Relics (album)
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| Released | 14 May 1971 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1967–1969 | |||
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| Length | 49:38 | |||
| Label | Starline | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| BBC | Positive[3] |
| Blender |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Yahoo! Music | favourable[6] |
Relics (subtitle: A Bizarre Collection of Antiques & Curios) is a 1971 compilation album by English rock band Pink Floyd. The album was released in the UK on 14 May 1971 and in the US on the following day. Initially released by Starline, the compilation was reissued by Music for Pleasure in the UK, while Harvest and Capitol distributed the album in the US. A remastered CD was released in 1996 with a different album cover, picturing a three-dimensional model based on the sketch drawn by drummer Nick Mason for the album's initial release.
Background
Relics was assembled by EMI to bridge the gap between Pink Floyd's previous album, Atom Heart Mother, and their upcoming album Meddle. Relics was released on the budget Starline label, and combined early singles, B-sides, album tracks.[7] The album also includes a previously unreleased 1969 studio recording of "Biding My Time", originally a live-only piece entitled "Afternoon", included in the Man and the Journey concert sequence.[8]
Artwork
Designed by drummer and former architecture student Nick Mason, the album cover features a drawing of an elaborate fictional contraption. In 2008, he sold a limited edition of 195 signed prints of the cover.[9][10] When the album was released on CD in 1996, designer Storm Thorgerson, inspired by the cover of The Division Bell, commissioned a real-life version of Mason's contraption, which was photographed as the new artwork.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Arnold Layne" (Single A-side released 11 March 1967) | Barrett | Barrett | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Interstellar Overdrive" (from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 1967) | Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason | instrumental | 9:43 |
| 3. | "See Emily Play" (Single A-side released 17 June 1967) | Barrett | Barrett | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Remember a Day" (from A Saucerful of Secrets 1968) | Wright | Wright | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Paint Box" (Single B-side to "Apples and Oranges", released 18 November 1967) | Wright | Wright | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 23:34 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 6. | "Julia Dream" (Single B-side to "It Would Be So Nice", released 13 April 1968) | Waters | Gilmour | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (Single B-side to "Point Me at the Sky", released 7 December 1968) | Gilmour, Waters, Wright, Mason | instrumental, vocalizations by Waters and Gilmour | 5:45 |
| 8. | "Cirrus Minor" (from Soundtrack from the Film More 1969) | Waters | Gilmour | 5:18 |
| 9. | "The Nile Song" (from Soundtrack from the Film More 1969) | Waters | Gilmour | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Biding My Time" (Previously unreleased, 1969) | Waters | Waters | 5:18 |
| 11. | "Bike" (from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 1967) | Barrett | Barrett | 3:21 |
| Total length: | 25:44 | |||
Personnel
Pink Floyd
- Syd Barrett – lead and rhythm guitar (1–5, 11), lead vocals (1, 3, 11), backing vocals
- David Gilmour – lead and rhythm guitar (6–10), lead vocals (6, 8, 9), vocalizations (7), backing vocals
- Nick Mason – drums (1–3, 5–7, 9–11), percussion, original cover design
- Roger Waters – bass guitar (all tracks), lead vocals (10), vocalizations (7), backing vocals
- Rick Wright – Farfisa organ (1–4, 8), Hammond organ (6–8, 10), piano (3–5, 10, 11), lead vocals (4, 5), backing vocals; tack piano (3, 5, 11), electric harpsichord (3), Mellotron (6), vibraphone (7), trombone (10), harmonium (11), celesta (11), violin (11)
Additional personnel
- James Guthrie – remastering supervision
- Norman Smith – drums and backing vocals (4), drum roll (2)
- Doug Sax – remastering
Charts and certifications
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References
- ^ Povey, Glenn (2006). "The Sound of Music in My Ears 1970–1971". Echoes : The Complete History of Pink Floyd (New ed.). Mind Head Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-9554624-0-5. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Easlea, Daryl. "BBC - Music - Review of Pink Floyd - Relics". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Pink Floyd : Relics Review on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More". 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Pink Floyd Reviews on Yahoo! Music". 8 August 2007. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007.
- ^ Povey, Glenn (2006). "The Sound of Music in My Ears 1970–1971". Echoes : The Complete History of Pink Floyd (New ed.). Mind Head Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-9554624-0-5. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Kopp, Bill (9 February 2018). Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to the Dark Side of the Moon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-0828-4.
- ^ "Nick Mason "Relics" limited edition signed print". 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 15 November 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Nick Mason - Relics launch at Birmingham gallery". Brain Damage. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Pink Floyd Relics Limited Edition Album Print Signed By Nick Mason". September 2012.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 233. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Image 7519". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Pink Floyd Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Pink Floyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "British album certifications – Pink Floyd – Relics". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 June 2016. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Relics Pink Floyd in the "Search:" field.
