The Early Years: 1972: Obfusc/ation

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Available in 44.1kHz/24‐bit

All tracks have ETI of “2016 remix”

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Annotation last modified on 2025-09-12 19:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Careful With That Axe, Eugene (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
cymbal, gong and spoken vocals:
Roger Waters
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
recorded at:
Studio Europa Sonor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
live recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
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.
16:45
2Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
additional vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
lead vocals:
Roger Waters
recorded at:
Studio Europa Sonor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
live recording of:
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex International, Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music International, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
110:35
3One of These Days (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
vocals:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
recorded at:
Amphitheatre of Pompeii in Pompei, Napoli, Campania, Italy (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
live recording of:
One of These Days (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
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.
1.55:50
4A Saucerful of Secrets (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
recorded at:
Amphitheatre of Pompeii in Pompei, Napoli, Campania, Italy (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
live recording of:
A Saucerful of Secrets (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus (publisher), Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd., Magdalene Music and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
112:49
5Echoes (live at Pompeii)
additional piano and bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07) and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
recorded at:
Amphitheatre of Pompeii in Pompei, Napoli, Campania, Italy (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
live recording of:
Echoes (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell (library/production music), Hampshire House Publishing Corp., 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 World Copyrights Ltd.
is based on:
Nothing, Part 14
224:56
6Careful With That Axe, Eugene (alternate take) (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
cymbal, gong and spoken vocals:
Roger Waters
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Studio Europa Sonor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
live recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
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.
16:06

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Release

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
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