Crazy Diamond

© 1993 The copyright in this compilation is owned by EMI Records LTD. © 1993 EMI Records LTD. Released in a box containing a 24 page booklet and 3 CDs, each with a 4 page booklet. This is original SWINDON 1993 issued without SID codes. Later identical repress with SID codes here: [Catalog numbers:] "SYD BOX 1" [on the spine and back of the box] "SYDBOX 1" [on the EMI barcode window] The box set includes the two original albums and, the rarities collection, 19 bonus tracks of alternative versions and previously unreleased takes, and a 24-page color booklet with Syd Barrett story, photos and early Pink Floyd ads and playbills. All tracks recorded at Abbey Road Studios. ℗1970 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-12 ℗1988 1-1 to 1-14 ℗1993 1-14 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-19, 3-15 to 3-20 Tracks 3-11, 3-14 and 3-19 are instrumental. 1-1: 1969-4-11 (take 1) 1-2: 1969-4-11 (take 3) 1-3: 1969-4-11 (take 4) 1-4: 1969-4-17 (take 5) 1-5: 1969-8-05 (take 1) 1-6: 1969-4-17 (take 5) 1-7: 1969-6-12 (take 11) 1-8: 1969-6-12 (remake, take 11) 1-9: 1969-7-26 (take 1) 1-10: 1969-7-26 (take 5) 1-11: 1969-7-26 (take 1) 1-12: 1969-4-26 (take 5) 1-13: 1968-5-28 (take 2) 1-14: 1969-6-12 (takes 1+2) 1-15: 1969-4-11 (take 5) 1-16: 1969-4-11 (take 1) 1-17: 1969-4-11 (take 3) 1-18: 1969-7-26 (take 4) 1-19: 1968-6-08 (take 5) 2-1: 1970-2-26 (take 1) 2-2: 1970-7-14 (take 1) 2-3: 1970-7-14 (take 3) 2-4: 1970-7-17 (take 1) 2-5: 1970-7-05 (take demo) 2-6: 1970-2-26 (take 2) 2-7: 1970-2-27 (take 15) 2-8: 1970-2-27 (take 1) 2-9: 1970-2-27 (take 1) 2-10: 1970-7-14 (take 10) 2-11: 1970-4-03 (take 2) 2-12: 1970-7-14 (take 9) 2-13: 1970-2-26 (take 1, guitar and double-tracked vocals only) 2-14: 1970-2-27 (take 1) 2-15: 1970-2-27 (take 1) 2-16: 1970-7-14 (take 1) 2-17: 1970-7-14 (take 1) 2-18: 1970-7-14 (take 2) 2-19: 1970-7-17 (take 2) 3-1: 1969-4-11 (take 9) 3-2: 1968-7-20 (take 2) 3-3: 1970-6-05 (two-track demo) 3-4: 1970-6-12 (remake, take 6) 3-5: 1970-7-14 (take 1) 3-6: 1970-7-17 (take 1) 3-7: 1970-6-05 (two-track demo) 3-8: 1968-5-28 (take 5) 3-9: 1970-6-05 (two-track demo) 3-10: 1970-7-14 (take 1) 3-11: 1968-5-14 (take 1) 3-12: 1969-7-26 (take 1) 3-13: 1970-6-07 (take 5) 3-14: 1968-5-14 (take 1, instrumental backing track) 3-15: 1970-2-27 (take 9) 3-16: 1970-7-17 (take 3) 3-17: 1970-7-17 (take 5) 3-18: 1968-7-20 (take 1) 3-19: 1968-5-28 (take 2, original backing track) 3-20: 1970-7-14 (take 2) Regarding the matrices for Variant 1: CD1: The "-1-11" portion is hand etched into the glass master. CD2: The "-1-18" portion is hand etched into the glass master. CD3: The "-1-19" portion is hand etched into the glass master.