The Early Years: 1965-72
Box set
Large compilation 33-CD box set, also available as 7 standalone albums. A smaller highlights version is also released: The Early Years: Cre/Ation
Box set contains:
- 1965–1967: Cambridge St/ation
- 1968: Germin/ation
- 1969: Dramatis/ation
- 1970: Devi/ation
- 1971: Reverber/ation
- 1972: Obfusc/ation
- 1967–1972: Continu/ation
Creative director: Aubrey Powell / Hipgnosis
photo memorabilia curation and design by Peter Curzon / StormStudios
artwork for 7-inch vinyls: Lee Baker
John Whiteley: 1960's psychedelic paper design
Photo stills: Pink Floyd Archive, archivist Tracey Kraft
Mastering: Andy Jackson, Tube Mastering & Ray Staff of Air Studios
Lana Topham – curator, producer and archivist for The Early Years films.
Package design: Pentagram
Additional memorabilia: Glenn Povey
vol 1: 1965–1967: Cambridge St/ation
Disc 1 (CD) – studio recordings from 1965–1967
Studio session with The Tea Set, 1965:
- Lucy Leave – 2:57
- Double O Bo – 2:57
- Remember Me – 2:46
- Walk with Me Sydney – 3:11
- Butterfly – 3:00
- I'm a King Bee – 3:13
1966–1967:
- Arnold Layne (2010 mix) – 2:57
- See Emily Play (2010 mix) – 2:55
- Apples and Oranges (2010 mix) – 3:05
- Candy and a Currant Bun (2010 mix) – 2:45
- Paintbox (2010 mix) – 3:48
- Matilda Mother (alternate version) (2010 mix) – 4:01
- Jugband Blues (2010 mix) – 3:01
- In the Beechwoods (2010 mix) – 4:43
- Vegetable Man (2010 mix) – 2:32
- Scream Thy Last Scream (2010 mix) – 4:43
2010 mix supervised by David Gilmour
Disc 2 (CD) – Live in Stockholm and John Latham sessions
Live in Stockholm, 1967:
- Introduction – 0:25
- Reaction in G – 7:18
- Matilda Mother – 5:34
- Pow R. Toc H. – 11:56
- Scream Thy Last Scream – 4:00
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 7:17
- See Emily Play – 3:16
- Interstellar Overdrive – 8:57
It is almost impossible to hear the vocals due to the bad recording quality of the concert.
John Latham studio recordings, 1967:
- John Latham Version 1 – 4:32
- John Latham Version 2 – 5:06
- John Latham Version 3 – 3:45
- John Latham Version 4 – 2:59
- John Latham Version 5 – 2:48
- John Latham Version 6 – 3:17
- John Latham Version 7 – 2:36
- John Latham Version 8 – 2:49
- John Latham Version 9 – 2:38
(improvised piece broken up in 9 sections)
Disc 3/4 (DVD / Blu-ray versions)
Various historical film material and TV performances
- Chapter 24 (Syd Barrett, Live, Cambridgeshire, 1966) / (Live at EMI Studios, London, 1967) – 3:40
- Nick's Boogie and Interstellar Overdrive (Studio, London, 1967) – 6:36
- Interstellar Overdrive: (Scene – Underground, London, 1967) – 4:15
- Arnold Layne promo video (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
Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation
Disc 1 (CD) – studio and BBC recordings from 1968
Singles
- Point Me at the Sky – 3:40
- It Would Be So Nice – 3:46
- Julia Dream – 2:34
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene (single version) – 5:46
Session in Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, 22 August 1968:
- Song 1 – 3:18
- Roger's Boogie – 4:35
BBC Radio Session, 25 June 1968
- Murderotic Woman (Careful with That Axe, Eugene) – 3:38
- The Massed Gadgets of Hercules (A Saucerful of Secrets) – 7:18
- Let There Be More Light – 4:32
- Julia Dream – 2:50
BBC Radio Session, 2 December 1968
- Point Me at the Sky – 4:25
- Embryo – 3:13
- Interstellar Overdrive – 9:37
Disc 2/3 (DVD / Blu-ray)
‘Tienerklanken’, Brussels, Belgium, 18–19 February 1968:
- Astronomy Domine
- The Scarecrow
- Corporal Clegg
- Paintbox
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
- See Emily Play
- Bike
'Vibrato', Brussels, Belgium, February 1968:
'Bouton Rouge', Paris, France, 20 February 1968:
'Discorama', Paris, France, 21 February 1968:
'The Sound of Change', London, UK, March 1968:
- Instrumental Improvisation
'All My Loving, London, UK, 28 March 1968:
'Release-Rome Goes Pop', Rome, Italy, April 1968:
- It Would Be So Nice (excerpt)
