“ Paint Box ” (from the English - “ Paint Box ”) is a Pink Floyd song recorded on the second side of the 1967 single “ Apples and Oranges ” [1] [2] , which was published in Europe , South Africa and New Zealand , but not released in the United States [3] [4] . The author of the music and lyrics is Richard Wright , who is also the performer of the vocal part. “Paint Box” was Wright's first composing work in Pink Floyd [4] [5] [~ 1] .
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| Executor | Pink floyd | ||||||
| Date of issue | November 18, 1967 | ||||||
| Date Recorded | October 1967 | ||||||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | ||||||
| Song language | English | ||||||
| Duration | 3:49 am | ||||||
| Label | Columbia / EMI ( UK ) | ||||||
| Author | Richard Wright | ||||||
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| Producer | Norman Smith | ||||||
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Content
About composition
In addition to the single “Apples and Oranges”, the song “Paint Box” was also recorded on the collections of The Best of the Pink Floyd 1970 [6] [7] , Relics 1971 (titled “Paintbox”) [8] [9] , Masters of Rock 1974 [7] [10] , The Early Singles 1992 (published as part of the Shine On box set) [5] [11] 1967: The First Three Singles 1997 [12] , in addition to the song “Paint Box "Was published on the third disc in the 2007 release for the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn [13] .
In 1968, after leaving Sid Barrett's band , the guitar parts in the Paint Box were performed by David Gilmore at concerts. The performance with Gilmore’s group is presented, in particular, on the promotional video of the song “Paint Box”, filmed for Belgian television in February 1968 [14] [15] .
Record Members
- Richard Wright - keyboards, lead vocals;
- Sid Barrett - guitar, backing vocals;
- Roger Waters - bass, backing vocals;
- Nick Mason - drums;
Notes
- Comments
- ↑ The following year, 1968 , Richard Wright wrote the song for the single “ It Would Be So Nice ” and two compositions for the album A Saucerful of Secrets - “ Remember a Day ” and “ See-Saw ”.
- Sources
- ↑ Shaffner, 1998 , p. 353.
- ↑ Discogs.com . - The Pink Floyd. Apples And Oranges. Tracklist (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- ↑ Pink Floyd. The Official Site . - Music. Recorded. Discography Singles. Pink Floyd. Apples And Oranges / Paintbox. Archived on September 4, 2012. (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- ↑ 1 2 Schaffner, 1998 , p. 122.
- ↑ 1 2 Mabbett, 1997 , p. 156.
- ↑ Discogs.com . - The Pink Floyd. The Best Of The Pink Floyd. Tracklist (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- ↑ 1 2 Mabbett, 1997 , p. 168.
- ↑ Discogs.com . - Pink Floyd. Relics Tracklist (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- ↑ Mabbett, 1997 , p. 59.
- ↑ Discogs.com . - Pink Floyd. Masters Of Rock. Tracklist (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- ↑ Discogs.com . - Pink Floyd. Shine On. Tracklist (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- ↑ Discogs.com . - Pink Floyd. 1967 / The First Three Singles. Tracklist (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- ↑ Discogs.com . - Pink Floyd. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Box Set. Limited Edition. Remastered 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. Tracklist (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- ↑ Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968 - 40th Anniversary Edition DVD
- ↑ The Concert / Roio Database
Literature
- Mabbett, Andy. The Complete Guide to Music Pink Floyd = The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. - M .: Eurasian region, Lokid, 1997. - ISBN 5-86217-026-X .
- Shaffner, Nicholas. Saucer full of miracles. Odyssey Pink Floyd = Saucerful of Secrets. The Pink Floyd Odyssey. - M .: Publishing house of Sergey Kozlov, 1998. - ISBN 5-901013-01-8 .
Links
- Pink-Floyd.ru . - Discography. Singles Pink Floyd. Apples And Oranges / Paint Box. Archived on May 18, 2012. (Retrieved January 31, 2013)
- Pink-Floyd.ru . - Discography. Singles Pink Floyd. Paintbox Archived February 6, 2013. (Retrieved January 31, 2013)