The Styrous® Viewfinder: 20,000 vinyl LPs 389: Pink Floyd ~ A Saucerful of Secrets

June 28, 2025

20,000 vinyl LPs 389: Pink Floyd ~ A Saucerful of Secrets

vinyl LP front cover

cover design by Hipgnosis

photo of album cover by Styrous®

On June 28, 1968, the second album by Pink Floyd, A Saucer Full of Secrets was released by EMI Columbia in the UK and in the US by Tower Records. I'm having a hard time realizing it was over fifty years ago! I didn't actually discover Pink Floyd until 1971 with their Meddle album. A Saucer Full of Secrets, was my second album purchase by the English rock band.

Pink Floyd ~ A Saucer Full of Secrets

vinyl LP front cover details

cover design by Hipgnosis

detail photos of album cover by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ~ A Saucer Full of Secrets

vinyl LP back cover

cover design by Hipgnosis

photo of album cover by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ~ A Saucer Full of Secrets

vinyl LP back cover details

cover design by Hipgnosis

detail photos of album cover by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ~ A Saucer Full of Secrets

vinyl LP, side 1

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Pink Floyd ~ A Saucer Full of Secrets

vinyl LP, side 2

photos by Styrous®

Tracklist:

Side 1:

1 - Let There Be More Light, written by Roger Waters - 5:32
A2 - Remember A Day, written by Rick Wright* - 4:27
A3 - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, written by Roger Waters - 5:23
A4 - Corporal Clegg, written by Roger Waters - 4:07

Side 2:

B1 - A Saucerful Of Secrets, written by Gilmore*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* - 11:52
B2 - See Saw, written by Rick Wright* - 4:30
B3 - Jugband Blues, written by Syd Barrett - 2:57

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Published By – Essex Music, Inc.

Credits:

Producer – Norman Smith

Notes:

Second pressing from 1968, "MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.A. BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC." printed at the bottom edge of labels.

Rear jacket includes number, "6" in bottom right corner.
Other jacket text: "Printed in U.S.A." (in circle), "Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., Hollywood and Vine Streets, Hollywood, Calif. · Factories: Scranton, PA., Los Angeles, Calif., Jacksonville, Ill."

Typos and misprints:
David Gilmour's last name is misspelled as, "Gilmore" on jacket and labels
Catalogue number shown on jacket is "ST-5131" with "ST 5131" shown on labels
Track B2 is titled, "See-Saw" on the jacket and "See Saw" on the label

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): ST1 5131
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): ST2 5131
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2, etched): ST 1 - 5131
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2, etched): ST 2 - 5131
Rights Society: ASCAP

Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets
Label: Tower – ST 5131, Tower – ST-5131
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

Viewfinder links:

all things Pink (Floyd)

David Gilmore

Rick Wright

Net links:

YouTube links:

Let There Be More Light

Remember A Day

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

Corporal Clegg

A Saucerful Of Secrets

See Saw