Go back, way back into the mists of time ... go back to 1969 (I often do as I was a teenager in those days) in the British music scene you had the fabulous Blues Rock of Led Zeppelin beginning their musical journey, the popular music for the masses was dominated by the likes of The Beatles (Abbey Road had just been released) and the outrageous anti-establishment rebels, The Strand/The Sex Pistols, were festering in the corner, about to explode onto the musical stage (God Save The Queen - It's A Facist Regime) and then you had something completely different ("and now for something completely different aka Monty Python) the musical innovators, the pioneers of British experimental music breaking completely new ground in this highly creative period of time - that band was Pink Floyd, musical genius's.
This album was originally released in 1969 and has since then been re-released, re-issued, re-massaged multiple times ... such an influential album, even to this day. This particular release was made in 2011, 42 years after the original.
Oh, yes I did have the original vinyl release on Harvest too but that went to another person a long time ago, I even had the Gigi album showing on the front cover of this release leaning up against the wall and today I even discovered that I have the Super 8 film of Gigi as well - dang! the world is just a revolving circle!
PINK FLOYD - Ummagumma
EMI Records
Cat# 50999 082937 2 3
Matrix coding
Studio
www.takt.eu 2100003175687 0283692
Live
www.takt.eu 2100003175670 0289622
2011
Australian release (Packaging states that it was manufactured & printed in Australia) however the CD face clearly indicates the CD media was manufactured in Europe.
* I could not find any reliable references to this Australia release on the usual websites (Discogs etc) so the year of this release is taken from the rear panel print information plus I have included the matrix coding information
Tri-fold digipak is in good condition, with no seam splits and barely any signs of handling wear, HOWEVER, as is so often the case with this type of packaging ... in someone's haste to remove the central booklet, they have made a short tear in the card. This has since been repaired/provided with extra support though. I also noticed on the front top right hand corner there used to be a retail price sticker, this has all but been removed but some paper backing/glue residue remains - this is not a dramatic thing, in my opinion.
In all other respects, the digipak is like it just left the shop! No personal writing anywhere of course.
Both CD media are in good condition, visually inspected under a bright White halogen light source and I can see a couple of light scuff marks to CD 1, again this so often happens with this type of packaging, sometimes those pesky CD's don't want to leave their pockets easily and in removing them, sometimes the media can become marked. CD 2 has no such marks or scratches.
I then played both CD's entirely, every single track completely on each disc, and there are NO playback issues at all.
This is a double CD release, one CD being the Studio version and the other ... the live version
STUDIO VERSION
TRACKS:
Richard Wright: Sysyphus Part 1, Sysyphus Part 2, Sysyphus Part 3, Sysyphus Part 4
Roger Waters: Grantchester Meadows, Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict
David Gilmour: The Narrow Way Part 1, The Narrow Way Part 2, The Narrow Way Part 3
Nick Mason: The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part 1: Entrance, The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part 2: Entertainment, The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part 3: Exit
LIVE VERSION
TRACKS: Astronomy Domine, Careful With That Axe Eugene, Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, A Saucerful Of Secrets
