Happy birthday Meddle! Released on 30 October 1971 by Harvest Records, Meddle is the sixth studio album by Pink Floyd. It was produced between the bands touring commitments, from January to August 1971. The album was recorded at a series of locations around London, including Abbey Road Studios and Morgan Studios. With no material to work with and no clear idea of the albums direction, the band devised a series of novel experiments which eventually inspired the albums signature track, Echoes. Although many of the groups later albums would be unified by a central theme with lyrics written mainly by Roger Waters, Meddle was a group effort with lyrical contributions from each member. The cover, incorporating a close-up shot of an ear underwater was, as with several previous albums, designed by Hipgnosis, though Storm Thorgerson was unhappy with the final result. The album was well received by music critics upon its release. However, despite being commercially successful in the United Kingdom, lacklustre publicity on the part of their United States-based label led to poor sales there. On the A-Side there is one of their most known song One of these days, but also some beautiful songs like A Pillow of Wind. On the B-Side there is only the suite Echoes, a real masterpiece. -Leonardo
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:42:44 +0000
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