Andy Mabbett

The Complete Guide To The Music of Pink Floyd

Category :Books Devoted to Pink Floyd
Publication: The Complete Guide To The Music Of Pink Floyd
Author: Andy Mabbett
Released/Published in: 1995, Omnibus Press
Language: English
Number of Errors: 25
Errors
Pages: [5] [6] [9] [12] [14] [17] [20] [28] [29] [34] [36] [37] [54a] [54b] [56] [57] [76] [80] [83] [85]
Page: 5
Book
In the entry for Astronomy Domine:
  • Author mentions that Peter Jenner recites the names of astronomical bodies throughout Astronomy Domine.
  • He also, states that this song had been dropped from the setlist on February, 1971
Fact
  • Peter Jenner recites more than just the names of astronomical bodies, it sounds more like astrological terms.
  • Astronomy Domine had been performed in 1971 on some later dates. Below the list of known dates :
    • April 3, 1971, Oude Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
    • May, 6, 1971,Sportpalast, West Berlin
    • June 20, 1971,Palaeur, Rome, Italy
  • The song was also performed during 1994 tour, but since the book was published in 1994, this information did not make it there.

Source: A Collector's Guide To Pink Floyd - Audio Recordings by Vernon Fitch, audience tapes from the abovementioned shows.

Category : Incomplete Info/Inocrrect Dates/Update
Analysis/Comments
One could speculate on when exactly in 1971 Pink Floyd stopped playing Astronomy Domine, but it definetely did not happen in February.
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Page: 6
Book
Author claims that he first Pink Floyd's BBC session took place in October, 1967
Fact
The correct date for the first BBC session is April 3, 1967
Source: "In Session Tonight" by Ken Garner
Category: Incorrect Date
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 9
Book
Last lines of the Bike entry make it unclear whether Bike was planned to segue with Interstellar Overdrive on Piper At The Gates Of Dawn or on Relics.
Fact
Lucifer Sam was meant to cross fade into Interstellar Overdrive which was meant to crossfade into what was then called ``the bike song'' on Piper at The Gates Of Dawn.
Source: Malcolm Jones, The Making of The Madcap Laughs.
Category: Unclear Statement
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 12
Book
Author claims that Paintbox was written by Barrett
Fact
Paintbox was written by Rick Wright
Category: Oops
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 14
Book
Author states that the length of A Saucerful of Secrets (song) is 20 min.
Fact
The length of the title track of A Sauserful Of Secrets album is in fact 12 min.
Category: Oops
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 17
Book
Author claims that all dialogs in More (the movie) are in French.
Fact
Actually, some dialogs in More are in English
Category: Factual Error / non-Floyd
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 20
Book
Author calls Party Sequence the shortest Pink Floyd studio recording.
Fact
It is not. Party Sequence has running time [1'07]. Below is the list of Pink Floyd songs with shorter running time:
  • Spanish Piece: [1'02]
  • Good Bye Cruel World: [1'05]
  • Stop: [0'34]
Source: The running times are given according to Vocallist version 3.00 file, which in turn borrowed them from album covers.
Category: Oops / Internal Contradiction
Analysis/Comments
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In the entry for The Show Must Go On author also claims that the latter is the shortest Pink Floyd song. See also entry for page 85.
Page: 28
Book
The Birmingham show (February 11, 1970) is described as having an Ad Hoc setlist.
Fact
The setlist for the show was:
Error Category: ?
Analysis/Comments
If you compare the setlist with other known setlists of that period (Jan-Feb 1970) it's not that strange. All songs of that set have been played in that period.

It may or may not be an error, depending on what author means and what is his source.

