• Reissue
• Remastered
• 180 Gram
• Original release packaging
  
  

Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, arrived in June 1968 as the band's first full statement beyond their debut's singles-driven approach. By this point, the group had solidified their psychedelic rock foundation while beginning to explore the extended instrumental compositions that would define their later work. The album marks a crucial transition: Syd Barrett's songwriting still dominates, but the band's growing interest in texture, atmosphere, and structural experimentation begins to assert itself, setting the stage for their subsequent evolution.

The record opens with Barrett's "Let There Be More Light," a propulsive number that immediately establishes the band's command of rhythm and layered guitars. "Remember A Day" showcases their softer psychedelic palette, while "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" stands as the album's architectural centerpiece—a seven-minute instrumental excursion built from hypnotic repetition and spatial effects that preview the band's prog-rock ambitions. Elsewhere, "Corporal Clegg" injects music hall whimsy, and the title track deploys a drum-driven foundation beneath swirling organ and processed vocals. The closing "See-Saw" wraps the album in a more conventional pop structure, though filtered through psychedelic production choices. Thematically, the record balances Barrett's surrealist songwriting with the band's growing fascination with sonic experimentation and instrumental depth.

This 2016 remaster and reissue restores the album to its original packaging specifications while bringing contemporary mastering clarity to the stereo mix. The vinyl pressing captures both the intricate guitar layering and the spatial qualities of the original production—essential for appreciating how thoroughly the band constructs these arrangements. For collectors seeking the definitive vinyl presentation of this transitional Floyd recording, this pressing delivers the sonic foundation that makes the compositional choices across A Saucerful of Secrets fully legible.

Tracklist:

A1. Let There Be More Light (5:37)
A2. Remember A Day (4:33)
A3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (5:28)
A4. Corporal Clegg (4:08)
B1. A Saucerful Of Secrets (11:57)
B2. See-Saw (4:37)
B3. Jugband Blues (3:00)