In late 2009 a badly damaged home video recording was recovered by the British Film Institute containing the first and third show the song was performed on, although only the first appearance was recoverable in part. This was the first sign of Barrett exhibiting erratic behaviour, which caused problems for the group throughout the remainder of the year, and ultimately led to him leaving the band in early 1968. He did perform, but without the enthusiasm of the previous week. For the final appearance, Barrett complained that the band shouldn't appear, because " John Lennon doesn't have to do Top of the Pops". The appearances were taped at the BBC Studios in Shepherd's Bush and broadcast on 6, 13 and 27 July. Pink Floyd performed the song three times on BBC TV's Top of the Pops. The song was also included on the Barrett retrospective An Introduction to Syd Barrett (2010). "See Emily Play" later appeared on a number of compilations: Relics (1971), Works (1983), Shine On (1992), Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001), The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 40th Anniversary Edition (2007), The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door (2011) and The Early Years 1965–1972 (2016). A further white label promo was issued on 22 July 1968 with a note asking if DJs would play it. Cash Box said that it's "one of those hard to predict outings that could hit in a grand manner or fall flat." It reached number 134 in the charts. The US single was released by Tower Records on 24 July 1967, both as a standard issue and a white label promotional pressing. Melody Maker said they recognised the single as Pink Floyd's "by the horrible organ sound" but said it was "much better than Arnold Layne". The UK single was released by Columbia Records on 16 June 1967, with " The Scarecrow" as the B-side. For many years Gilmour would recall this, saying, "I'll go on record as saying, that was when he changed". During sessions for the song David Gilmour visited the studio, on Barrett's invitation, and was shocked by the perceived changes in Barrett's personality when he did not appear to recognize him. It no longer exists and has never been mixed into true stereo it was reprocessed for Duophonic stereo on the 1971 Relics compilation.īarrett, reputedly, was not happy with the final studio cut, and protested against its release, which producer Norman Smith speculated was based on his fear of commercialism. The four-track master tape was wiped or misplaced. The recording involved backward tapes and much use of echo and reverb the first piano bridge between the first chorus and second verse was recorded at a slow pace then sped up for the final master. Engineer Jeff Jarrett recalls that it was recorded in a much longer form, which was then edited down for the single release. The song was recorded at Sound Techniques studios on The exact recording details are unclear because of a lack of paperwork in the EMI archive. The train depicted on the single's sleeve was drawn by Barrett. It has been suggested by some that the slide guitar effect was produced by Barrett using a Zippo lighter, but elsewhere that he used a plastic ruler. Bassist Roger Waters later said the woods mentioned in the song were based next to the Gog Magog Hills near Cambridge. According to A Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey, by Nicholas Schaffner, Emily is the Honourable Emily Young, daughter of Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet and nicknamed "the psychedelic schoolgirl" at the UFO Club. The song was reportedly about a girl named Emily, who Barrett claimed to have seen while sleeping in the woods after taking a psychedelic drug. It was the first show where the group set up a quadrophonic PA system, which would be a regular feature of future gigs. "See Emily Play" is also known as "Games for May", after a free concert on at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank, in which Pink Floyd performed. Although Pink Floyd seldom performed the song live, it has been covered by a number of diverse artists and regarded as a classic psychedelic pop single. The group appeared three times on Top of the Pops, where Barrett started showing signs of erratic behaviour, which ultimately led to him leaving the group in early 1968. The song was written by Barrett following the Games for May concert, and became a top 10 hit when released in the UK the following month. Written by original frontman Syd Barrett, it was released as a non-album single, but appeared as the opening track of the US edition of the band's debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). " See Emily Play" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, released as their second single in June 1967.
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