The Early Years: 1965–1972

Album by Pink Floyd

The Early Years: 1965–1972 is a compilation box set by English rock band Pink Floyd, released in 2016. It documents the band's formative period, covering their 1960s psychedelic and experimental phase through the emergence of more expansive progressive rock by the early 1970s, collecting studio and live material that illustrates their evolving arrangements, instrumentation and studio techniques.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Lucy Leave
    2:57
  2. 2.
    Double O Bo
    2:56
  3. 3.
    Remember Me
    2:45
  4. 4.
    Walk With Me Sydney
    3:11
  5. 5.
    Butterfly
    3:00
  6. 6.
    I’m a King Bee
    3:14
  7. 7.
    Arnold Layne
    2:56
  8. 8.
    See Emily Play
    2:54
  9. 9.
    Apples and Oranges
    3:04
  10. 10.
    Candy and a Currant Bun
    2:45
  11. 11.
    Paintbox
    3:47
  12. 12.
    Matilda Mother (2010 mix)
    3:59
  13. 13.
    Jugband Blues (2010 mix)
    3:02
  14. 14.
    In the Beechwoods (2010 mix)
    4:43
  15. 15.
    Vegetable Man (2010 mix)
    2:31
  16. 16.
    Scream Thy Last Scream (2010 mix)
    4:42

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Introduction
    0:25
  2. 3.
    Reaction in G
    7:18
  3. 4.
    Matilda Mother
    5:33
  4. 5.
    Pow R. Toc H.
    11:56
  5. 6.
    Scream Thy Last Scream
    4:00
  6. 7.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    7:16
  7. 8.
    See Emily Play
    3:15
  8. 9.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    8:57
  9. 10.
    John Latham (version 1)
    4:31
  10. 11.
    John Latham (version 2)
    5:06
  11. 12.
    John Latham (version 3)
    3:45
  12. 13.
    John Latham (version 4)
    2:59
  13. 14.
    John Latham (version 5)
    2:47
  14. 15.
    John Latham (version 6)
    3:16
  15. 16.
    John Latham (version 7)
    2:36
  16. 17.
    John Latham (version 8)
    2:49
  17. 18.
    John Latham (version 9)
    2:37

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Chapter 24
    3:50
  2. 4.
    Nick’s Boogie
    6:48
  3. 5.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    4:25
  4. 6.
    Arnold Layne
    3:02
  5. 7.
    Pow R. Toc H. / Astronomy Domine
    9:32
  6. 8.
    The Scarecrow
    2:14
  7. 9.
    Jugband Blues
    3:08
  8. 10.
    Apples and Oranges
    5:00
  9. 11.
    Instrumental Improvisation
    2:32
  10. 12.
    Instrumental Improvisation
    4:41
  11. 13.
    See Emily Play
    3:04
  12. 14.
    The Scarecrow (outtakes)
    2:16
  13. 15.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    10:05

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    [opening title]
    0:05
  2. 5.
    Chapter 24
    3:50
  3. 6.
    Nick’s Boogie
    6:48
  4. 7.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    4:25
  5. 8.
    Arnold Layne
    3:03
  6. 9.
    Pow R. Toc H. / Astronomy Domine
    9:33
  7. 10.
    The Scarecrow
    2:14
  8. 11.
    Jugband Blues
    3:07
  9. 12.
    Apples and Oranges
    5:01
  10. 13.
    Instrumental Improvisation
    2:32
  11. 14.
    Instrumental Improvisation
    4:41
  12. 15.
    See Emily Play
    3:04
  13. 16.
    The Scarecrow (outtakes)
    2:16
  14. 17.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    10:06

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Point Me at the Sky
    3:40
  2. 6.
    It Would Be So Nice
    3:46
  3. 7.
    Julia Dream
    2:34
  4. 8.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene (single version)
    5:46
  5. 9.
    Song 1
    3:19
  6. 10.
    Roger’s Boogie
    4:35
  7. 11.
    Murderotic Woman
    3:38
  8. 12.
    The Massed Gadgets of Hercules
    7:18
  9. 13.
    Let There Be More Light
    4:32
  10. 14.
    Julia Dream
    2:50
  11. 15.
    Point Me at the Sky
    4:25
  12. 16.
    Embryo
    3:13
  13. 17.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    9:37

