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Works is a compilation album of songs by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1983.
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 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.