Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd – Alternative Tracks 1972 (1972/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 30:07 minutes | 313 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino

Pink Floyd is an English rock band, formed in London in 1965. Gaining a following as a psychedelic band, they were distinguished for their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows, and became a leading band of the progressive rock genre. They are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in popular music history.

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Pink Floyd – Animals (2018 Remix) (1977/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:49 minutes | 1,54 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino – Parlophone

By 1977 England was in the throes of punk, a musical revolution that held hugely successful “dinosaur” rock groups in contempt. So Animals, the album Pink Floyd released that year, found the band as musically stripped down as they’d ever been. The overabundance of soundscapes, ethereal synths and lush textures of the past gave way to a leaner, more guitar-driven Floyd. Yet thematically, Waters and co. still reached for the sky. Inspired in part by George Orwell’s classic novel, “Animal Farm,” Animals divides humans into three categories–dogs, pigs and sheep–and features each classification in song. The dogs are merciless opportunists, grasping for success at any price; the pigs are pathetic, self-righteous tyrants; and the sheep are the mindless followers, being used by the dogs and pigs. This anthropomorphizing was Waters’ view of the dehumanizing side of capitalism. And befitting such a lofty theme was the length of the album’s three main pieces–none shorter than ten minutes. “Dogs” was co-written by David Gilmour, and it features some of his most inspired playing. The greed driving these dogs towards grander heights of materialism eventually leads to a solitary death from cancer, cloaked in an air of self-importance. “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” overflows with biting lyrics that scorn high-minded censors in general, and Mary Whitehouse (a self-appointed guardian of British morality) specifically. The grunting of pigs precedes Waters’ venomous delivery of each word, as Gilmour’s scratchy playing and unsettling use of a Vocoder box become effective conduits for the song’s malevolence. “Sheep” starts out with the herd grazing peacefully, blissfully unaware of the dogs lurking nearby. The sheep are led to the slaughter, before staging a revolt and killing off the dogs. The soundtrack of this defiance opens with Richard Wright’s effect-free electric piano leading a galloping rhythm, before Waters’ bass eases the group into a momentary lull. The pace picks up again, and Gilmour’s slashing leads drive the song into a rousing climax, fading out with the peaceful sound of chirping birds.

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Pink Floyd – ey Hey Rise Up (feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox) (Single) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 03:26 minutes | 70 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino – Parlophone

Pink Floyd have reunited for a one-off charity single to raise money for Ukrainians affected by Russia’s invasion. “Hey, Hey, Rise Up” features vocals by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band, Boombox, who recorded himself in full military gear singing the folk song, “The Red Viburnum in the Meadow,” to the empty streets in Kyiv’s Sofiyskaya Square.

David Gilmour was so moved by the performance that he called Nick Mason, bassist Guy Pratt, and keyboardist Nitin Sawhney and organized a recording session last Wednesday that featured video of Khlyvnyuk projected on the wall. The performance marks the first time Pink Floyd have recorded new music since the release of 1994’s The Division Bell. (The music on 2014’s The Endless River came from the Division Bell sessions.)
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Artist: Pink Floyd
Title: Meddle
Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: © Pink Floyd Records
Release Date: 1971/2016

Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Length: 46:44
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video 9993 kbps 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD Master Audio English 5959 kbps 5.1 / 96 kHz / 5959 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM Audio English 4608 kbps 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit

Stereo 24/96 version of Meddle hidden on the Early Years box set.The Early Years 1965 – 1972 is a comprehensive 27-disc boxset that sees Pink Floyd delve into their vast music archive to produce a deluxe package that includes 7 individual book-style volumes, featuring much previously unreleased material. The Early Years box set contains unreleased tracks, BBC Radio Sessions, remixes, outtakes and alternative versions over an incredible 11 hours, 45 mins of audio (made up of 130+ tracks) and live and TV performance in over 14 hours of audio-visual material. The content includes over 20 unreleased songs, more than 7 hours of previously unreleased live audio and over 5 hours of rare concert footage, along with 5 meticulously produced 7” singles in replica sleeves, collectable memorabilia, feature films and new sound mixes.

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Country: UK
Genre: Progressive & Art Rock
Duration: 43:26 + See. Description
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Label: EMI – 50999 029434 July 9

Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: H.264
Audio Codec: LPCM, AC3
Video: MPEG-4 AVC / 1920: 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16: 9 / High Profile 4.1

Album:
1 Audio: LPCM / 5.1 / 96 kHz / 13824 kbps / 24-bit
2 Audio: LPCM / 4.0 / 96 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
3 Audio: LPCM / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit

Video material:
Audio 1: English LPCM / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 6912 kbps / 24-bit
Audio 2: English LPCM / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
3 Audio: English LPCM / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 16-bit
4 Audio: English AC3 / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps

Immersion Editions present the complete artistic experience. Lavishly packaged in a sturdy 29cm square box, the sets contain remastered, previously unreleased and audio-visual material, plus much additional content – reproduced memorabilia, brand new graphics, art prints, collectors’ items, lavish booklets and more.