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Astronomy Domine
    4:17
  2. 7.
    The Scarecrow
    2:03
  3. 8.
    Corporal Clegg
    2:57
  4. 9.
    Paintbox
    3:43
  5. 10.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    5:03
  6. 11.
    See Emily Play
    2:47
  7. 12.
    Bike
    1:49
  8. 13.
    Apples and Oranges
    3:12
  9. 14.
    Astronomy Domine
    2:45
  10. 15.
    Flaming
    2:43
  11. 16.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    4:31
  12. 17.
    Let There Be More Light
    3:45
  13. 18.
    Paintbox
    3:50
  14. 19.
    Instrumental Improvisation
    2:24
  15. 20.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    2:49
  16. 21.
    It Would Be So Nice (excerpt)
    1:30
  17. 22.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    7:08
  18. 23.
    Astronomy Domine
    3:36
  19. 24.
    Roger Waters interview
    0:22
  20. 25.
    Let There Be More Light
    3:22
  21. 26.
    Remember a Day
    2:43
  22. 27.
    Let There Be More Light
    2:02
  23. 28.
    Let There Be More Light
    3:54
  24. 29.
    Flaming
    3:03
  25. 30.
    Let There Be More Light
    6:44
  26. 31.
    Point Me at the Sky
    3:55

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    [opening title]
    0:05
  2. 8.
    Astronomy Domine
    4:17
  3. 9.
    The Scarecrow
    2:03
  4. 10.
    Corporal Clegg
    2:57
  5. 11.
    Paintbox
    3:43
  6. 12.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    5:03
  7. 13.
    See Emily Play
    2:47
  8. 14.
    Bike
    1:49
  9. 15.
    Apples and Oranges
    3:12
  10. 16.
    Astronomy Domine
    2:45
  11. 17.
    Flaming
    2:43
  12. 18.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    4:31
  13. 19.
    Let There Be More Light
    3:45
  14. 20.
    Paintbox
    3:50
  15. 21.
    Instrumental Improvisation
    2:24
  16. 22.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    2:49
  17. 23.
    It Would Be So Nice (excerpt)
    1:30
  18. 24.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    7:08
  19. 25.
    Astronomy Domine
    3:36
  20. 26.
    Roger Waters interview
    0:22
  21. 27.
    Let There Be More Light
    3:22
  22. 28.
    Remember a Day
    2:43
  23. 29.
    Let There Be More Light
    2:02
  24. 30.
    Let There Be More Light
    3:54
  25. 31.
    Flaming
    3:03
  26. 32.
    Let There Be More Light
    6:44
  27. 33.
    Point Me at the Sky
    3:55

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Hollywood (non‐album track)
    1:21
  2. 9.
    Theme (beat version)
    5:38
  3. 10.
    More Blues (alternative version)
    3:49
  4. 11.
    Seabirds (non‐album track)
    4:20
  5. 12.
    Embryo
    4:42
  6. 13.
    Grantchester Meadows
    3:46
  7. 14.
    Cymbaline
    3:38
  8. 15.
    The Narrow Way
    4:47
  9. 16.
    Green Is the Colour
    3:21
  10. 17.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    3:29
  11. 18.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    4:20
  12. 19.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    12:25
  13. 20.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    10:10
  14. 21.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    13:01

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Daybreak
    8:14
  2. 10.
    Work
    4:12
  3. 11.
    Afternoon
    6:38
  4. 12.
    Doing It
    3:54
  5. 13.
    Sleeping
    4:36
  6. 14.
    Nightmare
    9:14
  7. 15.
    Labyrinth
    1:11
  8. 16.
    The Beginning
    3:23
  9. 17.
    Beset by Creatures of the Deep
    6:27
  10. 18.
    The Narrow Way, Part 3
    5:10
  11. 19.
    The Pink Jungle
    4:56
  12. 20.
    The Labyrinths of Auximines
    3:19
  13. 21.
    Footsteps/Doors
    3:12
  14. 22.
    Behold the Temple of Light
    5:32
  15. 23.
    The End of the Beginning
    6:31

