Relics (Pink Floyd album)
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| Compilation album by Pink Floyd | ||
| Released | May 14, 1971 | |
| Recorded | 1967 - 1971 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock Space Rock |
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| Length | 49:38 | |
| Label | EMI (U.K.) Harvest/Capitol (U.S.) |
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| Producer(s) | Pink Floyd, Norman Smith, Joe Boyd | |
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| Pink Floyd chronology | ||
| Atom Heart Mother (1970) |
Relics (1971) |
Meddle (1971) |
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Relics is a compilation album by Pink Floyd released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). The album was released on May 14 in the UK and July 15 in the United States. A re-mastered CD was released in 1996 with a different album cover; a three-dimensional version of the original sketch drawn by drummer Nick Mason for the initial release. Its release was sparked by the success of Atom Heart Mother which peaked at #1 on the British charts. The album has been released on numerous occasions, and at times without the proper authority. One such incident involved EMI Australia releasing the album without the bands consent. This led to the LP being withdrawn and the album as a result became a rarity. A reissue of the album in 1996 meant that it could be purchased easily again.[1]
Until the more definitive release of The Early Singles (1992), Relics was most noted for its inclusion of Syd Barrett-era hit singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", as well as B-sides to three other singles. It also includes a previously-unreleased, studio recording of a Roger Waters composition, "Biding My Time", which had otherwise only been heard by live audiences as part of "The Man/The Journey" concert sequence. The rest of the songs were identical to their album versions.
Relics reached #34 in the UK and #153 in the US. When re-released in the UK on March 9th, the album reached #48.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Arnold Layne" (Syd Barrett) – 2:56
- Single A-side released March 11, 1967
- Lead vocals: Syd Barrett
- "Interstellar Overdrive" (Syd Barrett/Roger Waters/Rick Wright/Nick Mason) – 9:43
- From The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 1967
- Instrumental
- "See Emily Play" (Syd Barrett) – 2:53
- Single A-side released June 17, 1967
- Lead vocals: Syd Barrett
- "Remember a Day" (Rick Wright) – 4:29
- From A Saucerful of Secrets 1968
- Lead vocals: Rick Wright
- "Paintbox" (Rick Wright) – 3:33
- Single B-Side to "Apples and Oranges", released November 18, 1967
- Lead vocals: Rick Wright
- "Julia Dream" (Roger Waters) – 2:37
- Single B-Side to "It Would Be So Nice", released April 13, 1968
- Lead vocals: David Gilmour
- "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (David Gilmour/Roger Waters/Rick Wright/Nick Mason) – 5:45
- Single B-Side to "Point Me at the Sky", released December 7, 1968
- Instrumental
- "Cirrus Minor" (Roger Waters) – 5:18
- From Music From the Film More 1969
- Lead vocals: David Gilmour
- "The Nile Song" (Roger Waters) – 3:25
- From Music From the Film More 1969
- Lead vocals: David Gilmour
- "Biding My Time" (Roger Waters) – 5:18
- Previously unreleased
- Lead vocals: Roger Waters
- "Bike" (Syd Barrett) – 3:21
- From The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 1967
- Lead vocals: Syd Barrett
[edit] Cover
The album cover was designed by drummer Nick Mason, and according to him is the only concrete product of his years at architecture school in the Regent Street Polytechnic.
When the album was released on CD, former Hipgnosis partner Storm Thorgerson had a real-life version of the contraption on the cover made and presented it to Mason.It still resides in Mason's office. Both Thorgerson and his assistant Peter Curzon, came up with the idea after viewing the head sculpture which had been constructed by John Robertson and which appeared on The Division Bell album sleeve.
[edit] Miscellanea
The weird four-eyed face on the original U.S. album cover was actually an antique bottle opener.
Syd Barrett and David Gilmour both play guitar on "Remember a Day".
The audio cassette release featured the songs in a different order.
[edit] Credits
- Syd Barrett - lead and rhythm guitar and lead vocals on Arnold Layne, See Emily Play, Interstellar Overdrive and Bike.
- Roger Waters - Bass, lead vocals, and backing vocals
- David Gilmour - lead and rhythm guitar on all tracks except Arnold Layne, See Emily Play, Interstellar Overdrive and Bike, lead vocals, and backing vocals
- Rick Wright - Organ, piano, synthesizer, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Nick Mason - drums and percussion. Original cover design.
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- Norman Smith - Drums and Backing vocals on "Remember a Day".
- James Guthrie - remastering supervision
- Doug Sax - remastering.
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1971 | Pop Albums | 153 |
