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The everlasting cult of Syd Barrett devotees and the ever-expanding fan base of Pink Floyd’s early recordings with David Gilmour will be able to agree: this is an unspeakably exciting release. Let’s start with "Cre/ation," a 2-CD highlights collection of essential, rare and unissued early recordings: "In the Beechwoods," "Matilda Mother," "Flaming" (live, BBC radio, ’67), "Cymbaline" (live, BBC radio, ’69), "On the Highway" (from the "Zabriskie Point" soundtrack recordings), "Childhood’s End," "Stay" and more. But it’s the 27-disc box that has the rock world spinning: seven book-style volumes of unissued tracks, BBC sessions, remixes, outtakes and alternate versions; between the CDs, 7" vinyl, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs, you get more than seven hours of unreleased audio (including 20 songs never before heard) and more than five hours of rare concert footage. As for those 7" vinyl discs, they are meticulously produced right down to the replica sleeves and include "Arnold Layne," "Candy and a Currant Bun," "See Emily Play," "The Scarecrow," "Apples and Oranges," "Paintbox," "It Would Be So Nice," "Julia Dream," "Point Me at the Sky" and "Careful with That Axe, Eugene." From the early demos to the feature films included, there are seemingly endless discoveries that even the most persistent Pink Floyd collector will make as they follow the band from the time Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Syd Barrett met at London’s Regent Street Polytechnic to the period when Syd was gone and Gilmour and his electrifying guitar work arrived in advance of "The Dark Side of the Moon." Posters, flyers, tour programs, tickets and press advertisements bring you back to the time and place, aided by the footage you’ll see on "Top of the Pops," at EMI studios, in L.A. (Dick Clark interview), in Brussels, Paris, San Francisco, London and more! Sony Legacy.