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Pink Floyd Announces '8-Tracks' Compilation With Rare Full 'Pigs on the Wing'

The set offers a gateway into the band’s peak years through a seamless edit by Steven Wilson.

Overview

  • Pink Floyd, which announced the set Wednesday, opened preorders through Sony Music for vinyl, CD and streaming.
  • The eight-song collection pulls from 1971–1979 albums and includes staples like Money, Wish You Were Here, Time and Comfortably Numb.
  • The release restores the complete Pigs On The Wing, once heard only on the 1977 Animals eight-track, which links the two parts with a Snowy White guitar solo.
  • Steven Wilson edited the sequence into a continuous listen using sound effects sourced from the original multitrack recordings.
  • Outlets differ on the street date, with NME citing June 5 and Louder listing July 5.