Why Pink Floyd...?

Why Pink Floyd...? was a release campaign of Pink Floyd's back catalog, released in three stages over 2011–2012. The albums were available in three different configurations: "Discovery", "Experience" and "Immersion". The "Immersion" box sets of The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here featured 5.1 surround sound mixes of the original albums, while that of The Wall did not. Wish You Were Here was also released in an SACD version. A new best-of album, titled A Foot in the Door – The Best of Pink Floyd was released, as well as Sampler, a Best Buy exclusive compilation.

Phases

Phase 1

Phase 1 of Why Pink Floyd, campaign began on 26 September 2011 with the release of The Dark Side of the Moon "Experience", "Immersion" and vinyl editions; a remastered re-release of all 14 studio albums, a Discovery box sets containing all 14 with a booklet, and a Sampler.

Phase 2

Phase 2 of the campaign began on 7 November 2011 with the release of the Wish You Were Here "Experience", "Immersion", SACD and vinyl editions; a new "best of" album entitled A Foot in the Door – The Best of Pink Floyd; and continued with the release of a Pink Floyd iOS app on 14 November 2011.

Phase 3

Phase 3 of the campaign began on 27 February 2012 with the release of The Wall "Experience", "Immersion" and vinyl editions.

Versions

Discovery

The Discovery editions collect the band's original 14 studio albums, newly remastered and released released worldwide on 26 September 2011. The albums can be purchased individually or in a box set which also includes a 60-page book designed by Storm Thorgerson. All albums feature newly designed booklets and CDs. Many of the album covers have been modified to be without text (in 2016 the same remasters were reissued under Pink Floyd Records label and all modifications to the covers were reverted; the discs were issued with their previous artwork instead of the "Discovery" logo from the 2011 edition).

• The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
• A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
• More (1969)
• Ummagumma (double album) (1969)
• Atom Heart Mother (1970)
• Meddle (1971)
• Obscured by Clouds (1972)
• The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
• Wish You Were Here (1975)
• Animals (1977)
• The Wall (double album) (1979)
• The Final Cut (1983)
• A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
• The Division Bell (1994)

Since the release of Discovery, the band have released their fifteenth studio album, The Endless River, in 2014 and reissued Obscured by Clouds in a new stereo mix as part of The Early Years 1965–1972 box set in 2016; it features in Volume 6 – 1972: Obfuscate/action. Neither of these have yet been made part of subsequent issues of Discovery.

Experience and Immersion

The band's three most successful albums, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall, were released as expanded collectors' editions with memorabilia and previously unreleased material.

The Dark Side of the Moon

Discovery

Disc 1 – The Remastered Album The original album, newly remastered for 2011.

1. "Speak to Me" – 1:06
2. "Breathe (In the Air)" – 2:43
3. "On the Run" – 3:45
4. "Time" – 6:53
5. "The Great Gig in the Sky" – 4:36
6. "Money" – 6:22
7. "Us and Them" – 7:46
8. "Any Colour You Like" – 3:25
9. "Brain Damage" – 3:48
10. "Eclipse" – 2:03

Experience

The Experience edition contains the above disc and Disc 2:

Disc 2 – Live at Wembley Recorded live at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, 1974. Previously unreleased.

1. "Speak to Me" – 2:46
2. "Breathe (In the Air)" – 2:50
3. "On the Run" – 5:09
4. "Time" – 6:32
5. "The Great Gig in the Sky" – 6:50
6. "Money" – 8:41
7. "Us and Them" – 8:11
8. "Any Colour You Like" – 8:10
9. "Brain Damage" – 3:44
10. "Eclipse" – 2:18

Immersion

The Immersion set contains the above two discs and the following:

Disc 3 – DVD-Video - Audio Featuring the original album in a variety of multi-channel audio mixes:

• 5.1 Surround Sound (2003) 480kbit/s/640kbit/s
• 4.0 Quadrophonic Mix (1973) 480kbit/s/640kbit/s
• LPCM Stereo Mix (1973) (2011 Remaster) (48 kHz/24bit) (same as Disc 1)

Disc 4 – DVD-Video - Audio-Visual Material Audio-visual material lasting approximately 101 minutes.

