It’s easy to be a fan of Pink Floyd from their magnificent display of perfection heard in The Dark Side Of The Moon on through until the unfortunate departure of Roger Waters. But they produce a mind-bending array of albums prior to that 1973 classic. That’s a whopping seven released albums that include The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967), A Saucerful Of Secrets (1968), More (soundtrack to film) (1969), Ummagumma (1969), Atom Heart Mother (1970), Meddle (1972), and Obscured By Clouds (1972). It is from those albums that a treasure chest of remixes, alternates, BBC sessions, outtakes, and a wealth of other goodies are found. Luckily, they are being collected and assembled into a magnificent, if costly, set that will definitively provide every facet of every jewel that arose from that illustrious period.
On November 11, Pink Floyd Records will unleash a mind-boggling and completely comprehensive box set that features 10 CDs, 8 BDs (Blu-ray), 9 DVDs, and five 7″ vinyl singles, not to mention a few other things that complete the set. Things like posters, flyers, tickets, and the largest collection of memorabilia you may have ever seen in a single package. There are seven volumes of book-styled sets within that look at each period and release.
The box is being called The Early Years: 1965-1972. It will offer 130+ tracks with 20 of them previously unreleased. There will be over 14 hours of video including five hours of rare concert footage from these periods. The collectible inclusions of five 7″ singles that replicate exactly their first five released UK singles. The printed material includes more than 100 photographs, and 40 pieces of memorabilia in special wallets.
Six of the seven volumes will be released separately in 2017, however the volume titled CONTINU/ATION will remain an exclusive bonus to the Boxed set ONLY.
As a companion release, the band will release a 2CD distillation called CRE/ATION: The Early Years 1967-1972, which will contain 27 selected tracks, 19 of which are previously unreleased.
Folks, this IS a Boxed Set!
PINK FLOYD -THE EARLY YEARS 1965-1972 (cut ‘n’ pasted from press release, a bit messy, I’m afraid. Apologies.)
†previously unreleased
1965-67 CAMBRIDGE ST/ATION
CD 1:
1965 Recordings*:
01. Lucy Leave* 2.57
02. Double O Bo* 2.57
03. Remember Me* 2.46
04. Walk With Me Sydney* 3.11
05. Butterfly* 3.00
06. I’m A King Bee* 3.13
07. Arnold Layne 2.57
08. See Emily Play 8.57
09. Apples And Oranges 3.05
10. Candy And A Currant Bun 2.45
11. Paintbox 3.48
12. Matilda Mother (2010 mix) 4.01
13. Jugband Blues (2010 mix)† 3.01
14. In The Beechwoods (2010 mix)† 4.43
15. Vegetable Man (2010 mix)† 2.32
16. Scream Thy Last Scream (2010 mix)† 4.43
(Total: 50 mins, 32 secs approx.)
Tracks 1-11 mono.
Tracks 12-16 stereo
*including Rado Klose on guitar and Juliette Gale on vocals on ‘Walk With Me Sydney’
CD 2:
Live in Stockholm 1967:
01. Introduction† 0.25
02. Reaction in G† 7.18
03. Matilda Mother† 5.34
04. Pow R. Toc H.† 11.56
05. Scream Thy Last Scream† 4.00
06. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun† 7.17
07. See Emily Play† 3.16
08. Interstellar Overdrive† 8.57
Please note: the above tracks feature vocals recorded at a less
than optimum level
John Latham (studio recordings 1967)
09. John Latham Version 1† 4.32
10. John Latham Version 2† 5.06
11. John Latham Version 3† 3.45
12. John Latham Version 4† 2.59
13. John Latham Version 5† 2.48
14. John Latham Version 6† 3.17
15. John Latham Version 7† 2.36
16. John Latham Version 8† 2.49
17. John Latham Version 9† 2.38
(Total: 79 mins, 13 secs approx.)
