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Track times and names

There have been several attempts to change track lengths and names. The table here shows such variations. Please note that the article is currently based on the original 1973 Vinyl release.

#	Track title	Credited to	Vocals	Track times for individual releases
#	Track title	Credited to	Vocals	Original release 1973 LP	Mobile Fidelity Ultradisc CD	Original CD and 1994 remaster	Shine On box set and 1993 rerelease	2003 SACD
1	"Speak to Me"	Nick Mason	instrumental	1:30	1:13	1:10	1:13	1:08
2	"Breathe" (or "Breathe in the Air")¹	David Gilmour Roger Waters Rick Wright	David Gilmour	2:43	2:46	2:48	2:47	2:49
3	"On the Run"	David Gilmour Roger Waters	instrumental	3:30	3:35	3:35	3:33	3:50
4	"Time" (containing "Breathe (Reprise)")	David Gilmour Roger Waters Rick Wright Nick Mason	David Gilmour (verse) Rick Wright (chorus)	6:53	7:04	7:04	7:07	6:50
5	"The Great Gig in the Sky"	Rick Wright Clare Torry²	Clare Torry	4:15	4:48	4:47	4:44	4:44
6	"Money"	Roger Waters	David Gilmour	6:30	6:23	6:22	6:32	6:23
7	"Us and Them"	Rick Wright Roger Waters	David Gilmour Rick Wright (harmony vocal)	7:34	7:50	7:50	7:41	7:50
8	"Any Colour You Like"	David Gilmour Rick Wright Nick Mason	instrumental	3:24	3:25	3:25	3:25	3:26
9	"Brain Damage"	Roger Waters	Roger Waters David Gilmour (harmony vocal)	3:50	3:50	3:50	3:51	3:47
10	"Eclipse"	Roger Waters	Roger Waters Rick Wright (harmony vocal) David Gilmour (harmony vocal)	1:45	2:04	2:01	2:04	2:11

Track times and names

Personnel credits, as with all Pink Floyd articles, are cited to the original Columbia or Harvest vinyl release where possible. In this instance, the inner left gatefold (see here) credits : DAVID GILMOUR Vocals, Guitars, VCS3 NICK MASON Percussion, Tape Effects RICHARD WRIGHT Keyboards, Vocals, VCS3 ROGER WATERS Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3, Tape Effects

Genre

Consensus has concluded that Progressive rock alone is the most suitable genre to put in the infobox. While arguments have been put forward for other genres such as rock or psychedelic rock, discussions tend to go round in circles and the status quo of a single genre is the preferred option.

This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

This article has been mentioned by a media organization:

"I Pink Floyd non la smettono di litigare [Pink Floyd can't stop arguing with one another]" (in Italian). Il Post. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023. [Translated and re-adapted] Waters actually announced that he intends to record The Dark Side of the Moon again as a solo album, which he thinks he can do rather freely, given that he wrote all of the lyrics, [composed] the music for three of its ten songs, and is a co-author for other two [songs].

About the press citation[edit]

@Popcornfud: Hello! I've just seen your edit, so I wanted to clarify my previous addition: at the start of the bit I addressed as a quote from the original source (in its second half), the album's title is actually hyperlinked to the "Track listing" section of this article. I actually wanted to include that, too, but it seems like the "Press" template doesn't support any links other than the source's URL itself...

I hope this is a sufficient explanation.

Oltrepier (talk) 16:32, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Popcornfud: Oh, I forgot: I've just had a similar issue as I included a quote on this other article, as well. Oltrepier (talk) 16:35, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for the explanation. Sorry, I missed that link when reading the article. I've restored your addition to the talk page. Thanks for this contribution! Popcornfud (talk) 21:19, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Iconic album cover's US copyright status under discussion[edit]

I have taken the album cover to the Files for discussion venue just for its copyright status in the United States, not for any other reason. Your input shall be welcomed there. George Ho (talk) 17:03, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand. Is showing the cover of an LP in an encyclopedia article about said LP not the epitome of fair use? Certainly moreso than a vectorized facsimile (aka derivative work)?

An album that came out yesterday will have its [most definitely copyrighted] sleeve in the article. Whether the artwork was submitted for copyright in the UK vs. the US in 1973 shouldn't matter, and even if it did, an svg that looks a whole lot like it is not an appropriate replacement. Gordonzed (talk) 20:02, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The SVG version is nominated for deletion in Commons. I just found out someone replaced the PNG version with SVG one, despite stale/failed discussion at FFD. Oh, and that discussion was solely about the album cover's US copyright status. By the way, to what "album" were you referring in the 2nd paragraph? –George Ho (talk) 08:00, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Diamond[edit]

10X platinum = diamond Wolf O'Donnel (talk) 01:12, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In which country? --Krótki (talk) 07:38, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]