| Nick Mason | |
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 Nick Mason in 2004. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Berkeley Mason |
| Born | 27 January 1944 Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, instrumental rock |
| Occupations | Musician, record producer, author |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, keyboards, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Capitol, Columbia, Sony, EMI, Harvest |
| Associated acts | Pink Floyd Sigma 6 The Screaming Abdabs Mason & Fenn Robert Wyatt Carla Bley Michael Mantler |
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"Speak to Me" is the first track[1] from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, on which it forms an overture. Drummer Nick Mason receives a rare solo writing credit for the track;
The song itself features no lyrics (although it contains parts of the conversation tapes that Pink Floyd recorded, as well a short snippet of Clare Torry's vocal performance on "The Great Gig in the Sky"), and consists of a series of sound effects. It leads into the first performance piece on the album, "Breathe". As a result, they are usually played together on the radio, and most later re-releases merge the two songs together.
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