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Track Listings
| 1. Let There Be More Light |
| 2. Remember A Day |
| 3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun |
| 4. Corporal Clegg |
| 5. A Saucerful Of Secrets |
| 6. See Saw |
| 7. Jugband Blues |
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Album Description
The band's second album, originally released in 1968, was the first album to feature David Gilmour who replaced Syd Barrett on guitar and vocals. The new Discovery version presents the original studio album, digitally remastered by James Guthrie and reissued with newly designed Digipak and a new 12 page booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson.
Album Description
Digitally remastered Discovery Edition of this classic 1968 album from the British Rock legends comes housed in a digipak with a new 12 page booklet and superior sound quality. With this beautifully remastered version, it's time to discover Pink Floyd all over again!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Already Well Defined,
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This review is from: A Saucerful of Secrets (Audio CD)
One of the great trendsetters of all the musical groups going beyond the commercial products that had defined Pop music for so long. Pink Floyd was one of the first groups to create a complete sound without the use of orchestras. Really there was no synthesizers to say at this point yet with guitars, organ, percussions and vocals they created a rich sound. Here they are really breaking new ground that would eventually lead to their future success.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Psychedelic 'Saucerful' Sheds Sonic Secrets,
By W. Wilson - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: A Saucerful of Secrets (Audio CD)
Pink Floyd's second album always suffered from sonic problems.While the recording was done at EMI Studio's Abbey Road from January 1968 to April 1968, the same studio where 'Piper' was recorded, the band's arrangements became more complex, especially in the case of Rick Wright's two songs. James Guthrie's remastering of 1968's 'A Saucerful of Secrets,' to these ears, sounds like nothing short of a rebirth of the album 43 years after its release. Consider "Remember a Day" and "See-Saw," the latter which has tracks for piano, bass, drums, vocals, etc. and mellotron, plus assorted other instruments. Yet every song here benefits in some way from the remastering. "Corporal Clegg" sounds more menacing and bizarre than ever. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" still sounds eerily mystical, but the experience of listening to it seems more personal. The same is true for the title track. Syd Barrett, who had contributed so much to the band's first record, is now relegated to the final, famous track, "Jugband Blues," which opens with "It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here/And I'm most obliged to you for making it clear that I'm not here." This is the third version of this album I've bought. Hearing this cleaned up version really is a treat. Two minor nits: I'm a bit disappointed upon pulling out the disc from its digipack that the powers that be didn't reprint the striped "Tower" label. That would have been a nice touch. The other drawback is it's a digipack. On the plus side, the CD comes with a 12-page booklet and lyrics, some of which I still contest; for example: "Marigolds are very much in love/But he doesn't mind." I always thought this was "There he goes so very much in love/But he doesn't mind." "There he goes..." makes more sense to me because he hasn't yet picked up his sister to go to the playground (in to the "See-Saw land," which I believe is a metaphor for childhood innocence). "Marigolds are very much in love?" Okay. Well, since it came out in 1968, maybe you simply had to be there. 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite as improved as the other 2011 remasters...(2011 Remaster),
By Ron2112 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Saucerful of Secrets (Audio CD)
This is the album where Pink Floyd came into their own. Some fans will contest that "Meddle" is the first real Floyd album, but I think it's here where you really hear the roadmap for everything that came afterwards in thier career. Of course, it's also the transition album, where Syd Barett quietly disappeared, handing over the reins to David Gilmour. And while Barett had a songwritting credit on many of these songs, and even appears on a few, to my ears, Dave's presence completely overshadows Syd's here.As far as the remaster, I don't think this one is quite as improved as some of the other 2011 remasters, although it is still a definite step beyond any other version released to date. I have the original CD pressing, the 1992 "Shine On" remaster, and the 1995 remaster). I suspect this may be due to limitations in the original tapes -- this was recorded in 1968, after all. Ironically, the most improved to my ears are the two tracks I like the least, "See Saw" and "Jugband Blues." But as with the other remasters, I generally hear a wider, more resonant mix than previously, with better resolution on the bottom end. All in all an improvement, and if you're like me, and are enough of a completist to NEED all of the Floyd remasters, I think you will hear just enough improvement to be pleased with James Gutherie's remastering effort here. If you are expecting results as dramatic as those on "Animals" or "Meddle," you may be disappointed. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Saucerful of Sonic Sweetness !,
By lonesome crow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Saucerful of Secrets (Audio CD)
Out of all the Floyd remasters , this is the one I been dying to hear, the first version and 1994 remastered version both sounded muffled and condensed, So I was hoping that this version would sound more superior,and I was not disappointed, the sound of this is excellent and crystal clear. The packaging is okay I guess, but as some other reviewers would say, that the booklet that comes with this is more lyrics than photos, however the plus on that is the lyrics are more accurate that the ones printed on the pervious releases, also I like the fact that both Syd Barrett and David Gilmour are credited for this album, alothough they never technechly recorded this album as a five piece,couple of tracks were recorded with both guitar parts form both members, all in all a superb remastering, More is next in the ears.
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