Why Pink Floyd...?


Why Pink Floyd...? was a re-release campaign of Pink Floyd's back catalogue, released in three stages over 2011–12. Under the campaign, multiple forms of the band's material were released, with new remasters and unreleased tracks. The albums were available in three different configurations: "Discovery", "Experience" and "Immersion". The "Immersion" boxsets 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 the 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 set 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 for 2011. They were 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 textless.
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: Obfusc/ation. 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 " – 2:43
  3. "On the Run" – 3:36
  4. "Time" – 7:01
  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 " – 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:
Disc 4 – DVD-Video - Audio-Visual Material
Audio-visual material lasting approximately 101 minutes.
  1. "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" – 7:43
  2. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" – 9:13
  3. Making of The Dark Side of the Moon 2003 documentary – 25:30
  4. Concert screen films in LPCM stereo and 5.1 surround sound – total: 59:00
  5. #British and French tours, 1974
  6. #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.
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:
  2. "The Hard Way" – 3:10
  3. "Us and Them" – 5:39
  4. "The Travel Sequence" – 4:37
  5. "The Mortality Sequence" – 3:24
  6. "Any Colour You Like" – 4:45
  7. "The Travel Sequence" – 2:21
  8. "Money" – 2:38
Other contents
Discovery
Disc 1 – The Remastered Album
The remastered album now shows "Shine On You Crazy Diamond " and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond " as "Shine On You Crazy Diamond " and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond ", respectively as on the original vinyl release.
  1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond " – 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 " – 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" – 20:22

  1. "Raving and Drooling" – 12:35
  2. "You've Got to Be Crazy" – 18:09
  3. "Wine Glasses" – 2:12
  4. "Have a Cigar" – 7:07
  5. "Wish You Were Here" – 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:
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.
Disc 4 – DVD-Video - Audio-Visual Material
Disc 4 contains audio-visual material of concert films:
Disc 5 – Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc containing the contents of Discs 3 and 4 in high-definition audio and video:
Other contents
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
  1. "Prelude " – 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
  2. "In the Flesh?" – 3:25
  3. "The Thin Ice" – 2:35
  4. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" – 3:41
  5. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" – 1:44
  6. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" – 1:57
  7. "Mother" – 4:33
;Programme 3
  2. "One of My Turns" – 2:29
  3. "Don't Leave Me Now" – 4:04
  4. "Empty Spaces" – 0:51
  5. "Backs to the Wall" – 1:33
  6. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3" – 1:22
  7. "Goodbye Cruel World" – 1:05
  8. "The Doctor " – 3:15
  9. "Run Like Hell" – 3:06
    Immersion
The Immersion set contains discs 1 & 2 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 "
  5. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
  6. "Another Brick in the Wall "
  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 "
  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
  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
  2. Prelude – Roger Waters Original Demo – 0:56
  3. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" – Band Demo – 4:48
  4. "The Thin Ice" – Band Demo – 3:31
  5. "Goodbye Blue Sky" – Band Demo – 2:22
  6. "Teacher, Teacher" – Band Demo – 2:50
  7. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" – Band Demo – 1:31
  8. "Empty Spaces" – Band Demo – 1:53
  9. "Young Lust" – Band Demo – 4:26
  10. "Mother" – Band Demo – 4:38
  11. "Don't Leave Me Now" – Band Demo – 4:34
  12. "Sexual Revolution" – Band Demo – 5:00
  13. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3" – Band Demo – 1:25
  14. "Goodbye Cruel World" – Band Demo – 1:13
Programme 3, Band Demos
  2. "In the Flesh?" – Band Demo – 3:25
  3. "The Thin Ice" – Band Demo – 2:35
  4. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" – Band Demo – 3:41
  5. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" – Band Demo – 1:44
  6. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" – Band Demo – 1:57
  7. "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 " – 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
  2. "Outside the Wall" – Band Demo
  3. "It's Never Too Late" – Band Demo
  4. "The Doctor " – Band Demo – 3:15
Programme 3, Band Demos
  2. "One of My Turns" – Band Demo – 2:29
  3. "Don't Leave Me Now" – Band Demo – 4:04
  4. "Empty Spaces" – Band Demo – 0:51
  5. "Backs to the Wall" – Band Demo – 1:33
  6. "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 3" – Band Demo – 1:22
  7. "Goodbye Cruel World" – Band Demo – 1:05

Programme 4, David Gilmour Original Demos
  2. "Comfortably Numb" - David Gilmour Original Demo
  3. "Run Like Hell" - David Gilmour Original Demo
Disc 7 – DVD
Various videos relating to The Wall :
Other Contents
The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall have also been released as heavyweight vinyl formats. Each is 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:
This is a new "best of" single-disc album released in November 2011.