Pink Floyd – A Collection Of Great Dance Songs

Pink Floyd's A Collection Of Great Dance Songs arrived in 1981 between The Wall and The Final Cut, and its knowingly dry title tells you a lot about the band's sense of humour. Rather than a straight greatest-hits sweep, it condenses key 1970s Pink Floyd into a single LP, drawing on the period when the group moved from cult experimentalists to one of the biggest album bands in the world.

What makes this set more interesting than a routine compilation is the detail in the versions it uses. Alongside staples like “Wish You Were Here,” “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” and “One of These Days,” it includes an edited version of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and the 1981 re-recording of “Money.” That remake existed for a practical reason: the original could not be licensed for the release, so David Gilmour re-cut the track and co-produced it with James Guthrie, with Dick Parry returning on saxophone. For listeners who already know the classic albums, those variations give this record its own character.

The 2017 vinyl return also explains why this pressing mattered: Pink Floyd announced it as part of the band's remaster campaign, making the album available on vinyl again for the first time in more than two decades. It is a compact way into the Floyd catalogue, but also a curio for longtime fans because its alternate mixes and edits preserve a very specific moment in the band's release history.

Features

• Remastered from the original analog tapes by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman
• Single LP in single pocket sleeve

Genre: Pop & Rock

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