music.wikisort.org - CompositionWorks is a compilation album of songs by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1983. It features a variety of material, including two of the band's early singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play," alternative mixes of tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon and the studio outtake "Embryo."[1]
For other uses, see Works.
1983 compilation album by Pink Floyd
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Released | 18 June 1983 |
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Recorded | 1967–1973 |
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Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock |
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Length | 42:10 |
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Language | English |
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Label | Capitol |
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Producer |
- Joe Boyd
- Pink Floyd
- Norman Smith
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Release and contents
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Allmusic |     [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [2] |
Rolling Stone |     [3] |
The album was released by Pink Floyd's former American label, Capitol Records, to compete with their then-current studio album The Final Cut. The album is particularly notable for including the track "Embryo," an outtake from the Ummagumma album that later became a concert staple in a greatly elongated form.[4] Previously, the track had only appeared on a scarce various artists compilation album promoting Pink Floyd's UK label Harvest Records entitled Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air in January 1970.[1]
Also unique to Works are the tracks "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse," which are alternative stereo mixes, rumored[by whom?] to be "fold-down" mixes from the quadraphonic edition of Dark Side of the Moon.[5][unreliable source] Additionally, some tracks are crossfaded into one another, such as "See Emily Play" into "Several Species..." and "Fearless" into "Brain Damage." The album also opens with a heartbeat similar to the opening of Dark Side of the Moon that fades into the wind intro of "One of These Days." This creates a bookend effect on side 1, which ends with the heartbeat fadeout of "Eclipse."
Cover
The cover art, illustrated by Ron Larson, was inspired by the c. 1948 poster "Nederland industrialiseert" ("The Netherlands industrialise"),[6] designed by Dutch graphic artist Wladimir Flem.
Track listing
- Side one
- "One of These Days" – 5:50 (re-mix of the Meddle version, interpolates part of "Speak to Me" from The Dark Side of the Moon)
- "Arnold Layne" – 2:52 (single, Duophonic Stereo)
- "Fearless" – 6:08 (from Meddle)
- "Brain Damage" – 3:50 (from The Dark Side of the Moon, alternate mix)
- "Eclipse" – 1:45 (from The Dark Side of the Moon, alternate mix)
- Side two
- "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" – 5:23 (from A Saucerful of Secrets)
- "See Emily Play" – 2:54 (single, Duophonic Stereo)
- "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" – 4:47 (from Ummagumma)
- "Free Four" – 4:07 (from Obscured by Clouds)
- "Embryo" – 4:39 (from the various artists compilation Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air)
Personnel
- Syd Barrett — guitar ("Arnold Layne", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", "See Emily Play"), lead vocals ("Arnold Layne", "See Emily Play")
- David Gilmour — guitar (all but "Arnold Layne", "See Emily Play", "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"), bass guitar ("One of These Days"), lead vocals ("Fearless", "Embryo"), backing vocals
- Nick Mason — drums, percussion, tape effects, vocalisations ("One of These Days")
- Roger Waters — bass guitar, tape effects, lead vocals ("Brain Damage", "Eclipse", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", "Free Four"), vocalisations ("Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"), backing vocals
- Richard Wright — keyboards, piano, synthesisers, backing vocals
Charts
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Peak position |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] |
64 |
US Billboard 200[8] |
68 |
References
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Tours |
- World Tour 1968
- The Man and The Journey Tour
- Dark Side of the Moon Tour
- 1974 French Summer/British Winter Tour
- North American/Wish You Were Here Tour
- In the Flesh/Animals Tour
- The Wall Tour
- A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour (Concert in Venice, Italy)
- The Division Bell Tour
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- Discography
- Songs
- Unreleased songs
- Videography
- Band members
- Live performances
- Bootleg recordings
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Other topics |
- The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream
- Azimuth Co-ordinator
- Blackhill Enterprises
- Britannia Row Studios
- Dark Side of the Rainbow
- Games for May
- Pink Floyd pigs
- Publius Enigma
- Why Pink Floyd...?
- Bob Klose
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- [en] Works (Pink Floyd album)
[es] Works
Works (1983) es un álbum recopilatorio de Pink Floyd, lanzado por Capitol Records (anterior discográfica del grupo) para competir con el nuevo álbum de los Floyd de aquel año, The Final Cut. Contiene temas de los años 1967 a 1973.
[ru] Works
Works (с англ. — «Произведения, труды») — сборник композиций группы Pink Floyd, выпущенный в июне 1983 года в США звукозаписывающей компанией Capitol Records[1][3][4]. В сборник вошли композиции группы с 1967 года (с синглов «Arnold Layne» и «See Emily Play») по 1973 год (с альбома «The Dark Side of the Moon»)[~ 1][5][6]. В американском чарте Billboard «Works» поднимался до 68 места[7]. Основой дизайна обложки стал плакат, созданный в 1948 году Владимиром Флемом (Wladimir Flem), «Nederland industrialiseert»[8].
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