Pow R. Toc H.

1967 instrumental by Pink Floyd"Pow R. Toc H."Instrumental by Pink Floydfrom the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Released5 August 1967RecordedMarch–April 1967StudioAbbey Road, London, UKGenreExperimentalLength4:26Label EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US) Songwriters Syd Barrett Roger Waters Richard Wright Nick Mason ProducerNorman Smith "Pow R. Toc H." is an instrumental, with vocal effects, by the English rock band Pink Floyd on their 1967 album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. It is the band’s first instrumental. In addition to the vocal effects, the piano is a prominent instrument in the piece. Background Toc H. was the army signallers' code for "TH", representing Talbot House, a club where officers and enlisted men were equals, which later became an interdenominational Christian fellowship organization serving the community. According to Nick Mason, the original four members of Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason) were present at Abbey Road Studios and watched the Beatles record "Lovely Rita" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Voice effects and noises similar to those used in "Lovely Rita" could be heard in "Pow R. Toc H.", recorded in