List of unreleased songs recorded by Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd have been known to perform and/or record a number of songs and instrumentals which have never been officially released on a single or album. Only those whose existence can be reliably confirmed are listed here. Bootleg recordings of the majority of below listed songs exist.
Several previously unreleased songs appeared on
Syd Barrett–era unreleased songs
"I Get Stoned"
"I Get Stoned" is a Barrett song recorded live-in-studio on 31 October 1966, along with a version of "
"Pink Theme"
"Pink Theme" is a song performed by the Barrett-era Pink Floyd in 1966. The song is thought to be an instrumental. Pink Floyd recorded the song at a concert at The All Saints Church Hall in London, England, on 14 October 1966. No known recording of this song is extant.
"Flapdoodle Dealing"
"Flapdoodle Dealing" is an instrumental song performed by the Barrett-era Pink Floyd in 1966.[5][6] Roger Waters is thought to have come up with its title. Pink Floyd never recorded a studio version of the song,[6] however, a version was recorded live at a concert at The All Saints Church Hall in London, England, on 14 October 1966.[5]
"Let's Roll Another One"
"Let's Roll Another One" is a Barrett song, later retitled "Candy and a Currant Bun" before being released in 1967.[7][8][9] It was written in 1965.[10] It features the original lyrics which were altered for the released single at the suggestion of Waters,[7] allegedly due to concerns about the acceptability of drug references, and the song can be found on bootlegs like "Feed Your Head".
"She Was a Millionaire"
"She Was a Millionaire" is a Barrett song, recorded at Abbey Road on 18 April 1967,[11][12] as a possible B-side.[13] Manager Peter Jenner said that the track was "the one that got away, the hit they were looking for."[13][14] The opening lines are thought to be "She was a millionaire/She had some time to spare". The instrumental backing track was completed by Pink Floyd but the master tapes for the song most likely were erased.[13] Elements from the song, however, would later become part of Barrett's solo song "Opel" recorded in 1969. Two takes were attempted at a backing track by Barrett during the sessions for the Barrett album in 1970,[4][15] before Barrett added vocals.[12]
"No Title"
An instrumental recorded at Sound Techniques on 4 September 1967. The first 90 seconds of the songs recording is available on various bootlegs. This track is sometimes incorrectly labeled "Sunshine," a piece which later became a section of "Matilda Mother." One Floyd prosopography claims that this recording is over fifteen minutes in length.
"One in a Million"
"One in a Million" (also known by the titles "Rush in a Million",[16] "Once in a Million", "Rust in a Million", and "Brush Your Window"),[16] is a song performed by the Barrett-era Pink Floyd in 1967.[17] Pink Floyd performed the song at a concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 13 September 1967.[17][16][18] The discrepancies in the title stem from Roger Waters' misheard stage announcement on the poor audience recording of the show. It was sung by Waters.
"Intremental"
"Intremental" is a 10-minute instrumental that was recorded at De Lane Lea on 20 October 1967.[19]
"Early Morning Henry"
A demo from the "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" sessions, as mentioned in David Parker's book Random Precision, a guide to the recordings of Barrett. Parker states that he contacted Mason to inquire as to what this song was, but Mason could not remember. In 2020 an acetate of this recording was found and sold in auction. It was revealed that it was a song written and sung by Billy Butler, and Pink Floyd was used as the backing band. As part of the auction a 47-second snippet of the song was posted online. The full song has still not been released.[20]
"Green Onions"
A cover of "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s was performed on the BBC1 TV program Tomorrow's World on 12 December 1967.
"Have You Got It Yet?"
