Works (Pink Floyd album)

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Works

Compilation album by Pink Floyd
Released	June 1983
Recorded	(compilation)
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	42:10
Label	Capitol Records (US)
Producer(s)	Pink Floyd, Norman Smith & Joe Boyd
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Pink Floyd chronology
The Final Cut (1983)	Works (1983)	A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)

Works is a Pink Floyd compilation album released in 1983 by their former American label, Capitol Records, to compete with their then-current album The Final Cut. The main interest for collectors is the track Embryo, which originally only appeared in January 1970 on a scarce Various Artists compilation album promoting Pink Floyd's UK label Harvest Records entitled Picnic - A Breath of Fresh Air, and a former concert staple in a greatly elongated form. Also unique to Works, the tracks Brain Damage and Eclipse are presented as alternate versions, possibly stereo mixes from the master tapes of the quadraphonic edition The Dark Side of the Moon.

[edit] Track listing

"One of These Days" – 5:50 (From Meddle, interpolates part of "Speak to Me" from The Dark Side of the Moon)
"Arnold Layne" – 2:52 (Single - False "stereo" mix; original mono mix found on Relics)
"Fearless (Interpolating You'll Never Walk Alone)" – 5:50 (From Meddle)
"Brain Damage" – 3:50 (From The Dark Side of the Moon - alternate mix)
"Eclipse" – 1:45 (From The Dark Side of the Moon - alternate mix)
"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" – 5:23 (From A Saucerful of Secrets)
"See Emily Play" – 2:54 (Single - False "stereo" mix; original mono mix found on Relics)
"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" – 4:47 (From Ummagumma)
"Free Four" – 4:07 (From Obscured by Clouds)
"Embryo" – 4:39 (From the VA compilation Picnic - A Breath of Fresh Air 1970)

[edit] Credits

David Gilmour - Guitar and Vocals except on Arnold Layne and See Emily Play
Roger Waters - Bass, Tape effects and Vocals
Richard Wright - Keyboards, Piano and Synthesisers
Nick Mason - Drums, Percussion, Tape effects and Vocalisations
Syd Barrett - Guitar and Vocals on Arnold Layne and See Emily Play

Pink Floyd
David Gilmour • Richard Wright • Nick Mason Syd Barrett • Bob Klose • Roger Waters
Discography
Studio albums	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) • A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) • Ummagumma (1969) • Atom Heart Mother (1970) • Meddle (1971) • The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) • Wish You Were Here (1975) • Animals (1977) • The Wall (1979) • The Final Cut (1983) • A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) • The Division Bell (1994)
Soundtracks	Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1968) • More (1969) • Zabriskie Point (1970) • Obscured by Clouds (1972)
Live albums	Ummagumma (1969) • Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) • PULSE (1995) • Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)
Compilations	Relics (1971) • A Nice Pair (1973) • Masters of Rock (1974) • A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981) • Works (1983) • Shine On (The Early Singles) (1992) • 1967 Singles Sampler (1997) • Echoes (2001)
Films
Live at Pompeii • The Wall • Delicate Sound of Thunder • La Carrera Panamericana • London '66-'67 • The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon • PULSE • The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
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