Works (Pink Floyd album)

1983 compilation album by Pink Floyd

Works

Compilation album by

Pink Floyd

Released| June 1983
Recorded| 1967–1973
Genre|

* Progressive rock
* psychedelic rock

Length| 42:10
Label| Capitol
Producer|

* Joe Boyd
* Pink Floyd
* Norman Smith

Pink Floyd chronology
| The Final Cut
(1983)  | Works
(1983)  | A Momentary Lapse of Reason
(1987)

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Pink Floyd compilation albums chronology
| A Collection of Great Dance Songs
(1981)  | Works
(1983)  | 1967: The First Three Singles
(1997)

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Works is a compilation album of songs by British rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1983. It features a variety of material, including two of the band's early singles "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", alternative mixes of tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon and the studio outtake "Embryo".[1]

## Release and contents

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [2]
Rolling Stone| [3]

The album was released by Pink Floyd's former American label, Capitol Records, to compete with their then-current studio album The Final Cut. The album is particularly notable for including the track "Embryo", an outtake from the Ummagumma album that later became a concert staple in a greatly elongated form.[4] Previously, the track had only appeared on a scarce various artists compilation album promoting Pink Floyd's UK label Harvest Records entitled Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air in January 1970.[1]

Some tracks are crossfaded into one another, such as "See Emily Play" into "Several Species ..." and "Fearless" into "Brain Damage". The album also opens with a heartbeat similar to the opening of Dark Side of the Moon that fades into the wind intro of "One of These Days". This creates a bookend effect on side 1, which ends with the heartbeat fadeout of "Eclipse".

## Cover

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The cover art, illustrated by Ron Larson, was inspired by the c. 1948 poster "Nederland industrialiseert" ("The Netherlands industrialise"),[5] designed by Dutch graphic artist Wladimir Flem.

## Track listing

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Side one

1. "One of These Days" – 5:50 (re-mix of the Meddle version, interpolates part of "Speak to Me" from The Dark Side of the Moon)
2. "Arnold Layne" – 2:52 (single, Duophonic Stereo)
3. "Fearless" – 6:08 (from Meddle)
4. "Brain Damage" – 3:50 (from The Dark Side of the Moon, alternate mix)
5. "Eclipse" – 1:45 (from The Dark Side of the Moon, alternate mix)

Side two

1.   2. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" – 5:23 (from A Saucerful of Secrets) (the album cover erroneously lists the track as from Ummagumma)
3. "See Emily Play" – 2:54 (single, Duophonic Stereo)
4. "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" – 4:47 (from Ummagumma)
5. "Free Four" – 4:07 (from Obscured by Clouds)
6. "Embryo" – 4:39 (from the various artists compilation Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air)

## Personnel

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* Syd Barrett — guitar ("Arnold Layne", "Set the Controls ...", "See Emily Play"), lead vocals ("Arnold Layne", "See Emily Play")
* David Gilmour — guitar (all but "Arnold Layne", "See Emily Play", "Several Species ..."), bass guitar ("One of These Days"), lead vocals ("Fearless", "Embryo"), backing vocals
* Nick Mason — drums, percussion, tape effects, vocalisations ("One of These Days")
* Roger Waters — bass guitar, tape effects, lead vocals ("Brain Damage", "Eclipse", "Set the Controls ...", "Free Four"), vocalisations ("Several Species ..."), backing vocals
* Richard Wright — keyboards, piano, synthesisers, backing vocals

## Charts

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Chart (1983)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 64
US Billboard 200[7] | 68

## References

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1. ^ a b c Kellman, Andy (2011). "Works - Pink Floyd | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
3. ^ "Pink Floyd: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rolling Stone. 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
4. ^ Manning, Toby (2006). "Soundtracks, Compilations & Bootlegs". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 227\. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
5. ^ "Nederland industrialiseert - Wladimir Flem, ca. 1948". Iisg.nl. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 233\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. ^ "Pink Floyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

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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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* Azimuth Co-ordinator
* Blackhill Enterprises
* Britannia Row Studios
* The Dark Side of the Rainbow
* Games for May
* Pink Floyd pigs
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* Bob Klose

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