The Later Years

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The Later Years
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Box set by
Pink Floyd
Released13 December 2019 (2019-12-13) [1]
Recorded1969; 1986–1990; 1993–1994; 2013–2019
Genre
Length259:48
Label Pink Floyd Records
Producer
Pink Floyd chronology
The Early Years 1965–1972
(2016)		The Later Years
(2019)		 The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary
(2023)

The Later Years is a box set by the English rock band Pink Floyd released on 13 December 2019 by Pink Floyd Records. It follows the 2016 box set The Early Years 1965–1972 , and compiles Pink Floyd's work under the leadership of David Gilmour after the departure of Roger Waters in 1985. [2]

Contents

The Later Years includes a remixed version of Pink Floyd's 1987 album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The remix features restored contributions by the keyboardist, Richard Wright, and new contributions by the drummer, Nick Mason, to "restore the creative balance between the three Pink Floyd members". [2] The Later Years also includes surround sound mixes of A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell (1994).

Also included is an expanded version of the 1988 live album Delicate Sound of Thunder with additional tracks; re-edited versions of the concert films Delicate Sound of Thunder (1989) and Pulse (1995); a live recording of Pink Floyd's headline performance at the Knebworth 1990 charity concert; a previously unreleased concert film from Pink Floyd's performance in Venice; 5.1 surround sound mixes and high-resolution stereo mixes; single B-sides; demos from The Division Bell sessions; and memorabilia. [2]

A single-disc compilation of "highlights" from the box set, The Later Years: 1987–2019, was released on 29 November 2019. [1]

Contents

CD 1: A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Updated & Remixed)

A Momentary Lapse of Reason was the first Pink Floyd album released under the leadership of David Gilmour after the departure of Roger Waters in 1985. For The Later Years, the drummer, Nick Mason, rerecorded the drum parts (not all drum parts were played by Mason on the original release) and more of keyboardist Rick Wright's parts have been included (replacing parts which were played by session musicians on the original). "On the Turning Away" has a new lead vocal part taken from a live recording to replace the original studio recording. The album has been remixed for 2019. A standalone version was released on 29 October 2021 in deluxe CD and 2 disc 45rpm vinyl formats. [3]

  1. "Signs of Life"
  2. "Learning to Fly"
  3. "The Dogs of War"
  4. "One Slip"
  5. "On the Turning Away"
  6. "Yet Another Movie"
  7. "Round and Around"
  8. "A New Machine (Part 1)"
  9. "Terminal Frost"
  10. "A New Machine (Part 2)"
  11. "Sorrow"

CDs 2 and 3: Delicate Sound of Thunder (Remixed)

The 1988 live album Delicate Sound of Thunder remixed and includes songs performed on the tour which were omitted from the original release. Some tracks are now presented in full which were shortened for the original release. "Money", however, has been truncated in order to accommodate the newly included and extended songs – the female a-cappella section and Pratt's bass solo have been removed. A few new elements have been included in the new version, taken from shows recorded in 1989, such as Wright's piano intro to "Us and Them" and extra children's chants included in "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)", obscuring Pratt's slap-bass interlude between Gilmour and Renwick's guitar solos. A standalone album was released on 20 November 2020.

CD 4: 1987 and 1994 live recordings and unreleased studio recordings

Single B-sides released between 1987–1994:

  1. "One of These Days" (Live in Hanover, 1994)
  2. "Astronomy Domine" (Live in Miami, 1994)
  3. "The Dogs of War" (Live in Atlanta, 1987)
  4. "On the Turning Away" (Live in Atlanta, 1987)
  5. "Run Like Hell" (Live in Atlanta, 1987)

Unreleased 1994 studio recordings:

  1. "Blues 1"
  2. "Slippery Guitar"
  3. "Rick's Theme"
  4. "David's Blues"
  5. "Marooned Jam"
  6. "Nervana"
  7. "High Hopes (Early Version)"

CD 5: Live at Knebworth 1990 (Remixed)

Pink Floyd's headline set at the Silver Clef Award Winners Concert held at Knebworth House on 30 June 1990. The show was notable for featuring vocalist Clare Torry who reprised her lead vocal for "The Great Gig in the Sky" which she originally sang on The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and featuring saxophonist Candy Dulfer on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Money". Although portions of this live recording have been available in the past, on the album Knebworth – The Album (1990), this was the first time it has been made available in full and in this remixed state. A standalone live album (but no DVD or BD) was released on 30 April 2021 on CD, vinyl and download.

