Well, after finding The Committee soundtrack and Gian sharing his wonderful find - Moonhead, [the unreleased song played by the BBC in between broadcast coverage of the first Apollo moon landing on 20 July 1969], I thought it'd be a worthwhile endeavor to start this thread with the hope that you good people will post links to your rare and wonderful floyd discoveries.

To keep them all in one place, here's the first 2 links -

The Committee (1968) (Full EP) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38R-rozdlkY

Moonhead - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9bx5h0FpCg

... and another delicious curiosity I found; a song by Pink Floyd that was a concert staple in 1970-71, but was never released on a Pink Floyd studio album -

Pink Floyd - The Embryo (BBC) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaprUQnS3DA

more to follow! :yum:

I was just listening to some soundtrack material that was for some avant-garde thirty minute movie with animation by someone named John Latham. It didn't souind like absolutely essential Pink Floyid material, and I guess it was never used for the movie, but it is from the Syd era as well. It sounded like the improvisational middle part of some long live Floiyd thing, and not a whole lot of guitar from what I heard. But if we're compiling a list, I guess that could go on it. I haven't heard the stuff that just recently came out and is pretty expensive. Was it part of a Record Store Day thing, or part of a recent Pink Floyd collection that was too expensive for me to purchase? I forget, but I do have that Committee stuff, and while it's not crucial, it's got a few interesting moments. My favorite early Pink Floyd is probably still their singles, even if they said themnselves that they were a failed singles band. I think Apples and Oranges proves that claim incorrect, and Point me to the Sky is great too, I wish that Vegetable Man/ Scream Thy Last Scream could get a nice inexpensive release with proper remastering, etc. Maybe it has and I just missed it,.

'I was just listening to some soundtrack material that was for some avant-garde thirty minute movie with animation by someone named John Latham.' ...

Yes Joe, the 1/2 hr recorded by Syd and the band and commissioned by John Latham for his animation "Speak", but not used in the film. Instead, he decided to use a soundtrack of him using his saw . It was called 'The Holy Grail of Floyd music' because it was impossible to find - until the release of The Early Years 1965-1972 box set in November last year. Individual discs from the set have started to be released. The [now extremely expensive] set contains all 9 recordings made for John Latham on CD2, after the live, Stockholm 1967 concert. Like many incidental music soundtracks, this sounds less than incredible as a stand-alone audio recording - but - stick it onto the Speak film, replacing the film producer's saw sounds, spark up a spliff and - wow! it's well worth a watch/listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBMor-V2HXA
:sunglasses:
And Joe, you'll be pleased to know Vegetable Man and Scream Thy Last Scream also appear - on CD1 - in mono and in superb remastered sound quality.

Those who couldn't contemplate paying at least £275 for the box set or £250 in a damaged box can surely find most if not all the contents of the box in digital form.

Oh yeah, and here's a little something for xmas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp4TzFMc3X4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDoMBoy79Og

Those links I put here yesterday were for xmas eve ... this is for xmas! -

David Gilmour - Infinite.
Something very nice and mellow. Dreamy floyd stuff from David Gilmour.

"David Gilmour provided music for the 1995 documentary 'The Colours of Infinity'. What many don't seem to know is that the DVD of this documentary is available and it has a special feature titled 'Infinite'. This contains 4 tracks - 16 and a half minutes of music accompanied only by some trippy visuals (and a couple of very brief moments of dialogue)."
I don't have the visuals but here's the lovely music - ideal to chill out to after yer xmas lunch and a drink and a smoke or 3. Turn it up LOUD!

https://soundcloud.com/bradhinds/david-gilmour-the-colors-of-infinity

I'm told it has Rick Wright on keyboards on the 1st track. Dunno who the other great musicians are.
Hope you like it!
:relieved:

Cool, thanks for that. I watched some of that animation and you're right, it's pretty fun and psych.
Also interesting that Vegetable Man and Scream have gotten a good sounding release.
Thanks for the info and merry Xmas!