Originally released in 1973, The Dark Side of The Moon became Pink Floyd’s first number 1 album in the US, remaining on the chart for 741 weeks between 1973 and 1988. One of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed albums of all time The Dark Side of The Moon also introduced The iconic album cover artwork by Hipgnosis featuring a prism representing the band’s stage lighting, the record’s lyrics, and the request for a ‘simple and bold’ design. The Immersion version features the classic Studio album digitally remastered and presented as a limited edition high quality boxset featuring 6 discs of rare and unreleased audio and video material, plus a new 40 page oversized perfect-bound booklet, a book of original photographs edited by Jill Furmanovsky, exclusive merchandise and facsimile collectables. (more…)

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Pink Floyd – The Division Bell: 20th Anniversary (2014) Blu-ray Audio
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Video: MPEG4 AVC 14997 kbps 1080p 24 fps 16:9
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 96 kHz 4608 kbps 24-bit
Audio2: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 96 kHz / 7986 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio3: English LPCM A 5.1 / 96 kHz / 13824 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 22.59 GB

Pink Floyd is releasing a 20th anniversary box set of The Division Bell , the band s 1994 multi-million selling album that included the Grammy Award winning track Marooned. Set for release on 1 July 2014, The Division Bell was the last studio album to be released by the band: David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. This 20th anniversary box set features six discs, including three replica coloured or clear vinyl discs, 5 collectors prints, a Blu-ray disc and for the first time Andy Jackson s 5.1 audio mix of The Division Bell .
The Division Bell 20th Anniversary collector s box set will feature a new 2-LP vinyl edition of the album, remastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab from the original analogue tapes, including all the full length tracks (originally edited to fit on a single LP) in a gatefold sleeve designed by Hipgnosis/StormStudios. Five other discs are included: a red 7 vinyl replica of single Take It Back, clear 7 vinyl replica of High Hopes, 12 blue vinyl replica of High Hopes with reverse laser etched design, the 2011 Discovery remaster of The Division Bell and a Blu-ray disc including The Division Bell album in HD Audio, plus the previously unreleased 5.1 surround sound audio mix of the album by Andy Jackson.
Another addition included on the Blu-ray disc is a new video for Marooned, the track that won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental in 1994. Filmed in Ukraine during the first week of April 2014, the video was directed by Aubrey Powell at Hipgnosis. It will appear on the disc with audio tracks in both PCM Stereo and a 5.1 mix by Andy Jackson.

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Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:13 minutes | 1,68 GB | Genre: Progressive Rock, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pink Floyd Records

Pink Floyd followed the commercial breakthrough of Dark Side of the Moon with Wish You Were Here, a loose concept album about and dedicated to their founding member Syd Barrett. The record unfolds gradually, as the jazzy textures of “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” reveal its melodic motif, and in its leisurely pace, the album shows itself to be a warmer record than its predecessor. Musically, it’s arguably even more impressive, showcasing the group’s interplay and David Gilmour’s solos in particular. And while it’s short on actual songs, the long, winding soundscapes are constantly enthralling. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Pink Floyd – Ummagumma (1969/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:26:27 minutes | 3,50 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pink Floyd Records

Released on 7th November, 1969, Pink Floyd’s fourth album Ummagumma is a disorienting head trip of an album: one part live recordings, the other a bizarre, psychedelic and rather cinematic collection of solo experiments. The first disc’s purely instrumental concerts stem from Birmingham’s Mothers Club and Manchester’s College of Commerce and were recorded earlier that year. The sound is raw and crude, offering a glimpse of Pink Floyd’s early days on stage. By the time Nick Wright’s ominous piano opens the curtain on the second disc, it’s clear the mood has changed from spaced-out jams to a kind of freaky folk opera. The band members’ rotating positions on the album cover (designed by their long-term collaborators Hipgnosis) give you a clue as to what’s in store: each artist had half an album side to compose their own work without any input from the others. The four-part Sysyphus by Nick Wright is intense and progressive, packed with an array of synths, organs and pianos. Roger Waters’ Grantchester Meadows and Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict contains bird songs and warped voice samples played both forwards and backwards at varying speeds, crafting a lyrical world that’s peaceful and unnerving in equal measure. When David Gilmour takes the reins for The Narrow Way we’re treated to a meandering stream of vocals, guitar strums and solos that flow neither this way nor that. For the album closer, The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party by Nick Mason starts off as an introductory flute piece (played by his wife) before galloping head-first into a looping frenzy of beats and distortions. Initially viewed as a success, the group look back on this record as “pretentious”. In an interview, Nick Mason commented “in hindsight, it rather proves that we were better when we worked together than when we worked as individuals. There are nice moments and odd good bits but as an album it’s pretty fragmented…”. It’s not an easy listen, but then it’s not trying to be. If it’s sheer psychedelia you’re after, look no further than Ummagumma. – Abi Church

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Pink Floyd – The Wall (Remastered 2011 Version) (1979/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:20:19 minutes | 1,94 GB | Genre: Progressive Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pink Floyd Records

Co-directed by Roger Waters and David Gilmour, The Wall, Pink Floyd’s eleventh studio album, was released in the UK on November 30, 1979 on the Harvest record label and in the United States on December 8, 1979 on Columbia. It is the last studio album with the line-up of David Gilmour (guitar), Roger Waters (bass guitar and lyricist), Richard Wright (keyboards) and Nick Mason (drums). In 1977, Roger Waters — singer, bassist, lyricist, composer and arranger of Pink Floyd — sketched on a sheet of paper a wall separating audience and musicians. Based on this projection, he calls on Bob Ezrin (producer of Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Kiss, etc.) to help him realize his project. A double album with a strong concept was released and was a massive success — more than thirty million copies sold. A real introspection of Waters’ life, the album combines fiction and reality through the story of Pink, a young rock star (who in fact symbolizes Waters himself) prey to his demons and who, little by little, builds a chimerical wall around him to cut himself off from the world. This particularly ambitious rock opera essentially bears the emotional mark of Roger Waters (evocation of his absent father, his abusive mother and the rigidity of a school system that traumatized him for life).

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