1967: The First 3 Singles, 30th Anniversary Edition [Import, Limited Edition]

Pink Floyd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 15, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B000006UB9
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,264 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. See Emily Play

2. Scarecrow

3. Apples And Oranges

4. Paint Box

5. Arnold Layne

6. Candy And A Currant Bun

Editorial Reviews

Limited edition 1997 EMI release, part of the band's 30thanniversary. It features the A and extremely rare B-sidesto their first three singles, all from 1967: 'Arnold Layne'w/ 'Scarecrow', 'Candy And A Currant Bun' w/ 'Apples AndOranges' & 'See Emily Play

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREATNESS, June 28, 2000

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"floydianrelic" (las vegas, nv USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1967: The First 3 Singles, 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

LOOKIN FOR THESE 3 SINGLES YOULL EITHER HAVE TO BE A DIE HARD FAN , AND BUT THE SHINE ON BOX SET TO FIND THESE, OR GET THIS.....I GOT BOTH. IF YOU ARE A BARRETT FAN LIKE ME...GET THIS NOW....ITS ONLY A 6 SONG CD, BUT WELL WORTH IT FOR THE 2 UNRELEASED TRACKS...I LISTEN TO THIS 3 OR FOUR TIMES A DAY.....A++++

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The spirit of Barrett's Pink Floyd shines again, July 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 1967: The First 3 Singles, 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

With this single sampler, the spirit of the first Pink Floyd, led by Barrett, shines again. The 6 songs of the collector sound fresh and childlike, and at the same time are sometimes reflective of the late 60's English society and of the Floyd's early success (and the pressure that came with it). I would recommend it to Syd Barrett (the Floyd's first leader) fans, of course, as well as to anybody who know Pink Floyd's music a bit and want to know more about their psychedelic debuts in the London underground scene. Maybe you shouldn't begin to discover the Floyd's works with this one, though... NB the recording is mono, but the sound quality is perfect. The single sampler includes the first 3 singles of Pink Floyd and their B-sides, i.e. Arnold Layne, Candy and a currant bun, See Emily play, Scarecrow, Apples and oranges and Paintbox. All save one of these songs were previously available, either on Relics or Piper at the gates of dawn. This raises the important question:! the early singles have not all been released yet; Point me at the sky and It would be so nice have never been released outside the Shine on box set. When will EMI release all these singles on a single CD? Floyd fans all over the world are still waiting...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Syd's glory days, February 4, 2003

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The Madcap "The Madcap" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1967: The First 3 Singles, 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

This cd is a great example of the amazing 3min pop-psychedelic songs Syd could write in his glory.(minus paintbox, which is by Rick Wright)It was basically Arnold and Emily which made the floyd into pop stars in 1967 england. Though Arnold, Emily. scarecrow, and Paintbox can be found on other records, such as paintbox, this is only 1 of 2 places i know of to find Candy and a currant bun, which is awesome and shouldve been the a-side to their 1st single instead of the b-side. Then theres Apples and Oranges, which even though it flopped as a single, in the words of Roger Waters, "It's a fu!*ing good song", which it trully is, it was just recorded in to much of a hurry, the band diddnt even get to tune their instruments right. I recomend this for any fan of Floyd's early work, but if possible, look for "The Pink Floyd Early Singles" which was part of the Shine On box set, that disk contains the 6 songs here, but also the singles "It would be so Nice" and "Point Me at the Sky" with their b-sides, "Julia Dream" and "Careful With that Axe Eugene" which are trully classic floyd pieces.