Joe

Richard 'Rick' Wright, late, great founder member and key creative contributor to Pink Floyd deserves a special place here.
Earlier, I listened to all of Endless River, then had to go revisit The Division Bell.
Then I checked out Richard's solo stuff and 'Zee', his collaboration with Dave Harris - Identity.

Here's the things new and previously unknown to me -
A great 3 track CD - David Gilmour - Arnold Layne, featuring David Bowie & Richard Wright!
And a couple of great youtube videos featuring David Gilmore and Rick Wright:

David Gilmour - "Wearing the Inside Out" feat. Richard Wright on vocals, (HD), Royal Albert Hall,2006 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3yERaVA3Cc

Breakthrough - Richard Wright & David Gilmour, Recorded From Meltdown Festival At The Royal Festival Hall 2002. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rnn2cV9NHA
:heart_eyes:

PS.
Good grief! Just stumbled across this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hODALOTiH6A

On Thursday (May 12, 2011), David Gilmour joined Roger Waters on stage for a performance of Comfortably Numb. Making good on a promise made by Gilmour, the former bandmates were reunited to honour Waters’ involvement in last year’s Hoping Foundation gig*, when the pair were reunited for a performance of To Know Him Is To Love Him. Almost 30 years since the last performance of The Wall in London, seeing Roger Waters and David Gilmour together again on stage is no doubt the highlight of The Wall Live Tour’s O2 Arena shows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxBSK6caEl8

* Roger Waters & David Gilmour together on stage for Palestinian Charity "Hoping Foundation" July 10 2010 Kiddington Hall, England. Waters & Gilmour actually performed a 4 song set to raise money for the Palestinian charity " Hoping Foundation".
The performance, in front of 200 very posh and rich guests, took place at the Kiddington Hall country estate in Oxfordshire, England.

Line up: David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Guy Pratt, Harry Waters, Andy Newmark, Chester Kamen, Jonjo Grisdale.

Setlist "To Know Him Is To Love Him"(the Phil Spector song), "Wish You Were Here," "Comfortably Numb" and "Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two)."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCq5wtSO-qI

Poor quality video & audio, but it seems to be the only record available of this event. If anyone knows of a better recording - video and/or audio, stick a link here for everyone to see.

Finally [for now], the band chatting and then rehearsing 'Wish You Were Here' for the reunion gig in 2005. I bet you do [wish you were there!]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI8vner1mMc
:smile:

OK, so maybe not rare, but still precious: Roger Waters 2018 Us & Them Tour.
As well as having Roger Waters Sydney Aus. 2018 gig [Qudos Bank Arena, 3rd Feb] in beautiful audio quality, I see the show is available as youtube videos, in bits and pieces. Maybe someone has the time, patience and video editing skills to recreate the full gig? Here's the start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIzZdaHfYYY
The tour reaches UK on June 29th [Glasgow] through 'til July 7th [Birmingham].
https://rogerwaters.com/

Happy Bithday, Mr Gilmour!
Happy Birthday, David! 72 years young today.
David Jon Gilmour was born on 6th March 1946 on this day, in Cambridge, England.
Thank you David for the music.

Seeing as nobody else seems to want to make the effort to find and share some rare and precious Pink Floyd diamonds, I'll just have to do it myself!
Here's the very last Syd Barrett sessions from Abbey Road studio from 12 August 1974, finished by a great Syd fan, Richard Michael John Hall:
"Ever wonder what it would sound like if Syd Barrett had actually finished this record? I sure did. I added some layers and fleshed it out a bit. I'm not sure why people refer to these sessions as the work of some madman. I strongly believe Syd was in the process of making a really killer record." - RMJH.

Yeah, I wondered about that and this very talented guy took Syd's unfinished work and polished it with his musical and sound engineering skills to create this damn fine masterpiece. It's a shame there seems to be no vocal tracks or song lyrics attributed to this session or we could have possibly had Syd's lyrical/vocal talent showcased also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcrbdzoSbwY&fmt18=

For those who'd be interested in comparing Richard's work with the bare bones recordings, listen to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YywweGClCoE

Any comments would be really welcome just to reassure me I'm not wasting my precious time continuing to post stuff in this forum.

