chronology – 1968 | october 1968-10-01 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions UmmagummaSetlist:Nickey’s Tune, Section 1, Part 1 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party)Nickey’s Tune (Section 2, Part 2 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party)No recordings Abbey Road, London, England Nickey’s Tune, Sectio 1, Part 1 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party) takes 1 – 3 reductions, sound effects and crossfades made (take 3 marked ‘best’)Nickey’s Tune, Section 2, Part 2 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party) take 1 reductions, sound effects and crossfades made (take 1 marked ‘edited best’)Nickey’s Tune, Sections 1 & 2 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party) reductions, editing and crossfades (marked ‘edited complete best’) Pink Floyd – UmmagummaDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-02 [___] Studio3 & Control Room 3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions UmmagummaSetlist:SysyphusNo recording Abbey Road, London, England Pink Floyd – UmmagummaDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-04 [ X ] Orford ClubCancelledNo recordings Norwich, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-04 [___] MothersNo recordings Erdington, Birmingham, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-06 [___] The Country ClubNo recordings Belsize Park, London, England Supported by Freedom’s Children Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-08 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room 3, Emi StudiosRecording sessions UmmagummaSetlist:SysyphusNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Pink Floyd – UmmagummaDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1967-10-09 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions UmmagummaSetlist:SysyphusNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Pink Floyd – UmmagummaDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-16 [___] Théatre du HuitièmeSetlist:Astronomy DomineA Saucerful Of SecretsCareful With That Axe, EugeneInterstellar OverdriveIt Would Be So NiceLet There Be More LightMatilda MotherSet The Controls For The Heart Of The SunNo recordings Lyon, France With a psychedelic light show by the London Arts Laboratory Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-18 [___] The Industrial ClubNo recordings Norwich, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-18 [ X ] Middle EarthRescheduled to October 26th 1968No recordings Covent Garden, London, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-19 [ X ] Salford UniversityCancelledNo recordings Salford, Manchester, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-19 [___] Théatre 140No recordings Brussel / Bruxelles, België / Belgique Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-20 [___] Théatre 140Two ShowsNo recordings Brussel / Bruxelles, België / Belgique Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-21 [ X ] Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI StudiosCancelledNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-22 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky takes 1 – 6 recorded (take 6 marked ‘best’) Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-23 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky takes 1 – 5 re-recorded (take 5 marked ‘best’)Point Me At The Sky take 5 guitar and organ overdubbed Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-25 [___] The Boat HouseNo recordings Kew, London, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-26 [___] Union Hall, Imperial CollegeIC Hop – Early ShowNo recordings Kensington, London, England Supported by Smile (featuring Brian May) Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-26 [___] The RoundhouseMiddle Earth – Late ShowSetlist included:Astronomy DomineLet There Be More LightInterstellar OverdriveFlamingSet The Controls For The Heart Of The SunNo recordings Chalk Farm, London, England With Gary Farr, July and DJ Jeff Dexter Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-28 [___] Studio 2 & Control Room 2, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky take 5 drums, guitar, bass and organ overdubbed and reductions (relabelled as take 6)Point Me At The Sky take 6 vocals overdubbed Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-29 [___] Studio 2 & Control Room 2, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky take 6 cellist, guitar, piano, maracas, harpsichord and vocals overdubbed Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-30 [___] Studio 2 & Control Room 2, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky take 6 vocals overdubbed Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-31 [ AV ] L’Antenne Culturelle du Chapiteau du Kremlin-BicêtreTous En Scène (ORTF2 TV, broadcast November 26th 1968)Setlist:Let There Be More LightFlamingRecordings: Val de Marne, Paris, France Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals Audio [ Vpro ] French TV 1968-1971 (TPR CD 007) – Tracks 6 and 7 French TV archives (pre-broadcast) > ? > Flac Video [ Cpro ] French TV 1968-1969 (PAL Version) French TV archives (pre-broadcast) > ? > DVD [ Cpro ] French TV 1968-1969 (NTSC) French TV 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chronology – 1968 | october 1968-10-01 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions UmmagummaSetlist:Nickey’s Tune, Section 1, Part 1 