Messages From Croydon

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Annotation

PINK FLOYD
Messages From Croydon

Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey, England
January 18, 1970
Rtr master > analogue 5 (TDK SA90 cassettes) Rev.A

CD 1:
1. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
2. The Embryo
3. Main Theme From More
4. Biding My Time
5. Astronomy Domine

CD 2:
1. The Violent Sequence
2. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
3. The Amazing Pudding
4. A Saucerful of Secrets

The 2009 transfer of Neonknight's tape was a big improvement over those older transfers. The speed was not able to be set on the playback deck and required digital correction. There wasn't much restoration that could be done beyond this without the sound turning to dust.
Neonknight tapes and transfer / Jimfisheye mastering - March 2012

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-14 23:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Careful With That Axe, Eugene
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (on 1970-01-18)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
11:07
2The Embryo
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
Embryo (on 1970-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
11:28
3Main Theme From More
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
Main Theme (More) (on 1970-01-18)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
13:53
4Biding My Time
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
Biding My Time (on 1970-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., World Copyrights Ltd. and World Music (publisher)
6:06
5Astronomy Domine
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
Astronomy Domine (on 1970-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex International, Essex Music, Essex Music International, Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
9:22
6The Violent Sequence
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
The Violent Sequence (on 1970-01-18)
composer:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
15:39
7Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (on 1970-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex International, Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music International, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
13:51
8The Amazing Pudding
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
Atom Heart Mother (on 1970-01-18)
orchestrator:
Ron Geesin
composer:
Ron Geesin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Essex Music, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16), Westminster Music Ltd. and World Copyrights
27:26
9A Saucerful of Secrets
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-18)
live recording of:
A Saucerful of Secrets (on 1970-01-18)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus (publisher), Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd., Magdalene Music and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
17:18

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