Why Pink Floyd...?

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Why Pink Floyd...? was a re-release campaign of Pink Floyd's back catalogue, released in three stages over 2011-12. Under the campaign, multiple forms of the band's material were released, with new remasters and unreleased tracks. The albums were available in three different configurations: "Discovery", "Experience" and "Immersion". The "Immersion" boxsets of The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here featured 5.1 surround sound mixes of the original albums, while that of The Wall did not. Wish You Were Here was also released in an SACD version. A new best-of album, titled A Foot in the Door - The Best of Pink Floyd was released, as well as Sampler, a Best Buy exclusive compilation.

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Phases

Phase 1

Phase 1 of the Why Pink Floyd...? campaign began on 26 September 2011 with the release of The Dark Side of the Moon "Experience", "Immersion" and vinyl editions; a remastered re-release of all 14 studio albums, a Discovery box set containing all 14 with a booklet, and a Sampler.

Phase 2

Phase 2 of the campaign began on 7 November 2011 with the release of the Wish You Were Here "Experience", "Immersion", SACD and vinyl editions; a new "best of" album entitled A Foot in the Door - The Best of Pink Floyd; and continued with the release of a Pink Floyd iOS app on 14 November 2011.

Phase 3

Phase 3 of the campaign began on 27 February 2012 with the release of The Wall "Experience", "Immersion" and vinyl editions.

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Versions

Discovery

The Discovery editions collect the band's original 14 studio albums, newly remastered for 2011. They were released worldwide on 26 September 2011. The albums can be purchased individually or in a box set which also includes a 60-page book designed by Storm Thorgerson. All albums feature newly designed booklets and CDs. Many of the album covers have been modified to be textless (in 2014 the same remasteres were reissued under Pink Floyd Records label and all modifications to the covers were reverted. The disc also got new artwork instead of "Discover" logo from 2011 editions).

• The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
• A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
• More (1969)
• Ummagumma (double album) (1969)
• Atom Heart Mother (1970)
• Meddle (1971)
• Obscured by Clouds (1972)
• The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
• Wish You Were Here (1975)
• Animals (1977)
• The Wall (double album) (1979)
• The Final Cut (1983)
• A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
• The Division Bell (1994)

Experience and Immersion

The band's three most successful albums, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall were released as expanded collectors' editions with memorabilia and previously unreleased material.

The Dark Side of the Moon

Immersion

Wish You Were Here

Immersion

The Wall

Immersion

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Vinyl and SACD

The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall have also been released as heavyweight vinyl formats. Each is 180g vinyl with stickers and a pass to download the albums for free, as 320kbit/s mp3 format.

The Wall vinyl also contains a new poster containing all of the album's lyrics, handwritten by Gerald Scarfe. The Wish You Were Here vinyl comes sealed in a black polythene bag as the original did in 1975.

Wish You Were Here is also released as a SACD version; a dual-layer CD containing the 2011 remastered stereo audio and the 2009 5.1 surround sound audio. The SACD set also includes:

• Deluxe case bound book.
• 6 post cards.
• 8 page booklet including newly designed artwork by Storm Thorgerson.

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A Foot in the Door

This is a new "best of" single-disc album released in November 2011.

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References

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External links

• Official campaign homepage
• Official Pink Floyd website

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