Pink Floyd: A Retrospective (1967-1995)

Pink Floyd A Retrospective: 1967-1995

Overview: English progressive-rock group. Group name taken from Georgia bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. Active from 1965 to 1995. The Players: Syd Barrett (guitar, vocals: 1965-68) Roger Waters (bass, vocals: 1965-83) Nick Mason (drums: 1965-95) Richard Wright (keyboards: 1965-81, 1987-95) David Gilmour (guitar, vocals: 1968-1995) Links DMDB encyclopedia entry for Pink Floyd PinkFloyd.com (official site) Facebook Wikipedia Pink Floyd: Top 50 Songs Pink Floyd: Top 10 Albums

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Studio Albums Compilations ES The Early Singles (covers 1967-68, released 1992) R Relics (covers 1967-69, released 1971) W Works (covers 1967-73, released 1983) C A Collection of Great Dance Songs (covers 1971-79, released 1981) E Echoes: The Best of (covers 1967-94, released 2001) F Foot in the Door: The Best of (covers 1967-94, released 2011) Live Albums (Pink Floyd and Roger Waters) IO Is There Anybody Out There? (recorded 1981, released 2000) DS Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) WB The Wall: Live in Berlin (Roger Waters with various artists, 1990) P Pulse (1995) IF In the Flesh (Roger Waters, 2000) RW Roger Waters: The Wall (Roger Waters, 2015) UT Us + Them (Roger Waters, 2019) TD This Is Not a Drill (Roger Waters, 2025) Links for Roger Waters go to his profile page. Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the above anthologies and live albums are noted.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)

Astronomy Domine [4:12] P, E Lucifer Sam [3:07] Matilda Mother [3:08] Flaming [2:46] Pow R. Toc H. [4:26] Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk [3:05] Interstellar Overdrive [9:41] R The Gnome [2:13] Chapter 24 [3:42] The Scarecrow [2:11] ES Bike [3:21] R, E

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A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)

Let There Be More Light Remember a Day [4:29] R Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun [5:23] W, IF, E Corporal Clegg A Saucerful of Secrets See-Saw Jugband Blues [2:56] E

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The Early Singles Pink Floyd

Covers: 1967-1968 Released: November 24, 1992 (as part of Shine On box set Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: psychedelic rock/classic rock

Tracks: Arnold Layne [2:57] ES, R, W, E Candy and a Currant Bun [2:45] ES See Emily Play [2:53] ES, R, W, E, F The Scarecrow [2:11] ES Apples and Oranges [3:11] ES Paint Box [3:45] ES, R It Would Be So Nice (Wright) [3:46] ES Julia Dream (Waters) [2:37] (4/13/68, B-side of “It Would Be So Nice,” 44 CL) ES, R Point Me at the Sky (Waters, Gilmour) [3:35] ES Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Gilmour, Waters, Wright, Mason) [5:45] (12/7/68, B-side of “Point Me at the Sky,” 22 CL) R Total Running Time: 33:33

Rating: 2.645 out of 5.00 (average of 6 ratings)

About The Early Singles: While Pink Floyd became known as an album-oriented band, their early years were marked by a series of singles. When the box set Shine On was released in 1992, it featured a special collection of those early singles alongside the albums A Saucerful of Secrets (1968), Meddle (1971), The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), The Wall (1979), and A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987).

More (soundtrack, 1969)

Cirrus Minor [5:18] R The Nile Song [3:25] R Crying Song Up the Khyber Green Is the Colour Cymbaline Party Sequence Main Theme Ibiza Bar More Blues Quicksilver A Spanish Piece Dramatic Theme

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Relics Pink Floyd

Released: May 14, 1971 Covers: 1967-1969 Peak: 152 US, 32 UK, 65 CN, 29 AU Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.1 UK, 2.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: psychedelic rock/classic rock

Tracks: (1) Arnold Layne (2) Interstellar Overdrive (3) See Emily Play (4) Remember a Day (5) Paint Box (6) Julia Dream (7) Careful with That Axe, Eugene (8) Cirrus Minor (9) The Nile Song (10) Biding My Time (11) Bike Total Running Time: 49:38

Rating: 3.967 out of 5.00 (average of 20 ratings)

About Relics: With only three albums under their belt, this collection may have seemed unnecessary. However, since Pink Floyd released several singles not featured on albums, it made sense to gather them alongside a few album cuts. Unfortunately, that’s not quite what this set does. There are two singles, three B-sides of singles not on this collection, one unreleased song, and five cuts from the band’s first three albums. A better compilation would have simply gathered the singles and B-sides and maybe thrown in the unreleased “Biding My Time.” Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Biding My Time (Waters) [5:18] (recorded 1969)

