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A single CD collection featuring a tracklist chosen by Pink Floyd and newly created artwork from Storm Thorgerson. All tracks remastered by James Guthrie in 2011.
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Newly remastered 2011 16 track compilation! Featuring newly created artwork from Storm Thorgerson.
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52 of 55 people found the following review helpful
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When i saw this was being released I was a bit surprised as, firstly it was only one disc and secondly, nearly every track appears on the far better, echoes collection. This is apparently to make people aware that Pink Floyd's back catalogue has been remastered again. So my copy arrived, I have to say a good job has been done on the remastering not to loud and it is faithful to the Pink Floyd legacy, however to be honest there is very little difference in sound quality to this set and the previous Echoes best of collection. The tracks are mainly from Dark side and Wish you were here (nothing from meddle,animals or anything before atom heart mother apart from one single See Emily Play) and I personally think any new fan would be better off buying dark side of the moon and wish you were here. The booklet is just four pages no track details words or recording history very sparse,and again an awful paper cardboard sleeve which is very tight and is almost impossible to get the CD out, if EMI or other record companies are going to do this can't they put an inner sleeve in, then it might be a vinyl replica, as since when did records ever get issued without a inner sleeve. This rating I based on the value of this collection, not the music which for me is timeless.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Reviewers are asking - not unreasonably - "what is the point of this album?" As a number of people have pointed out: if it's a Floyd compilation you're after, then the decade-old (eek!) 2CD set Echoes contains almost twice as much music. And now it's been deleted - ho hum!
I think I may have the answer to the question though: this is a compilation for Alice.
Alice is the name of my delightful ex. She worshipped Radiohead and Blur. My liking for 70s prog largely mystified her, though. However she `got' the Floyd - or at least Dark Side of the Moon (a sort of 70s OK Computer) and Piper at the Gates of Dawn (heartily ransacked on Blur's Parklife album).
If I had slipped the Echoes compilation into her Christmas stocking she would have stalled at Set the Controls and the eponymous Echoes. She would have yawned theatrically at relative makeweight Marooned. A Foot in the Door would have worked perfectly, though. There are no deep-space freakouts (which I personally adore) and a focus on the concise accessible gems from Dark Side, Wish You Were Here and The Wall (the selfsame albums getting the fullest reissue push. Draw your own conclusions)
Shockingly, only See Emily Play remains on board from the Syd Barrett era - potential Alices may wish to supplement this compilation with Floyd's classic 1967 debut album Piper at the Gates of Dawn - a non-stop psychedelic tea party of literate whimsy and only one deep space freak out...
So, if it's a career overview you're after, then seek out the splendid Echoes compilation. However, Foot in the Door is an all-killer-no-filler compilation for the cautious beginner and the driver that craves a swift succession of musical knockout punches on their car stereo. The title sums up its strengths nicely - to mix metaphors it dips a cautious toe in Floydian water. It answers the marketers' current rhetorical question "Why Pink Floyd?" with a concise answer: "It's the songs, stupid!"
I think I may have the answer to the question though: this is a compilation for Alice.
Alice is the name of my delightful ex. She worshipped Radiohead and Blur. My liking for 70s prog largely mystified her, though. However she `got' the Floyd - or at least Dark Side of the Moon (a sort of 70s OK Computer) and Piper at the Gates of Dawn (heartily ransacked on Blur's Parklife album).
If I had slipped the Echoes compilation into her Christmas stocking she would have stalled at Set the Controls and the eponymous Echoes. She would have yawned theatrically at relative makeweight Marooned. A Foot in the Door would have worked perfectly, though. There are no deep-space freakouts (which I personally adore) and a focus on the concise accessible gems from Dark Side, Wish You Were Here and The Wall (the selfsame albums getting the fullest reissue push. Draw your own conclusions)
Shockingly, only See Emily Play remains on board from the Syd Barrett era - potential Alices may wish to supplement this compilation with Floyd's classic 1967 debut album Piper at the Gates of Dawn - a non-stop psychedelic tea party of literate whimsy and only one deep space freak out...
