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Quicksilver (instrumental)

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Published
  
Lupus Music Co. Ltd

Length
  
7:13

Recorded
  
March 1969

Released
  
13 June 1969 (UK) 9 August 1969 (US)

Genre
  
Avant-Garde, Experimental rock

Label
  
EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US)

"Quicksilver" is an avant-garde instrumental by Pink Floyd from their album Soundtrack from the Film More.

Contents

Music

It appeared in shortened form in the live suite The Man and The Journey, where it was entitled "Sleep". The studio album version of the piece runs 7 minutes 13 seconds, about 3 minutes longer than The Man and The Journey version. The song consists of eerie sound effects psychedelics and other musique concrète techniques, hallmarks of the early Pink Floyd sound. The song's title comes from the alternative name for the element mercury, with which the film's two main characters are playing at the time.

Personnel

  • Richard Wright — organ, vibraphone
  • David Gilmour — guitar, sound effects
  • Roger Waters — gong, tape and sound effects
  • Nick Mason — cymbals, percussion
  • References

    Quicksilver (instrumental) Wikipedia