Ummagumma (1969)

Disc 1 (live): Astronomy Domine Careful with That Axe, Eugene Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun A Saucerful of Secrets i. Something Else ii. Syncopated Pandemonium iii. Storm Signal iv. Celestial Voices Disc 2 (studio): Sysyphus, Part 1 Sysyphus, Part 2 Sysyphus, Part 3 Sysyphus, Part 4 Grantchester Meadows Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict [4:47] W The Narrow Way, Part 1 The Narrow Way, Part 2 The Narrow Way, Part 3 The Grand Vizer’s Garden Party i. Entrance ii. Entertainment iii. Exit

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Atom Heart Mother (1970)

Atom Heart Mother i. Father’s Shout ii. Breast Milky iii. Mother Fore iv. Funky Dung v. Mind Your Throats, Please vi. Remergence If Summer ‘68 Fat Old Sun Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast i. Rise and Shine ii. Sunny Side Up iii. Morning Glory

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Meddle (1971)

One of These Days [5:50] W, C, DS, P, E, UT A Pillow of Winds Fearless [6:08] W San Tropez Seamus Echoes E

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Obscured by Clouds (1972)

Obscured by Clouds When You’re In Burning Bridges The Gold It’s in the… Wot’s…Uh the Deal Mudmen Childhood’s End Free Four [4:07] W Stay Absolutely Curtains

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The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Speak to Me [1:16] P, IF, UT Breathe [2:44] P, IF On the Run [3:33] DS *, P Time/Breathe Reprise [7:06] DS, P, IF, E, F, UT The Great Gig in the Sky [4:44] DS *, P, E, F, UT Money [6:32] C, DS, P, IF, E, F, UT, TD Us and Them [7:40] DS, P, E, UT, TD Any Colour You Like [3:25] P, TD Brain Damage [3:50] W, P, IF, F, UT, TD Eclipse [2:04] W, P, IF, F, UT, TD

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Works Pink Floyd

Released: June 18, 1983 Covers: 1967-1973 Peak: 68 US, -- UK, -- CN, 64 AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: psychedelic rock/classic rock/progressive rock

Tracks: (1) One of These Days (2) Arnold Layne (3) Fearless (4) Brain Damage (5) Eclipse (6) Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (7) See Emily Play (8) Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict (9) Free Four (10) Embryo Total Running Time: 42:10

Rating: 3.163 out of 5.00 (average of 9 ratings)

About Works: Works repeated the same mistakes as Relics. Some album cuts were featured alongside a couple of singles and “Embryo,” which had not been released on a Pink Floyd album, but was released in 1970 on the various artists’ compilation Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Embryo (Waters) [4:39] (recorded 11/30/68, released 1970) W

Wish You Were Here (1975)

Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) [13:32] C, DS, P, IF, E, F, TD Welcome to the Machine [7:28] DS *, IF, UT Have a Cigar [5:08] F, TD Wish You Were Here [5:35] C, DS, P, IF, E, F, UT, TD Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) [12:28] C, DS, E, F

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Animals (1977)

Pigs on the Wing, Pt. 1 [1;24] IF Dogs [17:04] IF, UT Pigs (Three Different Ones) [11:28] UT Sheep [10:20] C, E Pigs on the Wing, Pt. 2 [1:24]

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The Wall (1979)

Tracks, Disc 1: Click on a song titled for more details. In the Flesh? [3:21] IO, WB, IF, RW The Thin Ice [2:29] IO, WB, RW Another Brick in the Wall Part I [3:31] IO, WB, RW The Happiest Days of Our Lives [1:52] IO, WB, IF, E, F, RW, UT, TD Another Brick in the Wall Part II [4:03] C, IO, DS, WB, P, IF, E, F, UT, TD Mother [5:36] IO, WB, IF, RW Goodbye Blue Sky [2:51] IO, WB, RW Empty Spaces [2:10] IO, WB, RW Young Lust [3:33] IO, WB, RW One of My Turns [3:37] IO, WB, RW Don't Leave Me Now [4:18] IO, WB, RW Another Brick in the Wall Part III [1:16] IO, WB, UT, RW, TD Goodbye Cruel World [1:17] IO, WB, RW Tracks, Disc 2: Click on a song titled for more details. Hey You [4:43] IO, WB, P, E, F, RW Is There Anybody Out There? [2:59] IO, WB, RW Nobody Home [3:14] IO, WB, RW Vera [1:30] IO, WB, RW Bring the Boys Back Home [1:28] IO, WB, RW Comfortably Numb [6:26] IO, DS, WB, P, IF, E, F, RW, TD The Show Must Go On [1:40] IO, RW In the Flesh [4:15] IO, WB, RW, TD Run Like Hell [4:23] IO, DS, WB, P, RW, TD Waiting for the Worms [4:04] IO, WB, RW Stop [0:32] IO, WB, RW The Trial [5:21] IO, WB, RW Outside the Wall [1:45] IO, RW, TD

