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The Early Years 1965–1972 is a box set that details the early work of the English rock band Pink Floyd released on 11 November 2016.
It was released by Pink Floyd Records with distribution held by Warner Music for the UK and Europe and Sony Music for the rest of the world.
The box set comprises seven volumes over 33 discs, including CDs, DVDs, BDs, vinyl records, plus memorabilia including photos, posters and tour programmes. It contains early non-album singles plus unreleased studio and live recordings.
Although Volumes 1–6 have been available individually since 24 March 2017, Volume 7 – 1967–1972: Continu/ation, remains exclusive to the set. A two-CD compilation, The Early Years 1967–1972: Cre/ation, was also released.
Due to an error, a CD edition of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii was also included in the box set in place of the 2016 mix of Obscured by Clouds which was placed inside the set in a cardboard wallet at the last moment.
The standalone edition of 1972: Obfusc/ation contains both CDs as standard.
Volume 1: 1965–1967: Cambridge St/ation
Disc one (CD) – studio recordings from 1965–1967
Disc two (CD) – Live in Stockholm and John Latham sessions
Disc three (DVD / Blu-ray)
– Chapter 24″ (Syd Barrett, Live, Cambridgeshire, 1966) / (Live at EMI Studios, London, 1967)
– Recording Interstellar Overdrive and Nick’s Boogie” (London, 1967)
– Interstellar Overdrive: Scene – Underground” (London, 1967)
– Arnold Layne: promo video” (Wittering Beach, 1967)
– Pow R. Toc H. / Astronomy Domine: plus Syd Barrett & Roger Waters interview: BBC The Look Of The Week” (BBC Studios, London, 1967)
– The Scarecrow” (Pathé Pictorial, UK, 1967)
– Jugband Blues: London Line promo video” (London, 1967)
– Apples & Oranges: plus Dick Clark interview” (Live, Los Angeles, 1967)
– Instrumental Improvisation” (BBC Tomorrow’s World, London, 1967)
– Instrumental Improvisation” (Live, London, 1967)
– See Emily Play: BBC Top Of The Pops” (Partially restored BBC Studios, London, 1967)
– The Scarecrow (outtakes)” (Pathé Pictorial, UK, 1967)
– Interstellar Overdrive” (Live, London, 1967)
Volume 2: 1968: Germin/ation
Disc one (CD) – studio recordings from 1968; BBC Sessions from 1968
Disc two (DVD / Blu-ray)
– Tienerklanken’, Brussels, Belgium, 19 February 1968
– ‘Vibrato’, Brussels, Belgium, February 1968
– ‘Bouton Rouge’, Paris, France, 20 February 1968
– ‘Discorama’, Paris, France, 21 February 1968
– ‘The Sound of Change’, London, UK, 26 March 1968
– ‘All My Loving, London, UK, 28 March 1968
– ‘Release-Rome Goes Pop’, Rome, Italy, April 1968
– ‘Pop 68’, Rome, Italy, 6 May 1968
– ‘Tienerklanken – Kastival’, Kasterlee, Belgium, 31 August 1968
– ‘Samedi et Compagnie’, Paris, France, 6 September 1968
– ‘A L’Affiche du Monde’, London, UK, 1968
– ‘Tous en Scène’, Paris, France, 31 October 1968
– ‘Surprise Partie’, Paris, France, 1 November 1968
– Point Me at the Sky Restored promo video, UK, 1968
Volume 3: 1969: Dramatis/ation
Disc one (CD) – More non-album tracks, BBC sessions and live in Amsterdam
Disc two (CD) – The Man and The Journey live Amsterdam, 17 September 1969
Disc three (DVD/Blu-ray)
– Forum Musiques, Paris, France, 22 January 1969
– The Man and The Journey: Royal Festival Hall, London, rehearsal, 14 April 1969
– Essencer Pop & Blues Festival, Essen, Germany, October 11, 1969
– Music Power & European Music Revolution, Festival Actuel Amougies Mont de L’Enclus, Belgium, 25 October 1969
Volume 4: 1970: Devi/ation
Disc One (CD) BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970
Disc Two (CD) Previously unreleased tracks from the Zabriskie Point soundtrack recordings
Disc Three (DVD)
– An Hour with Pink Floyd: KQED, San Francisco, USA, 30 April 1970
Audio only:
– Atom Heart Mother album original 4.0 Quad mix 1970:
Disc Four (DVD)
– Pop Deux Festival de St. Tropez’, France, August 1970
– Roland Petit Ballet, Paris, France, 5 December 1970
– Blackhill’s Garden Party, Hyde Park, London, UK, 18 July 1970
Disc Five (Blu-Ray)
– An Hour with Pink Floyd: KQED, San Francisco, USA, 30 April 1970
– Pop Deux Festival de St. Tropez’, France, 8 August 1970
– Roland Petit Ballet, Paris, France, 5 December 1970
– Blackhill’s Garden Party, Hyde Park, London, UK, 18 July 1970
Audio only:
– Atom Heart Mother album original 4.0 Quad mix 1970
Volume 5: 1971: Reverber/ation
Disc One (CD) BBC Radio Session, 30 September 1971
Disc Two (DVD/Blu-Ray)
– Aspekte’ feature – 9:51
– Interview + Atom Heart Mother (extracts)” Hamburg, Germany, 25 February 1971 Brass & Choir conducted by Geoffrey Mitchell
– A Saucerful of Secrets (extract)” Offenbach, Germany, 26 February 1971
– Grands Sur La Deux’, Abbaye de Royaumont, Asnierès-sur-Oise, France,15 June 1971
– Musikforum Ossiachersee’, Ossiach, Austria,1 July 1971
– Get to Know’ Randwick Race Course, Sydney, Australia, 15 August 1971
– ’24 hours – Bootleg Records’, London, UK, 1971
– Review’, London, UK, 1971
– Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell interviewed re: record cover design
– Ian Emes One of These Days animation created July 1972, Birmingham, UK
– Musikforum Ossiachersee’, Ossiach, Austria, 1 July 1971
– ’71 Hakone Aphrodite Open Air Festival, Hakone, Japan, 6–7 August 1971
Audio only:
– Echoes” original 4.0 Quad mix 1971
Volume 6: 1972: Obfusc/ation
Disc One (CD) Obscured by Clouds 2016 mix
Disc Two (DVD/Blu-Ray)
– Recording Obscured by Clouds, Château d’Hérouville, France, 23–29 February 1972
– Brighton Dome, UK, 29 June 1972
– Roland Petit Pink Floyd Ballet, France, news reports 1972–73
– Actualités Méditerranée”, Marseille, 22 November 1972
– JT Nuit – Les Pink Floyd”, Marseille, 26 November 1972
– JT 20h – Pink Floyd”, Paris, 12 January 1973
– Journal de Paris – Les Pink Floyd” , Paris, 12 January 1973
– Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (2016 5.1 audio mix)
Volume 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation
Disc One (CD) BBC Radio Sessions
Disc Two (CD) Live At Pompeii
Disc Three (DVD/Blu-Ray)
– Hampstead Heath and St. Michael’s Church, Highgate, London, UK, March 1967
– P1–P wie Petersilie” Stuttgart, Germany, 22 July 1969
– Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music’, Shepton Mallet, UK, 27 June 1970
– Kralingen Music Festival” Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 28 June 1970
– The Amsterdam Rock Circus” Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 May 1972
– The Committee (feature film)
Disc Four (DVD/Blu-Ray)
– More (feature film)
– La Vallée (feature film)