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Track Listings
| 1. Let There Be More Light - Waters |
| 2. Remember a Day - Wright |
| 3. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Waters |
| 4. Corporal Clegg - Waters |
| 5. A Saucerful of Secrets - Waters;Wright;Mason;Gilmour |
| 6. See-saw - Wright |
| 7. Jugband Blues - Barrett |
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Recorded over the end of 1967 and early 1968, A Saucerful Of Secrets is transitional record that marked Syd Barrett's final recordings with Pink Floyd and the birth of their 'space rock' direction. It was also the recorded debut of new boy David Gilmour, finding his feet only on the incredible yet somewhat buried solo at the end of "Let There Be More Light".
A Saucerful Of Secrets is not without filler, catching the band regrouping after Barrett's departure – Rick Wright's "See Saw" had the working title of 'The Most Boring Song I've Ever Heard Bar Two', while Roger Waters' "Corporal Clegg", his first oblique rumination on the loss of his father in the Second World War, is fairly unremarkable. Yet when the record hits, it does so extremely well – the frantic, bass driven raga-like "Let There Be More Light" and the final recording the group made with Barrett, "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" develop the cosmic territory marked out by "Astronomy Domine" and "Interstellar Overdrive" from their first album. "Set The Controls" was as relevant to the underground of 1968 as their earlier material had been the previous year.
Although Barrett plays on three of the tracks, it is "Jugband Blues", recorded in November 1967 that is the most chilling. A song about loss and alienation, its sequencing as the last track really underlines his departure. The Salvation Army Band of North London's improvisation in the middle is cut abruptly short – just like Barrett's period within the group – and then, like a postcard from an outer space colony, he returns for the thirty-second coda, culminating in the lines 'And what exactly is a dream? And what exactly is a joke?' Although the group was moving forward, it was an early demonstration of just how much his spirit would inform them for the rest of their career. --Daryl Easlea
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd's original frontsman) becoming more and more unstable, Pink Floyd seemed on the verge of collapse. After all, he had penned all their singles and all but one song from their debut album, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn'. So, when he 'left' (read sacked) in April 1968, it wouldn't have been unreasonable to think that they wouldn't last long. How wrong they were.
'A Saucerful Of Secrets' did indeed reveal secrets; Roger Waters and Rick Wright could write songs! And great songs, too. Hypnotic beats and bizarre lyrics showcased in one heck of an album, which does feature one Barrett composition, 'Jugband Blues'. New guitarist David Gilmour doesn't contribute any material here, bar a little on the title-track, so you could argue that this is the most disjointed Pink Floyd album, as Barrett, Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason can all be heard; the only Pink Floyd album that can boast that.
Let There Be More Light - space rock riff, weird lyrics, great song
Remember A Day - brilliant. Probably the best song on here
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun - a mouthful and-a-half! But another great song
Corporal Clegg - Decent song, not bad, not great
A Saucerful Of Secrets - actually, this is the best song on here. Betters 'Interstellar Overdrive' as far as I'm concerned.
See Saw - good song, perhaps best appreciated in a cloud of incense and blue smoke
Jugband Blues - goodbye Syd. Very good song with haunting last line ('And what exactly is a joke?')
Not so much for the casual listener as the Floydian. However, 'A Saucerful Of Secrets' delivers everything its cover promises.
'A Saucerful Of Secrets' did indeed reveal secrets; Roger Waters and Rick Wright could write songs! And great songs, too. Hypnotic beats and bizarre lyrics showcased in one heck of an album, which does feature one Barrett composition, 'Jugband Blues'. New guitarist David Gilmour doesn't contribute any material here, bar a little on the title-track, so you could argue that this is the most disjointed Pink Floyd album, as Barrett, Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason can all be heard; the only Pink Floyd album that can boast that.
Let There Be More Light - space rock riff, weird lyrics, great song
Remember A Day - brilliant. Probably the best song on here
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun - a mouthful and-a-half! But another great song
Corporal Clegg - Decent song, not bad, not great
A Saucerful Of Secrets - actually, this is the best song on here. Betters 'Interstellar Overdrive' as far as I'm concerned.
See Saw - good song, perhaps best appreciated in a cloud of incense and blue smoke
Jugband Blues - goodbye Syd. Very good song with haunting last line ('And what exactly is a joke?')
Not so much for the casual listener as the Floydian. However, 'A Saucerful Of Secrets' delivers everything its cover promises.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By mikey
Format:Audio CD
In a way this is Roger Waters et al trying to be syd barrett, "corporal clegg" superficially with its themes of englishness fulfills this role, but bubbling just below the surface is roger waters bile, and "set the controls" sets the template for the meanderings of pink floyd for the rest of the 60's, cool curio of a album that will appeal to fans of syd as well as fans of the later floyd because this is the album were they began to find their own identity sans syd.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Gary Ward
Format:Audio CD
One of my personal favourites, not only of the Floyd canon but in general. I've been looking forward to this edition as the previous 'remaster' was very woolly indeed and I can say it did not disappoint. In fact it's made me love it all over again.
Don't want to go on and on about it as I know other people will be more thorough but felt compelled to add my voice to the throng. I must mention though that the coda in 'Jugband Blues' still brings a wee tear to my eye.
Don't want to go on and on about it as I know other people will be more thorough but felt compelled to add my voice to the throng. I must mention though that the coda in 'Jugband Blues' still brings a wee tear to my eye.
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DEJA VUE FOR AN OLD GIT
I first got this album back in the late 1960s when I was an acne ridden 16 year old,attempting to be a hippy but only succeeding in being a embarrassing misfit amongst my teenaged... Read more
Published 1 day ago by E. Kelly
2.0 out of 5 stars
Typical early Floyd mixed bag.
I knew this album had a few turkeys on it IMHO.
Wonderful to be able to re-arrange things now if required.
Wonderful to be able to re-arrange things now if required.
Published 3 months ago by n mills
4.0 out of 5 stars
don't like the minibox
It somehow undermined the strong album conception of Pink Floyd, to have it slim and in paper. But the music, of course, is great.
Published 4 months ago by Billy
3.0 out of 5 stars
Why Review This?
I imagine this album's a bit psychodelic considering the original release date - but I don't own it: never have, and why I'm being asked to review it, is a complete mystery.
Published 5 months ago by Nik Watt
1.0 out of 5 stars
awful
all the middle aged overweight pink floyd fans won't thank me for saying this but the floyd really were s**** after the excellent 1st album. Read more
Published 10 months ago by charliemouse
2.0 out of 5 stars
Saucer full of secrets
The album is great, but I just hate it when CD's come in those cheap cardboard sleeves. I like to be able to look at the album title when it's on my shelf.
Published 12 months ago by STUART HUNTER
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost Perfect
A Saucerful of Secrets is the 2nd Album by Pink Floyd, and for me is a huge step in the right direction. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Richard B.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not what it doesn't say on the lable!
The Music was and is as to be expected brilliant. A great re-master of a truly great album. However the life expectancy of the product is significantly reduced by the form of... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Cornishchewey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Sounding Remaster!
The sound quality on this remaster is brilliant...the older 1 was great also but this is crystal clear...you can hear the tiny details come through... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Saucerful of Secrets
A must for anyone who likes Pink Floyd's early stuff.
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.
All Lyrics are printed in the inlay in the CD case. Read more
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.
All Lyrics are printed in the inlay in the CD case. Read more
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