The Early Years: 1972: Obfusc/ation

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Available in 44.1kHz/24‐bit

All tracks have ETI of “2016 remix”

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Annotation last modified on 2025-09-12 19:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Careful With That Axe, Eugene (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
cymbal, gong and spoken vocals:
Roger Waters
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
recorded at:
Studio Europa Sonor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
live recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
6:45
2Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
additional vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
lead vocals:
Roger Waters
recorded at:
Studio Europa Sonor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
live recording of:
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex International, Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music International, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
10:35
3One of These Days (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
vocals:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
recorded at:
Amphitheatre of Pompeii in Pompei, Napoli, Campania, Italy (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
live recording of:
One of These Days (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Castle (publisher), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell Music Ltd., Chappell‐H, Concord Copyrights Ltd., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner Chappell Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16) and World Copyrights Ltd.
25:50
4A Saucerful of Secrets (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
recorded at:
Amphitheatre of Pompeii in Pompei, Napoli, Campania, Italy (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
live recording of:
A Saucerful of Secrets (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus (publisher), Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd., Magdalene Music and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
12:49
5Echoes (live at Pompeii)
additional piano and bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07) and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
recorded at:
Amphitheatre of Pompeii in Pompei, Napoli, Campania, Italy (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
live recording of:
Echoes (from 1971-10-04 until 1971-10-07)
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16) and World Copyrights Ltd.
is based on:
Nothing, Part 14
24:56
6Careful With That Axe, Eugene (alternate take) (live at Pompeii)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
cymbal, gong and spoken vocals:
Roger Waters
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
farfisa, grand piano and Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Studio Europa Sonor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
live recording of:
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (from 1971-12-13 until 1971-12-20)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Lupus Music, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Lupus Music Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
6:06

Credits

Release

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
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