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vinyl LP front cover
cover by Hipgnosis
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Fifty-one years ago today, on the 7th of November in 1969, Pink Floyd released their fourth studio album, Ummagumma, on Harvest Records. The album's title supposedly comes from Cambridge slang for sex,
commonly used by Pink Floyd friend and occasional roadie, Iain "Emo"
Moore, who would say, "I'm going back to the house for some ummagumma".
According to Moore, he made up the term himself.
The artwork for the album was designed by regular Floyd collaborators Hipgnosis and features a number of pictures of the band combined to give a Droste effect. It was the last album cover to feature the band.
For this reason, this is in the "Just the cover, Ma'am" category (link below).
The album also holds the distinction of containing one of the strangest titled Floyd songs: Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict by Roger Waters. There's been much debate on what, in fact, a pict is. According to the Echoes FAQ, a pict is "a member of a possibly non-Celtic people who once occupied Great Britain, carried on continual border wars with the Romans, and about the 9th century became amalgamated with the Scots."
The photograph below was used for the back cover of Ummagumma. It features roadies Alan Stiles and Peter Watts with the band's equipment laid out on a runway at Biggin Hill Airport in London.
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 disc contains solo compositions by each member of the band recorded at
Abbey Road Studios.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
Live Album
A1 Astronomy Domine, written by Barrett* - 8:25
A2 Careful With That Axe, Eugene, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* - 8:47
A1 Astronomy Domine, written by Barrett* - 8:25
A2 Careful With That Axe, Eugene, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* - 8:47
Side 2:
B1 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, written by Waters* - 9:21
A Saucerful Of Secrets, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* - (12:51)
B2a Something Else
B2b Syncopated Pandemonium
B2c Storm Signal
B2d Celestial Voices
Side 3:
Studio Album
Sysyphus, written by, Featuring – Wright*
Side 4:
D1 The Narrow Way - Parts I, II & III, written by, Featuring – Gilmour* - 12:14
The Grand Vizier's Garden Party, written by, Featuring – Mason* - (8:55)
D2a Part I - Entrance
D2b Part II - Entertainment
D2c Part III - Exit
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Mothers Club, Birmingham
Mastered At – Capitol Studios, New York City
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Credits:
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Roger Waters
Composed By – David Gilmour (tracks: D1), Nick Mason (tracks: D2), Richard Wright (tracks: C1 to C4), Roger Waters (tracks: C5, C6)
Design [Sleeve], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
Engineer – Brian Humphries (tracks: A1 to B2), Peter Mew (tracks: C1 to D2)
Lead Guitar, Vocals – David Gilmour
Organ, Keyboards, Vocals – Richard Wright
Percussion – Nick Mason
Producer – Norman Smith (tracks: C1 to D2), Pink Floyd (tracks: A1 to B2)
Notes:
First US pressing with no EMI logo on front cover and pink Harvest Records sticker.
Winchester, Virginia pressing.
Sysyphus, written by, Featuring – Wright*
C1 Part I 4:29
C2 Part II 1:45
C3 Part III - 3:07
C4 Part IV - 3:38
C5 Grantchester Meadows, written by, Featuring – Waters* 7:23
C6 Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict, written by, Featuring – Waters* - 4:47
C2 Part II 1:45
C3 Part III - 3:07
C4 Part IV - 3:38
C5 Grantchester Meadows, written by, Featuring – Waters* 7:23
C6 Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict, written by, Featuring – Waters* - 4:47
Side 4:
D1 The Narrow Way - Parts I, II & III, written by, Featuring – Gilmour* - 12:14
The Grand Vizier's Garden Party, written by, Featuring – Mason* - (8:55)
D2a Part I - Entrance
D2b Part II - Entertainment
D2c Part III - Exit
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Mothers Club, Birmingham
Mastered At – Capitol Studios, New York City
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Credits:
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Roger Waters
Composed By – David Gilmour (tracks: D1), Nick Mason (tracks: D2), Richard Wright (tracks: C1 to C4), Roger Waters (tracks: C5, C6)
Design [Sleeve], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
Engineer – Brian Humphries (tracks: A1 to B2), Peter Mew (tracks: C1 to D2)
Lead Guitar, Vocals – David Gilmour
Organ, Keyboards, Vocals – Richard Wright
Percussion – Nick Mason
Producer – Norman Smith (tracks: C1 to D2), Pink Floyd (tracks: A1 to B2)
Notes:
First US pressing with no EMI logo on front cover and pink Harvest Records sticker.
Winchester, Virginia pressing.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): STBB 1-388
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): STBB 2-388
Matrix / Runout (Label side C): STBB 3-388
Matrix / Runout (Label side D): STBB 4-388
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, Var 1): STBB-1-388-X7
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, Var 1): STBB-2-388-X7
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, Var 1): STBB-3-388-W6
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, Var 1): STBB-4-388-X2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, Var 2): STBB-1-388-P8 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, Var 2): STBB-2-388-X7
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, Var 2): STBB-3-388-X2 #2 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 3, Var 2): STBB-4-388-X2 ─◁
Rights Society: ASCAP
Pink Floyd – Ummagumma
Label: Harvest – STBB-388, Capitol Records – STBB-388
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing
Country: US
Released: November 7,1969
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Label: Harvest – STBB-388, Capitol Records – STBB-388
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing
Country: US
Released: November 7,1969
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Classic Rock ~ How Pink Floyd searched for direction after Barrett
Echoes ~ The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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