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

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Pink Floyd  ~ A Saucer Full 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 

photos by Styrous®

 

 

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

         

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Rick Wright         

        

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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           

Jugband Blues           

        

         

        

        

        

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20,000 vinyl LPs 171: Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon

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Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP front cover
design by Hipgnosis

photo by Styrous®

The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by Pink Floyd; it was released 43 years ago on March 1, 1973, by Harvest Records.          
     
 

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

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detail photo by Styrous®

And of course, I have a favorite from this album; it is Us & Them. It was written by Richard Wright with lyrics by Roger Waters. It is sung by David Gilmour, with harmonies by Wright. But for me the best part is the beautiful sax played throughout the song by Dick Parry.      

The song is 7 minutes, 51 seconds in length, making it the longest on the album. It is slow but ranges from quiet and dreamy to brilliantly dramatic.    

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP back cover
design by Hipgnosis

photo by Styrous®

I saw them in 1994 at the Oakland Coliseum during their Pulse Tour when they were promoting The Division Bell (link below). There is a link to the video of the performance of Us & Them below.                

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP gatefold cover
design by Hipgnosis

photo by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP gatefold interior
design by Hipgnosis

photo by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP gatefold interior detail
design by Hipgnosis

detail photo by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP gatefold interior detail
design by Hipgnosis

detail photo by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP, side 1 

photo by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP label, side 1

photo by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP, side 2

photo by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP label, side 2

photo by Styrous®

Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon 

vinyl LP track list
design by Hipgnosis

detail photo by Styrous®

       
       
Tracklist:
Side 1:

A1 - Speak To Me    
A2 - Breathe    
A3 - On The Run    
A4 - Time    
A5 - The Great Gig In The Sky, Vocals – Clare Torry

Side 2:    

B1 - Money, Saxophone – Dick Parry   
B2 - Us And Them, Saxophone – Dick Parry
B3 - Any Colour You Like    
B4 - Brain Damage    
B5 - Eclipse    

Companies, etc.

    Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
    Marketed By – Capitol Records, Inc.
    Distributed By – Capitol Records, Inc.
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
    Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
    Published By – TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
    Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

Credits:

    Artwork [Sleeve & Stickers Art N.t.a.] – George Hardie
    Backing Vocals – Barry St John*, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan*, Liza Strike
    Design [Sleeve], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
    Engineer – Alan Parsons
    Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Jones
    Lyrics By – Roger Waters
    Mastered By – wly*
    Mixed By [Mixing Supervisor] – Chris Thomas
    Producer – Pink Floyd
    Written-By – Gilmour* (tracks: A2 To A4, B3), Mason* (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Wright* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B2, B3), Waters* (tracks: A2 To A4, B1, B2, B4, B5)

Notes:

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
between June 1972 and January 1973

Note on Credits:
Though not detailed in the liner notes, Barry St. John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, and Liza Strike perform backing vocals only on tracks A4, B2, B4, and B5.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SMAS-1-11163
    Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SMAS-2-11163
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched variant 1): 1-11163-F-10•
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched variant 1): 2-11163-F-9• wly
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side A & B stamped variant 1): 1 ✲
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched variant 2): 1-11163-F-9•• wly
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched variant 2): 2-11163-F-10• wly
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side A stamped variant 2): 3 ✲
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side B stamped variant 2): > ✲
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched variant 3): 1-11163-F-10•
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched variant 3): 2-11163-F-5• wly
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side A stamped variant 3): 2 ✲
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side B stamped variant 3): 3 ✲

Pink Floyd ‎– The Dark Side Of The Moon
Label: Harvest ‎– SMAS-11163
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: March 1, 1973
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock, Experimental, Classic Rock

           

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Pink Floyd ‎~ The Dark Side Of The Moon (complete)       
                   ~ Us And Them    
                   ~ Us And Them (live)              
       
       
          
       

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