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Find sources: – ( May 2012) () 'A Saucerful of Secrets' by from the album Published Lupus Music Ltd Released 29 June 1968 (UK) 27 July 1968 (US) Recorded April 1968 at, • • • • • Length 11: 52 ( A Saucerful of Secrets version) 12:48 ( Ummagumma version) 9:43 ( Live at Pompeii version) (UK) (US),,, ' A Saucerful of Secrets' is a multi-part instrumental composition by band from their. It is nearly 12 minutes long and was composed by,,. The track is an, piece featuring guitar feedback, a percussion solo section and wordless vocals. Contents • • • • • • Background [ ] 'A Saucerful of Secrets' was titled 'The Massed Gadgets of Hercules' in its earliest performance and became a Pink Floyd live staple from 1968 to 1972. A live version of the track is available on their 1969 double album, and an alternative version is seen and heard in the film, which was performed at director Adrian Maben's request, as he thought it would be a good addition to the film.

Gilmour declared: The band felt we achieved something with the title track of A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). I can't say as I fully understood what was going on when it was being made, with Roger sitting around drawing little diagrams on bits of paper. But throughout the following period I tried to add what I knew of harmony and bring it slightly more mainstream, if you like. And the way they worked certainly educated me. We passed on all our individual desires, talents and knowledge to each other. Live performances of the song differed significantly from the studio version. The closely miked cymbal sound that starts the piece was instead performed as a two-note drone on the bass.

For the 'Syncopated Pandemonium' section, Richard Wright usually played his Farfisa organ instead of pounding a grand piano with his fists as on the studio recording (the version on Pompeii being an exception). The 'Celestial Voices' section started with just organ as per the studio version, but gradually added drums, bass, guitar and wordless vocals, provided by David Gilmour. The Japanese release of this song was simply titled 神秘 ( shinpi), which translates as 'Mystery'. The album A Saucerful of Secrets itself also carried this title. The song was Gilmour's first songwriting credit with Pink Floyd. On the original vinyl and early CD issues, his name was misspelled as 'Gilmore'. This was corrected with the remastered version released in 1994.

Structure [ ] Although the song is listed on all pressings of the album as 'A Saucerful of Secrets', some pressings of Ummagumma break the piece into four different sections. The first part, 'Something Else', was logged as 'Richard's Rave Up' when the song was recorded at.

The second part was recorded as 'Nick's Boogie' before being retitled as 'Syncopated Pandemonium', while the last part is titled 'Celestial Voices'. Roger Waters once stated in a Rolling Stone interview that the song was about a battle and the aftermath.

'Something Else' represents the setup of the battle. Cimatron e12 full crack. 'Syncopated Pandemonium' represents the actual battle.

'Storm Signal' represents the view of the dead after the battle has ended, and 'Celestial Voices' represents the mourning of the dead. • 'Something Else' (0:00–3:57, slow closely miked cymbal fade-in and echoing organ, slide guitar) • 'Syncopated Pandemonium' (3:57–7:04, drum tape loop, cymbals, distorted guitars, piano) • 'Storm Signal' (7:04–8:38, chimes and organ) in the form of a over a 16-bar bass line, continuing into the fourth section until the end of the piece • 'Celestial Voices' (8:38–11:52, bass, organ, and wordless chorus) Live performances [ ] • Pink Floyd performed the instrumental in 1968–72, with the last performance taking place on 23 September 1972 at the Winterland Auditorium,,. It was regularly performed as an encore throughout that year. Nick Mason and Wright briefly considered resurrecting the instrumental for the 1987, but Gilmour suggested that it sounded too archaic.