Personally, my feeling is that giving each member of a band the chance to write their own, separate material may produce an interesting collection of experimental sounds, but it’s hardly going to match up to the band’s work as a whole, and so it proves here. The second disc is a bit of a mixed bag, and depends primarily on the listener’s tastes as to whether it’ll be enjoyed or not. Rounding off the live disc is an even longer version of the fantastically mad title track from A Saucerful Of Secrets, sounding more musical in its form here without reigning in the zaniness one bit. Again, Pink Floyd extend its length by a lot, taking the song from the original five to nine minutes and, again, making it better in the process. You can’t beat the lovely weirdness of Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, here taken in a subtly different direction to the original by sounding like a Nile interlude with eastern melodies wrapped around percussion, getting louder and then quieter, leaving you guessing but never less than captivated. Instrumental Careful With That Axe Eugene follows with an almost jazzy laid-back nature at first, building up quickly and ominously with uncanny screams and discordant prog rocking that’s frightening and gripping at once. Of course, the rest of the live material is pretty darn good, too. From the ahead-of-its-time guitarwork, Gilmour flawlessly outperforming Barrett with the varied and technical playing shown here, to the additional material, this is a perfect example of a band outdoing themselves, and is reason enough to buy this alone if you’re a fan of the band’s pre-70s material. It’s a beautiful song, strangely ominous and with a sci-fi atmosphere that’s dated but never sounds less than awesome. Opening with the classic Astronomy Domine, the opening track from the debut full-length, here doubled to eight minutes in length, inserting a carefully guided instrumental section that’s almost ambient, but never allowed to collapse into silence completely. But what songs they are! Each is performed better than the studio version, each being longer, harder, and sharper, the band audibly being able to afford better equipment than they originally had. As a live band, the Syd Barrett-less line-up of Floyd then was quite an extraordinary set of musicians, something clearly audible from the first CD featuring just four live songs. Possible seam splits, ring wear, turned up corners, and/ cut-out holes will be visible on the sleeve.Pink Floyd saw out the 60s with this double-album, half live, half studio, and whilst like most of their pre- Dark Side Of The Moon output it does tend to get buried in the sands of time, it is more than worth a listen for fans of the band. Good(G): Record will definitely have visible scratches, scuffs, and/or normal wear from being played frequently but should play through without skipping. Edge-wear, scuffing, seam splits, ring wear, bent corners and/or holes may be visible on the sleeve. Possible writing may be visible on label and/or sleeve. Scratches and scuffs may be much more visible causing surface noise to be more audible but still enjoyable to listen to. Very Good(VG): Visible signs of wear and tear caused by continuous playing. The sleeve may show signs of wear and tear, bent corners, some fading of original color, ring wear, and/or promotional cut-outs or cut corners. Probably has been played on more than a few occasions. Very Good Plus(VG+): Mild scuffing and/or visible surface scratches that might create some surface noise that is audible in between tracks and during quiet sections of songs. Possible promotional cut-outs or cut corners. Might see some rough edges, scuffs here and there on the sleeve. May have been played but handled with love and care (by DJs or vinyl enthusiasts). Near Mint Minus(NM-): Minimal signs of the vinyl record having been played. Some wear may be visible on the sleeve but no major gashes, holes or writing. Near Mint(NM): Not a perfect vinyl record but looks new and has barely been played. Mint(M): Refers to a sealed vinyl record that has obviously never been played. Both vinyl are in near mint minus condition. Written-By – Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters*ī1 Pink Floyd – Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sunī2 Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets (A: Something Else, B: Syncopated Pandemonium, C: Storm Signals, D: Celestial Voices)Ĭ6 Roger Waters – Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pictĭ1 David Gilmour – The Narrow Way (Parts 1, 2 & 3)ĭ2 Nick Mason – The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party (Part I: Entrance, Part II: Entertainment, Part III: Exit)Ĭondition: Sleeve has some ring wear. A2 Pink Floyd – Careful With That Axe, Eugene