1. "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (Live in Brighton, 1972) – 7:43
2. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" (Live in Brighton, 1972) – 9:13
3. Making of The Dark Side of the Moon 2003 documentary (EPK for the 30th Anniversary Edition) – 25:30
4. Concert screen films in LPCM stereo and 5.1 surround sound (Previously unreleased) – total: 59:00
   1. British and French tours, 1974
   2. North American tour, 1975

Disc 5 – Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc, all the contents from Discs 3 and 4 in high-definition video and audio.

• The Dark Side of the Moon 5.1 surround sound mix (2003) (96 kHz/24bit)
• The Dark Side of the Moon original stereo mix (1973) (2011 Remaster) (96 kHz/24bit) (same as Disc 1)
• The Dark Side of the Moon 4.0 quadrophonic mix (1973) (96 kHz/24bit)
• Live in Brighton, 1972
  • "Careful With That Axe, Eugene"
  • "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
• The Dark Side of the Moon 2003 documentary (EPK for the 30th Anniversary Edition)
• Concert screen films (LPCM Stereo)
  • British Tour 1974
  • French Tour 1974
  • North American Tour 1975
• Concert screen films (5.1 surround sound, 48 kHz/24bit)
  • British Tour 1974
  • French Tour 1974
  • North American Tour 1975

Disc 6 – Previously Unreleased Material
Previously unreleased early mix of The Dark Side of the Moon:

1. "Breathe" – 3:10
2. "On the Run" – 3:30
3. "Time" – 6:56
4. "The Great Gig in the Sky" – 4:11
5. "Money" – 6:52
6. "Us and Them" – 7:15
7. "Any Colour You Like" – 3:25
8. "Brain Damage" – 3:51
9. "Eclipse" – 1:32

Other previously unreleased material:

10. "The Hard Way" (from the "Household Objects Experiment") – 3:10
11. "Us and Them" (Richard Wright demo) – 5:39
12. "The Travel Sequence" (Live in Brighton, 1972) – 4:37
13. "The Mortality Sequence" (Live in Brighton, 1972) – 3:24
14. "Any Colour You Like" (Live in Brighton, 1972) – 4:45
15. "The Travel Sequence" (studio recording) – 2:21
16. "Money" (Roger Waters demo) – 2:38

Other contents

• 36-page booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson
• Exclusive photo book by Jill Furmanovsky and Hipgnosis
• Exclusive Storm Thorgerson art print
• Four collector's cards with art and comments by Thorgerson (in envelope)
• Replica of the Dark Side of the Moon Tour concert ticket (in envelope)
• Replica of the Dark Side of the Moon Tour backstage pass (in envelope)
• Scarf designed by Thorgerson
• Three The Dark Side of the Moon marbles (with pouch)
• Twelve coasters featuring early art sketches by Thorgerson
• 12-page credits book
• A Note from Roger Waters for Assorted Lunatics (in envelope)

Wish You Were Here

Discovery

Disc 1 – The Remastered Album The remastered album now shows "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 1)" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 2)" as "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1–5)" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6–9)", respectively as on the original vinyl release.

1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1–5)" – 13:38
2. "Welcome to the Machine" – 7:30
3. "Have a Cigar" – 5:24
4. "Wish You Were Here" – 5:35
5. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6–9)" – 12:29

Experience

The Experience edition contains Disc 1 above, as well as the following Disc 2:

Disc 2 – Live at Wembley & Unreleased Material Disc 2 features previously unreleased live and studio audio:

