The Early Years: 1969: Dramatis/ation

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Hollywood
producer:
Pink Floyd
recording of:
Hollywood
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
1:21
2Theme From Film “More” (beat version)
producer:
Pink Floyd
recording of:
Main Theme (More)
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 and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
5:38
3More Blues (alternate version)
producer:
Pink Floyd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2017)
recording of:
More Blues (in 1969-03)
composer:
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.
3:49
4Seabirds (instrumental) (non‐album track)
producer:
Pink Floyd
recording of:
Seabirds
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
4:20
5Embryo (from “Picnic”)
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
producer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [wah electric guitar], background vocals and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (in 1968-11)
cymbal:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (in 1968-11)
effects [tape effects, sped up voice] and electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (in 1968-11)
farfisa, mellotron and piano:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (in 1968-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Limited (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-11)
recording of:
Embryo (in 1968-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
4:42
6Grantchester Meadows (live BBC radio session, 12 May 1969)
recording engineer:
Chris Lycett
producer:
John Walters (BBC producer)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (on 1969-05-12)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
keyboard:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1969-05-12)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Cinema (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-12)
live partial recording of:
Cymbaline (on 1969-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
live recording of:
Grantchester Meadows (on 1969-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
3:46
7Cymbaline (live BBC radio session, 12 May 1969)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (on 1969-05-12)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
keyboard:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1969-05-12)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
recorded at:
Paris Cinema (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-12)
live recording of:
Cymbaline (on 1969-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
3:38
8The Narrow Way (live BBC radio session, 12 May 1969)
recording engineer:
Chris Lycett
producer:
John Walters (BBC producer)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (on 1969-05-12)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
keyboard:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1969-05-12)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
recorded at:
Paris Cinema (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-12)
live recording of:
The Narrow Way, Part 3 (on 1969-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
part of:
The Narrow Way
4:48
9Green Is the Colour (live BBC radio session, 12 May 1969)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
farfisa and keyboard:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-12)
live recording of:
Green Is the Colour (on 1969-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
3:21
10Careful With That Axe, Eugene (live BBC radio session, 12 May 1969)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (on 1969-05-12)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
keyboard:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1969-05-12)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (on 1969-05-12)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-12)
live recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (on 1969-05-12)
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.
3:29
11Interstellar Overdrive (live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969)
recorded at:
Paradiso in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-08-09)
live recording of:
Interstellar Overdrive (on 1969-08-09)
composer:
Syd Barrett, Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex Music, Essex Music International, Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4:20
12Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969)
recorded at:
Paradiso in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-08-09)
live recording of:
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (on 1969-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex International, Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music International, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
12:26
13Careful With That Axe, Eugene (live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969)
recorded at:
Paradiso in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-08-09)
live recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (on 1969-08-09)
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.
10:10
14A Saucerful of Secrets (live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9 August 1969)
recorded at:
Paradiso in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-08-09)
live recording of:
A Saucerful of Secrets (on 1969-08-09)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus (publisher), Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd., Magdalene Music and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
13:02
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Daybreak (“The Man” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Grantchester Meadows (on 1969-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
8:14
2Work (“The Man” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Work (on 1969-09-17)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
4:12
3Afternoon (“The Man” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Biding My Time (on 1969-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., World Copyrights Ltd. and World Music (publisher)
6:39
4Doing It (“The Man” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Doing It (on 1969-09-17)
composer:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
3:55
5Sleeping (“The Man” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Quicksilver (on 1969-09-17)
writer and composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
4:37
6Nightmare (“The Man” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Cymbaline (on 1969-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
9:14
7Labyrinth (“The Man” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Let There Be More Light (on 1969-09-17)
lyricist 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.
1:12
8The Beginning (“The Man” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Green Is the Colour (on 1969-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
3:23
9Beset by Creatures of the Deep (“The Journey” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (on 1969-09-17)
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.
6:27
10The Narrow Way, Pt. 3 (“The Journey” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
The Narrow Way, Part 3 (on 1969-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
part of:
The Narrow Way
5:11
11The Pink Jungle (“The Journey” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Pow R. Toc H. (on 1969-09-17)
composer:
Syd Barrett, Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Essex Music, Essex Music International, Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music, TRO Essex Music Ltd., TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4:56
12The Labyrinth of Auximenes (“The Journey” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
The Labyrinths of Auximines (on 1969-09-17)
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. and Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd.
revision of:
Let There Be More Light
3:19
13Footsteps/Doors (“The Journey” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Footsteps/Doors (on 1969-09-17)
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. and Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd.
3:13
14Behold the Temple of Light (“The Journey” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Behold the Temple of Light (on 1969-09-17)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. and Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd.
5:32
15The End of the Beginning (“The Journey” performed at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17 September 1969) (live)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1969-09-17)
live recording of:
Celestial Voices (on 1969-09-17)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
part of:
A Saucerful of Secrets
6:32

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