A Tree Full of Secrets
the definitive Pink Floyd rarities compilation

Introduction

On 18 CDs (yes, eighteen!) you'll find all the A and B sides of all the Pink Floyd singles, all the promo, edited, obscured, or remixed versions, and all the soundtracks bits of your favorite Pink Floyd and solo tracks.
Basically, this collection includes (nearly) all songs officially released, but not on regular album (compilations, singles, promos, soundtracks...), as well as rare versions from acetates and studio outtakes. We didn't consider live tracks (concerts, radio or TV appearances), unless they're part of a single or a promo single. We also left out of this scope the Syd Barrett solo rarities, because it mainly consists in slightly different mixes of regular versions (we'd like to let a more hardcore fan than we are, doing the job). Some other things are not included, mainly because they could be treed separately, as a whole entity: "Live At Pompeii" and "The Wall" soundtracks, mono editions of albums ("The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn", "A Saucerful Of Secrets"), quadraphonic editions of albums ("Atom Heart Mother", "The Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here")...
There are in fact 17 audio CDs and one data CD. This latter CD contains all the artworks and booklets (with all you ever dreamt to know about each track of each CD!), and some bonus files (that we hope you'll enjoy) while keeping the secret about their contents.
We tried to make the most definitive Pink Floyd rarities compilation, in both completeness and sound quality. For each track, we tried to find the best sounding version available. As a result, we're proud to say that a lot of tracks sound better than any other version available elsewhere.


Rules

What we mean with the word "rarity":

1) Song officially released, but not on regular albums (compilations, singles, soundtracks...) [1]
2) Alternate mix (acetate...)
3) Outtake from unreleased studio session
4) Demo

[1] with an exception for the stuff being a part of a whole "entity"
(most of them are available separately, as other projects).
For instance, the following stuff is not included:
- "Live At Pompeii" soundtrack
- "The Wall" soundtrack
- mono "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn", "A Saucerful Of Secrets"
- quadraphonic "Atom Heart Mother", "Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here"
- "Delicate Sound Of Thunder" video
- "P*U*L*S*E" video

"Chronological" rules for tracklist:

1) tracks are sorted by recording date, not release date [2]
2) different versions of the same track with same recording date are sorted by release date [3]
3) singles from the same album are listed in the same order than on the album [4]
[2] with an exception for the demos, placed before the actual release, to save "continuity" and to hear how the song evolved from the demo to the released version.
[3] if the release date is the same or unknown, the versions are sorted from the most "usual" to the most "unusual": single version -> extended version -> promo version
[4] unless the recording dates are known with precision for each track (in this case, see rule nr.1)

Contents

There are in fact 17 audio CDs and 1 data CD. This latter CD contains all the artworks and booklets, and some bonus files.
Now, how are all these tracks organized into 17 audio CDs?
The first 8 CDs contain the Pink Floyd rarities (from 1965 to 1994).
The next 6 CDs contain the soundtracks (from Pink Floyd and members).
The last 3 CDs contain the solo members rarities.
The 17 CDs are split into 9 volumes (each volume is a 2 CD set, except volume 9, which is a single CD). So, there are 9 different artworks, and the whole Rarities compilation will take the place of 9 jewel boxes in your CD collection.

CD7

1 - Learning to Fly (Gilmour, Ezrin, Carin, Moore) - demo 01:22
Recorded : 1986
Primary source : BBC Radio One interview with David Gilmour, broadcast July 28, 1992
Source for the tree : 3rd gen copy from BBC Radio One broadcast
This is Jon Carin's demo. Jon Carin met David Gilmour in 1985, during "Live Aid". He played keyboards with the Floyd (in studio and on tour) from 1986 to 1994. He also played keyboards, guitars and did some vocals on Roger Waters' "In The Flesh" Tour, in 1999 and 2000.

2 - Learning to Fly (Gilmour, Ezrin, Carin, Moore) - edit 04:19
Recorded : 1987
Primary source : "Learning to Fly" US single, released September 15, 1987
Source for the tree : "Learning to Fly" UK CD single
The instrumental part before the last verse ("Above the planet on a wing and a prayer ...") is edited (6 bars instead of 10 during the "checklist"). This version also fades out slightly earlier than the regular one.