Tracks 1-8 recorded live Sept 10, 1967 at Gyllene Cirkeln,
Stockholm, Sweden
Tracks 9-17 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, London, 20 October
1967
All tracks stereo
DVD/Blu-ray
01. Chapter 24: Syd Barrett in the Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, UK 1966 / Pink Floyd at EMI Studios, London, April 1967 3.40
02. Nick’s Boogie†: recording Interstellar Overdrive and Nick’s Boogie at Sound Techniques Studio, Chelsea, January 11, 1967 / 6.36
Live at UFO, The Blarney Club, London, January 13, 1967
03. Interstellar Overdrive: ‘Scene – Underground’ UFO at The Blarney Club, London, January 27, 1967 4.15
04. Arnold Layne: promo video. Wittering Beach, UK, early 1967 2.54
05. Pow R. Toc H. / Astronomy Domine: plus Syd Barrett and Roger Waters interview: BBC ‘The Look Of The Week’ – BBC Studios, 9.22
London, May 14, 1967
06. The Scarecrow: ‘Pathé Pictorial’, UK, July 1967 2.05
07. Jugband Blues: ‘London Line’ promo video, 1967, London 2.58
08. Apples And Oranges: plus Dick Clark interview: ‘American Bandstand’, Los Angeles, USA, November 7, 1967 4.51
09. Instrumental Improvisation†: BBC ‘Tomorrow’s World’, London, December 12, 1967 2.11
10. Instrumental Improvisation†: ‘Die Jungen Nachtwandler’, UFO, The Blarney Club, London, February 24, 1967 4.32
11. See Emily Play: BBC ‘Top Of The Pops’ – partially restored BBC Studios, London, July 6, 1967 2.55
12. The Scarecrow (outtakes): ‘Pathé Pictorial’, UK, July 1967 2.07
13. Interstellar Overdrive: ‘Science Fiction – Das Universum Des Ichs’, The Roundhouse, London, 1967 9.33
(Total: 57 mins, 59 secs approx.)
1968 GERMIN/ATION
CD
01. Point Me At The Sky 3.40
02. It Would Be So Nice 3.46
03. Julia Dream 2.34
04. Careful With That Axe, Eugene (single version) 5.46
05. Song 1, Capital Studios, Los Angeles, 22 August 1968† 3.19
06. Roger’s Boogie, Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, 22 August 1968† 4.35
BBC Radio Session, 25 June 1968:
07. Murderotic Woman (Careful With That Axe, Eugene) † 3.38
08. The Massed Gadgets Of Hercules (A Saucerful Of Secrets) † 7.18
09. Let There Be More Light† 4.32
10. Julia Dream† 2.50
BBC Radio Session, 20 December 1968:
11. Point Me At The Sky† 4.25
12. Embryo† 3.13
13. Interstellar Overdrive† 9.37
(Total: 59 mins, 14 secs approx.)
DVD/Blu-ray
‘Tienerklanken’, Brussels, Belgium, 18-19 February 1968: 22.28
01. Astronomy Domine
02. The Scarecrow
03. Corporal Clegg
04. Paintbox
05. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
06. See Emily Play
07. Bike
08. Apples And Oranges: ‘Vibrato’, Brussels, Belgium, February 1968 3.03
‘Bouton Rouge’, Paris, France, 20 February 1968: 13.35
09. Astronomy Domine
10. Flaming
11. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
12. Let There Be More Light
13. Paintbox: ‘Discorama’, Paris, France, 21 February 1968 3.40
14. Instrumental Improvisation†: ‘The Sound Of Change’, London, UK, March 1968 2.15
15. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun: ‘All My Loving’, London, UK, 28 March 1968 2.40
16. It Would Be So Nice (excerpt): ‘Release-Rome Goes Pop’, Rome, Italy, April 1968 1.21
17. Interstellar Overdrive: ‘Pop 68’, Rome, Italy, 6 May 1968 6.59
‘Tienerklanken – Kastival’, Kasterlee, Belgiu, 31 August 1968: 3.48
18. Astronomy Domine
19. + Roger Waters interview ‘Samedi et Compagnie’, Paris, France, 6 September 1968: 5.31
20. Let There Be More Light
21. Remember A Day
22. Let There Be More Light: ‘A L’Affiche du Monde’, London, UK, 1968 1.53
‘Tous En Scene’, Paris, France, 21 October 1968: 6.39
23. Let There Be More Light
24. Flaming
25. Let There Be More Light: ‘Surprise Partie’, Paris, France, 1 November 1968 6.35
26. Point Me At The Sky: Restored promo video, UK, 1968 3.19
(Total: 84 mins, 18 secs approx.)
