Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Axe, Eugene - 7" Single - 1978 Italy Reissue

This is one of four Italian 7 inch singles reissues from 1978. The reason for the reissues is not clear and I haven't found any real answer for it. Some guessed that it was done to coincide with David Gilmour's new album and making some money when no Pink Floyd album or tour is happening. This single includes 2 songs:

The first one is 'Point Me At The Sky', which was originally released in December 1968 as a single and wasn't included in any album.

The B-Side of the single includes 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene', an instrumental piece that was later could be found in the compilation album 'Relics', in the album 'Ummagumma' as a live version  and was recorded again for the soundtrack of the film 'Zabriskie Point' by the Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. In the soundtrack it appeared with a different title as 'Come In Number 51'.

The single comes in a picture sleeve with the picture of clouds over snowy mountains on both sides of the single, and the words 'Pink Floyd - Point Me At The Sky' on top.

'Point Me At The Sky' (3:35)
'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' (5:39)

Released: November 6, 1978
Country: Italy
Cat. Number: 3C 006-05459
Labels: Yellow-Green Harvest Labels

Blue Light - David Gilmour - 7 Inch 1984 Germany

This is the single for David Gilmour's song 'Blue Light' from the 1984 album 'About Face'. This song was the first single from the album. The song here is the single edit and is a bit longer then the album version. It's the German issue of the single. The B-Side on this single is 'Cruise'

The single comes in a picture sleeve. The front cover is the same as the album and has Dave's name in the upper right corner and 'Blue Light' in the lower right corner. The back cover has a photo of David with his guitar, together with the track list, credits and 7 dates and venues from Dave's tour in Germany and Switzerland.

Blue Light (Single Edit) - (3:52)
Cruise - (4:40)

Year: 1984
Country: Germany
Cat. Number: 1C 016 2000647
Labels: Yellow & Green Harvest labels

The Wall Singles Box Set - Pink Floyd - 7 Inch 2011

This is a special release for Record Store Day / Black Friday 2011. It's a box set containing 3 Pink Floyd 7 inch singles - Replicas of old singles from the album 'The Wall' with the original artwork from their initial release. It also includes a poster and a 7-inch single adapter.  The adapter is held in a small slit inside the box and has the famous hammers logo from 'Run Like Hell' single. Each box is individually numbered and mine is number '11651'.

The three singles are:
'Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) / 'One Of My Turns'
'Comfortably Numb / Hey You'
'Run Like Hell' / 'Don't Leave Me Now'

It is a very nice release and a good collectible for Pink Floyd collectors. There is a very nice trick when you open it and it looks like you are removing some bricks from the wall. The box itself has the cover art of 'The Wall' album. The official data from the Record Store Day website says there are only 7500 copies made for US and 4000 copies made for international distribute (11500 overall). Since my copy is numbered 11651 and was ordered from the US, and I also saw a copy numbered over 14000, I guess there are more copies made and some were reserved for certain stores and other sources.

Date of Release: November 25th, 2011
Country: U.S.A.
Cat. Number: PFB-27032
Bar-Code: 5 099902 703275
Record Company: Capitol
Labels: Individual for each single


Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) (3:13) / One Of My turns (3:37)
This single has a cardboard cover with Pink Floyd written on the front cover and song titles plus credits on the back cover. There is the original EMI labels & artwork from The Wall album.

Comfortably Numb (3:59) / Hey You (4:40)
This one is also in a cardboard  cover with the original Japanese artwork. The front cover has the wall with some bricks missing, and through it you can see some figures from Gerald Scarfe artwork of album, including the famous hammers. The back cover has the song titles and credits and also features the lyrics of 'Comfortably Numb' in English and Japanese. the labels are orange EMI labels. In this single, the song 'Comfortably Numb' is shorter than the original album version which is 6:24 minutes.

'Run Like Hell' (4:18) / 'Don't Leave Me Now' (4:02)
The front cover of this cardboard has Pink Floyd written on it at the top right corner, and in the middle there is the round hammers icon. The back cover has the song titles and credits. The labels are the original EMI labels with the artwork from The Wall album.

More photos of the box set can be found here: http://imageshack.us/g/39/wall3singles13.jpg/

Lie For A Lie - Nick Mason & Rick Fenn - 7" Promo Single U.S.A.

'Lie For A Lie' is a song from Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason and CC's guitarist Rick Fenn. It is taken from their mutual album 'Profiles', released in 1985. 'Lie For A Lie' is one of only two non-instrumental tracks in the album and has a much 80's atmosphere. It is being sang by Pink Floyd's guitarist David Gilmour. Nick Mason and Rick Fenn actually don't sing anything in the album.

This is a U.S.A. issue, released as a promo single. It comes inside a black paper cover with only Columbia printed on it. The label has a writing that says: 'DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE', and has the title and credits.

Year: 1985 (September 22)

Country: U.S.A.

Cat. Number: 38-05456 ZSS 174514

Label: White Columbia Promo Label

Smile - David Gilmour - 7" Single On clear Vinyl 2006

The single 'Smile' was released before the album it was included in: 'On An Island', the album by David Gilmour. The song was written by David and his wife Polly Samson who also sings background vocals. Gilmour once said that it was the first song his wife was willing to record with him, and that she was very nervous when recording and everyone had to leave the studio for her to get it done. Gilmour plays all the instruments in the single except for the drums. The first ever performance of the song was in June 2001, when David performed at Robert Wyatt's Meltdown festival at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The performance was also documented for a DVD which included 3 more nights at the same venue from January 2002.

Side B of this single is 'Island Jam', an instrumental blues jam, which first appeared on David Gilmour's website as a promotion for his upcoming album and tour at that time in 2006.

The single is a limited edition, pressed on clear vinyl. The front cover has a picture of a woman standing on the beach, with a pier, some small islands, birds and a painted boat in the background. The back cover has the song title and credits, and a small picture of the album 'On An Island' as a promotion.

Country & Year: EU 2006
Cat. Number: EM 696
Bar Code: 0946 3 64674 7 4
Label: Picture Label