Pink Floyd - Early Years (Box-Set)

did you get the big box or just the individual smaller boxsets (they go by years)?

Edited by Sean Trane - February 12 2020 at 07:14

I have all 6 box sets.  I too felt like my life had been leading up to this.  glad it happened in my lifetime 

If always heard FLoyd lost its true psychedelic soul before its debut album Piper and was a different beast in its live setting. Glad these have finally emerged. Just haven't wanted to fork out the dough yet. To be honest i'm Floyded out so in no hurry really but will get there eventually.


Edited by siLLy puPPy - February 12 2020 at 08:42

NotAProghead wrote: TCat reviews all these PF box sets. In my opinion reviews would be more helpful than a thread in the forum (which sooner or later will be lost "behind" other threads).

Edited by TCat - February 12 2020 at 09:59

Sean Trane wrote: SteveG wrote: I don't have a single box set.  Am I missing something?   TBH, I took most of those smaller box mainly for the DVD contents... Plenty to feast your eye-ear coordinationn and plenty educative.   Not included are the two Barbet Shroeder movies (More & La Vallée) and I believe that Pompeii is on the big-box-only bonus DVD

Thanks H. Being that my vision is pretty well shot I'll give it a pass.

No "Mademoiselle Nobbs"! Sacre bleu!

I keep wondering about diving into this stuff, I've got the Cre/ation double CD which is very good, I'd like more but I don't want to get dragged in $100's in spending. 

Once the money is gone and you have them in your collection, you don't think about it anymore. I decided not to buy at first but very glad I finally did...$300 well spent.

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: I keep wondering about diving into this stuff, I've got the Cre/ation double CD which is very good, I'd like more but I don't want to get dragged in $100's in spending.

NotAProghead wrote: TCat reviews all these PF box sets. In my opinion reviews would be more helpful than a thread in the forum (which sooner or later will be lost "behind" other threads).

Some of us enjoy the more social aspect of forum discussion, some like David have enjoyed doing both. I don't visit the reviews section or front page of this site all that often (unless it's some site business that needs doing) and likely would not learn about such things without the forum.

It's a bit like a book club, you could just read it then write/ read a review on it, but there's something satisfying for some kinds of people to rap it out with others. Reading someone's impressions or writing your own is such a different experience than discussing it with friends (be they online or offline).

A reason why I don't like writing reviews is because of the lack of feedback, and because it doesn't feel like a social activity for me. Of course David has written many fine reviews that I have read and have given me deeper insight and new perspective. I'm at this site mostly for the discussion and a certain sense of community, and for recs from people I know here who I trust cause I feel they "get" my tastes well (people like David have turned me on to such much great music thanks to their involvement with the site). It takes all kinds. I'm not into promotion so much, I like to share my interests with individuals whom I like and interest me and read their thoughts and expand my interests thanks to them. That said, there are some things I'd like to promote and raise awareness of with a wider audience, be it environmental concerns, or that little show I care about that I wish would get a wider audience (partially so there's a better chance more, or more like it, are made for own entertainment). Might be a better use of my time to write and try to shop my own scripts, though.

Anyway, heard about the Box Set before from a forum post, and will look into it, and plan to read TCat's reviews down the road (glad they were mentioned, but like with films I don't want to read too many spoilers as I often prefer my first impression not to be too influenced by others, and I want to discover those musical moments without expecting them). That's one reason why I tend to only look at ratings and very basic descriptions for albums and films that are new to me. I like to know enough that it's something that might interest me, but not so much that I lose a sense of surprise. Neat to read in-depth reviews after the fact for added insight and different perspectives.

Sorry I am posting while saying nothing about the box set and having little to say in many words. Carry on.

Edited by Logan - February 12 2020 at 15:21