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Released in 1969, Ummagumma represents where the influence of departed founding songwriter Syd Barrett began to fade in favor of the rather less whimsical and pastoral visions of Roger Waters. Ummagumma is a double album, divided into live and studio halves. The live cuts--"Astronomy Domine," "Careful with That Axe, Eugene," "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun," and "A Saucerful of Secrets"--established the Floyd's predilection for gloomily atmospheric and faintly preposterous sci-fi bombast that would turn them into such a successful stage act. The kindest that may be said of the studio compositions--by and large interminable avant-prog rambles in search of the lost chord--is that they haven't dated terribly well. --Andrew Mueller

Tracks - Disc 1

• Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd, Barrett, Syd
• Careful With That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd, Waters, Roger
• Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Pink Floyd, Waters, Roger
• A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd, Waters, Roger

Tracks - Disc 2

• Sysyphus, Pt. 1 - Pink Floyd, Wright, Richard [1]
• Sysyphus, Pt. 2 - Pink Floyd, Wright, Richard [1]
• Sysyphus, Pt. 3 - Pink Floyd, Wright, Richard [1]
• Sysyphus, Pt. 4 - Pink Floyd, Wright, Richard [1]
• Grantchester Meadows - Pink Floyd, Waters, Roger
• Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and - Pink Floyd, Waters, Roger
• The Narrow Way, Pt. 1 - Pink Floyd, Gilmour, David
• The Narrow Way, Pt. 2 - Pink Floyd, Gilmour, David
• The Narrow Way, Pt. 3 - Pink Floyd, Gilmour, David
• The Grand Vizier's Garden Party, Pt. 1: Entrance - Pink Floyd, Mason, Nick
• The Grand Vizier's Garden Party, Pt. 2: Entertainment - Pink Floyd, Mason, Nick
• The Grand Vizier's Garden Party, Pt. 3: Exit - Pink Floyd, Mason, Nick

More Information

• Studio - Capitol
• Publisher - Capitol
• Label - Capitol
• Binding - Audio CD

Format Information

• Live

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