In the Beechwoods (The 2nd Syd Album Reconstructed) (Prof. Stoned compilation)

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Pink Floyd - In The Beechwoods (The 2nd Syd Album Reconstructed) [A Prof Stoned Comp]

Side 1
01. Apples & Oranges (1967 mix)
02. Scream Thy Last Scream (1974 Mix)
03. Paint Box (1967 mix)
04. Vegetable Man (1974 Mix)
05. In The Beechwoods (2010 mix)

Side 2
06. Reaction in G [Edit] (Stockholm 1967)
07. Remember A Day (1968 mix)
08. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (1968 mix)
09. Jugband Blues (1968 mix)

Bonus:
10. Music For John Latham's 'Speak' [Re-Imagined by Prof Stoned] (2010 mix)
11. Scream Thy Last Scream (2010 mix)
12. Vegetable Man (2010 mix)
13. Jugband Blues (2010 mix)

Total time: 58m08s
All tracks are Stereo

Research for this comp: Prof Stoned/Hallucalation
Mastering: Tr. 01: Andy Jackson; Tr. 03,07-09: Doug Sax
Everything else (re)mastered by Prof Stoned [Jackson did original masterings of Tr. 05,06,10-13]
Artwork by andrewskyDE

v1.0: 23-09-2021
v1.1: 26-02-2023 (no upgrades, BBC tracks deleted due to new comp)

Note:

What if Pink Floyd had decided to hang it up in January 1968 and compiled a farewell album from the new material that they had recorded over the last six months?

The answer: We would have gotten a much better second PF record but we would also have been deprived of a lot of great music (without knowing it, of course). "In The Beechwoods" is a could-have-been project for my own entertainment. Obviously, it is not 100% authentic. The live version of 'Reaction in G' would never have been used, since it is a fan-made recording that didn't come into the band's possession until the 2010s. But it is the only complete version with excellent sound known to circulate. I have taken the liberty to edit out 2 minutes because I felt it improved the quality of the performance. 'Vegetable Man' & 'Scream Thy Last Scream' were never mixed down properly in 1967/1968, so these rough mixes from 1974 -made for a nixed archive project- are the next best thing. 'In the Beechwoods' was never finished but even as an instrumental it is quite a strong track.

For the bonus section, we have 'John Latham' which was an experimental piece recorded in one take with Floyd playing along to a short film called 'Speak' (which by 2020 standards looks like little more than a looped animation with a stroboscopic effect). I have edited this 30min recording down to an 11-minute composite. The edit is not linear; it starts out with music from the 3rd, 4th & 5th parts before heading back to section 1 & 2, and then finally from section 6 to 9. Purists should stay away. But having said that, the result is probably closer to an actual free-jazz composition. It holds more tension as a whole, whereas the original too often gets bogged down in moments of confusion and aimlessness.

'Vegetable Man' & 'Scream Thy Last Scream' are the first band-sanctioned mixes of these historically important songs. To my ears, the remixes are far superior to the 1974 ones or the 1987 mixes by Malcolm Jones, especially in this newly re-balanced form. However, they probably stick out a bit too much next to the vintage mixes, so I've put them in the back along with the enjoyable (if not quite essential) remix of 'Jugband Blues'.

I have mastered all tracks except those that already sounded fine to me. I have redone the stuff from the box for the same reason I re-did Pompeii a year ago; it is mastered much too bright for me to enjoy. I suspect much of the criticism towards the 2010 mixes comes at least in part from the mastering. Funny enough, 'Apples & Oranges' which I borrowed from "An Introduction To Syd Barrett" sounds great to my ears (this was done a few years earlier by the same guy).

Enjoy!

Sources:

- The Early Years 1965-1972 ‎(Box, Comp, CD + DVD-V, Blu) Pink Floyd Records, Columbia 0190295950255, PFREYB1 Europe 2016
- A Saucerful Of Secrets ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Capitol Records CDP 0777 7 46383 2 6 US 1994
- Relics ‎(CD, Comp, RM) EMI United Kingdom 7234 6 35603 25 UK & Europe 1995
- An Introduction To Syd Barrett ‎(CD, Comp) Harvest 50999 9 07736 2 4 UK & Europe 2010
- digital transfer of master cassette with Peter Jenner 1974 mixes

