The ''1967 Singles Sampler'', or ''1967: The First Three Singles'', is a
compilation album by
English
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rock band
Pink Floyd, released in 1997 as a limited edition
CD to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band.
Contents
''1967: The First Three Singles'' contains
digitally remastered
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A ...
versions of all three of the band's
7" singles from 1967, mostly written by then-frontman
Syd Barrett, presented in their original 7" mono mixes.
The album cover features a collage of the original three single sleeves.
Singles reception
"Arnold Layne," released on 11 March 1967, reached #20 in the charts, while "See Emily Play," released 16 June 1967, made it to #6,
their highest-charting single in the UK until the release of "
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
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" in 1979. Conversely, "Apples and Oranges," released 18 November 1967, was largely overlooked, with Pink Floyd bassist
Roger Waters blaming its poor sales on bad production.
Other appearances
With the exception of "Candy and a Currant Bun," "Scarecrow" and "Apples and Oranges," all tracks were previously compiled on the Pink Floyd compilation album ''
Relics
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'' in 1971 (albeit with some mixing variations). The
duophonic
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mixes of "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play" from ''Relics'' would later resurface on the 1983 compilation ''
Works
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* '' ''Works'' (Pink Floyd album)'', a Pink Floyd album from 1983
* ''Works'', a Gary Burton album ...
''. The proper mono mixes of these two tracks would later appear on ''
Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd'' in 2001, with the latter reappearing on ''
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door'' in 2011.
The original mono mixes of all six of these songs were first compiled on ''
The Early Singles'', a bonus disc in the 1992 ''
Shine On'' box set. They would later be issued again on the three-disc, 40th anniversary edition of ''
Piper at the Gates of Dawn'' in 2007 with "Scarecrow" appearing on the album and the other five tracks appearing on the third disc. The tracks were later included in the box set
The Early Years 1965–1972
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.
Track listing
Personnel
Pink Floyd
*
Syd Barrett –
guitar
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,
lead vocals (except "Paint Box"), original cover art
*
Nick Mason –
drums,
percussion
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*
Roger Waters –
bass guitar
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,
backing vocals
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*
Richard Wright –
keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Paint Box"
Additional personnel
*
Joe Boyd
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–
production
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(tracks 1, 2)
*
Norman Smith – production (tracks 3−6)
References
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Albums produced by Joe Boyd
Albums produced by Norman Smith (record producer)
Pink Floyd compilation albums
1997 EPs
1997 compilation albums
EMI Records compilation albums
Columbia Records compilation albums
EMI Records EPs
Columbia Records EPs
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