Relics [Remastered] - Pink Floyd > Reviews

Advantages: A great introduction to early Floyd, with a very varied track selection
Disadvantages: None

At the age of fifteen I should have been listening to the likes of Slade, T Rex and Wizard, but something went wrong…. I had a school friend who was a record fanatic, the sort of person who would think nothing of buying three albums a week with the proceeds from his paper round, and (in my opinion) excessive amounts of pocket money. It was through him that I was introduced to the weird and wonderful world of Prog Rock, and the psychedelic ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant example of innovative 60's music
Disadvantages: Maybe a little dated for some and quite different from their later work.

Relics was originally released in 1971 in between "Meddle" and "Dark Side of the Moon" and features songs from the bands early years and some more obscure tracks from the period. The title jokingly reflects the choice of these older tracks. The Tracks Arnold Layne (Syd Barrett) Interstellar Overdrive (Syd Barrett/Roger Waters/Richard Wright/Nick Mason) See Emily Play (Syd Barrett) Remember A Day (Richard Wright) Paintbox (Richard ... Read review

Advantages: Some of the best early Floyd
Disadvantages: Tracks taken from progressive albums so they lose something

I've always loved this album and it's original cover not pictured here,it's some of the earliest progressive rock ever with, such brilliant Syd Barret Tracks as "See Emily Play" a wistful song presumably about a woman and "Bike" a pschadelic song about Syd's posessions. Pink floyds sound changed quite a bit when Syd had a breakdown and left and was replaced by Dave Gilmour, so this is an important album in my mind, keeping Syds music alive. (though ... Read review

Advantages: Some tracks not otherwise available on CD
Disadvantages: Some Rubbish ... Bike..Again

This is a ragbag collection of singles and tracks from Pink Floyd's first three studio albums including The More soundtrack. The cover features a drawing of a Heath Robinson type machine by the bands drummer Nick Mason. It's an interesting enough collection but there seems to have been very little coordination in putting it together. The singles are welcome and the studio cut of Careful With That Axe Eugene are welcome , but there was no real need ... Read review