PURPLE WAX 2xLP DELUXE "EXTRACTION TAPES" 1976 STUDIO RARE PINK FLOYD not tmoq

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              "The Extraction Tapes"

Alternate Studio Recordings - 1975 - 1976 

                        GERMANY - WYA - 975

Stone MINT ....

NEVER PLAYED -- PURPLE MARBLE VINYL (2LP SET) - LOADED WITH RARITIES !

Original, quickly sold out absolute-deluxe German limited pressing DOUBLE album in lavish full color gatefold custom sleeve - a work of art! Completely essential to '70s progressive rock fans & those who follow the mighty FLOYD - for you'll find lots to be thankful for within....

"From Abbey Road to Brittania Row"

Unissued Alternate Studio Recordings 1975-1976

Here’s the "fan-mans" breakdown of the tracks:

“Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I – VIII)”
This is an early version when the song was intended to be one complete piece. Well, Part 1-8. There is no 9 yet. The beginning starts with the wine glasses part, then the tape ends abruptly and there are several run throughs of the opening famous four guitar notes. The backing vocals were still not in place yet. The guitar solos drift back and forth between the familiar parts and parts that are far different from the final version. Roger’s vocals are most likely all from a different take. At the end of part 5, there’s no sax solo yet. The end mixes smoothly into part 6 as it was originally intended. One surprising bit is one of of Roger’s backing tracks is overdubbed way too loud and jumps at you. The ending of part 8 just jams off into a “Son of Echoes” jam that just fades out. So most likely the last part 9 was an afterthought.

“Welcome To The Machine”
This is definitely an early studio basic track sketching the ideas and the main feel of the pulse of the song. The throbbing VCS3 bass line is there, and the basis of the keyboard part is there, but the vocals are unfinished and sung by Roger in a lower quiet way almost as a guide vocal. You even hear Gilmour say something like “I can’t hear your voice”, which made me crack up. There’s also creepy talkbox vocals by David Gilmour (like in the “Pigs” solo or the end of “Keep Talking”). Definitely a work in progress at this point. You’re really hearing the building blocks on which the rest of the song was built.

“Have A Cigar”
I expected the mix from the Immersion box set. But this is definitely a different take. The vocals have some different parts. Roy Harper and David Gilmour share vocals but I’m pretty sure I hear Roger Waters in there also. Parts of the guitar solos and keyboards are definitely different. Basically the meat of the track was there, but it needed a lot more polishing to become the final track. Quite different to hear any version of this where there are two vocalists. The solo seems to go forever, as this was before the idea of the “sucked into the radio” effect to end the track.

“Raving and Drooling (Sheep)”
This one is still more bare bones than its final version. There are far less lyrics. The lyrics are pretty much the way it was sung in 1974 on tour. Without those parts there are far more breaks to focus on the music. But a lot of the music is now in place that would end up on the album. The guitar is not quite there yet, missing some of the anger Gilmour added into his playing later, probably after squabbles with Roger no doubt. Noticeably, the line “zig zag their way between boredom and pain” is used which would later be reused and altered slightly for “Pigs On The Wing” Without a lot of the overdubs you’re used to the song feels quite different. Also the menacing siren-like keyboard solo from the early live versions is still here. I’m guessing that somewhere in there Rick Wright tried a new approach and ditched the early solo. There are some organ parts that stick out on the background too that sound like the last gasps of the 1969/1970 organ solo sound.

“Dogs”
This was more likely still called “You’ve Gotta Be Crazy”. The song had been played since the Dark Side of the Moon tour and went through many lyrical and phrasing changes. It’s very close to the album version musically but there are still no lyrical references to dogs yet. So this was probably just before adding the theme to the songs. The main difference here is that Roger Waters sings pretty much all of the parts David Gilmour sang on the final version, and it’s kind of obvious why. While it’s a big alternate reality situation to imagine if Roger sang the song, he hits some sour notes while trying to hit the peak of his vocal range. Also, the spacey midsection with the barking dogs is not yet in place. There’s an abrupt join at that spot where the section just hasn’t been put in yet. It’s quite interesting to see the leaps this song made between the live version in 1974 and the final 1977 version.

“Pigs (3 Different Ones)”
Being that this song was the newest of the batch, this work in progress version  is pretty close to the final album version. These are definitely different takes. There are parts missing that would end up on the final mix. Roger’s vocals are definitely a different take but are fairly close to the same phrasing as the album version.

“Message From The Sheep/ Sheep SFX”
This oddity is a short add-on. The isolated sheep noises used on the final mix of “Sheep”.

WE definitely think this collection is a must have. Much of this is “holy grail” material that many of us didn’t even know existed. It’s a shame someone held it back for profit all of these years.

From Abbey Road to Brittania Row
Unissued Alternate Studio Recordings 1975-1976

side A:     Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-9)     24:58
side B:    Welcome To The Machine     4:42
    Have A Cigar     7:30
    Sheep (Raving And Drooling)     10:34
Side C:     Dogs     13:31
side D:     Pigs (Three Different Ones)     11:34
     Sheep Sound Effects     0:36

CONDITION: The cover: rated: MINT beautiful elaborate gatefold (full color) ... stiff7  sharp, incredible appearance ...there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ... VERY collection worthy appearance ...

The vinyl: Rated: MINT (unplayed) DOUBLE LP pressed on marble-purple vinyl  Clean and glossy with very enjoyable CLEAN audio  ...play back should not reveal alarming distracting surface problems ...  both labels are clean

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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