Terminal Frost

"Terminal Frost"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason
A-side	Learning to Fly
Released	14 September 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Progressive rock, instrumental rock
Length	6:17 (album version) 6:01 (single edit)
Label	EMI (UK) Columbia (US)
Writer(s)	David Gilmour
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Not Now John" (1983) "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost" (1987) "On the Turning Away" (1987)

"Terminal Frost" is an instrumental from Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.^[1][2]

Recording

The track uses a drum machine. The saxophones are played by Tom Scott and John Helliwell, the latter best known for his work with Supertramp.

Personnel

• David Gilmour — guitars
• Nick Mason — drum machine, sound effects
• Richard Wright — piano, Kurzweil synth
• Jon Carin — keyboards and synth
• Tom Scott — saxophones
• John Helliwell — saxophones
• Bob Ezrin — 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.