3 - The Dogs of War (Gilmour, Moore) - edit 05:34
Recorded : 1987
Primary source : "A Momentary Lapse of Reason Official Tour CD" US promo, released 1988
Source for the tree : "A Momentary Lapse of Reason Official Tour CD"
Shorter intro (2 themes instead of 8). Note that the end is not mixed with the beginning of "One Slip" as on the album.

4 - One Slip (Gilmour, Manzanera) - edit 03:58
Recorded : 1987
Primary source : "Learning to Fly" UK single, released October 3, 1987
Source for the tree : "Learning to Fly" UK CD single
This version begins with the first drum hit (the "clocks noises" part of the album version is skipped). The rototom intro is edited (4 themes instead of 8) and doesn't have the background keyboards. The central part with bass solo is edited (2 themes instead of 4). The last chorus is repeated and the fade out happens during the second one (on the album version, after the last chorus, there's a reprise of the bass solo and then the song fades out).

5 - On the Turning Away (Gilmour, Moore) - edit 03:54
Recorded : 1987
Primary source : "On the Turning Away" UK promo single, released December 7, 1987
Source for the tree : ?
The quiet fretless bass lines, just before the last verse, are edited out. The first part of the final guitar solo is edited. Early fade out.

6 - The Dogs of War (Gilmour, Moore) - live 07:24
Recorded : live, Atlanta, the Omni, November 5, 1987
Primary source : "One Slip" single, released 1988
Source for the tree : "A Momentary Lapse of Reason Official Tour CD"

7 - On the Turning Away (Gilmour, Moore) - live 06:54
Recorded : live, Atlanta, the Omni, November 5, 1987
Primary source : "On the Turning Away" 12" single, released November 24, 1987
Source for the tree : "On the Turning Away" CD single
It was filmed and used for "On the Turning Away" video.

8 - One Slip (Gilmour, Manzanera) - live 05:24
Recorded : live, Atlanta, the Omni, November 5, 1987
Primary source : "One Slip" video
Source for the tree : "One Slip" video
Note that this live version was never officially released. It's only available from TV broadcasts.

9 - Run Like Hell (Waters, Gilmour) - live 07:27
Recorded : live, Atlanta, the Omni, November 5, 1987
Primary source : "On the Turning Away" single, released November 24, 1987
Source for the tree : "On the Turning Away" CD single

10 - Wearing the Inside Out (Wright, Moore) - LP version 06:26
Recorded : 1994
Primary source : "The Division Bell" LP, released March 30, 1994
Source for the tree : "The Division Bell" LP
This LP version is different from the CD version, with a slight change in the lyrics: the first lines of the second verse ("I murmured a vow ... when I think aloud") were added to the first verse, and the rest of the second verse ("Extinguished by the light ... with an empty smile") was left out, so that the LP version has a longer first verse, and no second verse between "This bleeding heart's not beating much" and "I'm creeping back to life...".

11 - Take it Back (Gilmour, Ezrin, Samson, Laird-Clowes) - edit 04:54
Recorded : 1994
Primary source : "Take it Back" single, released May 16, 1994
Source for the tree : "Take it Back" CD single
Edits during the intro (5 chords instead of 9), the central part (8 chords instead of 16) and the outro (4 chords instead of 8).

12 - Take it Back (Gilmour, Ezrin, Samson, Laird-Clowes) - extended 07:05
Recorded : 1994
Primary source : "Take it Back" French promo single, released 1994
Source for the tree : "Take it Back" French promo single, released 1994
Extended ending.

13 - Keep Talking (Gilmour, Wright, Samson) - radio edit 04:54
Recorded : 1994
Primary source : "High Hopes / Keep Talking" UK single, released October 17, 1994
Source for the tree : "High Hopes / Keep Talking" UK CD single
Late fade in (the first 24 seconds from the original version are missing). The guitar and keyboards solos in the middle of the song are both shortened. Early fade out.

CD8

1 - Lost for Words (Gilmour, Samson) - clean version 04:56
Recorded : 1994
Primary source : "Lost for Words" US promo single, released 1994
Source for the tree : "Lost for Words" US promo CD
The "f***" word in "please gonna f*** myself" is censored by a "beep". Early fade out.

