Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 1



Format: CD
Catalog: TGP-CD-114 The Genuine Pig
Produced: Italy
Date: 680625
Cover: Close-up of the inflatable wife puppet from 'The Wall' tour; Puppet's lips are cartooned in red. "Pink Floyd" is written in red at the middle with "A Saucerful of Secrets" type font; "Ultra Rare Trax Vol.1" is written in white block letters above that.
Sources: 25 Jun 1968- 1970 Recorded for BBC Broadcast, London, Jun 25, 1968 (tracks 2,3,4) Rome, Sep, 1969 (track 5) Recorded for BBC Broadcast, London, May, 1968 (track 6) Recorded for John Peel Sessions, London, Apr, 1970 (track 7) Royal Albert Hall, London, Feb 7, 1970 (track 8)

Tracks:
1. Introduction 0:45
2. Julia Dream 2:22
3. Let There Be More Light 3:42
4. Murderistic Woman 2:16
5. Rain In The Country 6:56
6. A Saucerful Of Secrets 6:35
7. If 4:27
8. Interstellar Overdrive 13:18

Band:
  • Roger Waters*
  • David Gilmour*
  • Rick Wright*
  • Nick Mason*

    Comments:
    Excellent sound quality.
    The Genuine Pig's "Ultra Rare Trax" series give a fair smattering of the available BBC sessions and unreleased material that is out there. They're generally rather good, particularly if you're only an occasional collector of Roios looking for a taste of late 60's material. Everything on this CD can be found in other places (like the Complete Top Gear) with two exceptions: The live version of 'Interstellar Overdrive' and the rare 'Rain in the Country.'

    Those two tracks alone make this CD something of a treat. This is by no means a 'must have,' but it is definitely worth picking up if you have the cash. The sound quality on all three of these disks is excellent. On the first two volumes there is a short DJ commentary about the BBC broadcasts before several of the songs. It does not hurt the CD overall in any way. It sounds like it is taken from a recent broadcast by BBC intended to be an anthology of early Pink Floyd songs. Anybody have any more info on this? Obviously since most of the songs are from BBC broadcasts, there are numerous x-refs. However, these disks make for a very nice compilation of some of PF's best songs of that time, including some relatively rare tracks. My personal favorite is Vol.2. "Green is the Colour" is very beautifully done, as well as the rare tracks such as "Labyrinth" and Oneone/Fingal's Cave.