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Oh, by the Way

Pink Floyd · 2007

726 min · 148 tracks · progressive rock · psychedelic rock · blues rock

A sprawling collection of early Pink Floyd's experimental soundscapes and lyrical surrealism.

Why this album works

'Oh, by the Way' serves as a comprehensive anthology of Pink Floyd's early work, showcasing material from their debut through to their mid-career. The album was well-received for its curation of tracks that helped define the psychedelic and progressive rock genres, contributing to the band's enduring legacy and influence.
Best for
dynamic journey with peaks surreal soundscapes for exploration for late-night introspection
Context
Released in December 2007, 'Oh, by the Way' is a compilation album marking a retrospective phase for Pink Floyd, long after their peak commercial success. By this time, the band had been largely inactive since their last studio album 'The Division Bell' in 1994, making this release a significant reminder of their formative years and evolution as artists.
Stylistic neighbors
Captain Beefheart· Piknik· Syd Barrett

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Astronomy Dominé Standout 4:12
  • 2 Lucifer Sam 3:07
  • 3 Matilda Mother 3:09
  • 4 Flaming 2:46
  • 5 Pow R. Toc H. 4:26
  • 6 Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk 3:06
  • 7 Interstellar Overdrive 9:40
  • 8 The Gnome 2:14
  • 9 Chapter 24 3:42
  • 10 The Scarecrow 2:11
  • 11 Bike 3:24

Disc 2

  • 1 Let There Be More Light 5:38
  • 2 Remember a Day 4:33
  • 3 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Standout 5:27
  • 4 Corporal Clegg 4:12
  • 5 A Saucerful of Secrets 11:59
  • 6 See‐Saw 4:36
  • 7 Jugband Blues 3:00

Disc 3

  • 1 Cirrus Minor 5:18
  • 2 The Nile Song 3:26
  • 3 Crying Song 3:33
  • 4 Up the Khyber 2:12
  • 5 Green Is the Colour 2:58
  • 6 Cymbaline 4:50
  • 7 Party Sequence 1:07
  • 8 Main Theme 5:28
  • 9 Ibiza Bar 3:19
  • 10 More Blues 2:12
  • 11 Quicksilver 7:13
  • 12 A Spanish Piece 1:05
  • 13 Dramatic Theme 2:15

Disc 4

  • 1 Astronomy Domine 8:30
  • 2 Careful With That Axe, Eugene 8:51
  • 3 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Standout 9:12
  • 4 A Saucerful of Secrets 12:48

Disc 5

  • 1 Sysyphus, Part 1 1:08
  • 2 Sysyphus, Part 2 3:30
  • 3 Sysyphus, Part 3 1:49
  • 4 Sysyphus, Part 4 6:59
  • 5 Grantchester Meadows 7:26
  • 6 Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict 4:59
  • 7 The Narrow Way, Part 1 3:27
  • 8 The Narrow Way, Part 2 2:53
  • 9 The Narrow Way, Part 3 5:57
  • 10 The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party, Part 1: Entrance 1:00
  • 11 The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party, Part 2: Entertainment 7:06
  • 12 The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party, Part 3: Exit 0:38

Disc 6

  • 1 Atom Heart Mother: (a) Father’s Shout / (b) Breast Milky / (c) Mother Fore / (d) Funky Dung / (e) Mind Your Throats Please / (f) Remergence 23:44
  • 2 If 4:30
  • 3 Summer ’68 5:29
  • 4 Fat Old Sun 5:22
  • 5 Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast: (a) Rise and Shine / (b) Sunny Side Up / (c) Morning Glory 13:00

Disc 7

  • 1 One of These Days 5:58
  • 2 A Pillow of Winds 5:11
  • 3 Fearless: Including “You’ll Never Walk Alone” 6:09
  • 4 San Tropez 3:44
  • 5 Seamus 2:16
  • 6 Echoes Standout 23:31

