Pink Floyd – The Early Years 1965-1972 (2016/2017) [HDTracks FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

The Early Years 1965-1972 is a compilation box set by Pink Floyd released on 11 November 2016. 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.

Pink Floyd – The Early Years, Volume 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation (2016/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 131:34 minutes | 1,24 GB
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Originally released as part of the mammoth 2016 rarities clearinghouse The Early Years 1965-1972, 1965-1967 Cambridge St/Ation collects all of the group’s unreleased music and film from Pink Floyd’s early years with Syd Barrett. Crucially, this contains several legendary rarities that have never seen the light of day, including a set of improvised recordings the Floyd recorded for a film by artist John Latham. Other highlights include the first release of “Vegetable Man” and “Scream Thy Last Scream,” but everything on this set is fascinating, whether it’s the exploratory live set from Stockholm in 1967 or the stilted blues the band played in 1965 under the name the Tea Set. The visual material – which is presented as both a DVD and a Blu-ray – is highlighted by promo clips for “The Scarecrow” and “Jugband Blues,” a Top of the Pops performance of “See Emily Play,” and the Floyd playing “Apples and Oranges” on American Bandstand with Barrett and Roger Waters being interviewed by Dick Clark afterward. Of all of the Early Years volumes, Cambridge St/Ation is among the best because it fills out portions of their beginnings in a way no other Floyd album does.

Tracklist:
01 – Lucy Leave
02 – Double O Bo
03 – Remember Me
04 – Walk with Me Sydney
05 – Butterfly
06 – I’m a King Bee
07 – Arnold Layne (2016 Remastered Version)
08 – See Emily Play (2016 Remastered Version)
09 – Apples and Oranges (2016 Remastered Version)
10 – Candy and a Currant Bun (2016 Remastered Version)
11 – Paintbox (2016 Remastered Version)
12 – Matilda Mother (2010 Mix) (2016 Remastered Version)
13 – Jugband Blues (2010 Mix)
14 – In the Beechwoods (2010 Mix)
15 – Vegetable Man (2010 Mix)
16 – Scream Thy Last Scream (2010 Mix)
17 – Introduction (Live in Stockholm 1967)
18 – Reaction in G (Live in Stockholm 1967)
19 – Matilda Mother (Live in Stockholm 1967)
20 – Pow R. Toc H. (Live in Stockholm 1967)
21 – Scream Thy Last Scream (Live in Stockholm 1967)
22 – Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Live in Stockholm 1967)
23 – See Emily Play (Live in Stockholm 1967)
24 – Interstellar Overdrive (Live in Stockholm 1967)
25 – John Latham Version 1
26 – John Latham Version 2
27 – John Latham Version 3
28 – John Latham Version 4
29 – John Latham Version 5
30 – John Latham Version 6
31 – John Latham Version 7
32 – John Latham Version 8
33 – John Latham Version 9

Pink Floyd – The Early Years, Volume 2: 1968: Germin/ation (2016/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 59:14 minutes | 665 MB
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Originally released as part of the mammoth 2016 rarities clearinghouse The Early Years 1965-1972, 1968 Germin/Ation covers 1968, the year Pink Floyd spent regrouping after the departure of Syd Barrett. The guitarist can be seen on a performance from Belgium in early 1968, but he and the band are miming on-stage. It is one of several live performances on the visual component (they’re available both on DVD and Blu-ray), with the band being seen on various programs from London, Paris, and Rome. On the CD, the band’s four single sides from that year – “Point Me at the Sky,” “It Would Be So Nice,” “Julia Dream,” “Careful with That Axe, Eugene” – are paired with two outtakes, including “Roger’s Boogie” (which does not boogie). The set is rounded out by two BBC sessions, with the first containing early versions of “Careful with That Axe, Eugene” and “A Saucerful of Secrets” under different names.

