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1987 single by Pink Floyd
"Terminal Frost"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason
A-side"Learning to Fly"
Released14 September 1987
Recorded1987
GenreProgressive rock, instrumental rock
Length6:17 (album version)
6:01 (single edit)
LabelEMI (UK)
Columbia (US)
Songwriter(s)David Gilmour
Producer(s)
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Not Now John"
(1983)
"Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost"
(1987)
"On the Turning Away"
(1987)
Audio
"Terminal Frost" on YouTube

"Terminal Frost" is an instrumental from Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

Recording

The saxophones are played by Tom Scott and John Helliwell, the latter best known for his work with Supertramp. The track is bookended by "A New Machine (Part 1)" and "A New Machine (Part 2)" which creates a mini-suite on the album. The sequence of "A New Machine (Part 1) - Terminal Frost - A New Machine (Part 2)" were the only tracks from the album which were not performed at every show of the A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, frequently being dropped. David Gilmour has said that "Terminal Frost" is the oldest piece on the album, having been written many years before.

Personnel

Pink Floyd

Additional musicians:

References

  1. Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
  2. Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
  3. Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2017). Pink Floyd All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track (1st ed.). Edinburgh: Black Dog & Leventhal. p. 514. ISBN 978-0316439244.
  4. Povey, Glenn (2016). The Complete Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Reference (1st ed.). London: Carlton Books. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-78097-651-8.
  5. Povey, Glenn (2016). The Complete Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Reference (1st ed.). London: Carlton Books. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-78097-651-8.
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