chronology – 1971 | january

1971-01-04   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 1 (Echoes)
  2. Nothing Part 2 (Echoes)
  3. Nothing Part 3 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 1 (Echoes) takes 1-3 recorded

Nothing Part 2 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 3 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

1971-01-05   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Rercording, overdubbing and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 1 (Echoes)
  2. Nothing Part 4 (Echoes)
  3. Nothing Part 5 (Echoes)
  4. Nothing Part 6 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 1 (Echoes) take 1 ‘Bottles etc.’ overdubbed

Nothing Part 4 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 4 (Echoes) take 1 ‘bottles etc. and musical saw’ overdubbed

Nothing Part 5 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 4 (Echoes) take 1 remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 6 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

1971-01-06   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording and overdubbing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 7 (Echoes)
  2. Nothing Part 8 (Echoes)
  3. Nothing Part 9 (Echoes)
  4. Nothing Part 10 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 7 (Echoes) take 1 ‘drum loop’ recorded

Nothing Part 8 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 8 (Echoes) take 1 guitar overdubbed

Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) takes 1-3 recorded

Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) takes 1-3 organ overdubbed

Nothing Part 10 (Echoes) takes 1-5 recorded

Nothing Part 10 (Echoes) take 5 vocals overdubbed

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

1971-01-09   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording, overdubbing and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 9 (Echoes)
  2. Nothing Part 11 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) takes 1-6 re-recorded

Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) take 1 bass, organ, guitar, drums and backward drums overdubbed

Nothing Part 11 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) takes 1 & 6 roughly remixed

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

1971-01-10   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording and overdubbing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) 
  2. Nothing Part 12 (Echoes)
  3. Nothing Part 13 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) take 6 re-recorded

Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) take 6 guitar and organ overdubbed

Nothing Part 12 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 12 (Echoes) take 1 ‘vocal with long repeat echo on 1/4 inch tape’ overdubbed

Nothing Part 13 (Echoes) takes 1-2 recorded

Nothing Part 13 (Echoes) take 1 bass and drums overdubbed

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

1971-01-11   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 1 (Echoes)
  2. Nothing Part 2 (Echoes)
  3. Nothing Part 3 (Echoes)
  4. Nothing Part 4 (Echoes)
  5. Nothing Part 5 (Echoes)
  6. Nothing Part 6 (Echoes)
  7. Nothing Part 7 (Echoes)
  8. Nothing Part 8 (Echoes)
  9. Nothing Part 9 (Echoes)
  10. Nothing Part 10 (Echoes)
  11. Nothing Part 11 (Echoes)
  12. Nothing Part 12 (Echoes)
  13. Nothing Part 13 (Echoes)
  14. Nothing Part 14 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 13 (Echoes) take 3-4 recorded

Nothing Part 1 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 2 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 3 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 4 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 5 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 6 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 7 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 8 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 9 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 10 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 11 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 12 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 13 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 14 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

1971-01-17   [  A  ]

The Roundhouse

Implosion

Setlist:

  1. Embryo
  2. Astronomy Domine
  3. Fat Old Sun
  4. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
  5. Cymbaline
  6. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
  7. A Saucerful Of Secrets
  8. Atom Heart Mother

Recordings:

Chalk Farm, London, England

 

Supported by Quiver, Nico with John Cale and DJ Jeff Dexter

Pink FloydAtom Heart Mother UK Tour

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals
  • brass and choir conducted by John Alldis

Audio [  A1  ].

Low gen cassette (Maxell XLII) > Technics RS-B965-M > Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 > Audacity 1.3 > FLAC (24bit/96kHz)

[  A1  ]

Reel ? > Vinyl > Technics 1210 MKII > Allen & Heath Xone 62 Mixer > EMU 1212M > Cubase 6 > Audition CC 2015 > Waves VST > Flac Frontend Level 5

[  A1  ]

Reel ? > Vinyl > Technics 1210 MKII > Allen & Heath Xone 62 Mixer > EMU 1212M > Cubase 6 > Audition CC 2015 > Waves VST > Flac Frontend Level 5 > Wav > Adobe Audition 3 > SC with Reaper > Foobar2000 > TLH > Flac

[  A1  ]

Low gen CDR > dBpoweramp > FLAC (16bit/44.1kHz)

[  A1  ]

Vinyl > Technics 1210 MKII > Allen & Heath Xone 62 Mixer > EMU 1212M > Cubase 6 > EMU1212M > Allen & Heath XONE62 > Technics 1210 MKII > Concorde Stylus PRO > Audition CC 2015 > Waves VST > flac@24/96 > TLH > Adobe Audition 3.0.1 > wav > TLH > flac@24/96

[  A1  ]

LP > Cubase > EMU1212M > Allen & Heath Xone62 > Technics 1210 MKII > Concorde Stylus Pro > Flac

[  A1  ]

LP > Cubase > EMU1212M > Allen & Heath Xone62 > Technics 1210 MKII > Concorde Stylus Pro > Flac > Audacity 2.13 > declick > remove DC offset > speed correction > flac 24/96

1971-01-20   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording and overdubbing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 17 (Echoes)
  2. Nothing Part 18 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 17 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 17 (Echoes) take 1vocals and ‘cosmic alien orchestra’ overdubbed

Nothing Part 18 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

1971-01-21   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording, overdubbing and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 19 (Echoes)
  2. Nothing Part 20 (Echoes)
  3. Nothing Part 21 (Echoes)
  4. Nothing Part 17 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 19 (Echoes) takes 1-6 recorded

Nothing Part 19 (Echoes) loops made and edited

Nothing Part 20 (Echoes) takes 1-2 recorded

Nothing Part 20 (Echoes) take 2 backwards guitar, cymbals and tympani overdubbed

Nothing Part 21 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 17 (Echoes) remixed – RS1-2

Nothing Part 20 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

1971-01-23   [  A  ]

Refectory Hall, University Union, Leeds University

Setlist:

  1. Atom Heart Mother
  2. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
  3. Cymbaline
  4. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
  5. A Saucerful Of Secrets
  6. Blues

Recordings:

Leeds, England

Pink FloydAtom Heart Mother UK Tour

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals

Audio [  A1  ]

Cass (4th gen?) > DAT > wav > shn@16/48 > wav > flac@16/48 > TLH > wav > Adobe Audition 3.0.1 (103.8 stretch, left channel gain +1.2dB) > wav@16/48

[  A1  ]

Cass (4th gen?) > DAT > wav > shn@16/48 > wav > flac@16/48

1971-01-24   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording, overdubbing and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 22 (Echoes)
  2. Nothing Part 23 (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 22 (Echoes) takes 1-9 recorded

Nothing Part 22 (Echoes) take 9 bass, fuzz bass, backwards guitar and backwards organ overdubbed

Nothing Part 23 (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 23 Rehearsal (Echoes) take 1 recorded

Nothing Part 22 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Nothing Part 23 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Pink FloydMeddle

  • David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals
  • Nick Mason – Drums
  • Roger Waters – Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Wright – Keyboards, Vocals