So, if it's a career overview you're after, then seek out the splendid Echoes compilation. However, Foot in the Door is an all-killer-no-filler compilation for the cautious beginner and the driver that craves a swift succession of musical knockout punches on their car stereo. The title sums up its strengths nicely - to mix metaphors it dips a cautious toe in Floydian water. It answers the marketers' current rhetorical question "Why Pink Floyd?" with a concise answer: "It's the songs, stupid!"
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you own most or all of Pink Floyd's albums, you don't need this 'Best Of...'.
If you own the 'big three' - 'Dark Side...' Wish...' and 'The Wall' you don't need this 'Best Of...'
I won't be buying it, because I have all the tracks already. I don't need it .
However...
If you're new to the sonic pleasures of Pink Floyd and are after a flavour of what all the fuss is about, or a casual fan who simply wants some of their finest moments all on one disc, then this compilation is for you.
The track selection is first class, leaning towards their 70's heyday output that will hopefully whet your appetite to explore their more experimental catalogue.
Naysayers can moan (with some justification) about flogging the same old songs again and again, but they're really missing the point of this compilation; These musical gems are simply an entry-level taster to some (not all) of the highlights of a remarkably long and varied recording career.
If this album opens up the brilliance of Pink Floyd to a new generation of listeners, then surely that's a good thing, isn't it?
If you own the 'big three' - 'Dark Side...' Wish...' and 'The Wall' you don't need this 'Best Of...'
I won't be buying it, because I have all the tracks already. I don't need it .
However...
If you're new to the sonic pleasures of Pink Floyd and are after a flavour of what all the fuss is about, or a casual fan who simply wants some of their finest moments all on one disc, then this compilation is for you.
The track selection is first class, leaning towards their 70's heyday output that will hopefully whet your appetite to explore their more experimental catalogue.
Naysayers can moan (with some justification) about flogging the same old songs again and again, but they're really missing the point of this compilation; These musical gems are simply an entry-level taster to some (not all) of the highlights of a remarkably long and varied recording career.
If this album opens up the brilliance of Pink Floyd to a new generation of listeners, then surely that's a good thing, isn't it?
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A nice introduction, but...
.. you could easily have chosen 16 other tracks, like "One of These Days", "Us And Them", "Astronomy Domine", "Echoes", "Sheep", "Run Like Hell", "Sorrow", "Marooned" etc. Read more
Published 15 days ago by F. Jensen
Really nicely mixed
I managed to get this for just over a fiver as I wanted to see if there is any discernible sound difference. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Oswald
Not received the download
I purchased this item in December along with other downloads at the same timebut never received the download to this. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Allan Bird
Christmas Present ~ Daughter's Boyfriend
Just what He wanted ~ daughter now very unhappy as her boyfriend won't stop playing it! Another Yuletide sucess!! I remember the days of full blast Rolling Stones!!
Published 4 months ago by Doug Waring
Just a taster
Bought this for my husband for Christmas as he is a great Pink Floyd fan.
Apart from the fact that it wasn't in a plastic case just a cardboard outer, the content was... Read more
Apart from the fact that it wasn't in a plastic case just a cardboard outer, the content was... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jules
Great!
This was a christmas gift for my father and he was absolutely delighted with it, it landed in his car straight away and that's where he keeps all his best music!
Published 4 months ago by Radek
Classic Floyd
A very good, well thought out compilation of Pink Floyd 'classics'. Was a bit unsure about it at first being a remastered album as in my experience remasters sometimes lose a lot... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr G Potts
crebes
Pink Floyd have always been one of my favourite bands and I have all of their albums. This C.D. of remastered tracks does not disappoint and shows of the clarity of their writing... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Crebes
A BLAST
A good cd and a blast from the past, but very disappointed that the cd did not come in a plastic case
as they all do this came in a cardboard wallet
WHY
as they all do this came in a cardboard wallet
WHY
Published 4 months ago by archie
Buy the Echoes Compilation
It is a relatively simple matter, this compilation is pointless, it misses out some brilliant songs from Animals, Meddle and Saucerful of Secrets. Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. Matchett
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