Chapter 1
A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS
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n 1968 change was on the horizon for Pink Floyd, they had lost the driving force of the band – the brilliant Syd Barrett, and entered the Abbey Road Studios to record their second album with trepidation. This record was A Saucerful of Secrets, an album that included Barrett’s final contribution to their discography, Jugband Blues. Waters began to develop his own songwriting, contributing Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Let There Be More Light and Corporal Clegg. Wright composed See-Saw and Remember a Day. The band’s producer Norman Smith encouraged them to self-produce their music, and they recorded demos of new material at their houses. 5
