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Encyclopedia > Grantchester Meadows (song)
Grantchester Meadows
Not Released as single
LP and CD by Pink Floyd
From the album Ummagumma
Released October 1969
Recorded 1969
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 7:26
Record label Harvest Records
Producer Norman Smith
Ummagumma track listing
Sysyphus, parts 1-4
(1)
Grantchester Meadows
(2)
Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict
(3)


Grantchester Meadows is a song from the second half of the experimental Pink Floyd album Ummagumma. It was written by Roger Waters.The song features Rogers' voice accompanied by an acoustic guitar and the sounds of different types of birds. The lyrics describe a pastoral and dream-like scene at the Grantchester meadows in Cambridgeshire, England. Despite the song's longing for nature, a fly can be heard being swatted and killed at the end of the song. It is a very nice song. A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Interference colors. ... Pink Floyd (formed in 1965 in Cambridge, England) is a British progressive rock band, noted for their progressive compositions, thoughtful lyrics, sonic experimentation, album art and live shows. ... Ummagumma is a progressive rock album by Pink Floyd. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Psychedelic music draws its inspiration from the experience of mind-altering drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, ecstasy and especially LSD. Characteristic features of the style include modal melodies, lengthy instrumental solos, esoteric lyrics and trippy special effects such as reversed, distorted, delayed and/or phased sounds. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI Records in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... Norman Smith is a musician and record producer. ... Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict is a track from the two part 1969 Pink Floyd album, Ummagumma. ... Pink Floyd (formed in 1965 in Cambridge, England) is a British progressive rock band, noted for their progressive compositions, thoughtful lyrics, sonic experimentation, album art and live shows. ... Ummagumma is a progressive rock album by Pink Floyd. ... Roger Waters at Kew Gardens, London in the late 1960s George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey near Dorking) is a British rock and roll musician and songwriter. ... Grantchester is a village on the River Cam or Granta in Cambridgeshire, England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ...


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