink Floyd's pre-Dark Side of the Moon output, containing a live LP and a studio LP for the price of one. The live set, recorded in Birmingham and Manchester in June 1969, is limited to four numbers, all drawn from the group's first two LPs or their then-recent singles. Featuring the band's second lineup (i.e., no Syd Barrett), the set shows off a very potent group, their sound held together on-stage by Nick Mason's assertive drumming and Roger Waters' powerful bass work, which keep the proceedings moving no matter how spaced out the music gets. They also sound like they've got the amplifiers to make their music count, which is more than the early band had. 'Astronomy Domine,' 'Careful with That Axe Eugene,' 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun,' and 'A Saucerful of Secrets' are all superior here to their studio originals, done longer, louder, and harder, with a real edge to the playing. The studio LP was more experimental, each member getting a certain amount of space on the record to make his own music -- Richard Wright's 'Sysyphus' was a pure keyboard work, featuring various synthesizers, organs, and pianos; David Gilmour's 'The Narrow Way' was a three-part instrumental for acoustic and electric guitars and electronic keyboards, and Nick Mason's 'The Grand Vizier's Garden Party' made use of a vast range of acoustic and electric percussion devices. Roger Waters' 'Grantchester Meadows' was a lyrical folk-like number unlike almost anything else the group ever did.
Ummagumma is the fourth album by the English rock band Pink Floyd.It is a double album and was released on 7 November 1969 by Harvest Records. The first disc consists of live recordings from concerts at Mothers Club in Birmingham and the College of Commerce in Manchester that contained part of their normal set list of the time, while the second contains solo compositions by each member of the. Astronomy Domine Lyrics Lime and limpid green, a second scene A fight between the blue you once knew. Floating down, the sound resounds Around the icy waters underground.
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 08:32 | |||
2 | David Gilmour / Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright | 08:49 | ||
3 | 09:27 | |||
4 | David Gilmour / Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright | 12:51 |
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 01:09 | |||
2 | 03:30 | |||
3 | 01:49 | |||
4 | 06:59 | |||
5 | 07:27 | |||
6 | 04:58 | |||
7 | 03:28 | |||
8 | 02:53 | |||
9 | 05:57 | |||
10 | 00:59 | |||
11 | 07:05 | |||
12 | 00:41 |
Released in | 1969 |
Length: | 86:14 39:22 (Live Disc) 46:52 (Studio Disc) |
Genre: | Experimental Rock |
Double album by Pink Floyd.
Studio Album
Credits
Musicians:
- David Gilmour - Guitar, vocals
- Roger Waters - Bass, vocals
- Nick Mason - Drums, percussion
- Richard Wright - Keyboards
- Hipgnosis - Cover art
Trivia:
- Though released under the name 'Pink Floyd,' the studio album for Ummagumma is a collection of solo compositions of the band members of Pink Floyd. Richard Wright contributed 'Sysyphus,' Roger Waters contributed 'Grantchester Meadows' and 'Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict,' David Gilmour contributed 'The Narrow Way,' and Nick Mason contributed 'The Grand Vizier's Garden Party.' Nick Mason's piece is the only one to feature musicians other than their composer: Lindy Mason, then Nick's wife, contributed on his piece by playing the flute.
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Albums:The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) •A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) •Ummagumma (1969) •Atom Heart Mother (1970) •Meddle (1971) •The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) •Wish You Were Here (1975) •Animals (1977) •The Wall (1979) •The Final Cut (1983) •A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) • The Division Bell (1994) •The Endless River (2014)
Singles:It Would Be So Nice (1968) •Point Me at the Sky (1968)
Live Albums and Compilations:Relics (1971) •A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981) •Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) •P•U•L•S•E (1995) •Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
Films:Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972) •The Wall (1982) •Delicate Sound of Thunder (1989) •La Carrera Panamericana (1992) •P•U•L•S•E (1995)
SoundtracksMore (1969) •Obscured by Clouds (1972)