Tracklist:
01 – Point Me at the Sky (2016 Remastered Version)
02 – It Would Be So Nice (2016 Remastered Version)
03 – Julia Dream (2016 Remastered Version)
04 – Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Single Version) (2016 Remastered Version)
05 – Song 1 (Capitol Studio Session, Los Angeles, 22 August 1968) (2016 Mix)
06 – Song 2 (Roger’s Boogie) (Capitol Studio Session, 22 August 1968) (2016 Mix)
07 – Murderotic Woman (Careful with That Axe, Eugene) (BBC Radio Session, 25 June 1968)
08 – The Massed Gadgets of Hercules (A Saucerful of Secrets) (BBC Radio Session, 25 June 1968)
09 – Let There Be More Light (BBC Radio Session, 25 June 1968)
10 – Julia Dream (BBC Radio Session, 25 June 1968)
11 – Point Me at the Sky (BBC Radio Session, 02 December 1968)
12 – Embryo (BBC Radio Session, 02 December 1968)
13 – Interstellar Overdrive (BBC Radio Session, 02 December 1968)

Pink Floyd – The Early Years, Volume 3: 1969: Dramatis/ation (2016/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 155:27 minutes | 1,68 GB
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Originally released as part of the mammoth 2016 rarities clearinghouse The Early Years 1965-1972, 1969 Dramatis/Ation contains all the known unreleased music and video Pink Floyd recorded that year. During 1969, Floyd released More and Ummagumma, and the first CD opens with songs from More that were heard in the film but not on the album, then it rounds out with a BBC session from May and a performance at Amsterdam’s Paradiso in August. A second CD contains an excellent live set of “The Man” and “The Journey” from Amsterdam in September 1969. The DVD/Blu-ray features a London rehearsal of “The Man” and “The Journey,” plus a terrific set from Belgium in October – the highlight is Frank Zappa sitting in on “Interstellar Overdrive” – along with footage from Germany from earlier that month.

Tracklist:
01 – Hollywood
02 – Theme from Film More (Beat Version)
03 – More Blues (Alternative Version)
04 – Seabirds (Instrumental) (Non-Album Track)
05 – Embryo (From Picnic)
06 – Grantchester Meadows (Live BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969)
07 – Cymbaline (Live BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969)
08 – The Narrow Way (Live BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969)
09 – Green is the Colour (Live BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969)
10 – Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Live BBC Radio Session, 12 May 1969)
11 – Interstellar Overdrive (Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969)
12 – Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969)
13 – Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969)
14 – A Saucerful of Secrets (Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969)
15 – Daybreak (The Man Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
16 – Work (The Man Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
17 – Afternoon (The Man Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
18 – Doing It (The Man Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
19 – Sleeping (The Man Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
20 – Nightmare (The Man Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
21 – Labyrinth (The Man Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
22 – The Beginning (The Man Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
23 – Beset by Creatures of the Deep (The Journey Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
24 – The Narrow Way, Pt. 3 (The Journey Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
25 – The Pink Jungle (The Journey Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
26 – The Labyrinth of Auximenes (The Journey Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
27 – Footsteps / Doors (The Journey Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
28 – Behold the Temple of Light (The Journey Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)
29 – The End of the Beginning (The Journey Performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (Live)

Pink Floyd – The Early Years, Volume 4: 1970: Devi/ation (2016/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 145:18 minutes | 1,51 GB
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Originally released as part of the mammoth 2016 rarities clearinghouse The Early Years 1965-1972, 1970 Devi/Ation contains all the known unreleased music and video Pink Floyd recorded that year. Pink Floyd released the ambitious Atom Heart Mother and its title track suite is heard three times on the two CDs and is also in two different concerts on the visual component, which is presented as both DVD and Blu-ray; additionally, the original quad mix of the album is available on the DVD and Blu-ray. The second CD contains 16 unreleased tracks from their soundtrack to Michelangelo Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point, and this free-floating incidental music nicely contrasts with the exploratory but controlled BBC session from July that’s on disc one.