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Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81 Pink Floyd

Recorded Live: August 7-9, 1980 and June 14-17, 1981 Released: March 27, 2000 Peak: 19 US, 15 UK, 4 CN, -- AU, 12 DF Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.1 UK, 2.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classic rock

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Master of Ceremonies (2) In the Flesh? (3) >The Thin Ice (4) Another Brick in the Wall Part I (5) The Happiest Days of Our Lives (6) Another Brick in the Wall Part II (7) Mother (8) Goodbye Blue Sky (9) Empty Spaces (10) What Shall We Do Now? (11) Young Lust (12) One of My Turns (13) Don't Leave Me Now (14) Another Brick in the Wall Part III (15) The Last Few Bricks (16) Goodbye Cruel World Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Hey You (2) Is There Anybody Out There? (3) Nobody Home (4) Vera (5) Bring the Boys Back Home (6) Comfortably Numb (7) The Show Must Go On (8) MC: Atmos (9) In the Flesh (10) Run Like Hell (11) Waiting for the Worms (12) Stop (13) The Trial (14) Outside the Wall Total Running Time: 105:21

Rating: 3.897 out of 5.00 (average of 19 ratings)

About Is There Anybody Out There?: Pink Floyd only did a handful of live shows in support of their 1979 album The Wall due to its complicated and expensive stage production. This live performance captures a full performance of the album as well as a few cuts, like “What Shall We Do Now?” and “The Last Few Bricks” that were not on the original studio release. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: What Shall We Do Now? IO, RW The Last Few Bricks IO, WB, RW

A Collection of Great Dance Songs Pink Floyd

Released: November 23, 1981 Covers: 1971-1979 Peak: 31 US, 37 UK, 22 CN, 14 AU Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.1 UK, 4.5 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classic rock

Tracks: (1) One of These Days (2) Money (3) Sheep (4) Shine on You Crazy Diamond (edit) (5) Wish You Were Here (6) Another Brick in the Wall Part II Total Running Time: 43:01

Rating: 3.623 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

About A Collection of Great Dance Songs: This was another incomplete Pink Floyd collection comprised of only six cuts. “Money” is actually a version that was re-recorded in 1981 and “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” and “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” are edited versions.

The Final Cut (1983)

The Post War Dream [3:02] Your Possible Pasts [4:22] One of the Few [1:23] When the Tigers Broke Free [3:42] E The Hero’s Return [2:56] The Gunner’s Dream [5:07] Paranoid Eyes [3:40] Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert [1:19] IF The Fletcher Memorial Home [4:11] E, F Southampton Dock [2:13] IF The Final Cut [4:46] Not Now John [5:01] Two Suns in the Sunset [5:14] TD

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A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)

Signs of Life [4:24] DS * Learning to Fly [4:52] DS, P, E, F The Dogs of War [6:10] DS One Slip [5:05] DS * On the Turning Away [5:42] DS Yet Another Movie [6:14] DS Round and Around [1:13] DS A New Machine, Pt. 1 [1:46] DS * Terminal Frost [6:17] DS * A New Machine, Pt. 2 [0:38] DS * Sorrow [8:47] DS, P, E

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Delicate Sound of Thunder Pink Floyd

Recorded Live: August 19-23, 1988 Released: November 22, 1988 Peak: 11 US, 11 UK, 7 CN, 4 AU Sales (in millions): 3.0 US, 0.1 UK, 5.5 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classic rock

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Shine on You Crazy Diamond (2) Signs of Life * (3) Learning to Fly (4) Yet Another Movie (5) Round and Around (6) A New Machine, Pt. 1 * (7) Terminal Frost * (8) A New Machine, Pt. 2 * (9) Sorrow (10) The Dogs of War (11) On the Turning Away Tracks, Disc 2: (1) One of These Days (2) Time (3) On the Run * (4) The Great Gig in the Sky * (5) Wish You Were Here (6) Welcome to the Machine * (7) Us and Them (8) Money (9) Another Brick in the Wall Part II (10) Comfortably Numb (11) One Slip * (12) Run Like Hell * Songs added to the 2019 reissue Total Running Time: 105:21

Rating: 3.478 out of 5.00 (average of 21 ratings)

About Delicate Sound of Thunder: In 1969, Pink Floyd released Ummagumma, which was comprised of one disc of studio material and one of live recordings. They then went nearly two decades before releasing another official live album. Delicate Sound of Thunder captures Pink Floyd in their first post-Roger Waters tour and considering how well it sold, he wasn’t missed. This two-disc set relies way too heavily on 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason (the entire album is featured on the 2019 reissue) but there’s still plenty of the expected classics.

