
25/05/2022
So, 50 years ago to day, Pink Floyd entered Abbey Road Studios to record something still as resonant and immortal as it was back then
Maybe even more.
Lesson?
Music and musicians are not as important as we might think in overall picture, lunatics are still here
50 years ago today, Pink Floyd began a month of recording at Abbey Road. At this point, working titles for the songs that would make up ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ included, ‘Travel’ (instead of ‘Breathe’), ‘Religion’ (instead of ‘The Great Gig In The Sky’) and ‘Lunatic’ (instead of ‘Brain Damage’).
Nick Mason recalls, “The recording was lengthy but not fraught, not agonised over at all. We were working really well as a band”. David Gilmour added, “When we went into the studio, we all knew the material. The playing was very good. It had a natural feel.”