1969 DRAMATIS/ATION
CD 1:
‘More’ album non-album tracks
01. Hollywood (non-album track) † 1.21
02. Theme (Beat version) (Alternative version) † 5.38
03. More Blues (Alternative version) † 3.49
04. Seabirds (non-album track) † 4.20
05. Embryo (from ‘Picnic’, Harvest Records sampler) 4.43
BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969:
06. Grantchester Meadows† 3.36
07. Cymbaline† 3.38
08. The Narrow Way† 4.48
09. Green Is The Colour† 3.21
10. Careful With That Axe, Eugene† 3.26
Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969:
11. Interstellar Overdrive† 4.20
12. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun† 12.25
13. Careful With That Axe, Eugene† 10.09
14. A Saucerful Of Secrets† 13.03
(Total: 68 mins, 50 secs approx.)
CD 2:
Part 1: ‘The Man’, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969
01. Daybreak (Grantchester Meadows)† 8.14
02. Work† 4.12
03. Afternoon (Biding My Time)† 6.39
04. Doing It† 3.54
05. Sleeping† 4.38
06. Nightmare (Cymbaline)† 9.15
07. Labyrinth† 1.10
Part 2: ‘The Journey’, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969
08. The Beginning (Green Is The Colour)† 3.25
09. Beset By Creatures Of The Deep (Careful With That Axe, Eugene)† 6.27
10. The Narrow Way, Part 3† 5.11
11. The Pink Jungle (Pow R. Toc H.)† 4.56
12. The Labyrinths Of Auximines† 3.20
13. Footsteps / Doors† 3.12
14. Behold The Temple Of Light† 5.32
15. The End Of The Beginning (A Saucerful of Secrets)† 6.31
(Total: 76 mins, 36 secs approx.)
DVD/Blu-ray:
‘Forum Musiques’, Paris, France, 22 January 1969: 19.25
01. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
David Gilmour interview
02. A Saucerful Of Secrets
03. ‘The Man’ and ‘The Journey’: Royal Festival Hall, London, rehearsal, April 14, 1969: 14.05
Afternoon (Biding My Time)
The Beginning (Green Is The Colour)
Cymbaline
Beset By Creatures Of The Deep†
The End Of The Beginning (A Saucerful Of Secrets)
Essencer Pop & Blues Festival, Essen, Germany, October 11 1969: 19.14
04. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
05. A Saucerful Of Secrets
Music Power & European Music Revolution, Festival Actuel, 27.53
Amougies Mont de l’Enclus, Belgium, 25 October 1969:
06. Green Is The Colour
07. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
08. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
09. Interstellar Overdrive with Frank Zappa 11.26
(Total: 71 mins, 14 secs approx.)
1970 DEVI/ATION
CD 1:
01. Atom Heart Mother (live in Montreux, 21 Nov 1970† 17.58)
BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970:
02. Embryo† 11.10
03. Fat Old Sun† 5.52
04. Green Is The Colour† 3.27
05. Careful With That Axe, Eugene† 8.25
06. If† 5.47
07. Atom Heart Mother† with choir, cello & brass ensemble 25.30
(Total: 78 mins, 8 secs approx.)
CD 2:
Unreleased tracks from the ‘Zabriskie Point’ soundtrack recordings:
01. On The Highway† 1.16
02. Auto Scene Version 2† 1.13
03. Auto Scene Version 3† 1.31
04. Aeroplane† 2.18
05. Explosion† 5.47
06. The Riot Scene† 1.40
07. Looking At Map† 1.57
08. Love Scene Version 7† 5.03
09. Love Scene Version 1† 3.26
10. Take Off† 1.20
11. Take Off Version 2† 1.12
12. Love Scene Version 2† 1.56
13. Love Scene (Take 1)† 2.16
14. Unknown Song (Take 1)† 5.56
15. Love Scene (Take 2)† 6.40
16. Crumbling Land (Take 1)† 4.09
17. Atom Heart Mother† (Early studio version, band only) 19.15
(Total: 67 mins, 9 secs approx.)
DVD 1:
An Hour with Pink Floyd:
KQED, San Francisco, USA, 30 April 1970:
01. Atom Heart Mother 17.37
02. Cymbaline 8.38
03. Grantchester Meadows 7.37
04. Green Is The Colour 3.31
05. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 9.09
06. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 12.37
(Total: 59 mins, 9 secs approx.)
Audio only:
Atom Heart Mother album original 4.0 Quad mix 1970:
07. Atom Heart Mother 23.42
08. If 4.31
09. Summer ’68 5.29
10. Fat Old Sun 5.24
11. Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast 13.01
(Total: 52 mins, 7 secs approx.)