"Have You Got It Yet?" is an unfinished song written by Barrett during the short time in which Pink Floyd was a five-piece. At the time, David Gilmour had been asked to join as a fifth member and second guitarist, while Barrett, whose mental state was creating issues with the band, was intended to remain home and compose songs, much as Brian Wilson had done for The Beach Boys; however, this idea was soon abandoned.[21][22][23]
Barrett's unpredictable behaviour at the time and
Later–era unreleased songs
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"The Committee" Instrumentals
In early 1968, Pink Floyd recorded several instrumental tracks to be used in the soundtrack to the Peter Sykes film
"Richard's Rave Up"
"Richard's Rave Up" was a track recorded on 13 February 1968, during sessions for A Saucerful of Secrets. Per Glenn Povey's The Complete Pink Floyd, studio notes show Take 1 as 2:54 in length. (This was not "Song 1," which was recorded Aug 1968 in Los Angeles.)
"The Boppin' Sound"
"The Boppin' Sound" was recorded on 13 February 1968, during sessions for A Saucerful of Secrets. Was mixed down on that date. Per Glenn Povey's The Complete Pink Floyd, studio notes show Take 1 as 3:00 in length. (This was not "Roger's Boogie," which was recorded Aug 1968 in Los Angeles and is 4:35 in length.)
"Incarceration of a Flower Child"
A Waters-penned song written in 1968, after Barrett left the band, as an attempt to reinvent themselves.[26] The lyrics are about the downfall of Barrett.[27][28] The song was eventually recorded by Marianne Faithfull on her 1999 album Vagabond Ways.[27][28][29] The melody of the opening of the verses provided the chorus of "Your Possible Pasts", from the Pink Floyd album The Final Cut.
"Seabirds"
A song used in the More film but as yet unreleased. A song titled "Seabirds" was released as part of The Early Years 1965–1972 box set in 2016, however this is not the song from the film but an alternate version of the instrumental track "Quicksilver".
"Stefan's Tit"
An outtake from the More sessions. Working title for "Green Is The Colour".
"Paris Bar"
Another More outtake, found on the same multitrack tape as the above track. Working title for "Ibiza Bar".
"Theme (Dramatic Version)"
Another More outtake, found on the same multitrack tape as the above tracks. Working title for "Dramatic Theme".
"Alan's Blues"
"Alan's Blues" is an instrumental blues song first recorded for the film
"Rain in the Country"
A nearly 7 minute instrumental outtake from the Zabriskie Point sessions, based on "The Narrow Way".[30] It is available on bootleg albums such as Omay Yad.[30] On the bootleg, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions, the Take 1 ends in "Unknown Song" while Take 2 ends in "Crumbling Land".
"Oenone"
A lengthy instrumental in the Zabriskie Point film,[31][32] intended for a sex scene. Three takes were recorded (under the working titles "Love Scene No. 1", "No. 2" and "No. 3"), each somewhat different from the others, but all sharing the same eerie organ-and-guitar motif. The term "Oenone" refers to a Greek mythological character, namely the first wife of Paris of Troy. Early bootleg appearances list the song as "Oneone", sometimes thought to be a misspelling of the mythological character, but more likely a phonetic tip of the hat to Zabriskie Point's director Michelangelo Antonioni. Excerpts of "Oenone" were released as part of The Early Years 1965–1972 box set in 2016 under the titles "Love Scene Version 1" and "Love Scene Version 2", though no complete takes have ever been released officially.
"Just Another Twelve Bar"
Another improvised instrumental recorded during the Atom Heart Mother world tour in 1970. The sole circulating recording cuts in midway, and what is heard is close enough to the finale jam of the song "Biding My Time" that it's possible this song is simply an excerpt of that one.
"Pink Blues"
Often referred to as simply "Blues"; blues jam played after encores during the
"Corrosion in the Pink Room"
"Corrosion in the Pink Room" is a song written by Waters, Gilmour, Wright, and Mason. It is an instrumental piece that was played at their live shows during the early 1970s. It is a very avant-garde piece, with eerie piano playing by Wright and scatting by Waters, reminiscent of the sounds on "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict". Halfway through, the song transitions to a jazzy blues jam, similar to "Funky Dung". It also was known to feature the "whalesong effect", used during live performances of "Embryo" and, later on, "Echoes". Roger Waters often meddled with their manager Steve O'Rourke while performing, indicated by him calling out "Steven" in this song.[33]
"The Merry Xmas Song"
"The Merry Xmas Song" is a humorous song written for a one-off performance on
"Richard Are You Ready Yet?"