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    6:32
  2. 11.
    David Gilmour interview
    1:18
  3. 12.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    12:04
  4. 13.
    Afternoon (Biding My Time)
    4:22
  5. 14.
    The Beginning (Green Is the Colour)
    2:55
  6. 15.
    Cymbaline
    2:59
  7. 16.
    Beset by Creatures of the Deep
    0:49
  8. 17.
    The End of the Beginning (A Saucerful of Secrets)
    3:07
  9. 18.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    6:19
  10. 19.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    14:23
  11. 20.
    Green Is the Colour
    4:41
  12. 21.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    10:02
  13. 22.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    11:41
  14. 23.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    14:13

Disc 11

  1. 11.
    [opening title]
    0:05
  2. 12.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    6:32
  3. 13.
    David Gilmour interview
    1:18
  4. 14.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    12:04
  5. 15.
    Afternoon (Biding My Time)
    4:22
  6. 16.
    The Beginning (Green Is the Colour)
    2:55
  7. 17.
    Cymbaline
    2:59
  8. 18.
    Beset by Creatures of the Deep
    0:49
  9. 19.
    The End of the Beginning (A Saucerful of Secrets)
    3:07
  10. 20.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    6:19
  11. 21.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    14:23
  12. 22.
    Green Is the Colour
    4:41
  13. 23.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    10:02
  14. 24.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    11:41
  15. 25.
    Interstellar Overdrive
    14:13

Disc 12

  1. 12.
    Atom Heart Mother (live in Montreux, 21 Nov 1970)
    17:58
  2. 13.
    Embryo
    11:10
  3. 14.
    Fat Old Sun
    5:52
  4. 15.
    Green Is the Colour
    3:27
  5. 16.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    8:25
  6. 17.
    If
    5:47
  7. 18.
    Atom Heart Mother (with choir, cello & brass ensemble)
    25:30

Disc 13

  1. 13.
    On the Highway
    1:16
  2. 14.
    Auto Scene (version 2)
    1:13
  3. 15.
    Auto Scene (version 3)
    1:32
  4. 16.
    Aeroplane
    2:17
  5. 17.
    Explosion
    5:47
  6. 18.
    The Riot Scene
    1:39
  7. 19.
    Looking at Map
    1:56
  8. 20.
    Love Scene (version 7)
    5:03
  9. 21.
    Love Scene (version 1)
    3:26
  10. 22.
    Take Off
    1:20
  11. 23.
    Take Off (version 2)
    1:11
  12. 24.
    Love Scene (version 2)
    1:55
  13. 25.
    Love Scene (take 1)
    2:16
  14. 26.
    Unknown Song (take 1)
    5:56
  15. 27.
    Love Scene (take 2)
    6:40
  16. 28.
    Crumbling Land (take 1)
    4:08
  17. 29.
    Atom Heart Mother (early studio version, band only)
    19:26

Disc 14

  1. 14.
    Atom Heart Mother
    17:08
  2. 15.
    Cymbaline
    8:39
  3. 16.
    Grantchester Meadows
    7:35
  4. 17.
    Green Is the Colour
    3:59
  5. 18.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    8:42
  6. 19.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    12:06
  7. 20.
    Atom Heart Mother
    23:35
  8. 21.
    If
    4:30
  9. 22.
    Summer ’68
    5:28
  10. 23.
    Fat Old Sun
    5:35
  11. 24.
    Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast
    11:58

Disc 15

  1. 15.
    [intro] (soundcheck)
    1:25
  2. 16.
    Cymbaline (soundcheck)
    2:30
  3. 17.
    Atom Heart Mother
    13:45
  4. 18.
    Embryo
    11:24
  5. 19.
    Green Is the Colour
    4:17
  6. 20.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    8:12
  7. 21.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    12:03
  8. 22.
    Instrumental Improvisations 1, 2, 3 (live in the studio)
    4:19
  9. 23.
    Embryo
    1:56
  10. 24.
    Atom Heart Mother
    21:40

Disc 16

  1. 16.
    [opening title]
    0:05
  2. 17.
    Atom Heart Mother
    17:09
  3. 18.
    Cymbaline
    8:40
  4. 19.
    Grantchester Meadows
    7:36
  5. 20.
    Green Is the Colour
    3:59
  6. 21.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    8:42
  7. 22.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    13:25
  8. 23.
    Cymbaline (soundcheck)
    2:30
  9. 24.
    Atom Heart Mother
    13:46
  10. 25.
    Embryo
    11:24
  11. 26.
    Green Is the Colour
    4:18
  12. 27.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    8:12
  13. 28.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    12:04
  14. 29.
    Instrumental Improvisations 1, 2, 3 (live in the studio)
    4:19
  15. 30.
    Embryo
    1:56
  16. 31.
    Atom Heart Mother
    21:35
  17. 32.
    Atom Heart Mother
    23:35
  18. 33.
    If
    4:30
  19. 34.
    Summer ’68
    5:28
  20. 35.
    Fat Old Sun
    5:35
  21. 36.
    Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast
    12:47

