Discovery (Pink Floyd box set)

2011 box set by Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd: Discovery

Box set by

Pink Floyd

Released| 26 September 2011
Recorded| 1967–1993
Genre| Progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length| 12:05:21
Language| English
Label| EMI
Producer|

* Bob Ezrin
* David Gilmour
* James Guthrie
* Michael Kamen
* Norman Smith
* Pink Floyd
* Roger Waters

Pink Floyd chronology
| Oh, by the Way
(2007)  | Pink Floyd: Discovery
(2011)  | The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
(2011)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
BBC Music| Not rated[2]

Pink Floyd: Discovery is a compilation CD box set by Pink Floyd released on 26 September 2011 to launch the Why Pink Floyd...? re-release campaign. The box set includes all of their standard studio albums released by this point. All albums were newly remastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante. In addition to the albums the set comes with a 60-page artwork booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson.[3]

## Contents

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All albums and their corresponding original release dates are given below. Refer to original albums for track listings, personnel and production credits.

1. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (August 1967)
2. A Saucerful of Secrets (June 1968)
3. More (June 1969)
4. Ummagumma (October 1969)
5. Atom Heart Mother (October 1970)
6. Meddle (gate fold) (October 1971)
7. Obscured by Clouds (June 1972)
8. The Dark Side of the Moon (March 1973)
9. Wish You Were Here (September 1975)
10. Animals (January 1977)
11. The Wall (November 1979)
12. The Final Cut (March 1983)
13. A Momentary Lapse of Reason (September 1987)
14. The Division Bell (March 1994)

## Charts

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Chart (2011–12)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 57
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 42
French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 38
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] | 23
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] | 53
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 24
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 112
US Billboard 200[17] | 175

## References

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1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Album review Discovery at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
2. ^ Diver, Mike. "Pink Floyd Discovery review". BBC Music. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
3. ^ "Pink Floyd - Discovery editions and boxset". www.whypinkfloyd.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
8. ^ "Pink Floyd: Discovery - Special Box Set" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
12. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pink Floyd – Discovery - Special Box Set". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
16. ^ "Pink Floyd | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
17. ^ "Pink Floyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

## External links

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* World wide chart positions Discovery

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Pink Floyd

* Nick Mason
* David Gilmour

* Roger Waters
* Richard Wright
* Syd Barrett

Studio albums|

* The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
* A Saucerful of Secrets
* More
* Ummagumma
* Atom Heart Mother
* Meddle
* Obscured by Clouds
* The Dark Side of the Moon
* Wish You Were Here
* Animals
* The Wall
* The Final Cut
* A Momentary Lapse of Reason
* The Division Bell
* The Endless River

Live albums|

* Ummagumma
* Delicate Sound of Thunder
* Pulse
* London '66–'67
* Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
* The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974
* Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII

Compilations|

* The Best of the Pink Floyd
* Relics
* A Nice Pair
* A Collection of Great Dance Songs
* Works
* Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
* The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
* 1967–1972: Cre/ation
* The Later Years: 1987–2019

Extended plays|

* 1967: The First Three Singles
* 1965: Their First Recordings

Box sets|

* Shine On
* Oh, by the Way
* Discovery
* The Early Years 1965–1972
* The Later Years
* The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary

Soundtracks|

* San Francisco
* The Committee
* Tonite Lets All Make Love in London
* More
* Zabriskie Point
* La Carrera Panamericana

Singles|

* "Lucy Leave" / "I'm a King Bee"
* "Arnold Layne" / "Candy and a Currant Bun"
* "See Emily Play" / "The Scarecrow"
* "Flaming" / "The Gnome"
* "Apples and Oranges" / "Paint Box"
* "It Would Be So Nice" / "Julia Dream"
* "Let There Be More Light" / "Remember a Day"
* "Point Me at the Sky" / "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
* "The Nile Song"
* "One of These Days" / "Fearless"
* "Free Four"
* "Money" / "Any Colour You Like"
* "Time" / "Us and Them"
* "Have a Cigar" / "Welcome to the Machine" / "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part I"
* "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" / "One of My Turns"
* "Run Like Hell" / "Don't Leave Me Now"
* "Comfortably Numb" / "Hey You"
* "When the Tigers Broke Free" / "Bring the Boys Back Home"
* "Not Now John" / "The Hero's Return"
* "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost"
* "On the Turning Away"
* "One Slip" / "The Dogs of War"
* "Keep Talking"
* "Lost for Words"
* "What Do You Want from Me"
* "Take It Back" / "Astronomy Domine"
* "High Hopes"
* "Wish You Were Here" / "Coming Back to Life"
* "Louder than Words"
* "Grantchester Meadows"
* "Childhood's End"
* "Green Is the Colour"
* "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!"
* "Brain Damage"
* "The Great Gig in the Sky"

Films|

| Concerts|

* London '66–'67
* Live at Pompeii
* Delicate Sound of Thunder
* Pulse

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Narratives|

* The Wall

Documentaries|

* The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
* London '66–'67
* La Carrera Panamericana
* The Story of Wish You Were Here

Tours|

* World Tour 1968
* The Man and The Journey Tour
* Dark Side of the Moon Tour
* 1974 French Summer/British Winter Tour
* North American/Wish You Were Here Tour
* In the Flesh/Animals Tour
* The Wall Tour
* A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour (Concert in Venice, Italy)
* The Division Bell Tour

Lists|

* Discography
* Songs
* Unreleased songs
* Videography
* Band members
* Live performances
* Bootleg recordings

Related media
and tributes|

* 19367 Pink Floyd
* The Amazing Pudding
* The Australian Pink Floyd Show
* Brit Floyd
* The Dark Side of the Moo
* "Echoes"
* "Embryo"
* Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
* Live at the Empire Pool
* The Man and The Journey
* Music from The Body
* Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets
* Pinkfloydia
* Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains
* Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery
* "Proper Education"
* Roger Waters: The Wall
* Synalpheus pinkfloydi
* Umma gumma
* Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd

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