Copyright Laws Give Us New (Old) Pink Floyd Tunes

The European Union has a law requiring musicians to release recordings before they hit the 50 year mark, or they lose rights to the songs. This means tracks, maybe deemed not good enough for studio release, often get shelved until the 50 year mark comes around and (these days) artists do a dump to streaming platforms. The tracks usually don't stay on platforms for too long, so check them out while you can - Variety has a nice explainer of the entire situation.

For our purposes, we are just going to celebrate being able to listen to new (old) Pink Floyd tunes that give us an insight into the band's working and creative process at the time before Dark Side of the Moon was recorded and released.

Below, you can hear "Money" before it was finalized for DSOTM. "Money (Live At The Palais des Sports, Saint Ouen, France 1 Dec 1972)."

Here's another DSOTM noodling - called "The Travel Sequence"

Here's "Time / Breathe (In The Air) (reprise) (Ultra Rare Alternative Version)"