PINK FLOYD "Echoes" 2001 ORIGINAL 4 LP BOX SET COMPLETE

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PINK FLOYD "Echoes" 2001 ORIGINAL 4 LP BOX SET COMPLETE
1st PRESS, HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL w/LYRIC INNERS, SUPERB SET
PINK FLOYD
Echoes

HERE WE HAVE AN ORIGINAL 4 LP BOX SET (November 2001) OF PINK FLOYD's OUTSTANDING 'BEST OF' COMPILATION , "Echoes"
THE SET IS BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED WITH THE FOUR LPs (pressed on quality heavyweight vinyl) INDIVIDUALLY HOUSED IN THEIR OWN SLEEVES WITH CORRESPONDING LYRIC INNERS (very nice to have have the lyrics to the earlier tracks which were not reproduced on the original LP sleeves) AND PRESENTED IN A STURDY SLIPCASE BOX

The compilation spans the career of Pink Floyd from their first single "Arnold Layne" in 1967, through to "High Hopes", the final track from their 1994 studio album The Division Bell.
Four of their albums (Soundtrack from the Film More, Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother, and Obscured by Clouds) are not represented whatsoever, although several tracks from Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother were considered for inclusion.
Each of the twenty-six tracks fades from one to the next with no break in the music, courtesy of longtime producer-engineer James Guthrie. This was done to help recreate the concept-album feel of the band's mid-period work.
All twenty-six tracks were newly remastered specifically for this compilation and are not sequenced in chronological order which present some interesting and unexpected juxtapositions

ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE MATRICES: 5361111 1A1 / 5361111 1B1 / 5361111 1C1 / 5361111 1D1 / 5361111 2E1 / 5361111 1F1 / 5361111 1G1 / 5361111 1H1 (all side etched " Sean Abbey Rd") (first pressing)

NOTES FROM JAMES GUTHRIE ON THE ALBUM PRODUCTION:
Listening to their selection, it became clear very early on that just presenting the songs in chronological order with gaps of silence in-between was not particularly interesting.
As an alternative, I assembled a mock-up with some new additions (and omissions), ran it in non-chronological order cross-fading between songs, and sent it to Roger, David, Nick and Richard for their input. Two more mock-ups followed and eventually, with everyone sticking their oar in (even those who weren't asked!) we arrived at the current running order.
I think there are three distinct eras in Pink Floyd history. The Syd Barrett era, the post Syd Barrett or, Roger Waters/David Gilmour/Nick Mason/Richard Wright era, and the post Roger Waters era. Everyone was keen to represent Syd faithfully, and I would say that about 80% of the song choices for the album were unanimous. The remaining 20% was a bit tricky. (Understandably so, as the transition from "era two" to "era three" was not a happy one.)
It is impossible to make a complete representation of this band on 4 LPs.
There has been such an enormous body of work over a career that now touches multiple generations of fans.
Having said that, I think we have put together a very good collection of the three Pink Floyd eras. Some people may miss one of their favourites. A "best-of" album is a very subjective issue after all. Some purists may even argue that there are now pieces of music joined together where they were never originally intended to be, or that song edits, in order to make space for additional material, are inappropriate.
All of these points were carefully considered. Compromises are a certainty with a compilation album, but this one contains some of the band's favourite songs, has the flow of an original Pink Floyd album, and most importantly, has their blessing.

It really seemed that the album should have a proper title and not just be released as "The Best of Pink Floyd" (far too subjective).
It occurred to me that "Raving and Drooling" was a good title and I put that on my first mock-up. Needless to say the title didn't make the cut, though it was well received by some. (As hardcore fans will know, "Raving and Drooling" was the original title of the song "Sheep".)
"Eclipse" was the title on my second mock-up, but in the end "Echoes" (Roger's title) seemed appropriate and upset fewer people.


RECORD ONE:
SIDE A: Astronomy Domine / See Emily Play / The Happiest Days Of Our Lives / Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) / Marooned / The Great Gig In The Sky
SIDE B: Echoes / Hey You

RECORD TWO:
SIDE C: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun / Money / Keep Talking
SIDE D: Sheep / Sorrow

RECORD THREE:
SIDE E: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-7)
SIDE F: Time / The Fletcher Memorial Home / Comfortably Numb / When The Tigers Broke Free

RECORD FOUR:
SIDE G: One Of These Days / Us And Them / Learning To Fly / Arnold Layne
SIDE H: Wish You Were Here / Jugband Blues / High Hopes / Bike


LABELS: The labels are CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO unwanted marks/writing and barely any spindle traces. The whole set has seen a handful of plays at most
VINYL Visual: All surfaces have their DEEP, LIKE-NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN but there are some marks on some of the sides (see detailed audio assessment below)
VINYL Audio: CRYSTAL CLEAR, RICH, WARM and STRONG audio reproduction. BEAUTIFUL SET with SENSATIONAL AUDIO DELIVERY THROUGHOUT. All 4 records play to a high standard with NO groove-wear and NO distortion but there are some click/pops on a few of the tracks but nothing I ever found too intrusive on play-grading this wonderful compilation and the set must be critically graded as VERY GOOD for audio
NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use strict RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards (please refer to my feedback and 'about me' page)
BOX: Light storage wear to the surfaces but the box is good and solid with NO damage. EXCELLENT +
SLEEVES: All 4 album sleeves have pressure wear to their centre top edges caused by the heavyweight vinyl (this is how I received them by mail order back in 2001 - please see photos). The records are now housed in new inner sleeves and will be posted in these to prevent ant more damage to the sleeves during transit. VG because of the top edge damage but otherwise EX+
INNER SLEEVES: Record One inner has a very small central split to the bottom edge but all the other 3 inners are AS-NEW

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