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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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Similar
  
Pink Floyd albums, Other albums

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

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

Disc three (DVD / Blu-ray)
  • "Chapter 24" (Syd Barrett, Live, Cambridgeshire, 1966) / (Live at EMI Studios, London, 1967) – 3:40
  • "Recording Interstellar Overdrive and Nick's Boogie" (London, 1967) – 6:36
  • "Interstellar Overdrive: Scene – Underground" (London, 1967) – 4:15
  • "Arnold Layne: promo video" (Wittering Beach, 1967) – 2:54
  • "Pow R. Toc H. / Astronomy Domine: plus Syd Barrett & Roger Waters interview: BBC The Look Of The Week" (BBC Studios, London, 1967) – 9:22
  • "The Scarecrow" (Pathé Pictorial, UK, 1967) – 2:05
  • "Jugband Blues: London Line promo video" (London, 1967) – 2:58
  • "Apples & Oranges: plus Dick Clark interview" (Live, Los Angeles, 1967) – 4:51
  • "Instrumental Improvisation" (BBC Tomorrow's World, London, 1967) – 2:11
  • "Instrumental Improvisation" (Live, London, 1967) – 4:32
  • "See Emily Play: BBC Top Of The Pops" (Partially restored BBC Studios, London, 1967) – 2:55
  • "The Scarecrow (outtakes)" (Pathé Pictorial, UK, 1967) – 2:07
  • "Interstellar Overdrive" (Live, London, 1967) – 9:33

    • Personnel

  • David Gilmour – guitars, lead vocals
  • Roger Waters – bass, lead vocals on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and "Roger's Boogie"
  • Richard Wright – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "It Would Be So Nice", "Paintbox", "Let There Be More Light" and "Remember a Day"
  • Nick Mason – drums, percussion
  • Syd Barrett – guitars, lead vocals (appears on audio only of Tienerklanken’, Brussels, Belgium, 18–19 February 1968, as the band are miming to the original tracks)

    • Track listing

    Disc three (DVD/Blu-ray)
    1. 1969 Banner
  • Forum Musiques, Paris, France, 22 January 1969 – 19:25
    1. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
    2. David Gilmour interview
    3. "A Saucerful of Secrets"
  • The Man and The Journey: Royal Festival Hall, London, rehearsal, April 14, 1969 – 14:05
    1. "Afternoon" ("Biding My Time")
    2. "The Beginning" ("Green Is the Colour")
    3. "Cymbaline"
    4. "Beset by Creatures of the Deep" ("Careful with That Axe, Eugene")
    5. "The End of the Beginning" ("A Saucerful of Secrets")
  • Essencer Pop & Blues Festival, Essen, Germany, October 11, 1969 – 19:14
    1. "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
    2. "A Saucerful of Secrets"
  • Music Power & European Music Revolution, Festival Actuel Amougies Mont de L'Enclus, Belgium, 25 October 1969 – 27:53
    1. "Green Is the Colour"
    2. "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
    3. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
    4. "Interstellar Overdrive" (with Frank Zappa) – 11:26

    Personnel

    Pink Floyd
  • David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitars
  • Roger Waters – bass, lead vocals on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and "Grantchester Meadows", acoustic guitar on "Grantchester Meadows"
  • Richard Wright – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nick Mason – drums, percussion
    • with
  • Frank Zappa – guitar on "Interstellar Overdrive"

    • Personnel

  • David Gilmour - guitars, lead vocals
  • Roger Waters - bass, lead vocals on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and "If"
  • Richard Wright - keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Summer '68" and "Crumbling Land"
  • Nick Mason - drums, percussion

    • Personnel

  • David Gilmour - guitars, lead vocals
  • Roger Waters - bass
  • Richard Wright - keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Echoes"
  • Nick Mason - drums, percussion

    • Personnel

  • David Gilmour - guitars, lead vocals
  • Roger Waters - bass, lead vocals on "Free Four" and "Set the Controls..."
  • Richard Wright - keyboards, lead vocals on "Echoes" (with Gilmour), "Burning Bridges" (with Gilmour) and "Stay"
  • Nick Mason - drums, percussion

    • Personnel

    Pink Floyd
  • David Gilmour - guitars, lead vocals (except ‡)
  • Roger Waters - bass, lead vocals
  • Richard Wright - keyboards, vocals
  • Nick Mason - drums, percussion
  • Syd Barrett - guitars, lead vocals (only ‡)
    • with
  • Dick Parry - saxophone on "Echoes"
  • Venetta Fields - backing vocals on "Echoes"
  • Carlena Williams - backing vocals on "Echoes"

    • 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.

    1. "Careful With That Axe, Eugene": 6:45
    2. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun": 10:35
    3. "One of These Days": 5:50
    4. "A Saucerful of Secrets": 12:49
    5. "Echoes": 24:56
    6. "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:

  • Meddle 5.1 mix 2016 + Stereo 24 bits 96kHz – 46.49
    1. "One of These Days"
    2. "A Pillow of Winds"
    3. "Fearless"
    4. "San Tropez"
    5. "Seamus"
    6. "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

    Disc one
    1. "Arnold Layne" – 2:57
    2. "See Emily Play" – 2:55
    3. "Matilda Mother" – 3:58
    4. "Jugband Blues" – 3:02
    5. "Paintbox" – 3:47
    6. "Flaming" (BBC Radio Session, 25 September 1967) – 2:42
    7. "In the Beechwoods" – 4:43
    8. "Point Me at the Sky" – 3:41
    9. "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" – 5:48
    10. "Embryo" (from Harvest Records sampler ‘Picnic’) – 4:42
    11. "US Radio ad for Ummagumma" – 0:22
    12. "Grantchester Meadows" (BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969) – 3:46
    13. "Cymbaline" (BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969) – 3:39
    14. "Interstellar Overdrive" (Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969) – 4:24
    15. "Green Is the Colour" (BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969) – 3:21
    16. "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969) – 3:28
    Disc two
    1. "On the Highway" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:17
    2. "Auto Scene Version 2" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:13
    3. "The Riot Scene" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:40
    4. "Looking at Map" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:56
    5. "Take Off" (Zabriskie Point Sessions) – 1:19
    6. "Embryo" (BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970) – 10:13
    7. "Atom Heart Mother" (Live Montreux, 21 Nov 1970) – 18:01
    8. "Nothing, Part 14" (Meddle Sessions) – 7:01
    9. "Childhood's End" – 4:33
    10. "Free Four" – 4:16
    11. "Stay" – 4:08

    Personnel

  • David Gilmour – vocals, guitars (except Disc 1, Tracks 1–7, 11)
  • Roger Waters – vocals, bass (except Disc 1, Track 11)
  • Richard Wright – vocals, keyboards (except Disc 1, Track 11)
  • Nick Mason – drums, percussion (except Disc 1, Track 11)
  • Syd Barrett – vocals, guitars (only Disc 1, Tracks 1–7)

    • Charts

    Cre/ation: The Early Years 1967–1972

    Songs

    Lucy Leave2:57
    Double O Bo2:57
    Remember Me2:46

    References

    The Early Years 1965–1972 Wikipedia
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