Pink Floyd's first release on Harvest Records.
Originally released 25 October 1969.
The First Disc (SHDW 1) is Live Album.
Sources of the original studio recordings:
- A1 – "
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn"
- A2 – "
Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe Eugene " Single
- Side B – "
A Saucerful Of Secrets"
(Total Duration: 39:15)
The Second Disc (SHDW 2) is Studio Album
At 16 words,track A3 has distinction for having the longest name ever carried by a Pink Floyd song.
(Total Duration: 48:44)
Cover Design Trivia;
- Album's cover utilizes infinity mirror effect.
- The album, whose package is shown on cover (over the band's name) is MGM's
"Gigi" Original Cast Sound Track Album (which was released 11 years earlier).