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The Early Years 1965—1972

Pink Floyd · 2016

1835 min · 274 tracks · progressive rock · psychedelic rock · blues rock

An immersive journey through early psychedelia, blending experimental soundscapes with whimsical lyrical themes.

Why this album works

'The Early Years 1965—1972' is significant for its comprehensive overview of Pink Floyd's early work, featuring previously unreleased tracks and alternate takes. The collection garnered positive critical reception, highlighting the band's innovative approach to music during a transformative time in rock history, and reinforcing their influence on future generations of musicians.
Career context
Released in 2016, 'The Early Years 1965—1972' captures Pink Floyd's formative years, bridging their initial psychedelic explorations and the complex compositions that would follow. This collection arrives over five decades after the band's debut album, showcasing rare tracks and unreleased material that reflect their evolution from obscure underground acts to pioneering rock visionaries.
Stylistic neighbors
Captain Beefheart· Piknik· Syd Barrett

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Lucy Leave 2:57
  • 2 Double O Bo 2:56
  • 3 Remember Me 2:45
  • 4 Walk With Me Sydney 3:11
  • 5 Butterfly 3:00
  • 6 I’m a King Bee 3:14
  • 12 Matilda Mother (2010 mix) 3:59
  • 13 Jugband Blues (2010 mix) 3:02
  • 14 In the Beechwoods (2010 mix) 4:43
  • 15 Vegetable Man (2010 mix) 2:31
  • 16 Scream Thy Last Scream (2010 mix) 4:42

Disc 2

  • 1 Introduction 0:25
  • 2 Reaction in G 7:18
  • 3 Matilda Mother 5:33
  • 4 Pow R. Toc H. 11:56
  • 5 Scream Thy Last Scream 4:00
  • 6 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 7:16
  • 7 See Emily Play Standout 3:15
  • 8 Interstellar Overdrive 8:57
  • 9 John Latham (version 1) 4:31
  • 10 John Latham (version 2) 5:06
  • 11 John Latham (version 3) 3:45
  • 12 John Latham (version 4) 2:59
  • 13 John Latham (version 5) 2:47
  • 14 John Latham (version 6) 3:16
  • 15 John Latham (version 7) 2:36
  • 16 John Latham (version 8) 2:49
  • 17 John Latham (version 9) 2:37

Disc 4

  • 1 [opening title] 0:05
  • 2 Chapter 24 3:50
  • 3 Nick’s Boogie 6:48
  • 4 Interstellar Overdrive 4:25
  • 5 Arnold Layne 3:03
  • 6 Pow R. Toc H. / Astronomy Domine 9:33
  • 7 The Scarecrow 2:14
  • 8 Jugband Blues 3:07
  • 9 Apples and Oranges 5:01
  • 10 Instrumental Improvisation 2:32
  • 11 Instrumental Improvisation 4:41
  • 12 See Emily Play Standout 3:04
  • 13 The Scarecrow (outtakes) 2:16
  • 14 Interstellar Overdrive 10:06

Disc 5

  • 2 It Would Be So Nice 3:46
  • 3 Julia Dream 2:34
  • 5 Song 1 3:19
  • 6 Roger’s Boogie 4:35
  • 7 Murderotic Woman 3:38
  • 8 The Massed Gadgets of Hercules 7:18
  • 9 Let There Be More Light 4:32
  • 10 Julia Dream 2:50
  • 11 Point Me at the Sky 4:25
  • 12 Embryo 3:13
  • 13 Interstellar Overdrive 9:37

Disc 7

  • 1 [opening title] 0:05
  • 2 Astronomy Domine Standout 4:17
  • 3 The Scarecrow 2:03
  • 4 Corporal Clegg 2:57
  • 5 Paintbox 3:43
  • 6 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 5:03
  • 7 See Emily Play Standout 2:47
  • 8 Bike 1:49
  • 9 Apples and Oranges 3:12
  • 10 Astronomy Domine Standout 2:45
  • 11 Flaming 2:43
  • 12 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 4:31
  • 13 Let There Be More Light 3:45
  • 14 Paintbox 3:50
  • 15 Instrumental Improvisation 2:24
  • 16 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 2:49
  • 17 It Would Be So Nice (excerpt) 1:30
  • 18 Interstellar Overdrive 7:08
  • 19 Astronomy Domine Standout 3:36
  • 20 Roger Waters interview 0:22
  • 21 Let There Be More Light 3:22
  • 22 Remember a Day 2:43
  • 23 Let There Be More Light 2:02
  • 24 Let There Be More Light 3:54
  • 25 Flaming 3:03
  • 26 Let There Be More Light 6:44
  • 27 Point Me at the Sky 3:55