2 - High Hopes (Gilmour, Samson) - radio edit 05:13
Recorded : 1994
Primary source : "High Hopes / Keep Talking" UK single, released October 17, 1994
Source for the tree : "High Hopes / Keep Talking" UK CD single
Edits during the piano/bells intro (2 themes instead of 4), during the central instrumental part with acoustic guitar (2 themes instead of 4) and during the ending guitar solo. Note that the "radio edit" on the French single is 5 seconds shorter (2 more bells ringings were cut).

3 - High Hopes - "phone call" 00:11
Recorded : 1994
Primary source : "The Division Bell" album, released March 30, 1994
Source for the tree : "The Division Bell" CD
At the very end of "The Division Bell" album, there's a phone conversation between Steve O'Rourke (Floyd's manager) and Charlie (Polly Samson's son; Polly married David Gilmour in 1994). This conversation was probably incidentally recorded by the answering machine at Gilmour's house.

4 - David Gilmour interview 13:36
Recorded : March 26, 1994
Primary source : "Take it Back" Australian promo single, released 1994
Source for the tree : "Take it Back" Australian promo CD
This is an "answers only" interview, where David Gilmour is supposed to answer 8 different questions. The questions are available on a separate sheet provided with the promo CD:
Question 1: Where was your new album, The Division Bell, recorded ?
Question 2: How was the recording of this album different from the previous Pink Floyd album ?
Question 3: How did you arrive at the title The Division Bell ?
Question 4: Do you enjoy putting on such enormous concert events ?
Question 5: Let's talk about the songs on the album. On "What Do You Want From Me" the music was written by you and Richard and the lyrics were written by you and Polly Samson. Could you tell us how this wame about ?
Question 6: There's an incredible instrumental on the album. Could you explain how you came up with the music and the title to "Marooned" ?
Question 7: How did you come up with "Wearing The Inside Out". I see that Dick Parry plays saxophone on this song ?
Question 8: "Keep Talking" is an amazing song. It's being played on the radio almost constantly. Are you happy with the response that song is getting ?

5 - Soundscape (uncredited) 22:07
Recorded : 1994
Primary source : "P*U*L*S*E" cassette, released 1995
Source for the tree : "P*U*L*S*E" cassette
This track consists of various ambient noises and is probably an extract of the (longer) tape that was played before the Floyd shows during the Division Bell Tour. Somewhere in the middle, an extract from "Cluster One" can be heard. It is not available on "P*U*L*S*E" CD and LP releases.

6 - Astronomy Dominé (Barrett) - live 04:46
Recorded : live, Miami, Joe Robbie Stadium, April 30, 1994
Primary source : "Take it Back" single, released May 16, 1994
Source for the tree : "Take it Back" CD single
First song from the first night of the Division Bell Tour.

7 - One of These Days (Waters, Wright, Mason, Gilmour) - live 06:55
Recorded : live, Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion, August 17, 1994
Primary source : "High Hopes / Keep Talking" UK single, released 1994
Source for the tree : "High Hopes / Keep Talking" UK CD single

8 - Wish You Were Here (Waters, Gilmour) - live edit 03:52
Recorded : live, Rome, Cinecitta, September 20, 1994
Primary source : "Wish You Were Here" French promo single, released 1995
Source for the tree : "Wish You Were Here" French promo CD
This is an edit of the "P*U*L*S*E" version: it fades in at the beginning of the acoustic guitar solo (at 01:42 on "P*U*L*S*E" CD), and there's a short edit during the last guitar/voice duo, after the last verse (the segment 04:29-04:43 on the "P*U*L*S*E" CD version was cut).

9 - Coming Back to Life (Gilmour) - live edit 03:59
Recorded : live, London, Earls Court, October 13, 1994
Primary source : "Coming Back to Life" US promo single, released 1995
Source for the tree : "Coming Back to Life" US promo CD
This is an edit of the "P*U*L*S*E" version: the instrumental guitar intro is missing (the song begins with the first lines "Where were you ..."), and it ends just after the last verse (skipping the final guitar solo).

10 - One of These Days (Waters, Wright, Mason, Gilmour) - live 06:45
Recorded : live, London, Earls Court, October 16 & 20, 1994
Primary source : "P*U*L*S*E" cassette, released 1995
Source for the tree : "P*U*L*S*E" cassette
This is not the same live version as the one available on "High Hopes / Keep Talking" single. It's available on "P*U*L*S*E" cassette and LP releases only.

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