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Pink Floyd: Royal Albert Hall, London

Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 14 February 1970

AT THEIR best, Pink Floyd get as close to anybody I know to playing the Music of the Spheres. They are, through skilful manipulation of textures, able to create an atmosphere which transcends the actual notes they play, lifting them into another context.

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