  1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
  2. "The Great Gig in the Sky" (with Clare Torry)
  3. "Wish You Were Here"
  4. "Sorrow"
  5. "Money"
  6. "Comfortably Numb" (previously released on Knebworth – The Album)
  7. "Run Like Hell" (previously released on Knebworth – The Album)

Blu-ray: 5.1 surround sound mixes and high-resolution stereo mixes

Although a 5.1 surround sound mix of The Endless River is not presented on this disc, it is available as part of The Endless River film by Ian Eames, also included in the set.

Blu-ray and DVD: Delicate Sound of Thunder film (restored and remixed)

The band's 1988 concert film Delicate Sound of Thunder presented in a digitally remastered and re-edited picture and remixed audio in both 5.1 surround sound and stereo. This release also makes "Money" available in PAL regions for the first time.

  1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1–5)"
  2. "Signs of Life"
  3. "Learning to Fly"
  4. "Sorrow"
  5. "The Dogs of War"
  6. "On the Turning Away"
  7. "One of These Days"
  8. "Time"
  9. "On the Run"
  10. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  11. "Wish You Were Here"
  12. "Us and Them"
  13. "Money" (previously unavailable in PAL regions)
  14. "Comfortably Numb"
  15. "One Slip"
  16. "Run Like Hell"
  17. "Terminal Frost" (audio only; end credits)

The 2019 edit of the film now includes a full performance of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", the original VHS only had the introduction to "Part 1" which was played over a montage of footage. The closing credits originally showed a time-lapse of the stage being disassembled with "Shine On (Parts 2–5)" playing – the 2019 version, however, has removed the time-lapse video and replaced it with a black screen with "Terminal Frost" as the credits music. "Money" has been truncated in the same manner as the album version. The film still omits "Yet Another Movie", "Round and Around", "A New Machine", "Terminal Frost", "Welcome to the Machine", and "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)", however "Yet Another Movie", "Round and Around", "A New Machine", and "Terminal Frost" are featured as bonus material.

Blu-ray and DVD: P•U•L•S•E film (restored and re-edited)

The 1995 concert film, P•U•L•S•E re-released.

  1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
  2. "Learning to Fly"
  3. "High Hopes"
  4. "Take It Back"
  5. "Coming Back to Life"
  6. "Sorrow"
  7. "Keep Talking"
  8. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
  9. "One of These Days"
  10. "Speak to Me"
  11. "Breathe (in the Air)"
  12. "On the Run"
  13. "Time"
  14. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  15. "Money"
  16. "Us and Them"
  17. "Any Colour You Like"
  18. "Brain Damage"
  19. "Eclipse"
  20. "Wish You Were Here"
  21. "Comfortably Numb"
  22. "Run Like Hell"

Blu-ray and DVD: 1989 Venice concert and 1990 Knebworth concert

First time that both of these concerts have been released in full.

Blu-ray and DVD: Unreleased live films, music videos and screen films

All of the following is previously unreleased material. Audio in stereo only.

Blu-ray and DVD: Documentaries and unreleased material

  1. "Arnold Layne"

7-inch singles

Two 7-inch vinyl singles are included in the set, both with etched B-sides:

Memorabilia

The set also contains:

The Later Years: 1987–2019 (highlights compilation album)

The Later Years 1987–2019
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Compilation album by
Pink Floyd
Released29 November 2019 [1]
Recorded1986–2019
Genre Progressive rock, pop rock
Length1:19:48
Label Pink Floyd Records
Producer Audio: Pink Floyd, Bob Ezrin

Pink Floyd also released a separate highlights compilation album, The Later Years: 1987–2019, the cover of which features a photograph shot by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis in 1981 in Iceland, at the Krafla geothermal power station.

  1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Live at Knebworth 1990)
  2. "Marooned Jam" (unreleased 1994 recording)
  3. "One Slip" (2019 version)
  4. "Lost for Words" (1994 tour rehearsal) (Not included on CD in the box set)
  5. "Us and Them" (Live, from Delicate Sound of Thunder)
  6. "Comfortably Numb" (Live at Knebworth 1990; truncated)
  7. "Sorrow" (2019 version)
  8. "Learning to Fly" (Live, from Delicate Sound of Thunder)
  9. "High Hopes (Early Version)" (unreleased 1994 recording)
  10. "On the Turning Away" (2019 version)
  11. "Wish You Were Here" (Live at Knebworth 1990)
  12. "Run Like Hell" (Live, from Delicate Sound of Thunder)

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 45
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 23
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [9] 9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 31
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 18
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [13] 5
Italian Albums (FIMI) [14] 10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] 17
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [16] 38
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [17] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC) [18] 20
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [19] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 10
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 32
US Billboard 200 [22] 197

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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