'Pop 68', Rome, Italy, 6 May 1968:
'Tienerklanken – Kastival', Kasterlee, Belgium, 31 August 1968:
- Astronomy Domine
- Roger Waters interview
'Samedi et Compagnie', Paris, France, 6 September 1968:
'A L'Affiche du Monde', London, UK, 1968:
'Tous En Scene', Paris, France, 21 October 1968:
'Surprise Partie', Paris, France, 1 November 1968:
Restored promo video, UK, 1968:
vol 3: 1969: Dramatis/ation
Disc 1 (CD)
Alternative versions and recordings made for the More soundtrack
- Hollywood (non-album track) – 1:21
- Theme (beat version) (alternative version) – 5:38
- More Blues (alternative version) – 3:49
- Seabirds (non-album track) – 4:20
Other tracks:
- Embryo (demo) – 4:43
BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969:
- Grantchester Meadows – 3:46
- Cymbaline – 3:38
- The Narrow Way – 4:48
- Green Is the Colour – 3:21
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 3:26
Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969:
- Interstellar Overdrive – 4:20
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 12:25
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 10:09
- A Saucerful of Secrets – 13:03
Disc 2 (CD)
The Man and The Journey live Amsterdam, 17 September 1969
- Daybreak (Grantchester Meadows) – 8:14
- Work – 4:12
- Afternoon (Biding My Time) – 6:39
- Doing It – 3:54
- Sleeping – 4:38
- Nightmare (Cymbaline) – 9:15
- Labyrinth – 1:10
- The Beginning (Green Is the Colour) – 3:25
- Beset by Creatures of the Deep (Careful with That Axe, Eugene) – 6:27
- The Narrow Way, Part 3 – 5:11
- The Pink Jungle (Pow R. Toc H.) – 4:56
- The Labyrinths of Auximines – 3:20
- Footsteps / Doors – 3:12
- Behold the Temple of Light – 5:32
- The End of the Beginning (A Saucerful of Secrets) – 6:31
Disc 3/4 (DVD/Blu-ray)
Forum Musiques, Paris, France, 22 January 1969
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
- French interview with David Gilmour interview
- A Saucerful of Secrets
The Man and The Journey: Royal Festival Hall, London, rehearsal, 14 April 1969
- 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)
Essencer Pop & Blues Festival
Filmed in Essen, Germany, October 11, 1969
Music Power & European Music Revolution
Filmed at the Festival Actuel, Amougies Mont de L'Enclus, Belgium, 25 October 1969
- Green Is the Colour
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
- Interstellar Overdrive (feat. Frank Zappa, guitar) – 11:26
vol 4: 1970: Devi/ation
Disc 1 (CD)
- Atom Heart Mother (Live at the Casino de Montreux, 21 November 1970) – 17:58
BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970:
- Embryo – 11.10
- Fat Old Sun – 5.52
- Green Is the Colour – 3.27
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 8.25
- If – 5.47
- Atom Heart Mother (with choir, cello & brass ensemble) – 25.30
Disc 2 (CD)
Previously unreleased tracks from the Zabriskie Point soundtrack recordings:
- On the Highway – 1.16
- Auto Scene, Version 2 – 1.13
- Auto Scene, Version 3 – 1.31
- Aeroplane – 2.18
- Explosion – 5.47
- The Riot Scene – 1.40
- Looking at Map – 1.57
- Love Scene, Version 7 – 5.03
- Love Scene, Version 1 – 3.26
- Take Off – 1.20
- Take Off, Version 2 – 1.12
- Love Scene, Version 2 – 1.56
- Love Scene (Take 1) – 2.16
- Unknown Song (Take 1) – 5.56
- Love Scene (Take 2) – 6.40
- Crumbling Land (Take 1) – 4.09
Other tracks:
- Atom Heart Mother (Early studio version, band only) – 19.24
Disc 3 (DVD)
An Hour with Pink Floyd: KQED, San Francisco, USA, 30 April 1970:
- Atom Heart Mother – 17.37
- Cymbaline – 8.38
- Grantchester Meadows – 7.37
- Green Is the Colour – 3.31
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 9.09
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 12.37
Audio only:
Atom Heart Mother album original 4.0 Quad mix 1970:
- Atom Heart Mother – 23.42
- If – 4.31
- Summer '68 – 5.29
- Fat Old Sun – 5.24
- Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast – 13.01
Disc 4 (DVD)
Pop Deux Festival de St. Tropez’, France, 8 August 1970:
- Cymbaline (sound check) – 3.54
