The Best of the Pink Floyd

~ Release by Pink Floyd (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Arnold Layne
engineer:
John Woods (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett (on 1967-01-29)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (on 1967-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1967-01-29)
farfisa and background vocals:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1967-01-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1974, in 2007) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea (on 1967-01-29) and EMI Studios (London) in St John's Wood (on 1967-02-27)
music videos:
Arnold Layne (1967 promo video) by Pink Floyd
recording of:
Arnold Layne (from 1967-01-29 until 1967-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Dunmo Music, Ltd., Peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
3.22:56
A2Candy and a Currant Bun
engineer:
John Woods (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass guitar and other vocals [screaming]:
Roger Waters (on 1967-01-29)
drums (drum set) and spoken vocals [drive me wild]:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1967-01-29)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Syd Barrett (on 1967-01-29)
farfisa and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1967-01-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974, in 2007)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea (on 1967-01-29) and EMI Studios (London) in St John's Wood (on 1967-02-27)
recording of:
Candy and a Currant Bun (on 1967-01-29)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
DUNMO Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
recording of:
Candy and a Currant Bun (on 1967-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
DUNMO Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
3.352:48
A3See Emily Play
recording of:
See Emily Play
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Essex Music International, Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
2:56
A4Scarecrow
recording of:
The Scarecrow
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Essex Music International, Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
2:07
A5Apples and Oranges
recording of:
Apples and Oranges
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Magdalene and Westminster Music Ltd.
3:08
A6Paint Box
producer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Syd Barrett (on 1967-11-02)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (on 1967-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1967-11-02)
piano, tack piano and lead vocals:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1967-11-02)
background vocals:
Syd Barrett (on 1967-11-02) and Roger Waters (on 1967-11-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Pink Floyd (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2007)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho (on 1967-11-02)
recording of:
Paint Box (on 1967-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Essex Music International, Magdalene, TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
33:47
A7It Would Be So Nice
recording of:
It Would Be So Nice
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
3:45
A8Julia Dream
recording of:
Julia Dream
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex Music International, Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music Ltd., TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
2:34
B1Let There Be More Light
recording of:
Let There Be More Light
lyricist, writer and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex Music, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus (publisher), Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
5:29
B2Remember a Day
recording of:
Remember a Day
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Music, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4:28
B3Point Me at the Sky
producer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (on 1968-11-04)
drums (drum set), maracas and temple blocks:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1968-11-04)
electric guitar and slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1968-11-04)
glockenspiel, Hammond organ and piano:
Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1968-11-04)
background vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1968-11-04), Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1968-11-04) and Roger Waters (on 1968-11-04)
lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1968-11-04) and Roger Waters (on 1968-11-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (on 1968-11-04)
recording of:
Point Me at the Sky (on 1968-11-04)
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
publisher:
Lupus Music Ltd.
3:37
B4Careful With That Axe, Eugene
recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
5:46
B5The Nile Song
recording of:
The Nile Song
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
3:23
B6Ibiza Bar
recording of:
Ibiza Bar
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
3:07