JAKARTA - Pink Floyd officially announced the release of a compilation album with the title "8-Tracks". This collection is specially designed to summarize the band's golden journey during the period 1971 to 1979, a crucial era that catapulted their name into global music icons.
The album "8-Tracks" is scheduled to be released under the auspices of Sony Music on June 5, in the format of vinyl, CD, and digital mainstream services.
In the album, fans will be treated to a row of essential songs such as "Money", "Wish You Were Here", "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2", "Time", and "Comfortably Numb".
Not only contains popular songs, this compilation also includes their legendary early works, namely "One Of These Days" and "Wot's... Uh The Deal".
One of the main attractions for collectors is the exclusive full version of the song "Pigs On The Wing". This version was previously only available on the eight-track (8-track cartridge) release for the album "Animals" in 1977 and has never been available in any other standard format.
A modern touch is also given through the involvement of musician and producer Steven Wilson, who is trusted to arrange the song sequence in this compilation using sound effects sourced directly from the original multitrack recording.
The goal is to create a seamless listening experience with a distinctive Floydian feel. The label states that this project is a documentation of Pink Floyd's transition to the era of their great success.
"8-Tracks fully documents Pink Floyd's transition to their groundbreaking era, which propelled them to the peak of popularity throughout the 1970s," the label said, quoted by NME, Thursday, April 9.
"Collectively, this is a body of work that shows Pink Floyd shifting far beyond the psychedelic pop era of Syd Barrett's early and post-experimental output, cementing their global status as one of the greatest rock bands of all time," he continued.
This release also celebrates Pink Floyd's incredible productivity over eight years that produced monumental albums such as "Meddle" (1971), "Obscured By Clouds" (1972), "The Dark Side Of The Moon" (1973), "Wish You Were Here" (1975), "Animals" (1977), and "The Wall" (1979).
This momentum follows David Gilmour's recent success in celebrating the return of the album "Wish You Were Here" to the top of the UK charts at the end of 2025, following the reissue of the audio "Pink Floyd At Pompeii".
Although Pink Floyd continues to surprise with archival releases, relations between its members remain cold. Last fall, David Gilmour confirmed that "there is no possibility" for him to work with his former teammates, Roger Waters.
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