Terminal Frost

"Terminal Frost" is an instrumental from Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.^[1][2]

"Terminal Frost"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason
A-side	"Learning to Fly"
Released	14 September 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Progressive rock, instrumental rock
Length	6:17 (album version) 6:01 (single edit)
Label	EMI (UK) Columbia (US)
Songwriter(s)	David Gilmour
Producer(s)	Bob Ezrin David Gilmour
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Not Now John" (1983) "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost" (1987) "On the Turning Away" (1987)
Audio
"Terminal Frost" on YouTube

Recording

The saxophones are played by Tom Scott and John Helliwell, the latter best known for his work with Supertramp. The track is bookended by "A New Machine (Part 1)" and "A New Machine (Part 2)" which creates a mini-suite on the album. The sequence of "A New Machine (Part 1) - Terminal Frost - A New Machine (Part 2)" were the only tracks from the album which were not performed at every show of the A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, frequently being dropped. David Gilmour has said that "Terminal Frost" is the oldest piece on the album, having been written many years before.

Personnel

Pink Floyd^[3]

• David Gilmour – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, programming
• Nick Mason - electronic drums

Additional musicians:

• Richard Wright – piano, Kurzweil synthesiser, Hammond organ
• Bob Ezrin – programming, keyboards, percussion^[4]
• Jon Carin – keyboards, synthesizers^[5]
• Tony Levin – bass guitar
• Tom Scott – soprano saxophone
• John Helliwell – saxophone
• Darlene Koldenhoven (as Darlene Koldenhaven) – backing vocals
• Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals
• Donny Gerrard – backing vocals

References

1. Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
2. Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
3. Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2017). Pink Floyd All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track (1st ed.). Edinburgh: Black Dog & Leventhal. p. 514. ISBN 978-0316439244.
4. Povey, Glenn (2016). The Complete Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Reference (1st ed.). London: Carlton Books. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-78097-651-8.
5. Povey, Glenn (2016). The Complete Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Reference (1st ed.). London: Carlton Books. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-78097-651-8.