Masters of Rock (album)
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| Compilation album by Pink Floyd | ||
| Released | 1974 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 29:40 | |
| Label | EMI | |
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith and Joe Boyd | |
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| Masters of Rock (1974) |
Works (1983) |
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| The Best of the Pink Floyd cover | ||
Masters of Rock is a little-known compilation album of early Pink Floyd music, concentrating on singles from 1967 to 1968. A budget EMI compilation, it was originally released in the Netherlands in 1970 (and later in Hungary) as The Best of The Pink Floyd. It was repackaged and rereleased in 1974 (Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands) as Masters of Rock, to capitalise on the success of their Dark Side of the Moon. Three different sleeve designs were used, one being the picture from the centre of the album sleeve for Meddle, with Syd Barrett's photo superimposed over the original photo of David Gilmour, who had not yet joined the band during most of the period covered by the album. The album was labelled as 'Volume 1,' however, as of 2007, no other volumes have been released.
The record is notable as the only official stereo release of the obscure Syd Barrett-led single "Apples and Oranges." "It Would Be So Nice" is similarly obscure; its only other non-single release is The Early Singles CD in the Shine On boxed set.
Masters of Rock is out-of-print.
[edit] Track listing
Unless mentioned otherwise, tracks are from singles. All songs written by Syd Barrett, unless otherwise noted.
- "Chapter 24" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn) – 3:36
- "Matilda Mother" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn) – 3:03
- "Arnold Layne" – 2:51
- "Candy and a Currant Bun" – 2:38
- "The Scarecrow" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn) – 2:07
- "Apples and Oranges" (stereo mix) – 3:01
- "It Would Be So Nice" (Richard Wright) – 3:39
- "Paint Box" (stereo mix) (Richard Wright) – 3:27
- "Julia Dream" (Roger Waters) – 2:28
- "See Emily Play" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - US Issue) – 2:50
[edit] Credits
- Syd Barrett - Guitar and Vocals
- David Gilmour - Guitar and Vocals on "It Would Be So Nice" and "Julia Dream"
- Richard Wright - Keyboard, Piano, Organ and Vocals
- Roger Waters - Bass and Vocals
- Nick Mason - Drums and Percussion