Tracklist:
01 – Atom Heart Mother (Live in Montreux, 21 November 1970)
02 – Embryo (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970)
03 – Fat Old Sun (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970)
04 – Green is the Colour (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970)
05 – Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970)
06 – If (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970)
07 – Atom Heart Mother (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970)
08 – On the Highway (Zabriskie Point Remix)
09 – Auto Scene Version 2 (Zabriskie Point Remix)
10 – Auto Scene Version 3 (Zabriskie Point Remix)
11 – Aeroplane (Zabriskie Point Remix)
12 – Explosion (Zabriskie Point Remix)
13 – The Riot Scene (Zabriskie Point Remix)
14 – Looking at Map (Zabriskie Point Remix)
15 – Love Scene Version 7 (Zabriskie Point Remix)
16 – Love Scene Version 1 (Zabriskie Point Remix)
17 – Take Off (Zabriskie Point Remix)
18 – Take Off Version 2 (Zabriskie Point Remix)
19 – Love Scene Version 2 (Zabriskie Point Remix)
20 – Love Scene (Take 1) (Zabriskie Point)
21 – Unknown Song (Take 1) (Zabriskie Point)
22 – Love Scene (Take 2) (Zabriskie Point)
23 – Crumbling Land (Take 1) (Zabriskie Point)
24 – Atom Heart Mother (Early Studio Version)

Pink Floyd – The Early Years, Volume 5: 1971: Reverber/ation (2016/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 67:01 minutes | 770 MB
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Originally released as part of the mammoth 2016 rarities clearinghouse The Early Years 1965-1972, 1971 Reverber/Ation contains all the known unreleased music and video Pink Floyd recorded that year. The single CD contains a work-in-progress version of “Echoes” called “Nothing, Pt. 14,” plus a BBC session from September. There’s greater variety on the DVD/Blu-rays, which contain the quad mix of “Echoes”; a short film for German TV; performances in France, Austria, and Australia; an Ian Emes animation for “One of These Days”; a brief documentary called “24 Hours – Bootleg Records”; and an interview with the band’s album designer, Storm Thorgerson.

Tracklist:
01 – Nothing, Pt. 14 (Echoes Work in Progress)
02 – Fat Old Sun (Live BBC Radio Session, 30 September 1971)
03 – One of These Days (Live BBC Radio Session, 30 September 1971)
04 – Embryo (Live BBC Radio Session, 30 September 1971)
05 – Echoes (Live BBC Radio Session, 30 September 1971)

Pink Floyd – The Early Years, Volume 6: 1972: Obfusc/ation (2016/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 107:29 minutes | 1,25 GB
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Originally released as part of the mammoth 2016 rarities clearinghouse The Early Years 1965-1972, 1972 Obfusc/Ation contains all the previously unreleased video from that year, along with a new mix of that year’s Obscured by Clouds. The lack of unreleased music – the compilation also contains a stereo mix of Live at Pompeii on CD – makes this a comparatively underwhelming set in the Early Years box, but the video makes up for it. There’s footage of the recording of Obscured by Clouds, a live performance from Brighton Dome in June, several French news reports, and a remix of Live at Pompeii. Even if this doesn’t carry the same revelations as the companion sets, it nevertheless has plenty of treasures within its box.

Tracklist:
01 – Obscured by Clouds (2016 Remix)
02 – When You’re In (2016 Remix)
03 – Burning Bridges (2016 Remix)
04 – The Gold It’s In The… (2016 Remix)
05 – Wot’s…Uh the Deal (2016 Remix)
06 – Mudmen (2016 Remix)
07 – Childhood’s End (2016 Remix)
08 – Free Four (2016 Remix)
09 – Stay (2016 Remix)
10 – Absolutely Curtains (2016 Remix)
11 – Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Live at Pompeii) (2016 Remix)
12 – Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Live at Pompeii) (2016 Remix)
13 – One of These Days (Live at Pompeii) (2016 Remix)
14 – A Saucerful of Secrets (Live at Pompeii) (2016 Remix)
15 – Echoes (Live at Pompeii) (2016 Remix)
16 – Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Alternative Take) (Live at Pompeii) (2016 Remix)

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