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Titelliste

▼Digitales Medium 1
Nr.TitelBewertungLänge
1Apples & Oranges (1967 mix)
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Sologesang:
Syd Barrett (vom 1967-10-26 bis 1967-10-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974, in 2007)
aufgenommen bei:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, Vereinigtes Königreich (vom 1967-10-26 bis 1967-10-27)
recording of:
Apples and Oranges (vom 1967-10-26 bis 1967-10-27)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Magdalene und Westminster Music Ltd.
2?:??
2Scream Thy Last Scream (1974 mix)
Remix:
Peter Jenner (in 1974)
recording of:
Scream Thy Last Scream (am 1967-08-07)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Syd Barrett
publisher:
TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. und Westminster Music Ltd.
?:??
3Paint Box (1967 mix)
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Akustikgitarre und E-Gitarre:
Syd Barrett (in 1967-10)
Bass:
Roger Waters (in 1967-10)
Klavier, tack piano und Sologesang:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (in 1967-10)
Schlagzeug:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (in 1967-10)
Hintergrundgesang:
Syd Barrett (in 1967-10) und Roger Waters (in 1967-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1974)
aufgenommen bei:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, Vereinigtes Königreich (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Paint Box (in 1967-10)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Essex Music International, Magdalene, TRO-Essex Music, Inc. und Westminster Music Ltd.
3?:??
4Vegetable Man (1974 mix)
Remix:
Peter Jenner (in 1974)
recording of:
Vegetable Man (in 1967-10)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Syd Barrett
publisher:
TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. und Westminster Music Ltd.
?:??
5In the Beechwoods (2010 mix)
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Gitarre:
Syd Barrett
vocals:
Syd Barrett
Remix:
Damon Iddins (in 2010) und Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) (in 2010)
aufgenommen bei:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, Vereinigtes Königreich
recording of:
In the Beechwoods
Komponist(in):
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Rock Music Co., Ltd.
3?:??
6Reaction in G [edit] (Stockholm 1967)
Editing:
Prof. Stoned
Bearbeitung von:
Reaction in G (live, 1967-09-10: Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden) von Pink Floyd
live teilweise recording of:
Reaction in G (am 1967-09-10)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Rock Music Co., Ltd. und Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd.
?:??
7Remember a Day (1968 mix)
recording engineer und Techniker(in):
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as "Brown")
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Akustikgitarre, Slide-Gitarre und sonstiger Gesang [harmony vocals]:
Syd Barrett (in 1967-10)
Bassgitarre:
Roger Waters (in 1967-10)
Farfisa-Orgel, Klavier und Sologesang:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (in 1967-10)
Schlagzeug und Hintergrundgesang:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (in 1967-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011) und Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
aufgenommen bei:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, Vereinigtes Königreich (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Remember a Day (in 1967-10)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Music, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. und Westminster Music Ltd.
3.8?:??
8Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (1968 mix)
recording engineer und Techniker(in):
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as "Brown")
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Bassgitarre und gong:
Roger Waters (vom 1967-08-07 bis 1967-10)
Celesta und Vibraphon:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (vom 1967-08-07 bis 1967-10)
E-Gitarre:
Syd Barrett (vom 1967-08-07 bis 1967-10) und David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (vom 1968-01-10 bis 1968-01-11)
Farfisa-Orgel:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (vom 1967-08-07 bis 1968-01-11)
Schlagzeug [drums played with timpani mallets]:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (vom 1967-08-01 bis 1967-10)
Sologesang:
Roger Waters (vom 1967-08-07 bis 1968-01-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011) und Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
aufgenommen bei:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, Vereinigtes Königreich (am 1967-08-07, vom 1968-01-10 bis 1968-01-11) und De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, Vereinigtes Königreich (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (vom 1967-08-07 bis 1968-01-11)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex International, Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. und Westminster Music Ltd.
3.8?:??
9Jugband Blues (1968 mix)
recording engineer und Techniker(in):
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as "Brown")
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Akustikgitarre und E-Gitarre und Sologesang:
Syd Barrett (am 1967-10-19)
Bassgitarre:
Roger Waters (am 1967-10-19)
Farfisa-Orgel und tin whistle:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (am 1967-10-19)
Kastagnetten, Schlagzeug und Kazoo:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (am 1967-10-19)
Kornett:
Ray Bowes (Cornet player, composer and bandmaster in Salvation Army) und Terry Camsey (American cornet player and composer)
Posaune:
Mac Carter (trombonist) und Ian Hankey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011) und Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016)
aufgenommen bei:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, Vereinigtes Königreich (am 1967-10-19)
recording of:
Jugband Blues (am 1967-10-19)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex Music International, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. und Westminster Music Ltd.
3.1?:??
10Music for John Latham’s ‘Speak’ [re‐imagined by Prof Stoned] (2010 mix)
Editing:
Prof. Stoned
?:??
11Scream Thy Last Scream (2010 mix)
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Remix:
Damon Iddins (in 2010) und Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) (in 2010)
recording of:
Scream Thy Last Scream
Texter und Komponist(in):
Syd Barrett
publisher:
TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. und Westminster Music Ltd.
3?:??
12Vegetable Man (2010 mix)
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Remix:
Damon Iddins (in 2010) und Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) (in 2010)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2017)
recording of:
Vegetable Man
Texter und Komponist(in):
Syd Barrett
publisher:
TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. und Westminster Music Ltd.
2?:??
13Jugband Blues (2010 mix)
Produzent(in):
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
Remix:
Damon Iddins (in 2010) und Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) (in 2010)
aufgenommen bei:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, Vereinigtes Königreich
recording of:
Jugband Blues
Texter und Komponist(in):
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex Music International, Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. und Westminster Music Ltd.
4?:??

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