What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, also Time (Pink Floyd), Money (Pink Floyd) and Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
Released on Harvest, also Time (Pink Floyd), Money (Pink Floyd) and Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
Produced by David Gilmour, also Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd), Hey You (Pink Floyd) and In the Flesh? (Pink Floyd)
Engineered by Phil McDonald, also Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles), Come Together (The Beatles) and Something (The Beatles)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
3606 other songs on fono were recorded at Abbey Road Studios, by Alexandre Desplat and London Symphony Orchestra and others
David Gilmour produced 6 of Syd Barrett’s top 10 songs
Roger Waters produced 3 of Syd Barrett’s top 10 songs
David Gilmour produced 123 songs on fono
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Syd Barrett
- Produced by
- David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Syd Barrett
- Performed by
- David Gilmour and Syd Barrett
- Engineered by
- Jeff Jarratt, Nick Webb and Phil McDonald
- Part of
- The Madcap Laughs
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios
- Released on
- Harvest
- Written by
- Syd Barrett
- Produced by
- David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Syd Barrett
- Performed by
- David Gilmour and Syd Barrett
- Engineered by
- Jeff Jarratt, Nick Webb and Phil McDonald
- Part of
- The Madcap Laughs
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios
- Released on
- Harvest
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: David Gilmour
Same engineer: Phil McDonald
Same producer: Roger Waters
Same studio: Abbey Road Studios
Same release: The Madcap Laughs
Same engineer: Phil McDonald
Same producer: Roger Waters
Same studio: Abbey Road Studios
Elsewhere
Sources (13)
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1MusicBrainz Octopus was performed by David Gilmour
2MusicBrainz Octopus was performed by Syd Barrett
3MusicBrainz Octopus was produced by David Gilmour
4MusicBrainz Octopus was produced by Roger Waters
5MusicBrainz Octopus was produced by Syd Barrett
6MusicBrainz Octopus was written by Syd Barrett
7MusicBrainz Octopus is part of the release The Madcap Laughs
Octopus is part of the release The Madcap Laughs
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Octopus was recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Octopus was recorded at Abbey Road Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Harvest is the label of the song Octopus
Harvest is the label of the song Octopus
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Octopus was engineered by Jeff Jarratt
11MusicBrainz Octopus was engineered by Nick Webb
12MusicBrainz Octopus was engineered by Phil McDonald
13MusicBrainz Octopus was released on 1969