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Page: 29
Book
Author writes in teh entry for Several Species, that the ranting scotsman made his appearances during The Embryo.
Fact
The ranting scotsman made his appearances before The Embryo during A Saucerfull Of Secrets and Careful With That Axe, Eugene.
Category: ?
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 34
Book
In his entry for Atom Heart Mother/The Amazing Pudding author states the following:
  • The first performance of it was in Paris in February 1970
  • The track was announced
Fact
  • The first performance was in Croydon on January 18, 1970
  • Paris gig was on January 23, 1970
  • According to the audience recording from that date, the track was not announced that day.
  • The earliest known date when the track was announced as The Amazing Pudding is 27 June, 1970 (Bath festival)
Category: multiple / Incorrect Date
Analysis/Comments
On the other known recordings from before that period there is either no annoucnement at all, or Roger announcing the song as "an instrumental of our next album". A possible hypothesis is that June 27, 1970 is the first time when the track was announced as The Amazing Pudding.
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Page: 36
Book
Author states that Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast was performed only once on stage.
Fact
We have proof that Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast was performed more than once.
Category: Factual Error
Analysis/Comments
Alans Psychedelic Breakfast was most likely performed on all nights of the Christmas 1970 tour.
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Page: 37
Book
In the entry for Biding My Time the following is stated:
  • Biding My Time was perfomed live only in 1969.
  • The song was performed live only as a part of The Man suite.
Fact
  • Biding My Time was also played live in early 1970.
  • Most (all?) of the early 1970 live performances were not part of The Man suite
Category: Incorrect Dates
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 54
Book
Author claims that the phrase
"I've been mad for fucking years "
in the beginning of The Dark Side Of The Moon is spoken by Roger The Hat
Fact
It is not spoken by Roger The Hat
Category: Factual Error
Analysis/Comments
Roger The Hat spoke "There is no dark side on the moon..." phrase. A confusion ?
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Page: 54
Book
Author states that Breathe was used as an encore only on the last few shows of Roger Waters KAOS tour in 1987.
Fact
Breathe was played as an encore not only on "the last few" shows. Below is the list of the shows where it is knows that Breathe was played as an encore (without "the last few") (nuber is parentheses is the number of the show, total number of shows: 36).
  • Aug 14, 1987, The Civic Center, Providence, R.I., USA (#1)
  • Aug 15, 1987, The Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut (#2)
  • Aug 22, 1987, Great Woods, Mansfield, Mass, (#6)
  • Aug 24, 1987, Philadelphia, Pennsilvania, (#7)
  • Aug 26, 1987, Madison Sq. Garden, New York, (#8)
  • Aug 28, 1987, Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY, (#9)
  • Aug 30, 1987, Capitol Music Theater, Landover, Maryland, (#10)
  • Sep 9 , 1987, Poplar Creek, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, (#16)
  • Sep 29, 1987, Expo Theater, Vancouver, Canada, (#25)
Note: Nov 4, 1987, Brenden Byrne Arena, E.Rutherford, New Jersey, (#27) can be thought of as "the first of the last" KAOS shows that has Breathe as an encore.

Source: A Collector's Guide To Pink Floyd - Audio Recordings by Vernon Fitch, audience tapes from the abovementioned shows.

Category: Factual Error
Analysis/Comments
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See also Roger Waters Concert Appearances list from
Pink Floyd Archives by Vernon Fitch
Page: 56
Book
In the entry for The Great Gig In The Sky author writes that
  • Clare Torry performed the song during Waters 1987 London shows,
  • the song was added to the Pink Floyd setlist in early 1988.
Fact
  • Clare Torry also appeared on Roger's solo concert on August 26, 1987 in New York.
  • All 1988 Pink Floyd shows included The Great Gig In The Sky
Category: Incomplete Info / Factual Error
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 57
Fact
In the entry for Us And Them author states the song was only performed once during 1970.
Fact
Us And Them (as [part of] The Violent Sequence) had been played live more than once in early 1970.
Category: Factual Error
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 76
Book
In the entry for When The Tigers Broke Free author says that The allied campaign involving the Royal fuseliers company C was in January 1944.
Fact
It was on February 16, 1944
Category: Incorrect Date /non-Floyd
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 80
Book
Author states that Leonard Chesire was a pilot of the dambusters
Fact
Leonard Chesire was not a pilot of the dambusters.
Category: non-Floyd(?)
Analysis/Comments
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Page: 83
Book
The entry for The Show Must Go On lists the running time of the song as [0'30-31]; author claims that this is the shortest Pink Floyd song recorded in studio..
Fact
The running time for The Show Must Go On is [1'36]. The shortest song is Stop which runs [0'34].
Source: The time is given according to Vocallist version 3.00, which borrowed the running times from the album covers.
Category: oops / Internal contradiction
Analysis/Comments
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In his entry for Party Sequence author claims that the latter is also the shortest song. See also page 85.
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Book
In the entry for Stop author does not mentio that ...
Fact
Stop is the shortest song Pink Floyd ever recorded in studio.
Category: oops / Incomplete Info
Analysis/Comments
It wouldn't be worth mentioning here, but since twice before author tried to call a song the shortest incorectly, this is worth mentioning in the database.
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See entries for page 20 and page 83.

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