Nick Mason of Pink Floyd & Rick Fenn of 10cc - White Of The Eye - unattended luggage [released 2018]

The original soundtrack from the 1987 film: White of the Eye
Released August this year. Anybody got it?
You can listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQZJ_hTQRzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhdsUpDhsU

The very last Syd Barrett sessions from Abbey Road studio from 12 August 1974, finished by a great Syd fan, Richard Michael John Hall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcrbdzoSbwY&fmt=18

OK. I know this is here already [see above]. Just felt it needed another airing.

* * *
Something else:
Have You Got It Yet?

http://www.pink-floyd.org/barrett/HYGIY/

after that big meal you might like a drink and a smoke as you watch a brief yet very nice film?
I'll be back with it later.
If you want.

John Peel session, Feb 1970. Nice version of one of my favs,Terrapin.

https://youtu.be/_AwnD0gNmJw

Frank Zappa played with Pink Floyd at the Actuel Festival, Mont de lnclus, Amougies, in Belgium on 25 October, 1969.
OK, so it's not the best peformance, but never-the-less, it's an incredible and historic musical crossroads where they met.
Interestingly, Frank is probably the only one on stage and in the audience who's not been taking drugs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz9bn24rxrI

The Committee 1968.
The complete movie [really!] in stunning cinemascope and dolby surround sound [not really!] with the soundtrack by Pink Floyd and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, in superbly restored glorious monochrome with monophonic sound. [really!]

David Gilmour on Why He’s Selling 120 Guitars: ‘Everything Has Got to Go’
The Pink Floyd frontman will auction off his iconic Black Strat and other famous instruments for charity.



More than half a century after he joined Pink Floyd, David Gilmour will be auctioning off about 120 of the iconic guitars he played both with the band and on his solo releases. “Everything has got to go,” he jokes. “It’s the spring sale.”

The instruments that will be on the auction block at Christie’s New York headquarters this June include many of his signature instruments. He’ll be selling the Black Strat — a guitar he played on “Money,” “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Comfortably Numb” and enough other songs that it has amassed a legacy worthy of its own book — as well as his Stratocaster with the serial number 0001, the 12-string he wrote “Wish You Were Here” on and the Ovation six-string he’s played “Comfortably Numb” on at almost every live performance he’s done.

“These guitars have been very good to me,” he tells Rolling Stone on a phone call from his home in England. “They’re my friends. They have given me lots of music. I just think it’s time that they went off and served someone else. I have had my time with them. And of course the money that they will raise will do an enormous amount of good in the world, and that is my intention.”

The auction’s proceeds will benefit Gilmour’s charitable foundation, which he’s been running for decades. “The money will be going to the larger needs of famine relief, homelessness and displacement of people throughout the world,” Gilmour says, adding that the charities are both global and U.K.-centric. “We are going to work on the best way and the best balance of making what this raises do as much good on this planet as it can.”

In addition to helping out those less fortunate than him, Gilmour sees the sale as a matter of cleaning house. In fact, he’s been planning on selling of chunks of his collection since at least around 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason but hasn’t gotten around to it. “I didn’t want to get too ancient and have a whole stash of guitars sitting around doing nothing,” he says. “And frankly, too many of them are guitars I just don’t have time to play often enough. They will give joy to other people.”

~ the above is an exerpt from an article published on January 29, 2019 9:00AM ET at rollingstone.com, which is © Copyright 2018 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. I make no claim to the copyright of this extract which is posted here in accordance with the internationally recognised standards of fair useage. The full article which includes six links to wonderful video posts on youtube.com, can be found at https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pink-floyd-david-gilmour-interview-guitar-charity-auction-779721/

A Saucerful Of Secrets



I came across the mono release [on vinyl, 29 Jun 1968 Columbia SX 6258 with a misprint on label 1] of A Saucerful Of Secrets, so now if anyone wants it - just ask and put your email here to send it to you as 320kbps mp3 files + artwork. Shared subject to the usual international fair usage terms.

