Going over to the dark side

New list allows fans to listen to old favourites.

By Tania Phillips

Fans of legendary British band Pink Floyd are getting a chance to check out unavailable and rare tracks through a new daily evolving playlist on Spotify and Youtube.

The list, ‘Syd, Roger, Richard, Nick and David – An Evolving Pink Floyd Playlist’ offers a new way to rediscover and immerse in Pink Floyd’s music.

It kicked off late last month with the currently unavailable track ‘Us & Them (Live at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London 1974)’ from the 2011 Immersion box set of The Dark Side Of The Moon.

With specially curated album tracks added daily and appearing at the top of the playlist, the selection is gradually evolve with the addition of the band’s best-known classics to deeper album tracks. ‘Syd, Roger, Richard, Nick and David – An Evolving Pink Floyd Playlist’ highlights the band’s contribution to music over the last 60 years. Every Friday, the playlist will feature rare tracks (via streaming or download) originally available on the Immersion boxsets.

Tracks released already include:

29 May – ‘Have A Cigar (Alternate Version)’ – Wish You Were Here Immersion

5 June – ‘Any Colour You Like (Live at Wembley 1974)’ – The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion

12 June – ‘Run Like Hell (The Wall WIP pt2 Band Demo)’ – The Wall Immersion.

This Friday, June 19 will see ‘Money (Early Mix 1972)’ – The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion go out with more currently unavailable tracks due to be scheduled and announced soon … .

‘Syd, Roger, Richard, Nick and David – An Evolving Pink Floyd Playlist’ is live and updated daily on Spotify and YouTube.

In Addition, the currently unavailable tracks are also being released to download or stream on Amazon, Apple Music and other digital retailers with a new track appearing each Friday.