Released 11 November 2016 Length 25 hours Artist Pink Floyd Label Pink Floyd Records Producers Joe Boyd, Norman Smith | Recorded 1964–1972 Language English Release date 11 November 2016 Genres Rock, Pop | |
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The Early Years 1965–1972 is a compilation box set by Pink Floyd released on 11 November 2016. It was officially announced 28 July 2016. The set includes seven volumes with CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, vinyl, and memorabilia. It contains early non-album singles plus unreleased studio and live recordings. Volumes 1–6 are available separately since March 24th 2017, while Volume 7 Continu/ation will be exclusive to the box set. A two-disc compilation titled The Early Years – Cre/ation was also made available.
Contents
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Bonus CD Live at Pompeii
- Meddle 51
- Creation The Early Years 19671972
- Charts
- Songs
- References
On 5 November 2016, the official Pink Floyd Facebook page announced that the set would also include another extra disc—Live at Pompeii on CD. This was due to an error where the Pompeii CD had been placed inside the 1972: Obfusc/ation box instead of the 2016 mix of the Obscured by Clouds album. This meant that the Obscured by Clouds album had to be included separately in a plastic wallet; the reverse of the wallet states "Replacement CD disc for Obfusc/ation [...] (Stereo 2016 mix of Pink Floyd 'Live at Pompeii' CD supplied in error)"
Track listing
Personnel
Track listing
- 1969 Banner
- "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
- David Gilmour interview
- "A Saucerful of Secrets"
- "Afternoon" ("Biding My Time")
- "The Beginning" ("Green Is the Colour")
- "Cymbaline"
- "Beset by Creatures of the Deep" ("Careful with That Axe, Eugene")
- "The End of the Beginning" ("A Saucerful of Secrets")
- "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
- "A Saucerful of Secrets"
- "Green Is the Colour"
- "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
- "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
- "Interstellar Overdrive" (with Frank Zappa) – 11:26
Personnel
Personnel
Personnel
Personnel
Personnel
Bonus CD: Live at Pompeii
On 5 November 2016 Pink Floyd announced, via their official Facebook page, that an extra CD would now be included in the set – Live at Pompeii. The Pompeii performance has never been officially released on CD before. The Pompeii CD was accidentally included in the 1972:Obfusc/ation set instead of the 2016 mix of the Obscured by Clouds album. Therefore the 2016 Obscured by Clouds CD was included separately in a white slipcase; on the front of which is written "Obscured by Clouds 2016 remix" and on the reverse: "Replacement CD disc for Obfusc/ation [...] (Stereo 2016 mix of Pink Floyd 'Live at Pompeii' CD supplied in error)". Warner Music has to date refused to provide replacement discs where copies of Obscured by Clouds were not included in customers' box sets.
- "Careful With That Axe, Eugene": 6:45
- "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun": 10:35
- "One of These Days": 5:50
- "A Saucerful of Secrets": 12:49
- "Echoes": 24:56
- "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" (Alternative Version): 6:06
Meddle 5.1
It has been discovered that the Meddle 5.1 album has been included in the set. This album was reported to have been pulled from inclusion for undisclosed reasons. The Meddle 5.1 is not accessible from the DVD/BD menu nor by any known "easter egg" method. It should be presumed then that instead of removing the album from the discs that only their link in the DVD/BD menu was removed to stop access to it. It is, however, discoverable by inserting the disc into a compatible computer and searching through the disc's contents files.
The album is as follows:
- "One of These Days"
- "A Pillow of Winds"
- "Fearless"
- "San Tropez"
- "Seamus"
- "Echoes"
Cre/ation: The Early Years 1967–1972
Cre/ation: The Early Years 1967–1972 is a 2-disc highlight compilation by Pink Floyd of their massive box set The Early Years 1965–1972 which was released on 11 November 2016.
Track listing
- "Arnold Layne" – 2:57
- "See Emily Play" – 2:55
- "Matilda Mother" – 3:58
- "Jugband Blues" – 3:02
- "Paintbox" – 3:47
- "Flaming" (BBC Radio Session, 25 September 1967) – 2:42
- "In the Beechwoods" – 4:43
- "Point Me at the Sky" – 3:41
- "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" – 5:48
- "Embryo" (from Harvest Records sampler ‘Picnic’) – 4:42
- "US Radio ad for Ummagumma" – 0:22
- "Grantchester Meadows" (BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969) – 3:46
- "Cymbaline" (BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969) – 3:39
- "Interstellar Overdrive" (Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969) – 4:24
- "Green Is the Colour" (BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969) – 3:21
- "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969) – 3:28
- "On the Highway" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:17
- "Auto Scene Version 2" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:13
- "The Riot Scene" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:40
- "Looking at Map" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:56
- "Take Off" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:19
- "Embryo" (BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970) – 10:13
- "Atom Heart Mother" (Live Montreux, 21 Nov 1970) – 18:01
- "Nothing, Part 14" (Meddle Sessions) – 7:01
- "Childhood's End" – 4:33
- "Free Four" – 4:16
- "Stay" – 4:08
Personnel
Charts
Cre/ation: The Early Years 1967–1972
Songs
Lucy Leave2:57
Double O Bo2:57
Remember Me2:46