Disc 8

  • 1 Hollywood (non‐album track) 1:21
  • 2 Theme (beat version) 5:38
  • 3 More Blues (alternative version) 3:49
  • 4 Seabirds (non‐album track) 4:20
  • 5 Embryo 4:42
  • 6 Grantchester Meadows 3:46
  • 7 Cymbaline 3:38
  • 8 The Narrow Way 4:47
  • 9 Green Is the Colour 3:21
  • 10 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 3:29
  • 11 Interstellar Overdrive 4:20
  • 12 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 12:25
  • 13 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 10:10
  • 14 A Saucerful of Secrets 13:01

Disc 9

  • 1 Daybreak 8:14
  • 2 Work 4:12
  • 3 Afternoon 6:38
  • 4 Doing It 3:54
  • 5 Sleeping 4:36
  • 6 Nightmare 9:14
  • 7 Labyrinth 1:11
  • 8 The Beginning 3:23
  • 9 Beset by Creatures of the Deep 6:27
  • 10 The Narrow Way, Part 3 5:10
  • 11 The Pink Jungle 4:56
  • 12 The Labyrinths of Auximines 3:19
  • 13 Footsteps/Doors 3:12
  • 14 Behold the Temple of Light 5:32
  • 15 The End of the Beginning 6:31

Disc 11

  • 1 [opening title] 0:05
  • 2 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 6:32
  • 3 David Gilmour interview 1:18
  • 4 A Saucerful of Secrets 12:04
  • 5 Afternoon (Biding My Time) 4:22
  • 6 The Beginning (Green Is the Colour) 2:55
  • 7 Cymbaline 2:59
  • 8 Beset by Creatures of the Deep 0:49
  • 9 The End of the Beginning (A Saucerful of Secrets) 3:07
  • 10 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 6:19
  • 11 A Saucerful of Secrets 14:23
  • 12 Green Is the Colour 4:41
  • 13 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 10:02
  • 14 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 11:41
  • 15 Interstellar Overdrive 14:13

Disc 12

  • 1 Atom Heart Mother (live in Montreux, 21 Nov 1970) 17:58
  • 2 Embryo 11:10
  • 3 Fat Old Sun 5:52
  • 4 Green Is the Colour 3:27
  • 5 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 8:25
  • 6 If 5:47
  • 7 Atom Heart Mother (with choir, cello & brass ensemble) 25:30

Disc 13

  • 1 On the Highway 1:16
  • 2 Auto Scene (version 2) 1:13
  • 3 Auto Scene (version 3) 1:32
  • 4 Aeroplane 2:17
  • 5 Explosion 5:47
  • 6 The Riot Scene 1:39
  • 7 Looking at Map 1:56
  • 8 Love Scene (version 7) 5:03
  • 9 Love Scene (version 1) 3:26
  • 10 Take Off 1:20
  • 11 Take Off (version 2) 1:11
  • 12 Love Scene (version 2) 1:55
  • 13 Love Scene (take 1) 2:16
  • 14 Unknown Song (take 1) 5:56
  • 15 Love Scene (take 2) 6:40
  • 16 Crumbling Land (take 1) 4:08
  • 17 Atom Heart Mother (early studio version, band only) 19:26

Disc 14

  • 11 Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast 11:58

Disc 15

  • 1 [intro] (soundcheck) 1:25

Disc 16

  • 1 [opening title] 0:05
  • 2 Atom Heart Mother 17:09
  • 3 Cymbaline 8:40
  • 4 Grantchester Meadows 7:36
  • 5 Green Is the Colour 3:59
  • 6 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 8:42
  • 7 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 13:25
  • 8 Cymbaline (soundcheck) 2:30
  • 9 Atom Heart Mother 13:46
  • 10 Embryo 11:24
  • 11 Green Is the Colour 4:18
  • 12 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 8:12
  • 13 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 12:04
  • 14 Instrumental Improvisations 1, 2, 3 (live in the studio) 4:19
  • 15 Embryo 1:56
  • 16 Atom Heart Mother 21:35
  • 17 Atom Heart Mother 23:35
  • 18 If 4:30
  • 19 Summer ’68 5:28
  • 20 Fat Old Sun 5:35
  • 21 Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast 12:47

Disc 17

  • 1 Nothing, Part 14 7:01
  • 2 Fat Old Sun 15:33
  • 3 One of These Days 7:19
  • 4 Embryo 10:43
  • 5 Echoes 26:25