"Richard Are You Ready Yet?" is a humorous self-parody song improvised during an interlude at the Live at Berlin tour.
"Long Blues"
An improvised blues piece, "Long Blues" was performed live in 1970, at Montreux. Waters announced that since it was "a bit late for mind-expanding, [they]'re going to play some music to calm down to". While similar in sound to "Alan's Blues", some elements from "
"Bitter Love"
Written by Waters, the song is about the bad experience Pink Floyd had after agreeing to appear in magazine advertisements for a French soft lemon drink called "Gini" originally from Perrier. Lyrically, the song describes Waters selling his soul in the desert. The song is also known as "How Do You Feel?".
"Drift Away Blues"
"Drift Away Blues" is a blues improvisation that was played live[34] on 6 July 1977 at the Stade olympique, Montreal, as an encore, picked in response to an aggressive audience. Waters introduced the song by telling the audience that "since we can't play any more of our songs, here's some music to go home to." Allegedly, Gilmour was upset at this and slipped off the stage rather than play. It appears on the Azimuth Coordinator Part 3 bootleg, and others of that date.
"Overture"
"Overture" is a song that was written by Waters for The Wall movie.[35] Pink Floyd decided not to include the song and it is unknown if it was ever recorded.[35]
"Death Disco"
An unreleased portion of
Unreleased albums
The Committee soundtrack
At one point, it was considered that a soundtrack LP should be released containing music heard in the obscure science fiction film The Committee, for which Pink Floyd recorded a handful of seemingly untitled instrumentals, and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown contributed the song "Nightmare". Although bootleg soundtracks (both vinyl and CD) have been released by fans, the fact that the total running time of the material merely fills one side of an LP shows that this may not have been a commercially viable idea.
The Man & The Journey live album
The conceptual tour following
Zabriskie Point soundtrack
In 2011, a document[citation needed] was found regarding a scrapped Zabriskie Point soundtrack LP consisting entirely of Pink Floyd's score (much of which was rejected from the final film). The soundtrack was in fact released, but the album would have originally consisted of the following songs, possibly in this order:
- "Heart Beat, Pig Meat"
- "Country Song"
- "Fingal's Cave"
- "Crumbling Land"
- "Alan's Blues"
- "Oenone"
- "Rain in the Country/Unknown Song"
- "Come in No. 51, Your Time Is Up" (this is a different title for "Careful with That Axe, Eugene")
Sixteen additional tracks were released on
Household Objects
Following the success of The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd were unsure of their direction and worried about how to top that record's popularity. Returning to their experimental beginnings, they began a project entitled Household Objects, which would consist of songs played on hand mixers, rubber bands stretched between two tables, wine glasses and so on. The planned album was soon shelved.
"There weren't going going to be any real musical instruments on it at all," explained engineer Alan Parsons, "and it was to be recorded using only one microphone. We spent something like four weeks in the studio on it, and came away with no more than one and a half minutes [sic] of music."[36]
Two tracks – "The Hard Way" and "Wine Glasses" (the latter incorporated into the opening of "
In 2001,
Spare Bricks
Upon release of the film adaptation of The Wall, Pink Floyd planned to put together an album consisting of songs newly recorded for the film, as well as outtakes from the original Wall LP sessions. The proposed title for this disc was Spare Bricks. This was changed to "The Final Cut", which came from the song of the same name. The "When the Tigers Broke Free" single released at this time claim the track comes from the planned album. The Final Cut developed into a new concept album based in part around rewritten versions of The Wall outtakes. From 2004 onwards, Waters decided to incorporate the song into future CD pressings as the fourth track of the album.
The Big Spliff
In the 1990s, the engineer
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