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Pink Floyd are an English rock band who recorded material for fifteen studio albums, three soundtrack albums, three live albums, eight compilation albums, four box sets, as well as material that, to this day, remains unreleased during their five decade career. There are currently 222 songs on this list.
Formed in 1965, Pink Floyd earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, later, their progressive rock music. [1] The group have sold over 250 million records worldwide, [2] [3] including 75 million in the United States. [4] Pink Floyd achieved success in London's underground music scene, led by the singer and guitarist Syd ...
During 1974, Pink Floyd sketched out three new compositions, "Raving and Drooling", "You Gotta Be Crazy" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".[nb 1] [5] These songs were performed during a series of concerts in France and England, the band's first tour since 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon.
The songs create a storyline of events in the life of Pink, a fictional rock star based on Waters and Pink Floyd's former frontman Syd Barrett. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The first half of the album largely features events from Waters' childhood and young adulthood, such as the death of his father in WWII, and his wife's infidelity.
1965: Their First Recordings is an EP by Pink Floyd released in 2015. It is made up of music recorded around Christmas 1965, at which time the band was known as the Tea Set. [ 1 ] These are the earliest Pink Floyd recordings available commercially, with four songs written by Syd Barrett , one written by Roger Waters , and one cover of a song by ...
Gilmour said the war had inspired him to release new music as Pink Floyd as he felt it was important to raise awareness in support of Ukraine. [283] Asked whether he was considering more Pink Floyd music, Gilmour said the single was a "one-off". [284] Pink Floyd removed music from streaming services in Russia and Belarus.
Then a 1997 remastered CD was re-released in 2000 on Capitol Records in the US and EMI for the rest of the world including Europe. The album was released once again in 2016 under the band's Pink Floyd Records imprint, distributed by Sony Music internationally and by Warner Music in Europe, and was released on LP as well as CD.
In order to issue some more "product" for fans, they decided to release a budget priced LP on their Starline label, combining early singles, B-sides, album tracks and one unreleased song, "Biding My Time". [8] The compilation contains material from the first three albums: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, A Saucerful of Secrets and More.