Pink Floyd - Works (1983)
Wikipedia: Works is a compilation album of songs by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released in June 1983 by Capitol Records. 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 (1973) and the studio outtake "Embryo". 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. 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. 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". The cover art, illustrated by Ron Larson, was inspired by the 1948 poster "Nederland industrialiseert" ("The Netherlands industrialise"), designed by Dutch graphic artist Wladimir Flem.
Track List: 01 - One Of These Days (re-mix; interpolates part of "Speak to Me" from The Dark Side of the Moon)
02 - Arnold Layne (Duophonic stereo)
03 - Fearless
04 - Brain Damage (Alternate mix)
05 - Eclipse (Alternate mix)
06 - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
07 - See Emily Play (Duophonic stereo)
08 - Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict
09 - Free Four
10 - Embryo
Media Report: Genre: prog-rock, psychedelic rock
Origin: United Kingdom
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.3.0 (UTC 2013-05-26)
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