Disc 19

  • 1 [opening title] 0:05
  • 2 Atom Heart Mother (extracts & interview) 3:30
  • 3 A Saucerful of Secrets (extract & interview) 6:33
  • 4 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 12:01
  • 5 Cymbaline 6:04
  • 6 Atom Heart Mother (extract) 3:21
  • 7 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 2:28
  • 8 Band interview 4:04
  • 9 24 Hours - Bootleg Records 2:37
  • 10 Review 3:46
  • 11 One of These Days (‘French Windows’) 4:34
  • 12 Atom Heart Mother (extract, in colour) 5:19
  • 13 Atom Heart Mother (’71 Hakone Aphrodite) 15:37
  • 14 Echoes (original 4.0 quad mix 1971) 23:35
  • 15 One of These Days (2016 remix) 5:40
  • 16 A Pillow of Winds (2016 remix) 5:27
  • 17 Fearless (2016 remix) 6:07
  • 18 San Tropez (2016 remix) 3:42
  • 19 Seamus (2016 remix) 2:17
  • 20 Echoes (2016 remix) 23:27
  • 21 One of These Days (5.1 mix) 5:40
  • 22 A Pillow of Winds (5.1 mix) 5:27
  • 23 Fearless (5.1 mix) 6:07
  • 24 San Tropez (5.1 mix) 3:42
  • 25 Seamus (5.1 mix) 2:17
  • 26 Echoes (5.1 mix) 23:27

Disc 20

  • 1 Obscured by Clouds 3:03
  • 2 When You’re In 2:31
  • 3 Burning Bridges 3:30
  • 4 The Gold It’s in The… 3:07
  • 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 4:06
  • 10 Absolutely Curtains 5:52

Disc 22

  • 1 [opening title] 0:05
  • 2 Wot’s… Uh the Deal 5:04
  • 3 Pop Deux 7:14
  • 4 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 9:11
  • 5 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 7:42
  • 6 Actualités Méditerranée, Marseille, 22 November 1972 3:38
  • 7 JT Nuit – Les Pink Floyd, Marseille, 26 November 1972 3:14
  • 8 JT 20 H – Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973 3:10
  • 9 Journal de Paris – Les Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973 5:19
  • 10 Poitiers – autour du passage des Pink Floyd 4:33
  • 11 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 7:03
  • 12 A Saucerful of Secrets 10:10
  • 13 One of These Days 5:59
  • 14 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 10:23
  • 15 Echoes 26:14

Disc 23

  • 1 Flaming 2:41
  • 2 The Scarecrow 1:58
  • 3 The Gnome 2:08
  • 4 Matilda Mother 3:19
  • 5 Reaction in G 0:33
  • 6 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 3:18
  • 7 Scream Thy Last Scream 3:34
  • 8 Vegetable Man 3:06
  • 9 Pow R. Toc H. 2:45
  • 10 Jugband Blues 3:50
  • 11 Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major 3:58
  • 12 Blues 4:59
  • 13 US Radio Ad 0:21
  • 14 Music From the Committee, No. 1 1:06
  • 15 Music From the Committee, No. 2 3:24
  • 16 Moonhead (live on 1969 BBC TV moon landings broadcast) 7:17
  • 17 Echoes (live at Wembley 1974) 24:10

Disc 26

  • 1 [blank title] 0:02
  • 2 Arnold Layne (alternative version) 3:05
  • 3 Corporal Clegg 4:38
  • 4 Band interview 0:47
  • 5 A Saucerful of Secrets 11:36
  • 6 Atom Heart Mother 3:55
  • 7 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 4:15
  • 8 A Saucerful of Secrets 6:11
  • 9 Atom Heart Mother 14:54
  • 10 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 11:23
  • 11 A Saucerful of Secrets 9:46
  • 12 The Committee (feature film) 53:02

Disc 27

  • 1 More (feature film) 1:56:00
  • 2 La Vallée (feature film) 1:45:00

Disc 28

  • 1 Arnold Layne 2:55
  • 2 Candy and a Currant Bun 2:45

Disc 29

  • 1 See Emily Play Standout 2:53
  • 2 The Scarecrow 2:10

Disc 30

  • 1 Apples and Oranges 3:05
  • 2 Paintbox 3:46

Disc 31

  • 1 It Would Be So Nice 3:44
  • 2 Julia Dream 2:35

Disc 32

  • 1 Point Me at the Sky 3:37
  • 2 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 5:46

Disc 33

  • 1 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Standout 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 (alternate take) 6:06

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