1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (early version) (Live at Wembley, 1974) – 20:22
   (This is a pre-album version, therefore its individual parts (1-9) which are listed in the Wish You Were Here album cannot be accurately attributed to this version.)
2. "Raving and Drooling" (early version of "Sheep") (Live at Wembley, 1974) – 12:35
3. "You've Got to Be Crazy" (early version of "Dogs") (Live at Wembley, 1974) – 18:09
4. "Wine Glasses" (from the "Household Objects" project) – 2:12
5. "Have a Cigar" (alternative version) – 7:07
   (This version has Gilmour and Waters on vocals instead of Roy Harper and features slightly different music.)
6. "Wish You Were Here" (featuring Stéphane Grappelli on violin) – 6:13

Immersion

The Immersion set contains the above two discs and the following:

Disc 3 – DVD-Video - Audio Featuring the original album in a variety of mixes:

• 5.1 Surround Sound (2009) 480kbit/s/640kbit/s
• 4.0 Quadrophonic Mix (1975) 480kbit/s/640kbit/s
• LPCM Stereo Mix (1975) (2011 remaster) (48 kHz/24bit) (same as Disc 1)

After mixing the original album in 1975, the band decided to add piano to Part III of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", but had no time to re-mix it, so Wright recorded the piano onto a separate tape and then it was added. This tape was soon lost, meaning that this piano is missing from the 1975 Quadrophonic mix. James Guthrie, upon realising this in 2008 while preparing to mix the 5.1 version got Wright to re-record the piano section so as it could be re-included.

The Quadrophonic version of the title track has an extra guitar/scat vocal solo by Gilmour between the last verse and the coda (on the right speaker).

Disc 4 – DVD-Video - Audio-Visual Material Disc 4 contains audio-visual material of concert films:

• "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" intro concert screen film (in stereo and 5.1 surround)
• "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" concert screen film (in stereo and 5.1 surround)
• "Welcome to the Machine" animated clip
• Storm Thorgerson short film (2000)

Disc 5 – Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc containing the contents of Discs 3 and 4 in high-definition audio and video:

• Wish You Were Here 5.1 Surround Sound mix (2009) (96 kHz/24bit)
• Wish You Were Here 4.0 Quadrophonic mix (1975) (96 kHz/24bit)
• Wish You Were Here LPCM 2.0 Stereo Mix (1975) (2011 Remaster) (96 kHz/24bit) (same as Disc 1)
• "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" intro concert screen film (in stereo and 5.1 surround)
• "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" concert screen film (in stereo and 5.1 surround)
• "Welcome to the Machine" animated clip
• Storm Thorgerson short film (2000)

Other contents

• 40-page book designed by Storm Thorgerson
• Exclusive photo book by Jill Furmanovsky and Hipgnosis
• Exclusive Storm Thorgerson Art Print
• Five Collectors' Cards featuring art and comments by Storm Thorgerson (in envelope)
• Replica of Wish You Were Here tour concert ticket (in envelope)
• Replica of Wish You Were Here tour Backstage Pass (in envelope)
• Storm Thorgerson designed scarf
• Three clear marbles (with pouch)
• Nine exclusive coasters featuring early Storm Thorgerson design sketches
• 12-page credits booklet

The Wall

Discovery

Discs 1 & 2 – The Remastered Album Discs 1 and 2 make up the original double album.

Disc 1

1. "In the Flesh?" – 3:16
2. "The Thin Ice" – 2:27
3. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" – 3:12
4. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" – 1:46
5. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" – 3:59
6. "Mother" – 5:32
7. "Goodbye Blue Sky" – 2:45
8. "Empty Spaces" – 2:10
9. "Young Lust" – 3:25
10. "One of My Turns" – 3:41
11. "Don't Leave Me Now" – 4:08
12. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3" – 1:14
13. "Goodbye Cruel World" – 1:14

Disc 2

1. "Hey You" – 4:40
2. "Is There Anybody Out There?" – 2:44
3. "Nobody Home" – 3:26
4. "Vera" – 1:35
5. "Bring the Boys Back Home" – 1:21
6. "Comfortably Numb" – 6:23
7. "The Show Must Go On" – 1:36
8. "In the Flesh" – 4:15
9. "Run Like Hell" – 4:20
10. "Waiting for the Worms" – 3:57
11. "Stop" – 0:30
12. "The Trial" – 5:13
13. "Outside the Wall" – 1:41

Experience

The Experience edition contains the above Discs 1 and 2 as well as the following Disc 3:

Disc 3 – Unreleased Demos Disc 3 contains unreleased demos from the album's recording sessions as well as Waters' initial demos.

