Quicksilver (instrumental)

"Quicksilver"
Song by Pink Floyd from the album Soundtrack from the Film More
Published	Lupus Music Co. Ltd
Released	13 June 1969 (UK) 9 August 1969 (US)
Recorded	March 1969
Length	7:13
Label	EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US)
Writer	Roger Waters, Richard Wright, David Gilmour, Nick Mason
Producer	Pink Floyd
Soundtrack from the Film More track listing
13 tracks Side one "Cirrus Minor" "The Nile Song" "Crying Song" "Up the Khyber" "Green Is the Colour" "Cymbaline" "Party Sequence" Side two "Main Theme" "Ibiza Bar" "More Blues" "Quicksilver" "A Spanish Piece" "Dramatic Theme"

"Quicksilver" is an avant-garde instrumental by Pink Floyd from their album Soundtrack from the Film More.^[1][2]

Music

It appeared in shortened form in the live suite The Man and The Journey, where it was entitled "Sleep". The studio album version of the piece runs 7 minutes 13 seconds, about 3 minutes longer than The Man and The Journey version. The song consists of serie sound effects psychedelics and other musique concrète techniques, hallmarks of the early Pink Floyd sound. The song's title comes from the alternative name for the element mercury, with which the film's two main characters are playing at the time.

Personnel

• Richard Wright — organ, vibraphone
• David Gilmour — guitar, sound effects
• Roger Waters — gong, tape and sound effects
• Nick Mason — cymbals, percussion

References

1. Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
2. Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.