Point Me at the Sky (mono single)
~ Recording by Pink Floyd
Annotation
Abbey Road Studios, London, released December 17, 1968
Annotation last modified on 2021-02-24 14:15 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:34 | Pink Floyd | Point Me at the Sky / Careful With That Axe Eugene | Pink Floyd | Single |
| Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) | DB 8511 |
| 1.1 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:34 | Pink Floyd | Point Me at the Sky / Careful With That Axe Eugene | Pink Floyd | Single |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 3 C006-05459 |
| 9.9 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:40 | Pink Floyd | Shine On | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0 7777 80557 2 3, 0777 7 80564 2 3, 0777 7 80565 2 2, 0777 7 80566 2 1, 0777 7 80567 2 0, 0777 7 80568 2 9, 0777 7 80569 2 8, 0777 7 80570 2 4, 0777 7 80571 2 3, 0777 7 80572 2 2 |
| 9.9 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | Shine On | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 53181, CK 53182, CK 53183, CK 53184, CK 53185, CK 53186, CK 53187, CK 53188, CK 53189, CXK 53180 |
| 9.9 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:40 | Pink Floyd | Shine On | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS 6621-9 |
| 9.9 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:40 | Pink Floyd | Shine On | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0777 7 80557 2 3 |
| 5.1 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:40 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1965–1972 | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | 88985361952 |
| 32.1 | Point Me at the Sky | ?:?? | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1965–1972 | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | 88985361952 |
| 5.1 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:40 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1965–1972 | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | 0190295950255, PFREYB1 |
| 32.1 | Point Me at the Sky | ?:?? | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1965–1972 | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | 0190295950255, PFREYB1 |
| 1.8 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:41 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1967–1972: Cre/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Pink Floyd Records | 88985363142, PFREY8 |
| 1.8 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:41 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1967–1972: Cre/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation | Parlophone, Pink Floyd Records | 0190295928049, PFREY8 | |
| 1.8 | Point Me at the Sky (single) | 3:37 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1967–1972: Cre/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | G010003585413T |
| 1.8 | Point Me at the Sky (2016 remastered version) | 3:41 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1967–1972: Cre/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | |
| 1.8 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:41 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1967–1972: Cre/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | |
| 1.8 | Point Me at the Sky (2016 remastered version) | 3:41 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1967–1972: Cre/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | |
| 1.1 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:40 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1968: Germin/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | G010003683995N |
| 1.1 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:40 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1968: Germin/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | PFREY2 |
| 1.1 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:41 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1968: Germin/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | |
| 1.1 | Point Me at the Sky (2016 remastered version) | 3:41 | Pink Floyd | The Early Years: 1968: Germin/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Pink Floyd Records | |
| 9.9 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | Shine On | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 53181, CK 53182, CK 53183, CK 53184, CK 53185, CK 53186, CK 53187, CK 53188, CK 53189, CXK 53180 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | The Early Singles | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 53181 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:32 | Pink Floyd | Nocturnal Submission: Robot Love | Pink Floyd | Album + Live |
| The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label | TAKRL 1913 |
| 1.8 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:38 | Pink Floyd | A CD Full of Secrets | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| AYCD69 | |
| 1.9 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | Early Singles | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | PINK-001 |
| 1.8 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | Jewel Box 4: Rare Live & Unreleased | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Home Records (Italian bootleg label) | HR-5947-3 |
| 1.11 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:38 | Pink Floyd | Double Hits Collection, Volume 1 | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | KJF-31-867, WH960909PF-1-C |
| 2.19 | Point Me at the Sky (fake stereo) | 3:32 | Pink Floyd | A Tree Full of Secrets | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Cochon Production | |
| 2.18 | Point Me at the Sky (mono) | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | A Tree Full of Secrets | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Cochon Production | |
| 1.14 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | Anthology I | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Highland (bootleg label) | HL274/75 |
| 2.12 | Point Me to the Sky | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | Games for May (numbered) | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Bedrock Records (no trance, house or techno) | none |
| 1.14 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:39 | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here plus bonus album “Early Singles” | Pink Floyd | Album |
| EMI (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on EMI) | 80567-2 |
| 1.10 | Point Me At The Sky | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | A Saucerful of Secrets (mono) | Pink Floyd | Album |
| Odeon | M6898 |
| 2.19 | Point Me at the Sky (fake Stereo) | ?:?? | Pink Floyd | Rarities “The Tree Full of Secrets” | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Cochon Production | |
| 2.18 | Point Me at the Sky (mono) | ?:?? | Pink Floyd | Rarities “The Tree Full of Secrets” | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Cochon Production | |
| 1.11 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:37 | Pink Floyd | The Best of the Pink Floyd | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (fake Columbia label, for bootlegs only) | 5C 054-04299 |
| 1.6 | Point Me at the Sky | ?:?? | Pink Floyd | Abbrevi/ation: The Early Years 1967–1972 | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.10 | Point Me at the Sky (mono single mix) | 3:35 | Pink Floyd | A Saucerful of Secrets: The High Resolution Remasters | Pink Floyd | Album |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | SXX 6258 |
| 1.20 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:37 | Pink Floyd | All Movement Is Accomplished: The 60’s Rarities | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Inhouse Records | PFCD234 |
| 1.11 | Point Me at the Sky (single version - 17/12/68) | 3:34 | Pink Floyd | Rarities Through the Years | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.16 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:36 | Pink Floyd | Relics | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.3 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:40 | Pink Floyd | The Complete Early Years: 1968: Germin/ation | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.10 | Point Me at the Sky | 3:34 | Pink Floyd | Z-Point and Beyond | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| producer: | Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) |
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| bass guitar: | Roger Waters (on 1968-11-04) |
| drums (drum set), maracas and temple blocks: | Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1968-11-04) |
| electric guitar and slide guitar [electric slide guitar]: | David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1968-11-04) |
| glockenspiel, Hammond organ and piano: | Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1968-11-04) |
| background vocals: | David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1968-11-04) Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1968-11-04) Roger Waters (on 1968-11-04) |
| lead vocals: | David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1968-11-04) Roger Waters (on 1968-11-04) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Pink Floyd (in 1968) |
| recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (on 1968-11-04) |
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| recording of: | Point Me at the Sky (on 1968-11-04) |
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Related works
Point Me at the Sky
| lyricist: | Roger Waters |
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| composer: | David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) Roger Waters |
| publisher: | Lupus Music Ltd. |
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