Programme 1 (Band Demos)

1. "Prelude (Vera Lynn)" – 0:56
2. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" – 4:48
3. "The Thin Ice" – 3:31
4. "Goodbye Blue Sky" – 2:22
5. "Teacher, Teacher" – 2:50
6. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" – 1:31
7. "Empty Spaces" – 1:53
8. "Young Lust" – 4:26
9. "Mother" – 4:38
10. "Don't Leave Me Now" – 4:34
11. "Sexual Revolution" – 5:00
12. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3" – 1:25
13. "Goodbye Cruel World" – 1:13

Programme 2 (Band Demos)

14. "In the Flesh?" – 3:25
15. "The Thin Ice" – 2:35
16. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" – 3:41
17. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" – 1:44
18. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" – 1:57
19. "Mother" – 4:33

Programme 3 (Band Demos)

20. "One of My Turns" – 2:29
21. "Don't Leave Me Now" – 4:04
22. "Empty Spaces" – 0:51
23. "Backs to the Wall" – 1:33
24. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3" – 1:22
25. "Goodbye Cruel World" – 1:05
26. "The Doctor (Comfortably Numb)" – 3:15
27. "Run Like Hell" – 3:06

Immersion

The Immersion set contains discs 1 & 2 (the original album) and the following:

Discs 3 & 4 – Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-1981
Discs 3 and 4 are the double live album Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81, also newly remastered for 2011.

Disc 3

1. "MC: Atmos"
2. "In the Flesh?"
3. "The Thin Ice"
4. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)"
5. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
6. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
7. "Mother"
8. "Goodbye Blue Sky"
9. "Empty Spaces"
10. "What Shall We Do Now?"
11. "Young Lust"
12. "One of My Turns"
13. "Don't Leave Me Now"
14. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 3)"
15. "The Last Few Bricks"
16. "Goodbye Cruel World"

Disc 4

1. "Hey You"
2. "Is There Anybody Out There?"
3. "Nobody Home"
4. "Vera"
5. "Bring the Boys Back Home"
6. "Comfortably Numb"
7. "The Show Must Go On"
8. "MC: Atmos"
9. "In the Flesh"
10. "Run Like Hell"
11. "Waiting for the Worms"
12. "Stop"
13. "The Trial"
14. "Outside the Wall"

Discs 5 & 6 – Unreleased Demos Discs 5 and 6 expands on the contents of those included on Disc 3 of the Experience version, containing two discs worth of unreleased demos by both Waters and the band:

Disc 5

The Wall Work In Progress Part 1, 1979 – 71:00

Programme 1, Excerpts from Roger Waters' Original Demo

1. "Prelude (Vera Lynn)
2. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
3. "Mother"
4. "Young Lust"
5. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
6. "Empty Spaces"
7. "Mother"
8. "Backs to the Wall"
9. "Don't Leave Me Now"
10. "Goodbye Blue Sky"
11. "Don't Leave Me Now"
12. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3"
13. "Goodbye Cruel World
14. "Hey You"
15. "Is There Anybody Out There?"
16. "Vera"
17. "Bring the Boys Back Home"
18. "The Show Must Go On"
19. "Waiting for the Worms"
20. "Run Like Hell"
21. "The Trial"
22. "Outside the Wall"