Disc 17

  1. 17.
    Nothing, Part 14
    7:01
  2. 18.
    Fat Old Sun
    15:33
  3. 19.
    One of These Days
    7:19
  4. 20.
    Embryo
    10:43
  5. 21.
    Echoes
    26:25

Disc 18

  1. 18.
    Atom Heart Mother (extracts & interview)
    3:30
  2. 19.
    A Saucerful of Secrets (extract & interview)
    6:33
  3. 20.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    12:01
  4. 21.
    Cymbaline
    6:04
  5. 22.
    Atom Heart Mother (extract)
    3:21
  6. 23.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    2:28
  7. 24.
    Band interview
    4:04
  8. 25.
    24 Hours - Bootleg Records
    2:37
  9. 26.
    Review
    3:46
  10. 27.
    One of These Days (‘French Windows’)
    4:34
  11. 28.
    Atom Heart Mother (extract, in colour)
    5:19
  12. 29.
    Atom Heart Mother (’71 Hakone Aphrodite)
    15:37
  13. 30.
    Echoes (original 4.0 quad mix 1971)
    23:35

Disc 19

  1. 19.
    [opening title]
    0:05
  2. 20.
    Atom Heart Mother (extracts & interview)
    3:30
  3. 21.
    A Saucerful of Secrets (extract & interview)
    6:33
  4. 22.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    12:01
  5. 23.
    Cymbaline
    6:04
  6. 24.
    Atom Heart Mother (extract)
    3:21
  7. 25.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    2:28
  8. 26.
    Band interview
    4:04
  9. 27.
    24 Hours - Bootleg Records
    2:37
  10. 28.
    Review
    3:46
  11. 29.
    One of These Days (‘French Windows’)
    4:34
  12. 30.
    Atom Heart Mother (extract, in colour)
    5:19
  13. 31.
    Atom Heart Mother (’71 Hakone Aphrodite)
    15:37
  14. 32.
    Echoes (original 4.0 quad mix 1971)
    23:35
  15. 33.
    One of These Days (2016 remix)
    5:40
  16. 34.
    A Pillow of Winds (2016 remix)
    5:27
  17. 35.
    Fearless (2016 remix)
    6:07
  18. 36.
    San Tropez (2016 remix)
    3:42
  19. 37.
    Seamus (2016 remix)
    2:17
  20. 38.
    Echoes (2016 remix)
    23:27
  21. 39.
    One of These Days (5.1 mix)
    5:40
  22. 40.
    A Pillow of Winds (5.1 mix)
    5:27
  23. 41.
    Fearless (5.1 mix)
    6:07
  24. 42.
    San Tropez (5.1 mix)
    3:42
  25. 43.
    Seamus (5.1 mix)
    2:17
  26. 44.
    Echoes (5.1 mix)
    23:27

Disc 20

  1. 20.
    Obscured by Clouds
    3:03
  2. 21.
    When You’re In
    2:31
  3. 22.
    Burning Bridges
    3:30
  4. 23.
    The Gold It’s in The…
    3:07
  5. 24.
    Wot’s… Uh the Deal
    5:09
  6. 25.
    Mudmen
    4:18
  7. 26.
    Childhood’s End
    4:33
  8. 27.
    Free Four
    4:16
  9. 28.
    Stay
    4:06
  10. 29.
    Absolutely Curtains
    5:52

Disc 21

  1. 21.
    Wot’s… Uh the Deal
    5:13
  2. 22.
    Pop Deux
    7:26
  3. 23.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    9:11
  4. 24.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    7:41
  5. 25.
    Actualités Méditerranée, Marseille, 22 November 1972
    3:38
  6. 26.
    JT Nuit – Les Pink Floyd, Marseille, 26 November 1972
    3:13
  7. 27.
    JT 20 H – Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973
    3:10
  8. 28.
    Journal de Paris – Les Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973
    5:19
  9. 29.
    Poitiers – autour du passage des Pink Floyd
    4:33
  10. 30.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    7:03
  11. 31.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    10:09
  12. 32.
    One of These Days
    5:59
  13. 33.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    10:22
  14. 34.
    Echoes
    26:14

