PINK FLOYD Astronomy Domine (Live at BBC Studios, London, 1967) [HQ]

Pink Floyd
"Astronomy Domine"
Album: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Released: 5 August 1967)
Label: EMI Columbia (UK), Tower (US)
Footage taken from Pink Floyd performing at the BBC The Look Of The Week (BBC Studios, London, 1967).

The song, written and composed by original vocalist/guitarist Syd Barrett, was the first track featured on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The lead vocal was sung by Barrett and keyboard player Richard Wright. Its working title was "Astronomy Domine (An Astral Chant)". "Domine" (the vocative of "Lord" in Latin) is a word frequently used in Gregorian chants. It was a popular live piece, regularly included in the band's concerts.

"Astronomy Domine" was seen as Pink Floyd's first foray into space rock (along with "Interstellar Overdrive"), although band members would later disparage this term. The song opens with the voice of their manager at the time Peter Jenner reading the names of planets, stars, and galaxies through a megaphone, sounding like an astronaut over an intercom. A barely audible line 'Pluto was not discovered till 1930' can be heard in the megaphonic mix.

Syd Barrett – lead and slide guitar (Fender Esquire), low vocals
Richard Wright – organ (Farfisa), high vocals
Roger Waters – bass guitar (Rickenbacker 4001)
Nick Mason – drums
with
Peter Jenner – intro vocalisations

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