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party)Nickey’s Tune (Section 2, Part 2 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party)No recordings Abbey Road, London, England Nickey’s Tune, Sectio 1, Part 1 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party) takes 1 – 3 reductions, sound effects and crossfades made (take 3 marked ‘best’)Nickey’s Tune, Section 2, Part 2 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party) take 1 reductions, sound effects and crossfades made (take 1 marked ‘edited best’)Nickey’s Tune, Sections 1 & 2 (The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party) reductions, editing and crossfades (marked ‘edited complete best’) Pink Floyd – UmmagummaDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-02 [___] Studio3 & Control Room 3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions UmmagummaSetlist:SysyphusNo recording Abbey Road, London, England Pink Floyd – UmmagummaDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-04 [ X ] Orford ClubCancelledNo recordings Norwich, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-04 [___] MothersNo recordings Erdington, Birmingham, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-06 [___] The Country ClubNo recordings Belsize Park, London, England Supported by Freedom’s Children Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-08 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room 3, Emi StudiosRecording sessions UmmagummaSetlist:SysyphusNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Pink Floyd – UmmagummaDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1967-10-09 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions UmmagummaSetlist:SysyphusNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Pink Floyd – UmmagummaDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-16 [___] Théatre du HuitièmeSetlist:Astronomy DomineA Saucerful Of SecretsCareful With That Axe, EugeneInterstellar OverdriveIt Would Be So NiceLet There Be More LightMatilda MotherSet The Controls For The Heart Of The SunNo recordings Lyon, France With a psychedelic light show by the London Arts Laboratory Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-18 [___] The Industrial ClubNo recordings Norwich, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-18 [ X ] Middle EarthRescheduled to October 26th 1968No recordings Covent Garden, London, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-19 [ X ] Salford UniversityCancelledNo recordings Salford, Manchester, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-19 [___] Théatre 140No recordings Brussel / Bruxelles, België / Belgique Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-20 [___] Théatre 140Two ShowsNo recordings Brussel / Bruxelles, België / Belgique Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-21 [ X ] Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI StudiosCancelledNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-22 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky takes 1 – 6 recorded (take 6 marked ‘best’) Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-23 [___] Studio 3 & Control Room3, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky takes 1 – 5 re-recorded (take 5 marked ‘best’)Point Me At The Sky take 5 guitar and organ overdubbed Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-25 [___] The Boat HouseNo recordings Kew, London, England Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-26 [___] Union Hall, Imperial CollegeIC Hop – Early ShowNo recordings Kensington, London, England Supported by Smile (featuring Brian May) Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-26 [___] The RoundhouseMiddle Earth – Late ShowSetlist included:Astronomy DomineLet There Be More LightInterstellar OverdriveFlamingSet The Controls For The Heart Of The SunNo recordings Chalk Farm, London, England With Gary Farr, July and DJ Jeff Dexter Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-28 [___] Studio 2 & Control Room 2, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky take 5 drums, guitar, bass and organ overdubbed and reductions (relabelled as take 6)Point Me At The Sky take 6 vocals overdubbed Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-29 [___] Studio 2 & Control Room 2, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky take 6 cellist, guitar, piano, maracas, harpsichord and vocals overdubbed Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-30 [___] Studio 2 & Control Room 2, EMI StudiosRecording sessions Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7-inch singleSetlist:Point Me At The SkyNo recordings Abbey Road, London, England Point Me At The Sky take 6 vocals overdubbed Pink Floyd – Seventh SingleDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals 1968-10-31 [ AV ] L’Antenne Culturelle du Chapiteau du Kremlin-BicêtreTous En Scène (ORTF2 TV, broadcast November 26th 1968)Setlist:Let There Be More LightFlamingRecordings: Val de Marne, Paris, France Pink Floyd – A Saucerful Of Secrets TourDavid Gilmour – Guitar, VocalsNick Mason – DrumsRoger Waters – Bass, VocalsRichard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals Audio [ Vpro ] French TV 1968-1971 (TPR CD 007) – Tracks 6 and 7 French TV archives (pre-broadcast) > ? > Flac Video [ Cpro ] French TV 1968-1969 (PAL Version) French TV archives (pre-broadcast) > ? > DVD [ Cpro ] French TV 1968-1969 (NTSC) French TV 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