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Pink Floyd Announce Animals 50, Unveil “Sheep (Original Radio Edit)”: Stream
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Newly added details show Animals 50 will include extensive archival material, alongside the previously announced “Sheep (Original Radio Edit)”. The collection celebrates Pink Floyd’s 1977 album, with multiple editions due on 22 January.
The three-LP edition includes the original mix, the 2018 remix and five rarities, including early versions of “Sheep” and “Dogs” and an unheard Roger Waters track. The five-CD set adds a recording of the band’s 9 May 1977 Oakland concert and a Blu-ray with 5.1 and Atmos mixes; the deluxe box set also includes a 64-page book and new material about the album’s cover.
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In short
- Animals 50 arrives on 22 January.
- Expanded editions include rarities and a 1977 Oakland concert.
- The new radio edit of “Sheep” is available now.
How this story developed
- 39 minutes ago Pink Floyd have announced Animals 50, a multi-format reissue marking 50 years since the release of their 1977 album. The collection is due on 22 January and is accompanied by a newly released “Sheep (Original Radio Edit)”, which cuts back the original track’s atmospheric passages.
- 46 minutes ago Newly added details show Animals 50 will include extensive archival material, alongside the previously announced “Sheep (Original Radio Edit)”. The collection celebrates Pink Floyd’s 1977 album, with multiple editions due on 22 January.
- Pitchfork Pink Floyd Reissuing Animals for 50th Anniversary
- Stereogum Pink Floyd Announce Animals 50th Anniversary Box Set With Previously Unreleased Tracks
- Consequence Pink Floyd Announce Animals 50, Unveil “Sheep (Original Radio Edit)”: Stream
- Louder Pink Floyd announce Animals 50 reissue across various formats
Explained simply
Pink Floyd are a British rock band whose 1977 album Animals drew on George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm. Its songs use animals as figures in a broader portrait of power and class in society. The album includes “Dogs”, “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” and “Sheep”.
The main figures behind the record were guitarist David Gilmour, bassist and singer Roger Waters, keyboardist Richard Wright and drummer Nick Mason. Waters wrote most of the lyrics, while the band developed the music together. The album’s striking cover shows a pig floating between chimneys at Battersea Power Station in London.
Coverage · 4 sources
- ConsequencePink Floyd Announce Animals 50, Unveil “Sheep (Original Radio Edit)”: Stream
- PitchforkPink Floyd Reissuing Animals for 50th Anniversary
- StereogumPink Floyd Announce Animals 50th Anniversary Box Set With Previously Unreleased Tracks
- LouderPink Floyd announce Animals 50 reissue across various formats