Pink Floyd

PINK FLOYD REDEFINE
THEIR EMI LEGACY

Major Pink Floyd release campaign, Why Pink Floyd…?, to include unreleased music from the archives, collectors’ box sets and complete studio recordings remastered.

Pink Floyd and EMI Music, whose association dates from 1967, announce a comprehensive release schedule, to be launched on September 26, 2011, encompassing CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, SACD, an array of digital formats, viral marketing, iPhone Apps and a brand-new single-album ‘Best Of’ collection.

The legendary band, who are still one of the most successful and iconic artists of all time, recently signed an agreement with EMI which has allowed the development of a multi-format programme of packages, many containing archive material that has been collated during an extensive process between EMI and Pink Floyd for a range of media formats.

http://www.whypinkfloyd.com/

A DVD audio of Alan Parsons QUAD mixes from Dark Side sounds REALLY cool. Damn those are pricey!!!

Akeldama wrote:

PINK FLOYD REDEFINE
THEIR EMI LEGACY

Major Pink Floyd release campaign, Why Pink Floyd…?, to include unreleased music from the archives, collectors’ box sets and complete studio recordings remastered.

Pink Floyd and EMI Music, whose association dates from 1967, announce a comprehensive release schedule, to be launched on September 26, 2011, encompassing CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, SACD, an array of digital formats, viral marketing, iPhone Apps and a brand-new single-album ‘Best Of’ collection.

The legendary band, who are still one of the most successful and iconic artists of all time, recently signed an agreement with EMI which has allowed the development of a multi-format programme of packages, many containing archive material that has been collated during an extensive process between EMI and Pink Floyd for a range of media formats.

http://www.whypinkfloyd.com/

So all of Roger Waters rants about "no digital downloads" and "Floyd albums are to be listened to in their entirety, not just singles, blah, blah, blah" was all just bullshit. What he meant to say was "I haven't decided if I want my money in cash or gold bullion".

*sigh* I guess EVERYONE has a price these days. First the Beatles on iTunes, now Floyd as an iPhone app. Only a matter of time before AC/DC hammers out their right price I suppose.

Some other Pink Floyd I have (I'm gonna list one at a time):



1. Arnold Layne (2:53)
This is the regular single version, in mono (it sounds exactly like the official "Early Singles" version). The stereo version can be found on "Relics". This track was recorded at Sound Techniques Studios, London, on 11-12 Jan 1967. The single was released on 11 Mar 1967.


2. Candy And A Currant Bun (2:44)
("Candy And A Currant" on the tracklist) As above, this is the regular version, in mono, as it appears on the official "Pink Floyd Early Singles". This track was the B-side of the "Arnold Layne" single, and was recorded during the same sessions.

3. Flaming (2:46)
("Flamming" on the tracklist) This is the alternate mix, as it appeared on the 3rd U.S. single, released on 5 Aug 1967, on Capitol's Tower label. This single was released on U.S. because this track didn't appear on the U.S. release of "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn". The mix is not so different from the regular one, just a little bit rough, and with some background sounds mixed louder. It's mono. Quality, again, is the best you can find. There are no vinyl crackles, so I guess this must have been taken from the Westwood One CD sampler "A CD Full Of Secrets".


4. Scream Thy Last Scream (4:38)
This one is wonderful! The famous unreleased single appears here with the best sound quality ever. There's absolutely no tape hiss, no distortion, no background noise! Sound quality is better than on "Magnesium Proverbs", "Sights And Sounds Of Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd", "Early Singles"... If you want the definitive STLS version, get this CD. It was recorded on 9 Aug 1967, and it was planned to be the third U.K. single (w/ "Vegetable Man" as the B-side), but it was cancelled, so the third single (the last with Barrett) was finally "Apples And Oranges"/"Paintbox", released on 18 Nov 1967.


5. Julia Dream (2:23)
Recorded on 25 June 1968 for BBC's "Top Gear", 201 Picadilly Studio 1 in London. Excellent quality, better than most of other "BBC sessions" RoIOs. The only RoIO I know with comparable sound quality is "Ultra Rare Trax Vol.1".


6. Point Me At The Sky (3:31)
The booklet says this was taken from the same "Top Gear" session, but this is exactly the same version as the mono version that appears on the official "Pink Floyd Early Singles". Perfect sound quality, although I prefer the "stereo" version on the Westwood One CD sampler "A CD Full Of Secrets".

7. Embryo (3:27)
Wrongly listed as from "Top Gear" 14 Jan 1970. It's in fact from the 2 Dec 1968 "Top Gear" session, Maida Vale Studio 4, London. Sound quality is OK, but not as good as for "Julia Dream".