Disc 22

  1. 22.
    [opening title]
    0:05
  2. 23.
    Wot’s… Uh the Deal
    5:04
  3. 24.
    Pop Deux
    7:14
  4. 25.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    9:11
  5. 26.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    7:42
  6. 27.
    Actualités Méditerranée, Marseille, 22 November 1972
    3:38
  7. 28.
    JT Nuit – Les Pink Floyd, Marseille, 26 November 1972
    3:14
  8. 29.
    JT 20 H – Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973
    3:10
  9. 30.
    Journal de Paris – Les Pink Floyd, Paris, 12 January 1973
    5:19
  10. 31.
    Poitiers – autour du passage des Pink Floyd
    4:33
  11. 32.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    7:03
  12. 33.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    10:10
  13. 34.
    One of These Days
    5:59
  14. 35.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    10:23
  15. 36.
    Echoes
    26:14

Disc 23

  1. 23.
    Flaming
    2:41
  2. 24.
    The Scarecrow
    1:58
  3. 25.
    The Gnome
    2:08
  4. 26.
    Matilda Mother
    3:19
  5. 27.
    Reaction in G
    0:33
  6. 28.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    3:18
  7. 29.
    Scream Thy Last Scream
    3:34
  8. 30.
    Vegetable Man
    3:06
  9. 31.
    Pow R. Toc H.
    2:45
  10. 32.
    Jugband Blues
    3:50
  11. 33.
    Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major
    3:58
  12. 34.
    Blues
    4:59
  13. 35.
    US Radio Ad
    0:21
  14. 36.
    Music From the Committee, No. 1
    1:06
  15. 37.
    Music From the Committee, No. 2
    3:24
  16. 38.
    Moonhead (live on 1969 BBC TV moon landings broadcast)
    7:17
  17. 39.
    Echoes (live at Wembley 1974)
    24:10

Disc 24

  1. 24.
    Arnold Layne (alternative version)
    3:05
  2. 25.
    Corporal Clegg
    4:38
  3. 26.
    Band interview
    0:47
  4. 27.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    11:36
  5. 28.
    Atom Heart Mother
    3:55
  6. 29.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    4:15
  7. 30.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    6:11
  8. 31.
    Atom Heart Mother
    14:54
  9. 32.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    11:23
  10. 33.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    9:33
  11. 34.
    The Committee
    53:14

Disc 25

  1. 25.
    More (feature film)
    1:56:00
  2. 26.
    La Vallée (feature film)
    1:45:00

Disc 26

  1. 26.
    [blank title]
    0:02
  2. 27.
    Arnold Layne (alternative version)
    3:05
  3. 28.
    Corporal Clegg
    4:38
  4. 29.
    Band interview
    0:47
  5. 30.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    11:36
  6. 31.
    Atom Heart Mother
    3:55
  7. 32.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    4:15
  8. 33.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    6:11
  9. 34.
    Atom Heart Mother
    14:54
  10. 35.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    11:23
  11. 36.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    9:46
  12. 37.
    The Committee (feature film)
    53:02

Disc 27

  1. 27.
    More (feature film)
    1:56:00
  2. 28.
    La Vallée (feature film)
    1:45:00

Disc 28

  1. 28.
    Arnold Layne
  2. 29.
    Candy and a Currant Bun

Disc 29

  1. 29.
    See Emily Play
  2. 30.
    The Scarecrow

Disc 30

  1. 30.
    Apples and Oranges
  2. 31.
    Paintbox

Disc 31

  1. 31.
    It Would Be So Nice
  2. 32.
    Julia Dream

Disc 32

  1. 32.
    Point Me at the Sky
  2. 33.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene

Disc 33

  1. 33.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene
    6:45
  2. 34.
    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    10:35
  3. 35.
    One of These Days
    5:50
  4. 36.
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    12:49
  5. 37.
    Echoes
    24:56
  6. 38.
    Careful With That Axe, Eugene (alternate take)
    6:06

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