# Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals’ to Get 50th Anniversary Boxed Set With Unreleased Studio and Live Material

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pink-floyds-animals-to-get-50th-anniversary-boxed-set-with-unreleased-studio-and-live-material/
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:24:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T18:38:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/music/news/pink-floyd-animals-boxed-set-50th-anniversary-1236940516/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- *Animals* gets a 50th anniversary release in January 2027.
- The box includes unreleased studio and 1977 live recordings.
- A combined “Pigs on the Wing” remains exclusive to *8-Tracks*.

## Summary

Sony Music will release a nine-disc deluxe edition of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album *Animals* on 22 January 2027, marking its 50th anniversary. The set brings together the original album, a later remix, previously unreleased studio material and a live concert recording, giving fans a new collection of archival recordings.

The set includes a previously unreleased Roger Waters song, “Young Nicholas Jon”, and a 13-track performance recorded at Oakland Coliseum on 9 May 1977. Other versions will include the album and a rarities disc, while the deluxe edition adds a 64-page book and unpublished Battersea Power Station photo-shoot images. The combined “Pigs on the Wing” version is not included; it remains exclusive to Sony’s *8-Tracks* compilation.

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