Release History
The album was released in the UK and US on 25 October and 10 November 1969, respectively. The album reached number 5 on the UK album charts and number 74 on the US album charts, marking the first time the band reached the top 100 in the US. The album was certified gold in the US in February 1974 and platinum in March 1994. American versions of the cassette omitted "Careful with That Axe, Eugene", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and "A Saucerful of Secrets". In 1987, the album was re-released on a two-CD set. A digitally remastered version was released in 1994 in the UK and 1995 in the US.
The CD edition includes a longer version of "Sysyphus", extended to 13:26, with the movements lasting 1:08, 3:30, 1:49 and 6:59, respectively. The original "Part 1" of "Sysyphus" was split into two tracks and called "Part 1" and "Part 2". "Part 2" on vinyl became "Part 3" on CD, and "Part 3" and "Part 4" were combined into the CD's "Part 4" (the original "Part 4" begins with the lengthy orchestral thud). "The Narrow Way" and "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" were also split into their three parts for easier navigation. The times below reflect the original vinyl pressing.
In 2009, to mark the 40th anniversary of the album's release, Storm Thorgerson sold a limited number of autographed lithographs of the front cover. Although the 2011 re-release campaign Why Pink Floyd...? presented all fourteen albums newly remastered in 2011, only the studio disc of Ummagumma was remastered – the live disc is the previous 1994 version.
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