Pink Floyd - Ummagumma (1969) {2017, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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Artist: Pink Floyd
Title: Ummagumma
Year Of Release: 1969 / 2017
Label: Sony Records #SICP-5404~5
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 2CD (00:39:41 + 00:47:02)
Total Size: 546 / 240 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Ummagumma is the fourth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It is a double album and was released on 7 November 1969 by Harvest Records. 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 contains solo compositions by each member of the band recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The artwork 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 many years, this double-LP was one of the most popular albums in Pink Floyd's pre-Dark Side of the Moon output, containing a live LP and a studio LP for the price of one. The live set, recorded in Birmingham and Manchester in June 1969, is limited to four numbers, all drawn from the group's first two LPs or their then-recent singles. Featuring the band's second lineup (i.e., no Syd Barrett), the set shows off a very potent group, their sound held together on-stage by Nick Mason's assertive drumming and Roger Waters' powerful bass work, which keep the proceedings moving no matter how spaced out the music gets. They also sound like they've got the amplifiers to make their music count, which is more than the early band had. "Astronomy Domine," "Careful with That Axe Eugene," "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun," and "A Saucerful of Secrets" are all superior here to their studio originals, done longer, louder, and harder, with a real edge to the playing. The studio LP was more experimental, each member getting a certain amount of space on the record to make his own music -- Richard Wright's "Sysyphus" was a pure keyboard work, featuring various synthesizers, organs, and pianos; David Gilmour's "The Narrow Way" was a three-part instrumental for acoustic and electric guitars and electronic keyboards, and Nick Mason's "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" made use of a vast range of acoustic and electric percussion devices. Roger Waters' "Grantchester Meadows" was a lyrical folk-like number unlike almost anything else the group ever did.

~ Bruce Eder, All Music

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Pink Floyd - Ummagumma (1969) {2017, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Track List CD1 - Live Album:

01. Astronomy Domine [8:33]
02. Careful With That Axe, Eugene [8:49]
03. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun [9:27]
04. A Saucerful Of Secrets [12:51]

Track List CD2 - Studio Album:

01. Sysyphus Part One [1:09]
02. Sysyphus Part Two [3:30]
03. Sysyphus Part Three [1:50]
04. Sysyphus Part Four [7:00]
05. Grantchester Meadows [7:28]
06. Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Groovi... [4:59]
07. The Narrow Way Part One [3:29]
08. The Narrow Way Part Two [2:53]
09. The Narrow Way Part Three [5:58]
10. The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part One-Entrance [1:00]
11. The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part Two-Entertainment [7:06]
12. The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part Three-Exit [0:42]

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