It all started in 1966, amid the psychedelic explosion then sweeping swinging London. In small, smoky clubs like the UFO and the Roadhouse, Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Rick Wright and David Gilmour galvanized the vibrant British rock scene with their extended free-form instrumentals and surreal pop songs -- all performed to the accompaniment of bobbing blobs of multi-colored liquid lights. Perhaps even more than Cream and Jimi Hendrix, the quartet known as Pink Floyd were psychedelia personified.

Twenty-two albums later, 160 million in records sales and sold out tours to an estimated 25 million fans, Pink Floyd are arguable the greatest rock band of all time. No other band has relentlessly tinkered with electronics and all manner of special effects to push pop formats to their outer limits. At the same time they have wrestled with lyrical themes and concepts of such massive scale that their music has taken on an almost classical, operatic quality, in both sound and words.

From the classic concept albums of 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and 'Wish You Were Here' to the progressive cult favorite, 'The Wall' (3rd best selling album of all time), Pink Floyd's lyrics made icons out of LSD, pigs, Power stations and brick walls while their music riddled with secret messages and wild imagery, reached mythic proportions.

Capitol Records releases 'Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd', which under the band's active participation, is the first and only compilation to span the bands entire 35-year career. Highlights of this definitive collection include:

• 27 tracks and over 140 minutes of music mixed together as one piece of continuous music
• A previously un-released track on CD, "When The Tigers Broke Free"
• Brilliant box package with a special 32 page booklet and complete lyrics
• Original art which is a unique interpretation of Floyd covers over the years conceptualized, art directed and shot by long time Floyd collaborator Storm Thorgeson
• Newly remastered and assembled by long time Pink Floyd producer and engineer James Guthrie

Tracks:

CD1:

1. Astronomy Domine (Barrett)
      [04:10] Vocals by Barret and Wright.
2. See Emily Play (Barrett)
      [02:47] Vocals by Barrett.
3. The Happiest Day Of Our Live (Waters)
      [01:38] Vocals by Waters.
4. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 (Waters)
      [04:01] Vocals by Waters and Gilmour.
5. Echoes (Gilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright)
      [16:30] Vocals by Gimour and Wright.
6. Hey You (Waters)
      [04:39] Vocals by Gilmour and Waters.
7. Marooned (Gilmour, Wright)
      [02:02] Instumental.
8. The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright)
      [04:40] Vocals by Clare Torry.
9. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Waters)
      [05:20] Vocals by Waters.
10. Money (Waters)
       [06:29] Vocals by Gilmour.
11. Keep Talking (Gilmour, Wright, Samson)
       [05:57] Vocals by Gilmour feat. Stephen Hawking.
12. Sheep (Waters)
       [09:46] Vocals by Waters.
13. Sorrow (Gilmour)
       [08:45] Vocals by Gilmour.

CD2:

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-7)
      (Gilmour, Waters, Wright)
      [17:23] Vocals by Waters and Gilmour joins on the
                  chorus.
2. Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)
      [06:48] Vocals by Gilmour and Wright.
3. The Fletcher Memorial Home (Waters)
      [04:07] Vocals by Waters.
4. Comfortably Numb (Waters, Gilmour)
      [06:53] Vocals by Waters (Doctor) and Gilmour (Pink).
5. When The Tigers Broke Free (Waters)
      [03:42] Vocals by Waters.
6. One Of These Days (Waters, Wright, Gilmour, Mason)
      [05:14] Vocals by Nick Mason.
7. Us And Them (Waters, Wright)
      [07:51] Vocals by Gilmour and Wright.
8. Learning To Fly (Gilmour, Moore, Ezrin, Carin)
      [04:50] Vocals by Gilmour.
9. Arnold Layne (Barrett)
      [02:52] Vocals by Barrett.
10. Wish You Were Here (Gilmour)
       [05:21] Vocals by Gilmour.
11. Jugband Blues (Barrett)
       [02:56] Vocals by Barrett.
12. High Hopes (Gilmour, Samson)
       [06:59] Vocals by Gilmour.
13. Bike (Barrett)
       [03:24] Vocals by Barrett.

Total Time: 155'30

Musicians:

• David Gilmour: Guitar, Vocals
• Nick Mason: Drums, Vocals
• Roger Waters: Bass, Vocals
• Richard Wright: Keyboards, Vocals
• Syd Barret: Guitar, Vocals
   
• Dick Parry: Saxophone
• Jon Carin: Keyboards
• Guy Pratt: Bass
• Gary Wallis: Programmed percussion
• Michael Kamen: Piano
• Steve Forman: Percussion
• Tony Levin: Bass
   
• Orchestration:
  Michael Kamen, Bob Ezrin, Edward Shearmur
   
• Backing Vocals:
  Venetta Fields, Carlena Williams
  Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan, Liza Strike, Barry St. John
  The Pontardulais Male Voice Choir led by Noel Davis
  Darlene Koldenhaven, Carmen Twillie, Phyllis St. James,
     Donnie Gerrard
  The children of Islington Green School
  Sam Brown, Durga McBroom, Carol Kenyon, Jackie Sheridan, Rebecca Leigh-White

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