8. Atom Heart Mother (24:46)
This is the performance for the "Peel Sunday Concert" broadcast, recorded on 16 July 1970, at the BBC Paris Theatre, London. The date on the booklet is wrong (16 Sept 1970). This is the whole song, 24 minutes long, with the orchestra. Sound is excellent, but in MONO! In all the X-references I know, this broadcast is in stereo! It's a pity they didn't find the stereo source for this CD.

9. Breathe (2:59)
The booklet says it's a demo version, dated 17 Feb 1970. It's WRONG. This is from one of the very first public performances of "The Dark Side Of The Moon". It was recorded in London, at the Rainbow Theatre, 17 Feb 1972. So the booklet at least had the right day and month! Excellent stereo (maybe soundboard). It sounds like a copy of version on the "Best Of Tour 1972" RoIO (Swinging Pig), with the very good NoNoise mastering.

10. On The Run (6:21)
Same as for "Breathe". Booklet is wrong about the date and the source. This is from 17 Feb 1972. This version of OtR is the "jam" version, very different from the version on the official DSotM (released more than one year later!).

11. Money (1:40)
This time, this is really a demo version. Roger Waters sings the lyrics, accompying himself on acoustic guitar. Very interesting, because it's very different from the final developpement of the song. There's no Gilmour, Wright or Mason here. It's obvious that this track was recorded months before the first public performances, since it's a very "minimal" version. I think the year could be 1971 (not 1972, as listed on the booklet). This is a mono recording.

12. Pigs On The Wing (3:34)
Pt.I-II This is the complete studio version of this song, as the Floyd recorded it, in 1977. Between the first and second part, there's an electric guitar solo by Snowy White (he was the second guitarist on the "In the Flesh" tour). Unfortunately, they decided to cut this song in two parts for the album "Animals", and the beautiful middle part with Snowy White disappeared! The full version can only be found on the very rare 8-track release of "Animals". So here it is, in stereo, with some tape hiss (but not too annoying).

13. Mother (6:45)
Taken from the film version of "The Wall". The song is very different from the album version. The sound is really superb, in stereo. I think they copied it directly from the LaserDisk.


14. Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now? (4:36)
Listed as "Outside The Wall" on the booklet! This follows "Mother" on the film. "What Shall We Do Now" wasn't on the album version, but was played during "The Wall" shows.


15. Wish You Were Here (5:00)

01. Arnold Layne - Jan 1967- 20 Oct 1994
02. Candy And A Currant Bun - 1967, 1st U.K. Single
03. Flaming - 1967, alternate mix, 3rd U.S. Single
04. Scream Thy Last Scream - 9 Aug 1967, withdrawn 3rd U.K. single
05. Julia Dream - 25 June 1968, BBC, 201 Picadilly Studio 1, London
06. Point Me At The Sky - 1968, 5th U.K. single
07. Embryo - 2 Dec 1968, BBC, Maida Vale Studio 4, London
08. Atom Heart Mother - 16 July 1970, BBC, Paris Theatre, London
09. Breathe - 17 Feb 1972, Rainbow Theatre, London
10. On The Run - 17 Feb 1972, Rainbow Theatre, London
11. Money - 1971, demo version
12. Pigs On The Wing (I & II) - 1977, Britannia Row Studios, complete version
13. Mother - 1982, The Wall (Film-versions)
14. Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now? - 1982, The Wall (Film-versions)
15. Wish You Were Here - 20 Oct 1994, Earls Court, London

I have the film version of "The Wall" on cd that I got off of the net and it is off of the laserdisc. I wonder if this will be included in the new diehard edition that'll be coming out this year?

It would be a great idea on their part.

My two favorite Pink Floyd albums are:

1. Wish You Were Here
2. Dark Side Of The Moon

Those two album, IMO, are perfection. I've heard bits off of all the others, and there is a copy of the remastered Animals calling my name at Walmart, but those two are flawless, IMO.

And probably because of all the radio hits being seared into my brain, I've never owned or listened to The Wall all the way through.

I envy your unfamiliarity with their other material. I wish I could go back in time and hear some of those albums for the first time again...you still have that option.

Animals definitely, "Meddle" even more so, you NEED that record.

chewie wrote:

I have the film version of "The Wall" on cd that I got off of the net and it is off of the laserdisc. I wonder if this will be included in the new diehard edition that'll be coming out this year?

It would be a great idea on their part.

That would be interesting, it's very easy to rip soundtracks from DVDs with the right software (I've done a bunch).

When The Tygers Broke Free ended up as a bonus track added to the remastered edition of The Final Cut, I guess Waters decided it fit better on that album than The Wall.