chronology – 1971 | march

1971-03-07   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording and overdubbing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) takes 1-16 recorded (take 16 marked ‘best’)

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) take 16 guitar, organ and super-weird bass for crossfade into drums, bass, organ and guitar overdubbed

Pink Floyd Meddle

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

1971-03-11   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Overdubbing and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) take 16 drums, guitar, organ and leslie piano overdubbed

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) take 16 middle section remixed – RS1

Pink Floyd Meddle

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

1971-03-12   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording, overdubbing and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) ‘buzzing flies’and ‘bumble bee bass section’ recorded

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) ‘bumble bee bass section’ take 1 organ guitar, ‘rooks’ and ‘wind’ overdubbed

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) ‘bumble bee section’ remixed – RS1

Return Of The Son Of Nothing take 16 rough vocal track overdubbed

Pink Floyd Meddle

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

1971-03-15   [  A  ]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording, overdubbing and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. One Of These Days

 

 

 

 

Recordings:

Abbey Road, London, England

 

One Of These Days take 1 recorded

One Of These Days take 1 backwards cymbal, organ, guitar, piano and bass overdubbed

One Of These Days ‘dialogue 1’ take 1 recorded

One Of These Days ‘dialogue 2’ take 1 recorded

One Of These Days take 1 remixed with FX guitar and overdubs of loops – RS1

Pink Floyd Meddle

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

Audio [ STU ]

A Tree Full Of Secrets – CD 3, tracks 16 and 17

Unknown lineage

1971-03-19   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording, overdubbing and remixing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Nothing Part 24 (Echoes)
  2. Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes)
  3. Anything (unused outtake)
  4. Play The Blues (unused outtake)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Nothing Part 24 (Echoes) remixed – RS1

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) take 16 rough vocal track overdubbed

Anything (unused outtake) take 1 recorded

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) take 16 ‘train section’ and leslie piano overdubbed

Play The Blues (unused outtake) takes 1-2 recorded

Pink Floyd Meddle

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

!971-03-21   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Recording and overdubbing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Dave’s Guitar Thing (A Pillow Of Winds)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Dave’s Guitar Thing (A Pillow Of Winds) take 1 recorded

Dave’s Guitar Thing (A Pillow Of Winds) take 1 acoustic guitar, organ, bass and vibes overdubbed

Pink Floyd Meddle

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

1971-03-25   [___]

Studio 3 & Control Room 3, EMI Studios

Overdubbing sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Dave’s Guitar Thing (A Pillow Of Winds)

No recordings

Abbey Road, London, England

 

Dave’s Guitar Thing (A Pillow Of Winds) take 1 vibes and guitar overdubbed

Pink Floyd Meddle

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

1971-03-30   [  A  ]

Studio 2, Air Studios

16-track copying sessions Meddle

Setlist:

  1. Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes)
  2. One Of These Days
  3. Dave’s Guitar Thing (A Pillow Of Winds)

No recordings

Oxford Street, London, England

 

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) take 16 copied to 16-track

Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) ‘bumble bee bass section’ take 1 copied to 16-track

One Of These Days take 1 copied to 16-track

Dave’s Guitar Thing (A Pillow Of Winds) take 1 copied to 16-track

Pink Floyd Meddle

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

Audio [ STU ]

Low gen TDK SA90 cassette (1983) > Technics RS-B565 > Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 > Reaper v4.76 > FLAC (24bit/96kHz)

[ STU ]

Cassette (low) > DAT(0) > Tascam DA-20mkII > Coax > Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 > Reaper v4.76 > FLAC (16bit/48kHz)