The audio content of the first volume of the encyclopeadic seven volume compilation The Early Years.
Hughesy's assessment: While the John Latham studio improvisations that set the Floyd off on their voyage from derivative R&B based rock band to the further sstretches of the cosmos mightn't stand up to repeated listens, there's plenty here that does.
Mileages may vary, but the early singles are definitely Worthwhile, as is the Stockholm live material, and the 1965 recordings are surprisingly good. All up, at the very least, Acceptable.
Track listing: 1965 Recordings (with Rado Klose on guitar): Lucy Leave; Double O Bo; Remember Me; Walk With Me Sydney (Juliette Gale vocal); Butterfly; I'm A King Bee;
1966-67 Recordings: Arnold Layne; See Emily Play; Apples And Oranges; Candy And A Currant Bun; Paintbox; Matilda Mother; Jugband Blues; In The Beechwoods; Vegetable Man; Scream Thy Last Scream;
Live In Stockholm 1967: Introduction; Reaction In G; Matilda Mother; Pow R. Toc H.; Scream Thy Last Scream; Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun; See Emily Play; Interstellar Overdrive;
John Latham (Studio Recordings 1967): John Latham Version 1; John Latham Version 2; John Latham Version 3; John Latham Version 4; John Latham Version 5; John Latham Version 6; John Latham Version 7; John Latham Version 8; John Latham Version 9
Highlights: Walk With Me Sydney
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