Works [Original recording reissued]

Pink Floyd | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (October 17, 1990)
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002UBE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,199,959 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. One of These Days

2. Arnold Layne

3. Fearless

4. Brain Damage

5. Eclipse

6. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

7. See Emily Play

8. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave An

9. Free Four

10. Embryo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One Word: Embryo, May 4, 2004

By 

Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Works (Audio CD)

"Works" is a collection of early Pink Floyd tracks from 1967 to 1973, and although the material chosen for the disc is all excellent---from the rare Syd Barrett-era singles "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play," to "Dark Side Of The Moon" favorites "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse"---the main reason for adding "Works" to your Floyd collection is the rare song, "Embryo," not available anywhere else but here (unlike the Syd Barrett singles, which you can also find on the CD, "Relics"). "Embryo" is a truly gorgeous song, a great Floyd buried treasure. Strangely enough, though, the band has always claimed that this song was never actually finished, a claim which seems to be proven true by the live bootleg recording of it I've heard. On record, "Embryo" is a soft, tranquil number. Live in concert, it was a powerful, amped-up rocker, featuring some awesome electric guitar by David Gilmour. Even so, this "embryonic" studio version of "Embryo" remains a hauntingly beautiful song, and one that demands to be added to your Floyd collection right now. "Works" isn't really an essential purchase for the casual Pink Floyd listener, but for the diehard fan, "Embryo" alone makes this CD a definite must-have.

42 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The review directly beneath me is erroneous., July 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Works (Audio CD)

After dark side of the moon was recorded in 1973, the floyd was lured to another record company away from capital records for bigger money. They'd been with capital for all their early works.

Capital records, still owning the rights on all music dark side and earlier, decided to cash in on Floyd's new found fame by releasing a compilation.

"Works" was done without Pink Floyd's input, nor did any band members receive any dividends from sale. It is strictly a Capital Records investment. And to many diehard floydians, it's blasphemy because not only did Capital do it on their own, they remixed many of the tracks, such as Brain Damage.

Again, without the Floyd's consent.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Only CD release of Embryo, October 22, 2003

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P. J. Walstra "pwalstra" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Works (Audio CD)

I would tend to agree with most reviewers that this compilation is not the strongest the record company could come up with. It has some tracks that are also on Relics, which doesn't make sense. I give this one 3 stars though as it has a different mix of Brain Damage & Eclipse and contains the only official release of 'Embryo'. This version appeared by mistake on a Harvest sampler album called 'Picnic - A Breath Of Fresh Air' and hadn't been released since. Embryo was played live at many Pink Floyd concerts in the early 70's but then in an electric version - very different from the acoustic version you'll find here.