Programme 2, Roger Waters Original Demo and Band Demos

23. Prelude (Vera Lynn) – Roger Waters Original Demo – 0:56
24. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" – Band Demo – 4:48
25. "The Thin Ice" – Band Demo – 3:31
26. "Goodbye Blue Sky" – Band Demo – 2:22
27. "Teacher, Teacher" – Band Demo – 2:50
28. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" – Band Demo – 1:31
29. "Empty Spaces" – Band Demo – 1:53
30. "Young Lust" – Band Demo – 4:26
31. "Mother" – Band Demo – 4:38
32. "Don't Leave Me Now" – Band Demo – 4:34
33. "Sexual Revolution" – Band Demo – 5:00
34. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3" – Band Demo – 1:25
35. "Goodbye Cruel World" – Band Demo – 1:13

Programme 3, Band Demos

36. "In the Flesh?" – Band Demo – 3:25
37. "The Thin Ice" – Band Demo – 2:35
38. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" – Band Demo – 3:41
39. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" – Band Demo – 1:44
40. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" – Band Demo – 1:57
41. "Mother" – Band Demo – 4:33

Disc 6

The Wall Work In Progress Part 2, 1979 – 57:00

Programme 1, Roger Waters Original Demos And Band Demos

1. "Is There Anybody Out There?" – Roger Waters Original Demo
2. "Vera" – Roger Waters Original Demo
3. "Bring the Boys Back Home" – Roger Waters Original Demo
4. "Hey You" – Band Demo
5. "The Doctor (Comfortably Numb)" – Band Demo
6. "In the Flesh" – Band Demo
7. "Run Like Hell" – Band Demo – 3:06
8. "Waiting for the Worms" – Band Demo
9. "The Trial" – Band Demo
10. "The Show Must Go On" – Band Demo
11. "Outside the Wall" – Band Demo
12. "The Thin Ice Reprise" – Band Demo

Programme 2, Band Demos

13. "Outside the Wall" – Band Demo
14. "It's Never Too Late" – Band Demo
15. "The Doctor (Comfortably Numb)" – Band Demo – 3:15

Programme 3, Band Demos

16. "One of My Turns" – Band Demo – 2:29
17. "Don't Leave Me Now" – Band Demo – 4:04
18. "Empty Spaces" – Band Demo – 0:51
19. "Backs to the Wall" – Band Demo – 1:33
20. "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 3" – Band Demo – 1:22
21. "Goodbye Cruel World" – Band Demo – 1:05

Programme 4, David Gilmour Original Demos

22. "Comfortably Numb" - David Gilmour Original Demo
23. "Run Like Hell" - David Gilmour Original Demo

Disc 7 – DVD Various videos relating to The Wall (total: 72:00):

• "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" live from Earls Court video – 1:24
• "Another Brick in the Wall" promotional video (restored in 2011) – 3:20
• Behind The Wall documentary – 50:27
• Gerald Scarfe interview – 17:21

Other Contents

• 44-page booklet
• Photo book by Jill Furmanovsky
• Scarf (designed by Storm Thorgerson)
• Three marbles with the "Wall" design (with pouch)
• Coasters
• Gerald Scarfe art print
• Four collectors' cards
• Back-stage pass replica
• The Wall tour ticket replica
• Poster displaying all of the album's lyrics, hand written by Gerald Scarfe

Vinyl and SACD

The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall have also been released as heavyweight vinyl formats. Each is issued as a 180g vinyl with stickers and a pass to download the albums for free, as 320kbit/s mp3 format.

The Wall vinyl also contains a new poster containing all of the album's lyrics, handwritten by Gerald Scarfe. The Wish You Were Here vinyl comes sealed in a black polythene bag as the original did in 1975.

Wish You Were Here is also released as a SACD version; a dual-layer CD containing the 2011 remastered stereo audio and the 2009 5.1 surround sound audio. The SACD set also includes:

• Deluxe case bound book.
• 6 post cards.
• 8-page booklet including newly designed artwork by Storm Thorgerson.

A Foot in the Door

Main article: The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door

This is a "best of" single-disc album released in November 2011.

External links

• Official campaign homepage
• Official Pink Floyd website