Remember a Day
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| Single by Pink Floyd from the album A Saucerful of Secrets |
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| A-side | Let There Be More Light | ||||
| Released | June 29, 1968 (UK) July 27, 1968 (US) August 19, 1968 (US single) 1968 (Japanese single) |
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| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | October, 1967 De Lane Lea Studios, London |
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| Genre | Psychedelic rock | ||||
| Length | 4:33 2:40 (US single) 4:21 (Japanese single) |
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| Label | Tower Records (US) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rick Wright | ||||
| Producer | Norman Smith | ||||
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"Remember a Day" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). The song, written and sung by Richard Wright, was recorded in October 1967 at De Lane Lea Studios in London. The sessions also yielded Jugband Blues, Vegetable Man, In The Beechwoods and John Latham.
Syd Barrett plays the slide guitar. Andrew King, Pink Floyd manager, recalls: "I remember De Lane Lea...we did 'Vegetable Man' there...and 'Remember a Day,' which Syd does a guitar solo on."
Rather like Wright's other solo composition for the album, viz See-Saw, the lyrics and the atmosphere created by the music, evoke idyllic, innocent childhood, and make for a pleasing contrast with the dark ruminations of most of the other material on the album.
A rare U.S. single release (Tower 440) contains edited mono versions of both songs. This single was never released in the UK.
[edit] Quotes
"I was self-taught and my only group was Pink Floyd. I was not featured on 'Corporal Clegg' but did play on another track written by Richard Wright. I forget the title but it had a steel guitar in the background. There have been complications regarding the LP but it is now almost finished and should be issued by EMI in a few months. I now spend most of my time writing.
- - Syd Barrett 1968
[edit] Personnel
- Syd Barrett - Slide guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Richard Wright - Piano, Farfisa Organ and Lead Vocals
- Roger Waters - Bass
Additional Personnel
- Norman Smith - drums and backing vocals
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