A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd

~ Release by Pink Floyd (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Available in 44.1kHz/24‐bit

Note that this release uses different recordings for Time & Wish You Were Here than the other release with the same barcode.

Annotation last modified on 2024-02-05 07:01 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
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1Astronomy Domine
recording engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”) (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
producer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (in 1967)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Nicky Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
farfisa:
Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
guitar and slide guitar:
Syd Barrett (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
lead vocals:
Syd Barrett (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13) and Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
other vocals [intro vocalisations]:
Peter Jenner (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1994, in 2007), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
recording of:
Astronomy Domine (from 1967-04-11 until 1967-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex International, Essex Music, Essex Music International, Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
3.84:11
2Let There Be More Light
recording engineer and engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
producer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
bass guitar and other vocals [whisper vocals]:
Roger Waters (from 1968-01 until 1968-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1968-01 until 1968-05)
electric guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1968-01 until 1968-05)
farfisa, Hammond organ and piano:
Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1968-01 until 1968-05)
lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1968-01 until 1968-05) and Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1968-01 until 1968-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-01, in 1968-03, in 1968-05)
recording of:
Let There Be More Light (from 1968-01 until 1968-05)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex Music, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus (publisher), Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
3.85:36
3The Nile Song
producer:
The Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (in 1969-03)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (in 1969-03)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (in 1969-03)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969), Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-03)
recording of:
The Nile Song (in 1969-03)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
2.63:26
4Careful With That Axe, Eugene (mono)
producer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Hammond organ and vibraphone:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-11-04)
recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (on 1968-11-04)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
5:45
5Atom Heart Mother
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”) (in 1970) and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) (in 1970)
producer and phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (in 1970)
choir vocals:
John Alldis Choir (The John Alldis Choir) (in 1970)
conductor:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970, in 1974), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970)
recording of:
Atom Heart Mother (from 1970-03-02 until 1970-07-17)
orchestrator:
Ron Geesin
composer:
Ron Geesin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Essex Music, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16), Westminster Music Ltd. and World Copyrights
4.0523:42
6One of These Days
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”), John Leckie, Roger Quested and Rob Black (engineer)
producer:
Pink Floyd
bass [double-tracked bass], electric guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-01 until 1971-08)
bass [double-tracked delayed tremolo bass]:
Roger Waters (from 1971-01 until 1971-08)
cymbal [backwards cymbals], drums (drum set) and spoken vocals [vocal phrase]:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-01 until 1971-08)
Hammond organ, piano and synthesizer [EMS VCS 3 synthesizer]:
Rick Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-01 until 1971-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (in 1971, in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-01 until 1971-08), Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-01 until 1971-08) and Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-01 until 1971-08)
recording of:
One of These Days (from 1971-01 until 1971-08)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Castle (publisher), Chappell (library/production music), Chappell Music Ltd., Chappell‐H, Concord Copyrights Ltd., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner Chappell Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16) and World Copyrights Ltd.
3.955:54
7Free Four
producer:
Pink Floyd (from 1972-02 until 1972-03)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-02 until 1972-03)
analog synthesizer [EMS VCS 3]:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1972-02 until 1972-03)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1972-02 until 1972-03)
electric bass guitar, handclaps, background vocals and lead vocals:
Roger Waters (from 1972-02 until 1972-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972), The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1972), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1972-02 until 1972-03)
recording of:
Free Four (from 1972-02 until 1972-03)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16), World Copyrights and World Copyrights Ltd.
3.454:16
8Time
recording of:
Time
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
6:58
9Money
assistant engineer:
Peter James (sound engineer)
engineer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
Pink Floyd
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
electric guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
keyboard:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
saxophone:
Dick Parry (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1992), Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
recording of:
Money (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell Music Ltd., KPM (music publisher), Pathe‐Marconi (not for release label use! consider “Pathé” instead), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
4.26:28
10Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1–5)
recording of:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, BMG Platinum Songs US, Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
part of:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
11:10
11Wish You Were Here
5:30
12Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2
engineer:
Brian Christian, Nick Griffiths (engineer), James Guthrie, Rick Hart (engineer), John McClure (recording engineer and record producer) and Patrice Quef
co-producer:
James Guthrie
producer:
Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
bass guitar:
Roger Waters
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Hammond organ and synthesizer [Prophet-5 synthesizer]:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
choir vocals:
Children of Islington Green School
lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 1979, in 1994, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-12), Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1979-01 until 1979-07), Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1979-01 until 1979-07), Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-10 until 1979-11), The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-10 until 1979-11) and Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979-11)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 376)
recording of:
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell Music Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd (Artemis BV), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16) and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. (in 1979)
part of:
Another Brick in the Wall
4.153:58
13Hey You
engineer:
James Guthrie
co-producer:
James Guthrie
producer:
Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
12 string guitar [12-string acoustic guitar], electric guitar, fretless bass and pedal steel guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
Hammond organ, keyboard, Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano] and synthesizer:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
other instruments [drill]:
James Guthrie (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1978-12 until 1979-11) and Roger Waters (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 1979, in 1994, in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recorded at:
Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-12), Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1979-01 until 1979-07), Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1979-01 until 1979-07), Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-10 until 1979-11), The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-10 until 1979-11) and Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979-11)
recording of:
Hey You (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, BMG Platinum Songs US, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd (Artemis BV), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
4.154:38
14Learning to Fly
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set) and effects [sound effects] and spoken vocals:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
keyboard:
Jon Carin and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
percussion:
Bob Ezrin and Steve Forman (US percussionist)
background vocals:
Darlene Koldenhaven, Donnie Gerrard, Phyllis St. James, Carmen Twillie and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Learning to Fly
writer:
Jon Carin, Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
3.34:52
15High Hopes
recording of:
High Hopes
lyricist:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Polly Samson
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Concord Copyrights Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Imagem Music UK, Imagem UK Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. (in 1994)
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distributed by and marketed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2016)
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
purchase for download:https://www.e-onkyo.com/music/album/sme886445670059/ [info] (from 2021-10-20 until 2024-10-16)