Up the Khyber

"Up the Khyber"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album Soundtrack from the Film More
Published	Lupus Music Co. Ltd
Released	13 June 1969 (1969-06-13) (UK) 9 August 1969 (US)
Recorded	February 1969
Genre	Psychedelic rock experimental rock instrumental rock jam rock avant-garde jazz
Length	2:12
Label	EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US)
Songwriter(s)	Nick Mason Richard Wright
Producer(s)	Pink Floyd
Soundtrack from the Film More track listing
13 tracks  Side one "Cirrus Minor" "The Nile Song" "Crying Song" "Up the Khyber" "Green Is the Colour" "Cymbaline" "Party Sequence" Side two "Main Theme" "Ibiza Bar" "More Blues" "Quicksilver" "A Spanish Piece" "Dramatic Theme"

"Up the Khyber" is a piece of instrumental music by the British rock band Pink Floyd. It was written by their drummer Nick Mason, and keyboardist Richard Wright.

The piece is an extended drum solo with added hectic piano playing, haunting organ lines, and unusual tape effects. It is approximately 2 minutes and 12 seconds long, and first appeared on Pink Floyd's Soundtrack from the Film More. It is the only Pink Floyd song credited to Mason/Wright.

The title is a rude joke since 'Khyber' is Cockney rhyming slang in which 'Khyber Pass' means ''. It may also allude to the 1968 film Carry On... Up the Khyber.

The song was played live in a slightly modified form on The Man and The Journey where it was entitled, "Doing It!". It was also played as a part of "Interstellar Overdrive".

"Up the Khyber" was one of the many tracks which were played at some point or another as "Doing It". Others include "Syncopated Pandemonium", "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party (Entertainment)", "Party Sequence" and "Skins". All of these prominently feature drums.

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