DVD 2:
‘Pop Deux – Festival de St. Tropez’, France, 8 August 1970:
Part 1:
01. Cymbaline (sound check) 3.54
02. Atom Heart Mother 13.46
03. Embryo 11.23
Part 2:
04. Green Is The Colour/
05. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 12.21
06. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 12.07
Roland Petit Ballet, Paris, France, 5 December 1970:
07. Instrumental Improvisations 1,2,3† (live in the studio) 3.28
08. Embryo 2.39
Blackhill’s Garden Party, Hyde Park, London, UK, 18 July 1970:
09. Atom Heart Mother with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/John Alldis Choir 21.15
(Total: 80 mins, 53 secs approx.)
All DVD content is included on one blu-ray.
1971 REVERBER/ATION 1972 OBFUSC/ATION
CD:
01. Nothing Part 14 (Echoes work in progress) † 7.01
BBC Radio Session, 30 September 1971:
02. Fat Old Sun† 15.33
03. One Of These Days† 7.19
04. Embryo† 10.43
05. Echoes† 26.25
(Total: 67 mins 1 sec approx.)
DVD/Blu-ray:
‘Aspekte’ feature 9.51
01. Interview + Atom Heart Mother (extracts) Hamburg, Germany, 25 February 1971
Brass & Choir conducted by Jeffrey Mitchell
02. A Saucerful Of Secrets (extract) Offenbach, Germany, 26 February 1971 ‘Cinq Grands Sur La Deux’ 17.55
Abbaye de Royaumont, Asnierès-sur-Oise, France, 15 June 1971
03. Set The Control For The Heart Of The Sun
04. Cymbaline
05. Atom Heart Mother (extract) 3.12
‘Musikforum Ossiachersee’, Ossiach, Austria, 1 July 1971
Brass & Choir conducted by Jeffrey Mitchell
‘Get To Know’ 6.23
Randwick Race Course, Sydney, Australia,
15 August 1971
06. Careful With That Axe, Eugene Band interview
’24 hours – Bootleg Records’, London, UK, 1971
07. Documentary including Pink Floyd 2.27
and manager Steve O’Rourke
‘Review’, London, UK, 1971 3.37
08. Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell interviewed re: record cover design
09. One of These Days (‘French Windows’) 4.17
Ian Emes animation created July 1972,
Birmingham, UK
10. Atom Heart Mother (extract, in colour): 5.10
‘Musikforum Ossiachersee’, Ossiach, Austria,
1 July 1971
Brass & Choir conducted by Jeffrey Mitchell
11. Atom Heart Mother: ’71 Hakone Aphrodite 15.11
Open Air Festival, Hakone, Japan,
6-7 August 1971
(Total: 68 mins 3 secs approx.)
Audio-only material:
01. Echoes original 4.0 Quad mix 1971 23.35
CD:
Obscured By Clouds 2016 Remix
01. Obscured By Clouds† 3.03
02 When You’re In† 2.31
03 Burning Bridges† 3.30
04 The Gold It’s In The… † 3.07
05 Wot’s…Uh The Deal† 5.09
06 Mudmen† 4.18
07 Childhood’s End† 4.33
08 Free Four† 4.16
09 Stay† 4.06
10 Absolutely Curtains† 5.52
(Total 40 mins 25 secs approx.)
DVD/Blu-ray:
Recording Obscured by Clouds, Château d’Hérouville, France, 23-29 February 1972
01. Wot’s…Uh The Deal: with recording session photos 5.04
02. Pop Deux: Documentary recording Obscured By Clouds 7.14
+ David Gilmour and Roger Waters interview
Brighton Dome, UK, 29 June 1972 16.44
03. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
04. Careful With That Axe, Eugene Roland Petit Pink Floyd Ballet, France, news reports 1972-73
05. Actualités Méditerranée, Marseille, 22 November 1972 3.29
06. JT Nuit – Les Pink Floyd, Marseille, 26 November 1972 3.04
07. JT 20h – Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973 3.01
08. Journal de Paris – Les Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973 5.03
09. Poitiers – Autour Du Passage Des Pink Floyd 4.27
Concert set up news report – France, 29 November 1972
Live At Pompeii (with 2016 5.1 Audio Remix)
10. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 6.40
11. A Saucerful Of Secrets 10.09
12. One Of These Days 5.58
13. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 10.24
14. Echoes 26.10
(Total: 107 mins 27 secs approx.)
