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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Summer '68

| cover =

| alt =

| type = song

| artist = Pink Floyd

| album = Atom Heart Mother

| A-side =

| released = October 1970

| recorded = December 1968 - January 1969, 5 - 20 July 1970

| studio = Abbey Road Studios, London

| venue =

| genre = *Baroque pop

| length = 5:28

| label = Harvest

| writer = Richard Wright

| producer = * Pink Floyd

* Norman Smith

| prev_title = One of These Days

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = Free Four

| next_year = 1972

}}

"'Summer '68'" is a song by Pink Floyd on their 1970 album 'Atom Heart Mother'.

Recording



Written and sung by Richard

Wright, "Summer '68" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in July 1970. Its lyrics describe Wright's meeting with a groupie in 1968.

On 4 December 1968, an incomplete version of this song, titled "One Night Stand", was started at Abbey Road Studios. The band kept working on it until 16 December, and it was eventually scrapped by the band on 16 January 1969 after a session at Abbey Road.

Reception



In a retrospective review for the 'Atom Heart Mother' album, Irving Tan of 'Sputnik Music' gave "Summer '68" a positive review, describing it as "the catchiest and most-accessible track on the album." Tan really enjoyed Wright's vocals, the "bombastic trumpet solo breaks", and believed the track had "a groovy chorus".

In another retrospective review for the 'Atom Heart Mother' album, IGN described "Summer '68" as "a catchy, fast and happy pop tune written and sung by Richard Wright" that's "one of the few songs Wright has ever done for Pink Floyd and it's actually pretty fine."

Personnel



* Richard Wright lead vocals, piano, Hammond organ

* David Gilmour acoustic guitar, classical guitar, backing vocals

* Roger Waters bass guitar

* Nick Mason drums, percussion

with:

* Abbey Road Session Pops Orchestra brass

References



Category:Songs about nostalgia

Category:Songs about groupies

Category:Pink Floyd songs

Category:1970 songs

Category:Songs written by Richard Wright (musician)

Category:Song recordings produced by David Gilmour

Category:Song recordings produced by Roger Waters

Category:Song recordings produced by Richard Wright (musician)

Category:Song recordings produced by Nick Mason


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