Pink Floyd – Outtakes From Outerspace

Pink Floyd
Outtakes From Outer Space
Catalog: Hippie Shit Label
Produced: Israel (there are some hebrew letters on the frontcover)
Date: 650415

Cover: Colour picture of Pink Floyd playing for a TV show (maybe “Top Of The Pops”?), Syd sitting on a big pillow, in the back of the stage, Nick playing in the front of the stage. BTW: same as “A Saucerful Of Outtakes” cover.

Sources: 14 Apr 1965- 07Jun70 Studio/Live 1, 2: 14 Apr 1965, London 3: 11 Jan 1967, Sound Techniques Studios, London 4: 14 May 1967, “Look Of The Week”, BBC1 TV, London 5, 14: Jun 1967, Abbey Road Studios, London 6 – 9: 25 Sep 1967, Playhouse Theatre, BBC, London 10 – 13: 20 Dec 1967, Maida Vale Studio 4, BBC, London 15: Aug 1967, alternate mix, 3rd U.S. single 16: 13 Nov 1967, Oude Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam 17: 07 Jun 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London

Hires-coverscans:

Tracks:

  Disc:  1
   1. Lucy Leave            2:45 
   2. I'm A Kingbee        3:00 
   3. Interstellar Overdrive        16:49 
   4. Astronomy Domine        3:55 
   5. Experiment            1:28 
   6. Flaming            2:37 
   7. The Gnome            2:09 
   8. Matilda Mother        3:19 
   9. The Scarecrow        2:01 
  10. Vegetable Man        3:15 
  11. Pow R. Toc H.        2:56 
  12. Scream Thy Last Scream    3:39 
  13. Jugband Blues        3:50 
  14. Swan Lee (Silas Lang)        1:16 
  15. Flaming            2:49 
  16. Reaction In G        4:09 
  17. Milky Way            3:06 
      Total Time:        63:05 

Band:
Roger Waters
Nick Mason
David Gilmour
Rick Wright

Xref: A Saucerful Of Outtakes
A Fish Out of Water
Jewel Box 4 – Rare Live & Unreleased
Lucy Leave & Other Rarities
Magnesium Proverbs

Antiques – A Rare Collection Of Oddities
Magnesium Proverbs
Rare
The Sights and Sounds of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd
Dark Globe: Syd Barret and the dawn of Pink Floyd
Rhamadam, Syd Barrett And The Dawn Of Pink Floyd
The Complete Top Gear Sessions 1967-1969
Syd Barrett’s (Pink Floyd) Last Screams
A CD Full of Secrets
A CD Full of Secrets
Antiques – A Rare Collection Of Oddities
Halley
Jewel Box 4 – Rare Live & Unreleased
Magnesium Proverbs
Pinkie Milkie
Pink Light Rarities
Rare

The Sights and Sounds of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd
Rotterdam October 12, 1967

From Underground To The Moon
Lucy Leave & Other Rarities

Quality: VG/Ex -MARC-OLIVIER

Comments: This RoIO is similar to “A Saucerful Of Outtakes”. There are 3 more tracks,
but I’m pretty sure the first 14 tracks were dubbed from “A Saucerful Of Outtakes”. Even
the cover is the same (they only changed the title).

“Lucy Leave” and “King Bee” come from the first Floyd’s session. Sound is excellent, in
mono.

“Interstellar Overdrive” is the “Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London” version (17′ long).
Mono. Sup.

“Astronomy Domine” is really nice! This is the Floyd’s appearance at the “Look Of The
Week” TV show, on May 14, 1967. It is often wrongly referred as from the “Games For
May” concert (Queen Elizabeth Hall, May 12), or from the Roundhouse (July 9). The sound
quality is excellent, in mono, with some tape hiss.

The most interesting tracks are “Experiment” (alias “Sunshine”) and “Silas Lane”. They are
outtakes from “The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn” sessions. And they are very rare on
RoIO CD ! “Sunshine” begins with organ chords, then some hazardous guitar’s lines, and
finally the drums and bass begin to play a strong rhythm. “Silas Lane” only features Syd
playing some chords, with sometimes strange distorted piano notes from Rick! This song
later became “Swan Lee (Silas Lang)”, and was recorded by Barrett during his sessions for
“The Madcap Laughs” album. It didn’t appear on the album, but on the 1988 compilation
“Opel”. Anyway, the version on this RoIO is a very early version, very far from the final
“Opel” version. The sound quality for these 2 rare outtakes is excellent, in mono.

With tracks 6 to 13, we have the first 2 BBC sessions (the only BBC sessions with Syd).
The first took place at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, September 25, 1967 (broadcast
October 1). The second session was recorded at Maida Vale Studio 4, December 20, 1967
(broadcast December 31). This is interesting to have these early sessions, but the sound
quality is only VG, and not better than the versions on “The Complete Top Gear Sessions
1967-1969″ RoIO.

“Flaming” is the alternate mix, as it appeared on the 3rd U.S. single (released on 5 Aug 1967,
on Capitol’s Tower label). This is a rough mono mix, not very different from the regular one
(some background sounds are mixed louder). It was mastered from vinyl. The sound quality
is “only” Ex (some “Sup” versions for this single can be found on other RoIOs: “A CD Full
Of Secrets”, “Pink Light Rarities”…).

“Reaction In G” is taken from the 1967 Rotterdam concert at Oude Ahoy Hallen (“The
Hippy Happy Fair”). This concert took place on 13 Nov 1967, not 12 Oct 1967 as it is often
referred on other RoIOs. This is a mono audience recording, not too bad for such an early
Floyd recording. VG.

The last track, “Milky Way”, is a Barrett outtake. I compared it with the version that appears
on the official “Opel” compilation, and it is slightly different. The basic track (acoustic guitar
and vocals) is the same. So I guess this is the “take 5” mentioned on “Opel”. But there are
some overdubs that DON’T appear on the “Opel” version: a kind of chorus guitar on the
background, and a bass playing a short transition. In fact, the “Opel” version is the simple
basic track, in perfect quality, but it’s only Syd playing and singing. The version here is more
than the basic track. Mono. Ex.

This is a nice compilation of early Floyd stuff. The most interesting tracks are the “Piper At
The Gates Of Dawn” outtakes (“Sunshine” and “Silas Lane”), and the “Look Of The Week”
appearance (“Astronomy Domine”). This compilation is also interesting if you don’t have the
1967 “Top Gear” sessions. – MARC-OLIVIER