- Atom Heart Mother – 13.46
- Embryo – 11.23
- Green Is the Colour +
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 12.21
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 12.07
Roland Petit Ballet, Paris, France, 5 December 1970:
- Instrumental Improvisations 1, 2, 3 – 3.28
- Embryo – 2.39
Blackhill’s Garden Party, Hyde Park, London, UK, 18 July 1970:
- Atom Heart Mother (with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/John Alldis Choir) – 21.15
Disc 5 (Blu-Ray)
An Hour with Pink Floyd: KQED, San Francisco, USA, 30 April 1970:
- Atom Heart Mother – 17.37
- Cymbaline – 8.38
- Grantchester Meadows – 7.37
- Green Is the Colour – 3.31
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 9.09
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 12.37
Pop Deux Festival de St. Tropez’, France, 8 August 1970:
- Cymbaline (sound check) – 3.54
- Atom Heart Mother – 13.46
- Embryo – 11.23
- Green Is the Colour +
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 12.21
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 12.07
Roland Petit Ballet, Paris, France, 5 December 1970:
- Instrumental Improvisations 1, 2, 3 – 3.28
- Embryo – 2.39
Blackhill’s Garden Party, Hyde Park, London, UK, 18 July 1970:
- Atom Heart Mother (with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/John Alldis Choir) – 21.15
Audio only:
Atom Heart Mother album original 4.0 Quad mix 1970:
- Atom Heart Mother – 23.42
- If – 4.31
- Summer '68 – 5.29
- Fat Old Sun – 5.24
- Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast – 13.01
vol 5: 1971: Reverber/ation
Disc 1 (CD)
- Nothing, Part 14 (Echoes work in progress) – 7:01
BBC Radio Session, 30 September 1971:
- Fat Old Sun – 15:33
- One of These Days – 7:19
- Embryo – 10:43
- Echoes – 26:25
Disc 2 / 3 (DVD/Blu-Ray)
‘Aspekte’ feature – 9:51
- Interview + Atom Heart Mother (extracts) Hamburg, Germany, 25 February 1971 Brass & Choir conducted by Geoffrey Mitchell
- A Saucerful of Secrets (extract) Offenbach, Germany, 26 February 1971
Cinq Grands Sur La Deux’, Abbaye de Royaumont, Asnierès-sur-Oise, France,15 June 1971 – 17.55
‘Musikforum Ossiachersee’, Ossiach, Austria,1 July 1971
- Atom Heart Mother (extract) Brass & Choir conducted by Jeffrey Mitchel – 3.12
‘Get To Know’ Randwick Race Course, Sydney, Australia, 15 August 1971 – 6.23
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene
- Band interview
'24 hours – Bootleg Records’, London, UK, 1971
- Documentary including Pink Floyd and manager Steve O’Rourke – 2.27
‘Review’, London, UK, 1971
- Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell interviewed about cover design – 3.37
Ian Emes animation created July 1972, Birmingham, UK
- One of These Days (experimental animated film ‘French Windows’) – 4.17
NB: the material below is from lesser quality sources but is included for its historical value
‘Musikforum Ossiachersee’, Ossiach, Austria, 1 July 1971
- Atom Heart Mother (extract, in colour): – 5.10
’71 Hakone Aphrodite Open Air Festival, Hakone, Japan, 6–7 August 1971
- Atom Heart Mother – 15.11
Audio only:
- Echoes original 4.0 Quad mix 1971 – 23.35
vol 6: 1972: Obfusc/ation
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Disc 1 (CD)
Obscured by Clouds, 2016 mix
- Obscured by Clouds – 3.03
- When You're In – 2.31
- Burning Bridges – 3.30
- The Gold It's in the... – 3.07
- Wot's... Uh the Deal? – 5.09
- Mudmen – 4.18
- Childhood's End – 4.33
- Free Four – 4.16
- Stay – 4.06
- Absolutely Curtains – 5.52
Disc 2 (CD)
Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii
2016 stereo mix, "disc supplied in error"
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 6.45
- A Saucerful of Secrets – 10.35
- One of These Days – 5.50
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 12.49
- Echoes – 24.56
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene (alternate take) – 6.06
Disc 3 / 4 (DVD/Blu-Ray)
Recording Obscured by Clouds, Château d’Hérouville, France, 23–29 February 1972
