Works (Pink Floyd album)


Works is a compilation album of songs by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1983. It features a variety of material, including two of the band's early singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play," alternative mixes of tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon and the studio outtake "Embryo."

Release and contents

The album was released by Pink Floyd's former American label, Capitol Records, to compete with their then-current studio album The Final Cut. The album is particularly notable for including the track "Embryo," an outtake from the Ummagumma album that later became a concert staple in a greatly elongated form. Previously, the track had only appeared on a scarce various artists compilation album promoting Pink Floyd's UK label Harvest Records entitled Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air in January of 1970.
Also unique to Works are the tracks "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse," which are alternative stereo mixes, rumored to be "fold-down" mixes from the quadraphonic edition of Dark Side of the Moon. Additionally, some tracks are crossfaded into one another, such as "See Emily Play" into "Several Species..." and "Fearless" into "Brain Damage." The album also opens with a heartbeat similar to the opening of Dark Side of the Moon that fades into the wind intro of "One of These Days." This creates a bookend effect on side 1, which ends with the heartbeat fadeout of "Eclipse."

Cover

The cover art, illustrated by Ron Larson, was inspired by the c. 1948 poster "Nederland industrialiseert", designed by Dutch graphic artist Wladimir Flem.

Track listing

;Side one
  1. "One of These Days" – 5:50
  2. "Arnold Layne" – 2:52
  3. "Fearless" – 6:08
  4. "Brain Damage" – 3:50
  5. "Eclipse" – 1:45
;Side two
  2. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" – 5:23
  3. "See Emily Play" – 2:54
  4. "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" – 4:47
  5. "Free Four" – 4:07
  6. "Embryo" – 4:39

    Personnel