There never was a vinyl or CD re-release of this, so treat your ears to hearing the recording as intended by Syd and his band, including his last song for the rest of the Floyd - 'Jugband Blues'.
There's also 2 bonus tracks now in HQ and remastered - Moonhead and The Embryo.

"It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here And I'm much obliged to you for making it clear That I'm not here And I never knew we could be so thick And I never knew the moon could be so blue And I'm grateful that you threw away my old shoes And brought me here instead dressed in red And I'm wondering who could be writing this song I don't care if the sun don't shine And I don't care if nothing is mine And I don't care if I'm nervous with you I'll do my loving in the winter And the sea isn't green And I love the queen And what exactly is a dream And what exactly is a joke"
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The 1st album is available officially in mono, so treat your ears to that one too.

David Gilmour - Infinite
I'd lost my recordings of the 4 songs forming 'Infinite', the David Gilmour hidden track on the 1995 DVD documentary 'The Colours of Infinity', presented by Arthur C. Clarke.
Like many things, it's not until I want to hear it again that I find it was part of a previously lost collection of mine. After replacing my loss, I did some more research and find the music was probably composed in 1991 [It was used in Ruby Takes a Trip which aired in 1991]. I was very pleased to also find a link taking me to the documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk6QU94xAb8



It's a mindblowing documentary!

Pink Floyd - It's All Dark {1972}.
That's the title of this album wished into existence with the power of imagination, some investigatory research and a bit of good luck!

The original poster of this one says:
"I thought that I'd heard just about every version of the classic 'Dark Side Of The Moon' that I'd ever want to hear - the original vinyl, the CD, the live Wembley concert from 1974, remastered, remixed, and so on - but this album caught my eye when I stumbled on it...
... These are the notes from the CD:
'Dark Side Of The Moon', like most of Pink Floyd's 70's works, underwent a lot of transformations from its initial inception as a concept album early in 1972. After initially laying down demos for their future masterwork the band set out for their first British tour of 1972 in January and February. Fans were treated to the unveiling of the work at the opening night of the tour at Brighton Dome on January 20, heralding the debut performance of the album.



'Dark Side...' in those days was much more of a bluesy concept than the lush, layered career defining work that it became, and as the tour progressed solos changed and the piece began to be knocked into shape. What's been assembled on this disc is a hybrid of the album in its embryonic state, from the earliest demos to the legendary and until now never circulated 'One Side Of The Moon' tape which had only ever been heard by a handful of Floyd devotees. Legend has it that when the album was remastered in the 90's the engineers broke for lunch leaving the tape on. One employee realised that he had only 30 minutes before they returned, and ran off a copy of side 2 with all the faders pushed to the max, to leave an unedited version complete with instrumental passages, second guitars and sax solos that had been removed from the final version."



Track listing:

01 Speak To Me (Mason) London, Rainbow Theatre 20 Feb 1972
02 Breathe (Waters/Gilmour/Wright) London, Rainbow Theatre 20 Feb 1972
03 On The Run (Gilmour/Waters) Studio Outtake Nov 1972
04 Time (Waters/Wright/Gilmour/Mason)/Breathe (Reprise) (Waters/Gilmour/Wright) Demo Jun 1972
05 The Mortality Sequence (Waters/Gilmour/Wright) London, Rainbow Theatre 20 Feb 1972

06 Money (Waters) Alternate Mix 1972
07 Us And Them (Waters/Wright) Alternate Mix 1972
08 Any Colour You Like (Gilmour/Mason/Wright) Alternate Mix 1972
09 Brain Damage (Waters) Alternate Mix 1972
10 Eclipse (Waters) Alterate Mix 1972

There's been a few versions of this album circulated, sometimes called 'One Side of the Moon', 'The Great Gig In The Sky' [Silent Sea SSR 41925] and now 'It's All Dark'.

Further info:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pinkfloyd/comments/4ij4v0/one_side_of_the_moon_bootleg_help/

http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=176

You should be able to find this one yourself if you try.