Ummagumma

Ummagumma represented a departure from Pink Floyd’s previous work. Released as their first double-LP on EMI’s Harvest label, the first disc contained live performances of the band’s concert staples recorded at the Manchester College of Commerce and Mothers , a club in Birmingham . The second LP contained experimental contributions from each band member, a concept spearheaded by Wright, who, inspired by the vast studio technology and varied instruments at the group’s disposal, expressed his desire to create “real music”. Ummagumma was released in November 1969 and received positive reviews, with contemporaneous critics commending the band’s unyielding and unorthodox efforts, songs of which ventured into genres such as musique concrète , drone , and modern classical , among others. It peaked at number five and spent 21 weeks on the UK chart.