Masters of Rock (album)

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Masters of Rock
Masters of Rock cover
Compilation album by Pink Floyd
Released 1974
Recorded 1967-68
Genre Rock
Length 29:40
Label Columbia/EMI
Producer Norman Smith and Joe Boyd
Professional reviews
Pink Floyd compilations chronology
A Nice Pair
(1973)		 Masters of Rock
(1974)		 A Collection of Great Dance Songs
(1981)
First Pressing
The Best of the Pink Floyd cover
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 containing every British Single Release and the "Let There Be More Light/Remember A Day" single which was only released in the U.S. but the other U.S. only single "Flamming/The Gnome" was lacking from the compilation. 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 2008, no other volumes have been released.

Before the 40th anniversary release of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, the record was notable as the only official stereo release of the obscure Syd Barrett-led single "Apples and Oranges." "It Would Be So Nice" is similarly or even more obscure; its only other non-single release is The Early Singles CD in the Shine On boxed set. Only "It Would Be So Nice" and a later single "Point Me at the Sky" shared this fate.

Masters of Rock and The Best Of The Pink Floyd are out-of-print and now considered collector's items.

[edit] The Best Of The Pink Floyd

All songs written and sung by Syd Barrett, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Arnold Layne" – 2:51
  2. "Candy and a Currant Bun" – 2:38
  3. "See Emily Play" – 2:50
  4. "The Scarecrow" – 2:07
  5. "Apples and Oranges" (stereo mix) – 3:01
  6. "Paint Box" (stereo mix) (Richard Wright) – 3:27
    • Lead vocals: Rick Wright
  7. "Let There Be More Light" (Roger Waters) – 5:38
  8. "Remember a Day" (Wright) – 4:33
    • Lead vocals: Rick Wright
  9. "It Would Be So Nice" (Wright) – 3:39
    • Lead vocals: Rick Wright
  10. "Julia Dream" (Waters) – 2:28
    • Lead vocals: David Gilmour
  11. "Point Me at the Sky" (Waters/Gilmour) -3:35
    • Lead vocals: David Gilmour and Roger Waters
  12. "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (Gilmour/Mason/Waters/Wright) [Instrumental] -5:45
  13. "The Nile Song" (Waters) – 3:26
    • Lead vocals: David Gilmour
  14. "Ibiza Bar" (Gilmour/Mason/Waters/Wright) – 3:19
    • Lead vocals: David Gilmour

[edit] Masters Of Rock

Unless mentioned otherwise, tracks are from singles. All songs written by Syd Barrett, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Chapter 24" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn) – 3:36
  2. "Matilda Mother" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn) – 3:03
  3. "Arnold Layne" – 2:51
  4. "Candy and a Currant Bun" – 2:38
  5. "The Scarecrow" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn) – 2:07
  6. "Apples and Oranges" (stereo mix) – 3:01
  7. "It Would Be So Nice" (Richard Wright) – 3:39
  8. "Paint Box" (stereo mix) (Richard Wright) – 3:27
  9. "Julia Dream" (Roger Waters) – 2:28
  10. "See Emily Play" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - US Issue) – 2:50

[edit] Credits

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