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It's a favorite place of students of Cambridge University to go and spend their free time. Grantchester Meadows is a real park in the city of Grantchester just Ron Geesin, was thought to be the man behind the vocalized narration. Some have interpreted it as a comment on the civil unrest among the Scots during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. The strange rambling monologue in "Several Species" was improvised live in the studio, according to Peter Mew. Rick's four part solo piece "Sysyphus", was named after the mythical Greek King Sisyphus, who after being condemned to Hades had to rollĪ heavy stone up a steep hill where it repeatedly would roll The Mother's gig, and the 2nd from concert in Manchester. It was a composite with the 1st half taken from The version of "Saucerful of Secrets" was divided up into 4 Was the 6th version of the song, but only the 2nd to be released. The "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" version heard on the album The latter's name is of course immortalized in Pink Floyd's next album's track "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast". Then, have sworn that in fact the word 'ummagumma' was totallyīiggin Hill airstrip in Kent, was the location shot for the back of theĪlbum cover.with van, equipment, and two of their roadies, The album’s title is supposedly slang for having sex.a term A question of copyright infringement had the "Gigi" album removed from the U.S. edition features the album "Gigi" propped up against the wall. The American version of the album cover differed slightly from the U.K.'s in that the U.K. To hear it, play the album at half speed and in the right speaker, you will hear David saying: "This is pretty avant garde, isn't it?" They were continually involved in border wars with the Romans, and somewhere around the 9th century became amalgamated with the Scots.Ī hidden message can be heard in "Several Species". The Picts were one of the non-Celtic people who once occupied Great Britain. "Ummagumma" was the first Pink Floyd album to break the top 100Īlbum chart in the United States.at #74. It was one of the first pieces to be recorded for the new album. He then decided to rework it for his solo on the album. Narrow Way, Part Three" as part of "The Man/The Journey" suite. "Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major", written by Dave, was an early Due to space limitations, the cassette version does not include "Careful With That Axe, Eugene", "Saucerful of Secrets", "Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun". "Ummagumma" was the first Pink Floyd release on Harvest, the newly formed offshoot of EMI. "Pulse", released 1995, was Pink Floyd's 3rd and most recent live Nearly 20 years would go by before the band would put out another live album, "Delicate Sound of Thunder", after Roger's exit. The live section was produced by the band, and the studio work was under the production of Norman Smith. Rick's suggestion that each member should be allowed to stretch their individual wings a bit and not be so tied down to such strict formats. The other half of the album was studio work which was the result of Although the album sleeves mentions the recording dates of the live album as June 1969, the live album was recorded at The Mother's Club in Birmingham on April 27, 1969, and the Manchester College of Commerce, May 2, 1969 The first half of "Ummagumma" was devoted to live material from their current tour. "Ummagumma" marked Pink Floyd's 4th album, first official live recordings, and their first double album. #PFCO Discography - UMMAGUMMA Trivia and Quotes Ummagumma