Animals 50 [Multi-Media Box Set]

Pink Floyd’s Animals celebrates its 50th anniversary with a Deluxe Box Set featuring the original 1977 album, the 2018 Remix album, a collection of rarities, and the previously unreleased May 9, 1977 live recording from the Oakland Coliseum Arena.

The set consists of 3LPs on 180g black vinyl featuring the original album, 2018 Remix, and rarities; 5CDs featuring the original album, 2018 Remix, rarities, plus the Oakland concert; and a Blu-ray featuring all of the above audio, with the 2018 Remix available in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos. 

The rarities include previously unreleased early versions of “Dogs” and “Sheep,” “Sheep (Original Radio Edit), a promo-only edit made for radio in 1977 which has never been commercially available until now, a “Studio Jam,” plus the unheard Roger Waters track “Young Nicholas Jon.” 

Also included is a 64-page hardback book featuring new sleeve notes by Jonathan Lethem, an interview with Reinhard Hohlwein, an excerpt from Aubrey “Po” Powell’s memoir about the making of the Animals artwork, and previously unpublished photographs documenting the album, artwork, and tour.

The set also features a stencil and three posters.

Deluxe Box Set Track Listing:

CD 1 (Original Album)

1. Pigs on the Wing 1

2. Dogs

3. Pigs (Three Different Ones)

4. Sheep

5. Pigs on the Wing 2

CD 2 (2018 Remix)

1. Pigs on the Wing – 2018 Remix

2. Dogs – 2018 Remix

3. Pigs (Three Different Ones) – 2018 Remix

4. Sheep – 2018 Remix

5. Pigs on the Wing – 2018 Remix

CD 3 (Rarities)

1. Dogs – Early Version, Rough Mix

2. Sheep – Original Radio Edit

3. Sheep – Early Version, Rough Mix

4. Studio Jam

5. Young Nicholas Jon

CD 4 (Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977)

1. Sheep

2. Pigs on the Wing 1

3. Dogs

4. Pigs on the Wing 2

5. Pigs (Three Different Ones)

6. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)

CD 5 (Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977)

1. Welcome to the Machine

2. Have A Cigar

3. Wish You Were Here

4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)

5. Money

6. Us and Them

8. Careful With That Axe, Eugene

LP 1 (Original Album)

Side A

1. Pigs on the Wing 1

2. Dogs

Side B

1. Pigs (Three Different Ones)

2. Sheep

3. Pigs on the Wing 2

LP 2 (2018 Remix)

Side A

1. Pigs on the Wing 1 – 2018 Remix

2. Dogs – 2018 Remix

Side B

1 .Pigs (Three Different Ones) – 2018 Remix

2. Sheep – 2018 Remix

3. Pigs on the Wing 2 – 2018 Remix

LP 3 (Rarities)

Side A

1. Dogs – Early Version, Rough Mix

2. Sheep – Original Radio Edit

Side B

1. Sheep – Early Version, Rough Mix

2. Studio Jam

3. Young Nicholas Jon

Blu-Ray Audio

Animals (Original album) (stereo)

Animals (2018 Remix) (stereo + 5.1 + Atmos)

Rarities (stereo)

Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977