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The track includes their manager at the time, Peter Jenner reading the names of stars through a megaphone for the introduction.

It was a popular live piece, and regularly included in the set, appearing as the first track on the live side of the album '' Ummagumma '' in 1969 . By this time, David Gilmour was singing the lead vocals together with Wright, the song had been extended to include the first verse twice, and the instrumental in the middle included a very quiet organ solo before getting louder again back to the last verse.

It was dropped from the live sets in mid 1971 , but eventually reappeared as the first song in some sets on the band's 1994 tour. A version from a concert in Miami appears as the B-side on the "Take it Back" single, and a version from one of the London concerts appears on the live double CD ''Pulse''.

The track is also featured on the ''.

Recording Date(s)- April 11-13, 1967