Disc 8

  • 1 Obscured by Clouds 3:05
  • 2 When You’re In 2:31
  • 3 Burning Bridges 3:30
  • 4 The Gold It’s in The… 3:08
  • 5 Wot’s… Uh the Deal 5:09
  • 6 Mudmen 4:18
  • 7 Childhood’s End 4:33
  • 8 Free Four 4:16
  • 9 Stay 4:07
  • 10 Absolutely Curtains 5:51

Disc 9

  • 1 Speak to Me 1:08
  • 2 Breathe 2:48
  • 3 On the Run 3:50
  • 4 Time 6:49
  • 5 The Great Gig in the Sky 4:44
  • 6 Money 6:22
  • 7 Us and Them 7:49
  • 8 Any Colour You Like 3:26
  • 9 Brain Damage 3:46
  • 10 Eclipse 2:11

Disc 10

  • 1 Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 1–5 13:30
  • 2 Welcome to the Machine 7:26
  • 3 Have a Cigar 5:08
  • 4 Wish You Were Here 5:40
  • 5 Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 6–9 12:22

Disc 11

  • 1 Pigs on the Wing, Part 1 1:25
  • 2 Dogs 17:04
  • 3 Pigs (Three Different Ones) 11:21
  • 4 Sheep 10:23
  • 5 Pigs on the Wing, Part 2 1:24

Disc 12

  • 1 In the Flesh? 3:19
  • 2 The Thin Ice 2:29
  • 3 Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1 3:09
  • 4 The Happiest Days of Our Lives 1:50
  • 5 Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 3:59
  • 6 Mother 5:33
  • 7 Goodbye Blue Sky 2:47
  • 8 Empty Spaces 2:08
  • 9 Young Lust 3:31
  • 10 One of My Turns 3:36
  • 11 Don’t Leave Me Now 4:16
  • 12 Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3 1:14
  • 13 Goodbye Cruel World 1:14

Disc 13

  • 1 Hey You 4:41
  • 2 Is There Anybody Out There? 2:40
  • 3 Nobody Home 3:24
  • 4 Vera 1:33
  • 5 Bring the Boys Back Home 1:27
  • 6 Comfortably Numb 6:21
  • 7 The Show Must Go On 1:36
  • 8 In the Flesh 4:16
  • 9 Run Like Hell 4:23
  • 10 Waiting for the Worms 3:58
  • 11 Stop 0:30
  • 12 The Trial 5:19
  • 13 Outside the Wall 1:43

Disc 14

  • 1 The Post War Dream 3:00
  • 2 Your Possible Pasts 4:26
  • 3 One of the Few 1:11
  • 4 When the Tigers Broke Free 3:16
  • 5 The Hero’s Return 2:42
  • 6 The Gunners Dream 5:18
  • 7 Paranoid Eyes 3:41
  • 8 Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert 1:17
  • 9 The Fletcher Memorial Home 4:12
  • 10 Southampton Dock 2:10
  • 11 The Final Cut 4:45
  • 12 Not Now John 4:56
  • 13 Two Suns in the Sunset 5:20

Disc 15

  • 1 Signs of Life 4:23
  • 2 Learning to Fly 4:52
  • 3 The Dogs of War 6:03
  • 4 One Slip 5:08
  • 5 On the Turning Away 5:41
  • 6 Yet Another Movie / Round and Around 7:26
  • 7 A New Machine, Part 1 1:45
  • 8 Terminal Frost 6:15
  • 9 A New Machine, Part 2 0:38
  • 10 Sorrow 8:48

Disc 16

  • 1 Cluster One 5:58
  • 2 What Do You Want From Me 4:21
  • 3 Poles Apart 7:04
  • 4 Marooned 5:28
  • 5 A Great Day for Freedom 4:18
  • 6 Wearing the Inside Out 6:48
  • 7 Take It Back 6:12
  • 8 Coming Back to Life 6:19
  • 9 Keep Talking 6:11
  • 10 Lost for Words 5:14
  • 11 High Hopes 8:31

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