A Saucerful Of Secrets

From Pink Floyd

Album cover

Title: A Saucerful Of Secrets
Artist: Pink Floyd
Released: June 29, 1968
Total Length: 39:25
Label: Columbia/EMI (UK), Capitol (US)

[edit] Singles

"Remember a Day" (edit) / "Let There Be More Light" (edit) (19 August 1968, U.S. release only)

[edit] Non-album singles

"It Would Be So Nice" / "Julia Dream" (19 April 1968, 7" UK release) "See Emily Play" / "The Scarecrow" (22 July 1968, U.S. re-release 7") "Point Me at the Sky" / "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (6 December 1968, 7" UK release)

[edit] Review

Song Rating: 3.4 / 5
Overall Rating: 3 / 5
Best Song: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

[edit] Credits

Roger Waters - vocals on "Let There Be More Light" and "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun", bass guitar
David Gilmour - vocals on "Corporal Clegg" and "Let There Be More Light", lead guitar on all except on "Jugband Blues".
Richard Wright - piano, organ, mellotron, vibraphone, vocals on "Let There Be More Light", "Remember A Day" and "See-Saw"
Nick Mason - drums, percussion, vocal on "Corporal Clegg"
Syd Barrett - guitar and vocals on "Jugband Blues", guitars on "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" and "Remember A Day"

with:

Norman Smith - drums and backing vocals on "Remember A Day"
8 members of the Salvation Army (The International Staff Band) - Ray Bowes (cornet), Terry Camsey (cornet), Mac Carter (trombone), Les Condon (Eb bass), Maurice Cooper (Euphonium), Ian Hankey (trombone), George Whittingham(Bb bass), and 1 other.

[edit] Info

The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
It reached #9 in the UK charts, and is the only Pink Floyd album not to chart in the US.
A Saucerful of Secrets is the only non-compilation Pink Floyd album on which all five band members appear.
Due to his declining mental state, this was the last album Syd Barrett worked on.