Pink Floyd will release the ultimate box set The Early Years 1965-1972 on November 11. Other items in the set: an unreleased 1967 concert in Stockholm, recently discovered Capitol Records studio sessions, a restored promo clip of Point Me At The Sky, unreleased tracks from the More sessions, the first performance of Atom Heart Mother on the BBC featuring a choir and orchestra and new 5.1 audio mixes of Live at Pompeii.
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Billed by the band’s official website as a “comprehensive” collection that includes “much unreleased material” on top of a complete collection of everything already in the public domain, The Early Years 1965-1972 will be available from November 11th, at a price of $700. It promises to be a veritable treasure for Floyd fans, as it contains material such as the oft-bootlegged Syd Barrett-era songs “Vegetable Man” and “Scream Thy Last Scream”. The video element of the release includes rare concert footage and feature films.
The collection follows the Floyd story through the years prior to the release of the 45-million selling The Dark Side Of The Moon album. It covers Barrett’s stint in the group, including demos, singles, the aforementioned Saucerful rarities and BBC sessions. The 1967 song was written by founding member Syd Barrett, who left the band soon afterward as he struggled with mental illness. The video content includes a promo spot for “Point Me at the Sky” and global TV performances.
Pink Floyd, the early years. It will feature 12 hours of audio and 15 hours of video.
This package includes part of the original demos, when the project gestated from “Nothing” to “Return Of The Son Of Nothing“, as well as a contemporary BBC session recording. Dramatis/ation contains music from 1969, including tracks recorded for but not used on the soundtrack to the film More. There’s also three feature-length films – The Committee, More and La Vallée – and live footage and festival performances. Each package features at least one or more CD and at least one DVD or Blu-ray disc.
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The box will also contain reproduction vinyl singles of “Arnold Layne”, “See Emily Play”, “Apples and Oranges”, “It Would Be So Nice” and “Point Me at the Sky”.
