Pink Floyd
A Saucerful of Secrets is the second album by rock band Pink Floyd, and arguably one of the first progressive rock albums. It was recorded at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, at various dates from August, 1967 to April, 1968. The album was released that June as both mono (SX 6258) and stereo (SCX 6258) LPs in the UK, where it reached #9 on the charts. It remains the only Floyd album to not chart at all in the US (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn's US version, entitled Pink Floyd, lingered at the bottom of the US charts some months earlier). Due to Syd Barrett's declining mental state, this would be the last Pink Floyd album that he would work on. During its difficult recording sessions, Barrett became increasingly unstable and in January of 1968, David Gilmour was brought in. Barrett finally quit the band by early March, leaving this new incarnation of Pink Floyd to finish the album. As a result, A Saucerful of Secrets is the only non-compilation Pink Floyd album on which all five band members appear. As well as "Jugband Blues", the album was to include "Vegetable Man," another Syd Barrett song. However, the band believed "Vegetable Man" was not good enough for inclusion and so it was left off the album. The song was to appear on a single as the b-side to another unreleased track, "Scream Thy Last Scream".
Released June 29, 1968
Recorded August, 1967
October, 1967
January - April, 1968
Genre Progressive Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Space Rock
Length 39:25
Label Columbia/EMI (UK)
Capitol (US)
Producer(s) Norman Smith
2007-03-09 03:05:25
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answered by myllur 4
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saucer is one of my fav by them btu most of teh floyds work is good,
good, great!
2007-03-09 00:38:44
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answered by cav 5
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