Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Ummagumma Version)

0:20, 0:24 - hiss level increases suddenly, in the right channel
0:28, 0:30, 0:34, 0:39, 0:40, 0:43 - percussion rattles
0:59 - right channel hiss decreases suddenly
1:01 - left, then right channel hiss drops out causing the stereo image to wobble
1:31, 2:10, 2:11, 2:32, 2:33, 2:34, 2:35, 4:50, 6:38 - quiet clicks
1:32 - left channel hiss drops out
2:27, 6:38 - click, right, as Rick's organ sound changes
2:45-4:02 - hiss is compressed and drops out noticeably on particularly loud drum beats
2:48, 3:26-3:27, 4:55, 4:57 - distortion in the left channel
4:56 - distortion, right channel
7:52 - Roger's vocals enter too early
7:55, 7:56 - clicks from Dave's guitar (left)
end - The song fades out before its real conclusion. This was probably done to keep the LP short enough to fit on two sides of vinyl (the main reason "Interstellar Overdrive" was cut from the running order). Usually, performances would end with Roger's gong playing, like the intro.

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