# In 1977, Pink Floyd needed a new guitarist to join them. After one day, his guitar was erased

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1977-pink-floyd-needed-a-new-guitarist-to-join-them-after-one-day-his-guitar-was-erased/
- Published: 2026-10-22T17:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:22:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/in-1977-pink-floyd-needed-a-new-guitarist-to-join-them-after-one-day-his-guitar-was-erased/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Snowy White recorded a one-take solo for ‘Pigs on the Wing’.
- The solo was absent from the original vinyl album.
- White later worked and performed with Pink Floyd.

## Summary

Pink Floyd brought guitarist Snowy White into the studio while developing *Animals*, and Roger Waters invited him to improvise a solo for ‘Pigs on the Wing’. White recorded it in one take, but the band removed it from the album’s original vinyl release. The episode shows how a guest contribution could be welcomed in the studio yet left out of the final record.

White later had a longer relationship with the band, helping them after Waters departed and playing in the surrogate band during *The Wall* concerts. The article says the solo was restored on a later version of *Animals* released as a 8-track cartridge, though it does not give a release date or further details. White’s brief recording session therefore became an early part of a much more sustained association with Pink Floyd.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.