"Summer '68" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd on their 1970 album Atom Heart Mother.[3][4]
| "Summer '68" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Floyd | ||||
| from the album Atom Heart Mother | ||||
| A-side |
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| Released | October 1970 | |||
| Recorded | December 1968 – January 1969, 5–20 July 1970[2] | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 5:28 | |||
| Label | Harvest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Wright | |||
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Recording
editWritten and sung by Richard Wright, "Summer '68" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in July 1970. Its lyrics describe Wright's meeting with a groupie in 1968.
On 4 December 1968, an incomplete version of this song, titled "One Night Stand", was started at Abbey Road Studios. The band kept working on it until 16 December, and it was eventually scrapped by the band on 16 January 1969 after a session at Abbey Road.[5]
Reception
editIn a retrospective review for the Atom Heart Mother album, Irving Tan of Sputnik Music gave "Summer '68" a positive review, describing it as "the catchiest and most-accessible track on the album."[6] Tan really enjoyed Wright's vocals, the "bombastic trumpet solo breaks", and believed the track had "a groovy chorus".[6]
In another retrospective review for the Atom Heart Mother album, IGN described "Summer '68" as "a catchy, fast and happy pop tune written and sung by Richard Wright" that's "one of the few songs Wright has ever done for Pink Floyd and it's actually pretty fine."[7]
Personnel
edit- Richard Wright – lead vocals, piano, Hammond organ
- David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, classical guitar, backing vocals
- Roger Waters – bass guitar
- Nick Mason – drums, percussion
with:
- Abbey Road Session Pops Orchestra – brass
References
edit- ^ "The Official Site". Pink Floyd.
- ^ Guesdon, Jean-MIchel (2017). Pink Floyd All The Songs. Running Press. ISBN 9780316439237.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
- ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
- ^ Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2017). Pink Floyd All The Songs. Running Press. ISBN 9780316439237.
- ^ a b Tan, Irving (18 September 2010). "Review: Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Reader Review: Atom Heart Mother". IGN. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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