Arnold Layne (original mono studio mix)
~ Recording by Pink Floyd
Annotation
Both "Arnold Layne" and "Candy and a Currant Bun" were mixed into mono for the single. Neither have ever been given a stereo mix, although the four-track master tapes still exist in the EMI tape archive
Recorded over two sessions at different studios:
1967-01-29 at Sound Techniques Studios, London, UK
1967-02-27 at EMI Studios, London, UK
Annotation last modified on 2021-07-15 11:34 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Arnold Layne | 2:52 | The Pink Floyd | Arnold Layne | The Pink Floyd | Single |
| Tower (60s Capitol Records subsidiary) | 333 |
| 1.1 | Arnold Layne | 2:52 | Pink Floyd | Relics: A Bizarre Collection of Antiques & Curios | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | SW-759 |
| 1.1 | Arnold Layne | 2:52 | Pink Floyd | Relics: A Bizarre Collection of Antiques & Curios | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SN 16234, SN-16234 |
| 1.2 | Arnold Layne | 2:53 | Pink Floyd | Works | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 7 46478 2 |
| 9.1 | Arnold Layne | 2:57 | Pink Floyd | Shine On | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 53181, CK 53182, CK 53183, CK 53184, CK 53185, CK 53186, CK 53187, CK 53188, CK 53189, CXK 53180 |
| 1.1 | Arnold Layne | 2:57 | Pink Floyd | Relics | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 7243 8 35603 2 5 |
| 9.1 | Arnold Layne | 2:57 | Pink Floyd | Shine On | Pink Floyd | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 53181, CK 53182, CK 53183, CK 53184, CK 53185, CK 53186, CK 53187, CK 53188, CK 53189, CXK 53180 |
Relationships
| recorded in: | England |
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| engineer: | John Woods (UK producer) |
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| producer: | Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) |
| acoustic guitar and electric guitar and lead vocals: | Syd Barrett (on 1967-01-29) |
| bass guitar: | Roger Waters (on 1967-01-29) |
| drums (drum set): | Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (on 1967-01-29) |
| farfisa and background vocals: | Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (on 1967-01-29) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1967) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1974, in 2007) Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983) |
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| recorded at: | Sound Techniques in Chelsea (on 1967-01-29) EMI Studios (London) in St John's Wood (on 1967-02-27) |
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| music videos: | Arnold Layne (1967 promo video) |
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| recording of: | Arnold Layne (from 1967-01-29 until 1967-02-27) |
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Related works
Arnold Layne
| lyricist and composer: | Syd Barrett |
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| inspired the name of artist: | The Arnold Corns (band with David Bowie) |
| publisher: | Dunmo Music, Ltd. Peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”) Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) |
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