- Wot’s...Uh the Deal?: with recording session photos – 5.04
- Pop Deux: documentary – recording Obscured by Clouds + David Gilmour and Roger Waters interview – 7.14
Brighton Dome, UK, 29 June 1972
Roland Petit Pink Floyd Ballet, France, news reports 1972–73
- Actualités Méditerranée, Marseille, 22 November 1972 – 3.29
- JT Nuit – Les Pink Floyd, Marseille, 26 November 1972 – 3.04
- JT 20h – Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973 – 3.01
- Journal de Paris – Les Pink Floyd , Paris, 16 January 1973 – 5.03
- Poitiers – Autour du passage des Pink Floyd. Concert set up news report – France, 29 November 1972 – 4.27
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
60 minutes version of the film with 5.1 audio mix from 2016
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene – 6.40
- A Saucerful of Secrets – 10.09
- One of These Days – 5.58
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 10.24
- Echoes – 26.10
vol 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation
NOTE: This volume is exclusive to the box set and is not available separately as a standalone edition.
Disc 1 (CD)
BBC Radio Session, 25 September 1967:
- Flaming – 2.42
- The Scarecrow – 1.59
- The Gnome – 2.08
- Matilda Mother – 3.20
- Reaction in G – 0.34
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – 3.19
BBC Radio Session, 20 December 1967:
- Scream Thy Last Scream – 3.35
- Vegetable Man – 3.07
- Pow R. Toc H. – 2.45
- Jugband Blues – 3.50
Other tracks:
- Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major (BBC Radio Session, 2 December 1968) – 3.58
- Blues (BBC, Radio1, 30 September 1971) – 4.59
- US Radio advertisement for Ummagumma – 0.22
- Music from The Committee No. 1 – 1.06
- Music from The Committee No. 2 – 3.25
- Moonhead (live on BBC TV moon landing broadcast 1969) – 7.16
- Echoes (live at Wembley 1974) – 24.10
Disc 2 /3 (DVD/Blu-Ray)
Hampstead Heath and St. Michael’s Church, Highgate, London, UK, March 1967
- Arnold Layne (Alternative version) – 2.56
P1–P wie Petersilie Stuttgart, Germany, 22 July 1969 – 16.52
- Corporal Clegg
- Band interview
- A Saucerful of Secrets
‘Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music’, Shepton Mallet, UK, 27 June 1970
- Atom Heart Mother – 3.46
Kralingen Music Festival Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 28 June 1970
The Amsterdam Rock Circus Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 May 1972
The Committee
- The Committee (full length feature film)
Disc 4 / 5 (DVD/Blu-Ray)
- More (full length feature film)
- La Vallée/The Valley (full length feature film)
5 Replica vinyl 7" singles
Exact copies of Pink Floyd's first 5 EPs are Included in the BOX
Arnold Layne
See Emily Play
Apples and Oranges
It Would Be So Nice
Point Me at the Sky
Previously unreleased tracks:
IN THE BEECHWOODs
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Barrett
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The Early Years (box) Cambridge St/Ation Cre/Ation |
Early recordings were made of this song, but it was never released untill it appeared on the compilation The Early Years
Instrumental
On the Highway
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation Cre/Ation |
Short, alternative version of Crumbling Land. Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Auto Scene version 2
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation Cre/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
Auto Scene version 3
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
AEROPLANE
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
Explosion
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
the Riot Scene
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Wright
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation Cre/Ation |
The Riot Scene was part of the 20-minutes composition titled The Violent Sequence. It was composed for Zabriskie Point, but not used. This short part (the Riot Scene) later developed into Us and Them.
