Truly original and wholly unique, Pink Floyd are renowned for their sonic experimentation and musical innovation, creating a sound all of their own in the process. But while their music would greatly inspire a huge range of artists who came along in their wake, it was not created without its own influences. Indeed Floyd members have never been shy to name-check an eclectic range of songwriters and performers who had come before. Across the whimsical psychedelia of the Barrett era through the ambient progressive groove that would propel the band towards the enormous success they eventually achieved, they were informed and inspired by numerous different genres and artists .The raw country blues of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council – who of course additionally inspired the band’s name – were favourites of Syd Barrett, with Dave Gilmour citing Tommy Steele as important as Elvis! The pioneering work of electronic mavericks Stockhausen and Varese co-exist with Dylan, Miles Davis and Bo Diddley, who all played their part in what would become the Pink Floyd sound too. This compilation, complete with 16 page booklet featuring notes by music historian Derek Barker, documents these influences and many more besides, across 23, always surprising, often obscure tracks on his quite extraordinary ‘jukebox’ collection. Tracklist 1 Every Day In The Week Blues - Pink Anderson 2 Runaway Man Blues - Floyd Council 3 Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly 4 (I’m a) King Bee - Slim Harpo 5 Pretty Thing - Bo Diddley) 6 Beautiful Delilah - Chuck Berry 7 Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 8 Song Of Youths (edit) - Karlheinz Stockhausen 9 Money Honey - Elvis Presley 10 Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele 11 Blue Sands - Chico Hamilton 12 Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers 13 Apache - The Shadows 14 Midnight Special - Pete Seeger 15 Blowin’ In The Wind - Bob Dylan 16 Prologue From West Side Story - Max Goberman Orchestra 17 Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix 18 Gone - Miles Davis 19 Up On Cripple Creek - The Band 20 Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds 21 So What - Miles Davis 22 Louie, Louie - Richard Berry 23 Déserts - Edgard Varèse
