"Astronomy Domine"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Released	August 5, 1967
Recorded	April 11-13, 1967
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	4:12
Writer(s)	Syd Barrett
Label	Columbia/EMI (UK) Capitol (US)
Producer(s)	Norman Smith
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn track listing
	"Astronomy Domine" (1)	Lucifer Sam (2)

Astronomy Domine is a song by British Psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd. The song, written and composed by original vocalist/guitarist Roger 'Syd' Barrett, was the first track featured on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The lead vocal was sung by Barrett and keyboard player Richard Wright. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x694, 95 KB)The album cover for the Pink Floyd album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band noted for philosophical lyrics, classical rock compositions, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyds debut album, and the only one made under Syd Barretts leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Psychedelic rock is a musical style inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experience of drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the prevalent rock style into... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // History The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Norman Smith is a musician and record producer. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyds debut album, and the only one made under Syd Barretts leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets. ... Lucifer Sam is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). ... Psychedelic rock is a musical style inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experience of drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the prevalent rock style into... Pink Floyd are an English rock band noted for philosophical lyrics, classical rock compositions, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyds debut album, and the only one made under Syd Barretts leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Richard Wright, as photographed for the Pink Floyd album Meddle. ...

The song has a very unusual chord progression for 1960s pop music, which is in sharp contrast to every kind of pop, folk and blues progressions: E E flat G A. The sound of this chord progression in conjunction with the use of the binson echo unit for the guitar had a very distintive psychedelic character.

The track includes their manager at the time, Peter Jenner reading the names of stars through a megaphone for the introduction. "Domine" in the title is correctly pronounced as [ˈdɒmɪneɪ], rather than [dəʊˈmiːn] or [dəʊˈmaɪn]. Peter Jenner is a British manager of rock bands and acts, and a record producer. ...

It was a popular live piece, and regularly included in the set, appearing as the first track on the live side of the album Ummagumma in 1969. By this time, David Gilmour was singing the lead vocals together with Wright, the song had been extended to include the first verse twice, and the instrumental in the middle included a very quiet organ solo before getting louder again back to the last verse. Ummagumma is a progressive and psychedelic double album by Pink Floyd released in 1969. ... See also: 1968 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... David Jon Gilmour, CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge, England) is a guitarist and songwriter best known as being a member of the veteran Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ...

It was dropped from the live sets in mid 1971, but eventually reappeared as the first song in some sets on the band's 1994 tour. A version from a concert in Miami appears as the B-side on the "Take It Back" single, and a version from one of the London concerts appears on the live double CD P*U*L*S*E. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Take it Back is a song from Pink Floyds 1994 album, The Division Bell. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... P*U*L*S*E (also referred to as Pulse) is a live double CD by Pink Floyd, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ...

The track is also featured on the 2001 Floyd compilation album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... Alternate uses: Echoes (disambiguation) Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd is a compilation album by Pink Floyd. ...

VoiVod covered this song in their 1989 album " Nothingface". Voivod is a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1982, and reportedly the first to describe themselves as cyberpunk. ... Nothingface is the fifth album from Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ...

External links

• Lyrics
• Live performance at YouTube.