Instrumental
Love scene, version 7
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
Love scene, version 1
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
Looking at map
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation Cre/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
Take off
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation Cre/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
Take off, version 2
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
love scene, version 2
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Devi/Ation |
Recorded for Zabriskie Point.
Instrumental
Nothing part 14
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Reverber/Ation Cre/Ation |
An early version of Echoes also known as 'The Return Of The Son Of Nothing, parts 1-24'.
Instrumental
Vegetable Man
Pink Floyd 1967
Lyrics/Music: Barrett
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The Early Years (box) Cambridge St/ation Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets |
Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets |
In Yellow shoes
I get the blues
As I walk the street with my plastic feet
With blue velvet trousers
Make me feel pink
There's a kind of stink about
Blue velvet trousers
In my paisley shirt
I look a jerk
And my turquoise waistcoat
is quite outta sight
But oh-oh my haircut look so rare
Vegetable man, Where Are You ?
So I Change my gear
And I bugger my knees
And I cover them up with the latest cut
My socks are all in a box
It does take long to find darn old socks
And The watch
My watch
Black watch
With a black face
And a date in a little hole
And all the lot is what I've got
It's what I wear
It's what you see
It must be me
It's what I am
Vegetable man
Ah ah ah
I've been looking all over the place
For a place for me
But it ain't anywhere
It just ain't anywhere
Vegetable man, Vegetable man, Vegetable man
He's the kind of fella you just gotta see
if you can
Vegetable man
Scream Thy Last Scream
Pink Floyd 1967
Lyrics/Music: Barrett
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The Early Years (box) Cambridge St/ation |
The song was planned as Pink Floyd's third single together with Millionaire. But none of the songs were released on official albums or singles until realese of The Early Years.
Scream thy last scream old woman with a casket
Blam blam your pointers point your pointers
What'll be to crunch in your sisters
She'll be scrubbing bubbles on all fours
Scream thy last scream old woman with a casket
Fling your arms madly old lady with a daughter
Flack chap chau fauses, mouses, houses
Flittin and hittin and fittin quack quack
Watching the telly till all hours big time
Fling your arms madly old lady with a daughter
Scream thy last scream old woman with a casket
Blam blam your pointers point your pointers
What'll be coming to crunch in your sisters
She'll be scrubbing bubbles on all fours
Scream thy last scream old woman with a casket
Reaction in G
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Barrett
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The Early Years (box) Cambridge St/ation |
Partly improvised instrumental in the key of G oftened performed as the opener at the band's early concerts.
John Latham version 1-9
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Gilmour, Waters, Mason, Wright
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The Early Years (box) Cambridge St/ation |
Improvised, experimental piece.