The Division Bell (1994)

Cluster One [5:56] What Do You Want from Me [4:22] P Poles Apart [7:03] Marooned [5:30] E A Great Day for Freedom [4:16] P Wearing the Inside Out [6:49] Take It Back [6:12] Coming Back to Life [6:19] P Keep Talking [6:11] P, E Lost for Words [5:15] High Hopes [8:31] P, E, F

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Pulse Pink Floyd

Recorded Live: August 17 – October 23, 1994 Released: May 29, 1995 Peak: 11 US, 12 UK, 12 CN, 11 AU Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.35 UK, 6.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classic rock

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Shine on You Crazy Diamond (2) Astronomy Domine (3) What Do You Want from Me (4) Learning to Fly (5) Keep Talking (6) Coming Back to Life (7) Hey You (8) A Great Day for Freedom (9) Sorrow (10) High Hopes (11) Another Brick in the Wall Part II (12) One of These Days Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Speak to Me (2) Breathe (3) On the Run (4) Time/Breathe Reprise (5) The Great Gig in the Sky (6) Money (7) Us and Them (8) Any Colour You Like (9) Brain Damage (10) Eclipse (11) Wish You Were Here (12) Comfortably Numb (13) Run Like Hell Total Running Time: 105:21

Rating: 3.773 out of 5.00 (average of 20 ratings)

About Pulse: This live album feels largely unnecessary given that Pink Floyd had just released a live album prior to 1994’s studio album The Division Bell. Then again, Pulse had the selling point that it featured an entire live performance of Dark Side of the Moon.

Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd

Released: November 6, 2001 Covers: 1967-1994 Peak: 2 US, 2 UK, 2 CN, 4 AU Sales (in millions): 4.0 US, 0.9 UK, 7.5 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classic rock/psychedelic rock/progressive rock

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Astronomy Domine (2) See Emily Play (3) The Happiest Days of Our Lives (4) Another Brick in the Wall Part II (5) Echoes (6) Hey You (7) Marooned (8) The Great Gig in the Sky (9) Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (10) Money (11) Keep Talking (12) Sheep (13) Sorrow Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-7, edited version) (2) Time/Breathe Reprise (3) The Fletcher Memorial Home (4) Comfortably Numb (5) When the Tigers Broke Free (6) One of These Days (7) Us and Them (8) Learning to Fly (9) Arnold Layne (10) Wish You Were Here (11) Jugband Blues (12) High Hopes (13) Bike Total Running Time: 2:35:23

Rating: 4.299 out of 5.00 (average of 17 ratings) Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About Echoes: A double-disc retrospective of Pink Floyd was long overdue. This collection covers most of the necessary songs, but the non-chronological order makes for songs that have no business being next to each other. 1994’s “High Hopes” followed by 1967’s “Bike”? These are very different bands with very different sounds and it makes for a very disruptive flow. “Echoes,” “Marooned,” “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” and “One of These Days” are edited versions of the originals.

A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd

Released: November 7, 2011 Covers: 1967-1994 Peak: 50 US, 14 UK, 22 CN, 15 AU Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.3 UK, 0.52 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classic rock/psychedelic rock/progressive rock

Tracks: (1) Hey You (2) See Emily Play (3) The Happiest Days of Our Lives (4) Another Brick in the Wall Part II (5) Have a Cigar (6) Wish You Were Here (7) Time (8) The Great Gig in the Sky (9) Money (10) Comfortably Numb (11) High Hopes (12) Learning to Fly (13) The Fletcher Memorial Home (14) Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5, edited version) (15) Brain Damage (16) Eclipse Total Running Time: 79:39

Rating: 4.490 out of 5.00 (average of 6 ratings)

About A Foot in the Door: A single-disc, career-spanning retrospective of Pink Floyd may sound like a good idea for the casual fans, but it ends up omitting so much that it can hardly be considered an accurate representation of the band. Considering the flaws in the two-disc Echoes set, there was no way this could end up an improvement on that.

Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists Wikipedia page for Relics Wikipedia page for Works Wikipedia page for A Collection of Great Dance Songs Wikipedia page for Echoes: The Best of Wikipedia page for A Foot in the Door: The Best of Related DMDB Pages: First posted 9/1/2021; last updated 8/26/2025.