The Man and The Journey (Pink Floyd Album) (A Jet-Propelled Soft Machine)

The Man and The Journey is the third studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 13 June 1969 by EMI Columbia in the United Kingdom and released on 9 August 1969 in the United States by Tower Records. It is the first album recorded without the founding member, Syd Barrett (with the exception of Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, recorded during the Down In the Beechwoods sessions).

The concept of the album was received by Roger Waters on a way to turn the band into an experimental influence. The suites were first performed in 14 April 1969 during the 1969 tours. The album consists in the influence of the musique concrète and avant-garde in some tracks of the album, considered a wide example of well-conducted progressive rock album.

The Man and The Journey was received with good reviews by fans and the critics. It was noted the wide difference between the styles of the album and Down In the Beechwoods, the previous one. The album reached number 5 in UK Album Charts and managed to reach number 74 in the US, reaching the top 100. Although great part of the content of the album being experimenta, the band released two singles, Afternoon (released as Biding My Time), and Nightmare (released as Cymbaline). Biding My Time was well-received in Europe and the United Kingdom.

The Man and The Journey is compared with Soft Machine's The Garden of Love on experimentation. A rest of songs unreleased during the recording sessions were repurposed in the next album, Rain in the Country.

Pink Floyd

 * Roger Waters - bass guitar, vocals [1, 4, 9]; all instruments and vocals [1]
 * Richard Wright - Farfisa Combo Compact Duo organ, Hammond M-102 spinet organ, piano, Mellotron Mark II, vocals [11, 14]; all instruments and vocals [11]
 * David Gilmour - lead guitar, vocals [7-8, 10, 14]; all instruments and vocals [10]
 * Nick Mason - drums, percussion; all instruments (except flutes) [5]

Additional personnel

 * Norman Smith - producer
 * Lindy Mason - tin whistle, flute [8,14]
 * Syd Barrett - guitar [9] (uncredited)
 * Peter Mew - engineering
 * Brian Humphries - engineering