Song 1
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Gilmour, Waters, Mason, Wright
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The Early Years (box) Germin/ation |
Untitled Instrumental recorded in Capitol Studios, Los Angeles 22 August 1968
Roger's Boogie
Pink Floyd 1967
Music: Waters
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The Early Years (box) Germin/ation |
Recorded in Capitol Studios, Los Angeles 22 August 1968
Lady divine, I hear on the grapevine
Gabriel came to the stable last night
Lady divine, I hear on the grapevine
Gabriel came to the stable last night
Hollywood
Pink Floyd 1969
Music: Gilmour
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The Early Years (box) Dramatis/ation |
Made for the film 'More', but not used.
(Instrumental)
Seabirds
Pink Floyd 1969
Lyrics/Music: Waters
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The Early Years (box) Dramatis/ation |
There is a lot confusion about this track. Waters composed a song called 'Seabirds' for 'More' (lyrics below). Part of the song was used in the film, but not included on the soundtrack release and the recording seem to be lost in the archives. However, this version (released on The Early Years) is an instrumental piece sounding like an alternative version of Quicksilver. A cover version was made by Langford and Kerr on the album 'Moving Soundtracks vol.1'.
Mighty waves come crashing down
The spray is lashing high into the eagle's eye
Shrieking as it cuts the devil wind
is calling sailors to the deep
But I can hear the sound of seabirds in my ear
Surf is high an' the sea is awash
An' a haze of candy floss, glitter and beads
Rock that we sat on and watched in the sun
That was hot to touch
And the sea was emerald green
I can hear the sound of seabirds in my ear
And I can see you smile
Surf comes rushing up the beach
Now will it reach the castle wall and will it fall
Catfish dappled silver flashing
Dogfish puffing bubbles in my deep
the Man and the journey
Pink Floyd 1969
Lyrics/Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) Dramatis/ation |
THE MAN
a) Daybreak (band-version of Grantchester
Meadows)
b) Work (percussion piece)
c) Teatime (Mainly soundeffects while the band enjoyed tea on stage)
d) Afternoon (early version of Biding
My Time)
e) Doing It (Up The
Khyber)
f) Sleeping (Quicksilver)
g) Nightmare (Cymbaline)
h) Labyrinth (clock sound effects or 'The Grand Vizier's Garden Party (Exit)"')
THE JOURNEY
a) The Beginning (Green
Is The Colour)
b) Beset By Creatures Of The Deep (Careful
With That Axe, Eugene)
c) The Narrow Way, part 3 (Band-version)
d) The Pink Jungle (Pow
R. Toc H.)
e) The Labyrinth Of Auximenes (mid-section from Interstellar
Overdrive)
f) Behold The Temples Of Light (Instrumental)
g) The End Of The Beginning (Celestial Voices from A
Saucerful Of Secrets)
'The Man and the Journey' were one of Pink Floyd's early concept-shows performed the first time April 14, 1969 in Royal Festival Hall, London. The event was titled 'The Massed Gadgets Of Auximenes - More Furious Madness From Pink Floyd'. Both parts of the show contained of improvisations around different Floyd songs, many of them closely related to the soundtrach from the film More, which was written simultaniously.
A recording of the show was meant to be released, but cancelled because most of the material was already released in other versions. 'The Man and the Journey' was finally released on 'The Early Years'.
Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major
Pink Floyd 1969
Music: Gilmour
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The Early Years (box) |
Early version of The Narrow Way part 1
Instrumental
Blues
Pink Floyd 1971
Music: Pink Floyd
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The Early Years (box) |
Instrumental blues performed at a John Peel Radio1 show at BBC, 30 September 1971. Several blues pieces by Pink Floyd were performed and sometimes recorded in the early days.
Music from the Committee No. 1 and No. 2
Pink Floyd 1969
Lyrics/Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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The Early Years (box) |
Instrumental
Moonhead
Pink Floyd 1969
Music: Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
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A instrumental piece used for a tv-programme on the evening of the first moonlanding July 20, 1969. The programme was used by the BBC in between the coverage of the actual moonlanding -and was called 'But what if it's made of green cheese'. The theme was the first verse and the coda, with various actors reading quotes and poetry about the moon. Later in the show, Moonhead was performed uninterrupted.
Instrumental