BONUS CONTINU/ATION
CD:
BBC Radio Session, 25 September 1967:
01. Flaming† 2.42
02. The Scarecrow† 1.59
03. The Gnome† 2.08
04. Matilda Mother† 3.20
05. Reaction in G† 0.34
06. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun† 3.19
BBC Radio Session, 20 December 1967:
07. Scream Thy Last Scream† 3.35
08. Vegetable Man† 3.07
09. Pow R. Toc H.† 2.45
10. Jugband Blues† 3.50
BBC Radio Session, 2 December 1968:
11. Baby Blue Shuffle In D Major† 3.58
12. Blues† 4.59
13. US Radio ad 0.22
14. Music from The Committee No. 1 1.06
15. Music from The Committee No. 2 3.25
16. Moonhead† 7.16 (live on 1969 BBC TV moon landings broadcast)
17. Echoes† 24.10 (live at Wembley 1974)
(Total: 72 mins 35 secs approx.)
DVD/Blu-ray 1:
01. Arnold Layne (Alternative version) 2.56
Hampstead Heath and St. Michael’s Church,
Highgate, London, UK, March 1967
02. ‘P1 – P wie Petersilie’ 16.52
Stuggart, Germany, 22 July 1969
Corporal Clegg
Band interview
A Saucerful of Secrets
03. Atom Heart Mother 3.46
‘Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music’,
Shepton Mallet, UK, 27 June 1970
04. ‘Kralingen Music Festival’ 10.16
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 28 June 1970
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
A Saucerful Of Secrets
05. ‘The Amsterdam Rock Circus’ 35.41
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 May 1972
Atom Heart Mother
Careful With That Axe, Eugene
A Saucerful Of Secrets
The Committee – (Feature Film) 55.18
Score by Pink Floyd
(Total: 124 mins 49 secs approx.)
DVD/Blu-ray 2:
‘More’ feature film 1.56.00
‘La Vallée’ (Obscured By Clouds) feature film 1.45.00
(Total: 3 hours 41 mins approx.)
7” VINYL SINGLES IN REPRODUCTION SLEEVES:
— Arnold Layne C/W Candy And A Currant Bun
— See Emily Play C/W The Scarecrow
— Apples And Oranges C/W Paintbox
— It Would Be So Nice C/W Julia Dream
— Point Me At The Sky C/W Careful With That Axe, Eugene
2CD – The Early Years: Cre/ation 1967-1972 (Sold Separately)
CD 1:
01 Arnold Layne (Single) 2.56
02 See Emily Play (Single) 2.55
03 Matilda Mother (2010 remix) 3.58
04 Jugband Blues† (2010 remix) 3.01
05 Paintbox (Single B Side) 3.49
06 Flaming† (BBC Session, 25 Sept 1967) 2.36
07 In The Beechwoods† (2010 mix) 4.42
08 Point Me At The Sky (Single) 3.40
09 Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Single B Side version) 5.46
10 Embryo (Harvest Records sampler ‘Picnic’) 4.35
11 Ummagumma Radio Ad† (Capitol US) 0.22
12 Grantchester Meadows† (BBC Session, 12 May 1969) 3.55
13 Cymbaline† (BBC Session, 12 May 1969) 3.43
14 Interstellar Overdrive† (Live, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Aug 1969) 4.19
15 Green Is The Colour† (BBC Session, 12 May 1969) 3.21
16 Careful With That Axe, Eugene† (BBC Session, 12 May 1969) 3.26
(Total: 57 mins 27 secs approx.)
CD 2:
01 On The Highway† (Zabriskie Point remix) 1.17
02 Auto Scene Version 2† (Zabriskie Point remix) 1.13
03 The Riot Scene† (Zabriskie Point Remix, Us & Them – piano/bass only) 1.40
04 Looking At Map† (Zabriskie Point remix) 1.56
05 Take Off† (Zabriskie Point remix) 1.19
06 Embryo (alternative version)† (BBC Session, 16 July 1970) 10.45
07 Atom Heart Mother† (Live Montreux, 21 Nov 1970) (Band only) 18.33
08 Nothing Part 14† (Echoes work in progress) 7.06
09 Childhood’s End† (2016 remix) 4.33
10 Free Four† (2016 remix) 4.16
11 Stay† (2016 remix) 4.06
(Total: 58 mins 44 secs approx.)
† Unreleased track/version
