A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd

~ Release by Pink Floyd (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Hey You
engineer:
James Guthrie
co-producer:
James Guthrie
producer:
Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
12 string guitar [12-string acoustic guitar], electric guitar, fretless bass and pedal steel guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Roger Waters
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
Hammond organ, keyboard, Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano] and synthesizer:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
other instruments [drill]:
James Guthrie
lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 1979, in 1994, in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recorded at:
Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-12), Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1979-01 until 1979-07), Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1979-01 until 1979-07), Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-10 until 1979-11), The Village (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-10 until 1979-11) and Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979-11)
recording of:
Hey You (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, BMG Platinum Songs US, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd (Artemis BV), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
4.254:41
2See Emily Play52:49
3The Happiest Days of Our Lives
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, BMG Platinum Songs US, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd (Artemis BV), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
51:33
4Another Brick in the Wall, Part 253:49
5Have a Cigar
recording engineer:
Brian Humphries
assistant engineer:
Peter James (sound engineer)
producer:
Pink Floyd
additional keyboard and electric guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1975-01 until 1975-07)
analog synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble], clavinet [Hohner clavinet D6], Minimoog and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1975-01 until 1975-07)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1975-01 until 1975-07)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1975-01 until 1975-07)
lead vocals:
Roy Harper (English folk singer) (from 1975-01 until 1975-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 1975, in 1980, in 1992, in 2011, in 2016), Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-01 until 1975-07)
recording of:
Have a Cigar (from 1975-01 until 1975-07)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, BMG Platinum Songs, Pink Floyd Music Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
4.055:09
6Wish You Were Here55:05
7Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Time
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
56:20
8The Great Gig in the Sky
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
The Great Gig in the Sky
composer:
Clare Torry and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., World Copyrights Ltd. and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
version of:
The Mortality Sequence
54:36
9Money
assistant engineer:
Peter James (sound engineer)
engineer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
Pink Floyd
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
electric guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
keyboard:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
saxophone:
Dick Parry (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1992), Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
recording of:
Money (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell Music Ltd., KPM (music publisher), Pathe-Marconi (not for release label use! consider "Pathé" instead), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
4.66:34
10Comfortably Numb
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Comfortably Numb
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd (Artemis BV), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. (in 1979)
revision of:
The Doctor (Comfortably Numb)
56:19
11High Hopes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
High Hopes
lyricist:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Polly Samson
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Concord Copyrights Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Imagem Music UK, Imagem UK Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. (in 1994)
4.256:55
12Learning to Fly
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/chapman stick)
drums (drum set) and effects [sound effects] and spoken vocals:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
keyboard:
Jon Carin and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
percussion:
Bob Ezrin and Steve Forman (US percussionist)
background vocals:
Darlene Koldenhaven, Donnie Gerrard, Phyllis St. James, Carmen Twillie and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Learning to Fly
writer:
Jon Carin, Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician a/k/a Anthony More)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
3.64:50
13The Fletcher Memorial Home
assistant engineer:
Jules Bowen (UK engineer), Andy Canelle and Mike Nocito
engineer:
James Guthrie and Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
producer:
James Guthrie, Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Roger Waters (from 1982-07 until 1982-12)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1982-07 until 1982-12)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1982-07 until 1982-12)
piano:
Michael Kamen (American score composer) (from 1982-07 until 1982-12)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (from 1982-07 until 1982-12)
conductor:
Michael Kamen (American score composer) (from 1982-07 until 1982-12)
arranger:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 1983, in 2011, in 2016), Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd (in 2011) and Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07 until 1982-12), Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07 until 1982-12), Eel Pie Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07 until 1982-12), Hookend Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07 until 1982-12), Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07 until 1982-12), Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07 until 1982-12), RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07 until 1982-12) and The Billiard Room in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07 until 1982-12)
recording of:
The Fletcher Memorial Home (from 1982-07 until 1982-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd (Artemis BV), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
4.154:11
14Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 1–5
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, BMG Platinum Songs US, Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
part of:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
511:06
15Brain Damage
assistant engineer:
Peter James (sound engineer)
engineer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
Pink Floyd
mixer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set), tape [tape effects] and tubular bells:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
electric bass guitar and tape [tape effects] and lead vocals:
Roger Waters (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
electric guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
Hammond organ and synthesizer [EMS VCS 3]:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
background vocals:
Lesley Duncan (from 1972-06 until 1973-01), Barry St. John (from 1972-06 until 1973-01), Liza Strike (from 1972-06 until 1973-01) and Doris Troy (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
other vocals [manic laughter]:
Peter Watts (Pink Floyd road manager) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1973), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1992), EMI Records Ltd (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2003), Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd (in 2023)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
recording of:
Brain Damage (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16), World Copyrights Ltd. and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
4.453:47
16Eclipse
assistant engineer:
Peter James (sound engineer)
engineer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
Pink Floyd
mixer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass drum, drums (drum set) and tape [tape effects]:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Roger Waters (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
electric guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
Hammond organ:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
background vocals:
Lesley Duncan (from 1972-06 until 1973-01), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01), Barry St. John (from 1972-06 until 1973-01), Liza Strike (from 1972-06 until 1973-01), Doris Troy (from 1972-06 until 1973-01) and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
spoken vocals:
Gerry O’Driscoll (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973, in 1992) and Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
recording of:
Eclipse (from 1972-06 until 1973-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Hampshire House Publishing Corp., KPM (music publisher), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and World Copyrights Ltd.
4.81:54

Credits

Release

photography and design:StormStudios
mastering:James Guthrie (in 2011)
Joel Plante (UK engineer) (in 2011)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
licensed to:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2011)
mastered at:das boot recording in California, United States (in 2011)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3237652 [info]
ASIN:UK: B004ZNB12O [info]