chronology – 1968 | may
1968-05-01 [___]
Room 53, EMI Studios
Remixing and editing sessions A Saucerful Of Secrets
Setlist:
- Nick’s Boogie (First Movement)
No recordings
Abbey Road, London, England
Nick’s Boogie (First Movement) take 2 remixed – RS1 – 2 (RS2 marked ‘best to be decided’)
Nick’s Boogie (First Movement) take 2 remixed and edited – RS3 – 4
Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-02 [___]
Room 53, EMI Studios
Remixing sessions A Saucerful Of Secrets
Setlist:
- Let There Be More Light
- Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
No recordings
Abbey Road, London, England
Let There Be More Light take 1 remixed – RS3 – 4 (RS4 marked ‘best’)
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun take 2 remixed – RS3 – 4 (RS4 marked ‘best’)
Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-03 [___]
Room 53, EMI Studios
Remixing sessions A Saucerful Of Secrets
Setlist:
- See Saw
No recordings
Abbey Road, London, England
See Saw take 6 remixed – RS3 – 4 (RS4 marked ‘best’)
Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-03 [___]
Westfield College
No recordings
Hampstead, London, England
With Grand Union
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-04 [ X ]
Théâtre 140
Cancelled
No recordings
Brussel / Bruxelles, België / Belgique
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-05 [___]
Théâtre 140
Two Shows
No recordings
Brussel / Bruxelles, België / Belgique
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-06 [ AV ]
Palazzo dello Sport, EUR
1° Festival Internazionale in Europa di Musica Pop – Rome Goes Pop (BBC2 TV, broadcast May 18th)
Setlist included:
- Astronomy Domine
- Interstellar Overdrive
- Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
- Pow R Toc H
- Remember A Day
Recordings:
Roma, Italia
With the Nice, the Move, the Giganti and the Association, Donovan, Hughes Aufray
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
[ FM ]
FM-DAT[M]
FM-DAT[M]-DAT(2)-CDR(x)-FLAC
[ FM ]
Fountains Of Roma (From Syd)
LP>Cass(0)>CDR>EAC>shn
[ FM ]
Fountains Of Rome
CD Bootleg “Fountains Of Rome” > EAC > FLAC level 5
[ FM ]
Fountains Of Rome (BPCD 033)
Unknown lineage
[ FM ]
High Time LP
LP->Echo Layal 3G->Sound Forge 6.0 ->light brushing with click and crackle removal tool -> Flac
[ TV ]
BBC ‘Rome Goes Pop’ (IO from BBC TV)
Unknown lineage
Video [ Cpro ]
Interstellar Overdrive
Unknown lineage
[ Cpro ]
Interstellar Overdrive Rome
Unknown lineage
1968-05-06 [___]
CBS Studios
Copying earlier recorded songs for Syd Barrett’s first solo album
Setlist:
- In The Beechwoods
- Vegetable Man
No recordings
Holborn, London, England
Syd Barrett – Barrett Recording Sessions
- Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett – Guitar, Vocals
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-08 [___]
De Lane Lea Studios
Remixing sessions A Saucerful Of Secrets
Setlist:
- Jugband Blues
- Remember A Day
No recordings
Holborn, London, England
Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-11 [___]
Falmer House Courtyard, University of Sussex
Brighton Arts Festival – The Gentle Sound Of Light
Setlist included:
- Let There Be More Light
- Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
- Interstellar Overdrive
- It Would Be So Nice
No recordings
Falmer, Brighton, England
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-15 [___]
EMI Studios
A Saucerful Of Secrets mono edition banded
No recordings
Abbey Road, London, England
Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-17 [___]
Middle Earth
No recordings
Covent Garden, London, England
With Alexis Korner, Free, DJ Jeff Dexter and Chakra
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-22 [___]
Hotel Billard Palace
Big Finale of the competition of Beat Ensembles Pop 68
No recordings
Antwerpen / Anvers, België / Belgique
With Inez & The Racers
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-23 [___]
