05.08.67            - "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" released in UK.

The mono featured slightly different mixes of the songs which are barely noticeable, mainly just stereo separation of the channels. The only two differences are on Pow R. Toc H., and Interstellar overdrive (different keyboard intro).

Old woman with a casket/She was a millionaire

(25.07.67)

The follow-up single to “See Emily play” is announced as “Old woman with a casket” or “She was a millionaire” written by Barrett. Strangely, neither songs became their next single. “Old woman with a casket, however, later appeared as “Scream thy last scream”.

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The movie has Floyd songs scattered throughout the film, most are heard in fragments. (Total lenght of the soundtrack is 115:00). The exact order of the songs (and times) that appear in the film is as follows: [Main Theme 1, 3:40, Ibiza Bar 1, 1:10, Ibiza Bar 2, 0:50, The Nile Song, 1:40, Seabirds, 3:40, Cymbaline, 5:15), "Jams" (not sure, but it sounds like The Embryo!), 0:40, Party Sequence 1, 2:25, Party Sequence 2, 3:45, Green is the colour, 0:50, Quicksilver 1, 2:20, Quicksilver 2, 2:20 Cirrus Minor, 0:50, More Blues, 0:30, Crying song, 2:15, Up the Khyber, 1:00, Main Theme 2, 0:50, Main Theme 3, 0:50, Main Theme 4, 1:00].

"Seabirds" is an unreleased track and evidently the entire song (3 verses) is in the movie. Unfortunately, it's played as background music for a party scene, so one can't hear it too well. The versionof "Cymbaline" used in the film is different than the version that appears on the album release. It has two different lines at the end of the first verse, and Roger sings the song (David Gilmour sings on the LP track!!) The tracks in the film are just nit and rarely the whole song, but we thought you'd like to know what this rare film contains. The film premiered on 4/8/69 in New York City. This film was supposedly never shown in the UK (?).

Chart Information: "More" would get #9 in the UK and #153 in the USA.

25.10.69            - "Ummagumma" released in UK. (USA release on November 11, 1969)

Live tracks for the album were recorded at Mother's Club in Birmingham and at Manchester College of Commerce in April and May, 1969. This album would mark Norman Smith's last production on a Floyd album.

Chart information: Stays on USA charts for 27 weeks! Highest position reached was #74 (this was the first time the Floyd broke into top 100 on the U.S. charts). The album charted at #5 in the UK.

Remixes for "One Of These Days"/"Fearless" single. (7:00 - USA 45 only (Released 11/71)

16.11.79            -"Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2"/"Young Lust" single released in UK (USA release was 12/1/80)

The chorus on "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2" is sung by students of the "Islington Green School", a grade school in the neighborhood of the Floyd's London studios).

Chart Information: 45 goes #1 in UK charts on 8/12/79. This was the first Pink Floyd 45 ever to go #1! Stays on UK charts for 4 weeks at #1, and sells over 300.000 copies in the UK alone! On US charts, debuts at #77 on 19/1/80. Goes #& in USA on 15/3/80 and stays for 4 weeks also at #1.! Total time on USA charts: Top 10 for 12 weeks, Top 40 for 19 weeks, and was on Top 100 for a total of 25 weeks. Believe it or not the 45 went #1 in South Africa and stays for a long time until they banned it! (Single version of "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2" is different than the LP one: altered start and a shortened ending).

Banned by South African Government after school kids take to singing it in protest of their school system.

23.11.81            - "A Collection Of Great Dance Songs" released. (Basically a Pink Floyd "Greatest Hits" album)

("Money" was re-recorded fol LP at New Roydonia Studios, UK 1981. The version of "Shine On You Crazy Diamon" includes both parts of the song mixed together. Additionally, "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2" includes more of the lead guitar at the beginning).

Chart Information: Lp debuts on USA charts at #63 on 12/12/81. Highest it gets in #31, though.

07.12.81            - EMI cancels the release of a previously announced Floyd single: "Money" (An edited version)/"Let There Be More Light". Also cancelled was the 12" version, to have included the full version of "Money".

00.00.83            - "Meddle", "Dark Side", "Wish You Were Here", "Animals", "The Wall", "A Collection of Great Dance Songs", and "The Final Cut" all released on Cd at same time in the USA.

13.02.84            - "Blue Light"/"Cruise" single by David Gilmour, released in UK (USA release was on 24/3/84).

"Blue Light" was an edited version on the single, while the accompanying 12" featured the album version.

Chart Information: Debuts on USA charts on 7/4/84, and peaks at #62 in the Top 100 singles chart.

16.11.87            - "The Tide Is Turning"/"Money"/"Get Back To Radio" single by Roger Waters released in the UK.

The single was never released in USA. "Money" is a pseudo-live dub, and "Get Back To Radio" is a demo version.

Late October.88 - Syd Barrett compilation album "Opel" released in UK. (The US release was in early 1989)

The release of this album shows that interest in Syd continues. this much awaited release consists of studio outtakes, demos, and alternate takes of existing songs. All tracks were recorded during the sessions for the "Madcap" and "Barrett" albums. A few tracks by Syd remain unreleased, but this album presents most of what exists in the vaults, and also most of what is in near-finished form. (All of the recording dates for the tracks appearing on this LP are listed on their specific dates: see 1968 through 1970)

08.05.89            - David Gilmour, "Rock Aid Armenia" rehearsals, Chiswick's Metropolis Studio, London, UK. (David and many others-- see 15/11/89 for details--start rehearsing their benefit song)

31.05.89            - "Spirit of the Forest" single released in the UK for Ecological Charities (has both Kate Bush and David Gilmour, among others)

15.11.89            - "Rock Aid Armenia" Charity 45 released.

This was to raise funds to help the people of Soviet Armenia, who were devasted by a massive earthquake in 1988. Gilmour is a guest artist on "Smoke on the Water" remake. The cast for the record is: Gilmour, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Bruce Dickenson, Keith Emerson, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Tommy Iommi, Chris Squire, Alex Lifeson, Paul Rodgers, Brian Adams, and Geoff Dones. (There's a 7" and a 12" of this, plus a 10:00 video. Supposedly on LP is to be released comprising of the above's normal bands. So, maybe a Floyd track, too??)