Ummagumma is the fourth 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 Com…
Ummagumma is the fourth 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 EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios). The artwork was designed by regular Pink 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.
Although the album was well received at the time of release, and was a top five hit in the UK album charts, it has since been looked upon unfavourably by the band, who have expressed negative opinions about it in interviews. Nevertheless, the album has been reissued on CD several times, along with the rest of their catalogue.
Tracklist:
Side 1
1. Astronomy Domine (live) 0:02
2. Careful With That Axe, Eugene (live) 8:32
Side 2
3. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (live) 17:22
4. A Saucerful of Secrets (live) 26:49
Side 3
5. Sysyphus
Part I 39:42
Part II 40:50
Part III 44:20
Part IV 46:09
6. Grantchester Meadows 53:09
7. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict 1:00:37
Side 4
8. The Narrow Way
Part I 1:05:36
Part II 1:09:04
Part III 1:11:58
9. The Grand Vizier's Garden Party
Part I - Entrance 1:17:55
Part II - Entertainment 1:18:55
Part III - Exit 1:26:01
Pink Floyd:
David Gilmour – lead guitar, vocals (live album); acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and vocals on "The Narrow Way"
Nick Mason – drums (live album); percussion, effects on "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" parts 1 & 2
Roger Waters – bass guitar, vocals (live album); acoustic guitars and vocals on "Grantchester Meadows", all vocals on "Several Species of Small Furry Animals..."
Richard Wright – keyboards, vocals (live album); organ, piano, Mellotron and percussion on "Sysyphus"
Additional personnel:
Lindy Mason – flutes on "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" Parts 1 & 3 (uncredited)
Brian Humphries – engineering (live album)
Pink Floyd – production (live album)
Peter Mew – engineering (studio album)
Norman Smith – production (studio album)
Hipgnosis – sleeve design and photographs