Volksbond RK Verenigingsgebouw
Early Show
Setlist:
- Astronomy Domine
- Interstellar Overdrive
- Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
- Corporal Clegg
- A Saucerful Of Secrets
No recordings
Zaandam, Nederland
With the Berry Bush Set
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-23 [___]
Paradiso
Late Show
No recordings
Amsterdam, Nederland
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-24 [ X ]
The Punch Bowl public house
Cancelled
No recordings
Lapworth, Solihull, England
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-25 [___]
Mayfair Suite, The Belfry Hotel
No recordings
Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, England
With Young Blood and supported by Pineapple Incident
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-26 [___]
Middle Earth
OZ Magazine Benefit
Setlist included:
- Let There Be More Light
- Interstellar Overdrive
- Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
No recordings
Covent Garden, London, England
With the Pretty Things, Social Deviants, Blonde on Blonde, Alexis Korner, Miss Kelly, the Flamingoes, Buzby Lloyd, DJs John Peel and Jeff Dexter and the Transcendental Aurora Light Show
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-27 [___]
Machine Room 8, EMI Studios
A Saucerful Of Secrets mono edition lacquers cut
No recordings
Abbey Road, London, England
Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-28 [___]
Machine Room 8, EMI Studios
A Saucerful Of Secrets stereo edition lacquers cut
No recordings
Abbey Road, London, England
Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
1968-05-28 [___]
EMI Studios
Recording sessions The Madcap Laughs
Setlist:
- Late Night
No recordings
Abbey Road, London, England
Late Night takes 1-2 recorded (take 2 marked ‘best’)
Syd Barrett – The Madcap Laughs
- Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett – Guitar, Vocals
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Bass, Drums
- Jerry Shirley – Drums
- John ‘Willie’ Wilson
- Robert Wyatt – Drums
- Hugh Hopper – Bass
- Mike Ratledge – Keyboards
1968-05-31 [ AV ]
Paradiso
Open Eye (Nederland 2 TV, broadcast July 5th) – Early Show
Setlist:
- Let There Be More Light
- Interstellar Overdrive
- Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
- A Saucerful Of Secrets
Recordings:
Amsterdam, Nederland
Supported by Circus
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
Audio [ A1 ]
cass[1] > DAT(4)@48khz > Sony SDT-9000 > DATXtract 1.3 > WAV 16/48 > FLAC@48khz
[ A1 ]
Amsterdam (Digital Lunatics)
CD Bootleg “Syncopated Pandemonium” > EAC > FLAC level 5
[ A1 ]
Keep Smiling People
Unknown lineage
1968-05-31 [ A ]
Fantasio
Late Show
Setlist:
- Keep Smiling People (unrecorded instrumental similar to Careful With That Axe, Eugene)
- Let There Be More Light
- Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
- Flaming
- A Saucerful Of Secrets
Recordings:
Amsterdam, Nederland
Supported by Circus
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
Audio [ A1 ]
cass[1] > DAT(4)@48khz > Sony SDT-9000 > DATXtract 1.3 > WAV 16/48 > FLAC@48khz
[ A1 ]
Amsterdam (Digital Lunatics)
CD Bootleg “Syncopated Pandemonium” > EAC > FLAC level 5
[ A1 ]
Fantasio Club Remastered (BGCD 018)
CD>EAC.99b5>Soundforge9>Waves Q10 Parametric EQ>Some minor redrawing of clapping>Flac8
[ A1 ]
cass[4] > Technics RS-B965-M > Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 > Audacity 1.3 > FLAC (24bit/96kHz)
[ A1 ]
Keep Smiling People
Unknown lineage
[ A1 ]
Live In Amsterdam Fantasio Club (RFNB 008)
Unknown lineage
1968-05-31 [ X ]
Lijn 3
Night Show – Rescheduled to June 1st 1968
No recordings
Amsterdam, Nederland
Pink Floyd – Without Syd
- David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Mason – Drums
- Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
- Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals