Cre/ation: The Early Years 1967-1972

by Pink Floyd

Cre/ation: The Early Years 1967-1972 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 11 November 2016
  • Label: Pink Floyd
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:52:52
  • Community rating: 4.1/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Joe Boyd, Norman Smith

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as a condensed, two-disc highlight reel of a much larger 27-disc box set, this compilation archives the band's wildly experimental beginnings prior to 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. It features rare b-sides, unreleased BBC sessions, and extended psychedelic jams, covering the transition from Syd Barrett's whimsical pop into sprawling, cinematic progressive rock. The collection is an essential distillation of their most adventurous and formative era.

Genres

Descriptors: party, space, archival, compilation, british

Tracklist

  1. Arnold Layne (2:57)
  2. See Emily Play (2:55)
  3. Matilda Mother (2010 Mix) (3:58)
  4. Jugband Blues (2010 Mix) (3:02)
  5. Paintbox (3:47)
  6. Flaming (BBC Session 1967) (2:42)
  7. In The Beechwoods (2010 Mix) (4:43)
  8. Point Me At The Sky (3:41)
  9. Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Single Version) (5:48)
  10. Embryo (4:42)
  11. Ummagumma Radio Ad (0:22)
  12. Grantchester Meadows (BBC Session 1969) (3:46)
  13. Cymbaline (BBC Session 1969) (3:39)
  14. Interstellar Overdrive (Live At The Paradiso 1969) (4:24)
  15. Green Is The Colour (BBC Session 1969) (3:21)
  16. Careful With That Axe, Eugene (BBC Session 1969) (3:28)
  17. On The Highway (Zabriskie Point Remix) (1:17)
  18. Auto Scene Version 2 (Zabriskie Point Remix) (1:13)
  19. The Riot Scene (Zabriskie Point Remix) (1:40)
  20. Looking At Map (Zabriskie Point Remix) (1:56)
  21. Take Off (Zabriskie Point Remix) (1:19)
  22. Embryo (Alternative Version) (BBC Session 1970) (10:13)
  23. Atom Heart Mother (Band Version) (Live In Montreux 1970) (18:01)
  24. Nothing Part 14 (7:01)
  25. Childhood's End (2016 Remix) (4:33)
  26. Free Four (2016 Remix) (4:16)
  27. Stay (2016 Remix) (4:08)

Credits

  • Aubrey Powell - creative director
  • Hipgnosis - creative director
  • Syd Barrett - performer [1966-67], vocals, guitar, written-by
  • Roger Waters - performer [1966-72], bass, vocals, written-by
  • Nick Mason - performer [1966-72], drums, written-by
  • Richard Wright - performer [1966-72], keyboards, vocals, written-by
  • David Gilmour - performer [1968-72], vocals, guitar, written-by
  • Cary Anning - research [abbey road studios]

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