A Nice Pair
A Nice Pair is a double-album compilation that puts Pink Floyd's first two records, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets, together in a new gatefold sleeve. It came out on Harvest on 5 December 1973, with Capitol handling the United States and EMI the United Kingdom.
It arrived just as the band's profile was rising, which gave newer listeners an easy way back to the early psychedelic years. Those two albums, from 1967 and 1968, show the group's sound taking shape. In the US it reached number 36 on the Billboard album chart and was certified gold by the RIAA in March 1994. For anyone who came to Pink Floyd through later records, it is a handy way to hear where it all began.
A Nice Pair: tracklist and credits
18 tracks · 1:21:43Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Astronomy DomineSyd Barrett4:15
- 2Lucifer SamSyd Barrett3:09
- 3Matilda MotherSyd Barrett3:05
- 4FlamingSyd Barrett2:46
- 5Pow R. Toc H.Barrett, Mason, Waters, Wright4:25
- 6Take Up Thy Stethoscope and WalkRoger Waters3:08
- 7Interstellar OverdriveBarrett, Mason, Waters, Wright9:41
- 8The GnomeSyd Barrett2:14
- 9Chapter 24Syd Barrett3:53
- 10The ScarecrowSyd Barrett2:11
- 11BikeSyd Barrett3:27
- Disc 2
- 1Let There Be More LightRoger Waters5:39
- 2Remember a DayRichard Wright4:33
- 3Set the Controls for the Heart of the SunRoger Waters5:27
- 4Corporal CleggRoger Waters4:12
- 5A Saucerful of SecretsGilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright12:00
- 6See-SawRichard Wright4:37
- 7Jugband BluesSyd Barrett3:01
- Produced by
- Norman Smith
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios, Sound Techniques, De Lane Lea Studios
- Recorded
- 1967–1968
- Engineered by
- Peter Bown, Norman Smith
- Label
- Harvest
- Length
- 1:21:43
Line-up
- Syd Barrett · guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, other instruments, acoustic guitar, other vocals, background vocals, tape
- Nick Mason · drums (drum set), maracas, finger cymbals, other instruments, percussion, timpani, cymbal, temple blocks, tubular bells, chimes, tape, other vocals, lead vocals, castanets, kazoo
- Roger Waters · bass guitar, double bass, background vocals, other instruments, slide whistle, other vocals, lead vocals, gong, tape, bass, cymbal
- Richard Wright · farfisa, lead vocals, piano, Hammond organ, organ, other instruments, tack piano, background vocals, other vocals, celesta, vibraphone, cello, harmonium, Pianet, flute, tape, violin, mellotron, xylophone, tin whistle
- Peter Jenner · other vocals · guest
- Norman Smith · drums (drum set), background vocals, other vocals · guest
- David Gilmour · electric guitar, lead vocals, kazoo, slide guitar, other vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Stanley Myers and His Orchestra · brass · guest
- Ray Bowes · cornet · guest
- Terry Camsey · cornet · guest
- Mac Carter · trombone · guest
- Ian Hankey · trombone · guest
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| France · 1977 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1975 | Gold |
| United States · 1994 | Gold |
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Released the same week
Also released on 5 December
Every year →More from Pink Floyd
Full discography →The best of 1973
All of 1973 →More on Harvest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 1973-12-08 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 December 1973 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 December 1973 | |
| Wikidata | 8 December 1973 | |
| UK / Europe release | 5 December 1973 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | DE | Harvest | other | |
| 1973 | NL | Columbia Records | other | |
| 1973 | JP | Odeon | other | |
| 5 December 1973 | GB | Harvest | original | |
| 1974 | YU | Harvest | other | |
| 2022 | GB | Light Control Records | 610762569327 | remaster |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 600×595 | upscaled |