More like Meddle
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Meddle is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, recorded between January and August 1971 at studios across London. What it signals as a taste object: long-form, immersive sound built for patience rather than immediacy; the pull of a rock band stretching its form far beyond standard structure; the atmosphere of a group deep in its own creative world, away from the crowd. If this is where your listening lives, your appetite tends toward the band's mythology, its documentary record, and the subcultures that kept this kind of ambition alive.
About Meddle
Meddle is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released by Harvest Records on 5 November 1971 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced between the band's touring commitments, from January to August 1971 at a series of locations around London, including EMI Studios and Morgan Studios.
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Films like Meddle
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
A troubled rock star descends into madness, unravelling through isolation from everyone around him.
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Psych-Out
A deaf runaway finds her brother through a psychedelic band in Haight-Ashbury's counterculture scene.
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Pink Floyd: Pulse
The same band, captured live in London at Earls Court during the Division Bell tour.
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Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Pink Floyd performing to no audience in ancient ruins — pure music stripped of spectacle.
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Leto
Leningrad's underground rock scene boils in the early eighties, driven by smuggled LPs and youthful energy.
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Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Traces Syd Barrett's expulsion from Pink Floyd and his journey from groundbreaking musician to manic star.
Books to read after Meddle
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Echoes
A comprehensive account of Pink Floyd's careers, from before formation through their full trajectory.
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Saucerful of secrets
A biography of the British progressive and psychedelic rock band behind *Meddle*.
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Everybody needs a rock
A guide to choosing the perfect rock for play and pleasure, considering what makes one worth selecting.
Frequently asked
What should I watch after listening to Meddle?
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii captures the band performing songs from the Meddle era in an atmospheric ancient amphitheatre with no audience, making it a perfect visual companion to the album. Pink Floyd: The Wall is the ultimate deep-dive into the band's psychedelic rock universe.
Are there any books about Pink Floyd that cover the Meddle period?
Echoes is a comprehensive chronological account of the band's collective and individual careers, covering their stage, radio, and television work across every era including the early 1970s. Saucerful of Secrets offers a biographical look at the progressive and psychedelic rock band.
Why do fans of Meddle love this album so much?
Released in 1971, Meddle marked a pivotal creative moment for the band, produced across multiple London studios while they balanced heavy touring — it's widely seen as the bridge between their experimental early work and their landmark later albums.