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.
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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.
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