Pink Floyd - "Pigs on the Wing" Rare Guitar Solo from 8-Track
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- DISCLAIMER: The copyright to the music is held by EMI and the band; I make no claims to them, and absolutely no profits off of this video. That said, this track has been out of print since 1977.
This is a rare version of "Pigs on the Wing" featuring the widely-known two parts bridged by a guest guitar solo by Floyd associate Snowy White. It was recorded specifically for the 8-Track American and British releases, to suit the nature of the medium itself, which plays on an endless loop if you let it. It has otherwise been unobtainable since the death of the format. For more information see: blindseesall.bl...
That guitar solo is simply one of the most beautiful musical passages I’ve ever heard…
I’m not sure why this made me tear up a little. Man do I miss the 70s. Those were some of the best days of my life. I was only a young kid, but I remember my old 8-track player and all the great music that went along with it. I guess sentimentality never gets you anywhere.
Sentimentality is the thing that will get you back to those days, even if its just a moment. And as far as the tearing up goes, I figure it will happen to anyone whos an avid fan of theirs. Hearing this secret solo is kind of like coming across a memory that you never knew you experienced. Beautiful pieces like this will do that to you ♥
I'm glad their music is still hitting us in the emotions the way they did 50 years ago!
I completely agree. I had my daughter (who’s more into the music of today) to this track and she really liked it. That’s the beauty of this band, it’s universally liked.
*Looks at sweet old 8 track player & single tear runs down cheek* My father gave me an 8 track like that for my very first real stereo along with the 13 8 tracks for a penny from Columbia house. Such an awesome memory. Oh ya, and Floyd rules! :~)
Many a classic rock song was required to fade out ... click! ... and fade back in.
mine was a portable T-table w/ 2 detaching speak's sandwiching to carry...
took it on Boy Scout trips!
When I was 14, I found an old 8 track car system in a box and mounted it to the wall of my bedroom with a DC converter to power it. I used two old car speakers mounted on both sides of the bedroom. 45 years later, I still imagine some of the track changes in the middle of some songs.
Had a factory installed eight track in my 1971 Pontiac Trans Am.
I had a good friend of mine back in the 70s who was a huge fan of Pink Floyd, and I use to hang out over his house and listen to Pink Floyd for hours, he knew everything about Pink Floyd, well I remember listening to this on 8 track and then hearing it without this solo on the radio one day, and as I'm listening, I started noticing something seemed different but I couldn't put my finger on it, well I ended up getting that album and finally realized what was different, so I showed it to my friend who was the huge Pink Floyd fan and when he found out it was someone else doing the solo he took that 8 track and put it in the street and ran over it, he couldn't except someone else playing the solo that wasn't in Pink Floyed
Mindblowing. And I thought I'd heard Animals. I hadn't. This is a major game changer.
I feel privileged to have experienced this rare treat
Animals is my favorite Floyd album, and I've never heard the 8 track version before, so thank you! I prefer it the way I've been listening to it, but it's pretty cool to know this exists and to have the opportunity to hear it in 2021!
The best Dave Gilmour guitar solo that never was......thank you to Snowy White!
Agreed!
They need to do an Immersion for Animals
I think the solo was by snowy white, and roger accidentally erased it
@@stevecas3508 it may be a part of the 2018 remix boxset for all we know👀
@@davidgilmore559 Not quite. What happened was, David Gilmour called up Snowy and offered him the gig as onstage ancillary guitarist/bassist. So Snowy goes down to Britannia Row studio, where the band was working. And Snowy just happened to walk in, when they had somehow accidentally erased one of Gilmour's guitar solos. So there was this really tense vibe going on, and Snowy walked into that. So Dave and Snowy talked about what Snowy was going to have to do, etc. And then Roger says, "Since you're here, why don't we record something?" and that's when they recorded this version of Pigs On The Wing.
@@davidgilmore559 Ha ha, yeah "accidentally"
This solo, it soothes the soul.
Back in the early to mid 70s, there were innumerable homegrown labels bootlegging 8-tracks, selling like hotcakes at flea markets in every small town to anyone with an 8-track player. Sometimes you might be lucky enough to spot "Not by original artists" in small print on the outer packaging. Incorrectly, some of us, at the time, may have heard this as a fake session guitarist. Fantastic to hear this now!
KaptSonic22 I remember those! There was a truck stop in eastern Pennsylvania my parents & I always stopped at that had a spinning rack with those 8-tracks. Nowadays, the equivalent would have CDs like Greatest Trucking Songs or CW McCall’s Greatest Hits, lol.
Abby’s Vinyl Monday channel brought me here. This solo changes the entire tone of my favorite Floyd album for me. So uplifting
The 'Wish you were here' Quadraphonic release also contains added instrumentation !!!
This makes me feel the 70's. I mean it brings me right back to 1977. Amazing.
You too? Man, this version takes me right back every time. What a great time to be alive. I do miss those days.
I wish I’d been alive then
wow what a beautiful hidden gem and glad it finally came back into the light again never knew it existed and glad i got to hear it thank you Snowy White for your awesome contribution
Wow! I never knew this existed! Thank you for sharing! Snowy did a great job keeping the vibe David Gilmour put into his work on the album. Blends quite nicely. Very happy to have finally heard this. Thanks again!
I remember a friend playing this version on his 8-track and confusing the heII out of me. I never knew this 8-track solo existed, and he never knew the song was split up on the album version. I thought surely that it would end up on the CD version, but that didn't happen. ... I also thought it was Gilmour until much later,
I had 8-track in my Opel GT and marveled at this version over the vinyl version. Always thought it was Gilmour but later learned it was Snowy White. Gilmour would have played less notes haha! Love this, thanks!
been trying to find original 8 track player for datsun in restoring just to get a copy of animals to sit in.
I had this on 8-track tape in the 1970s. My first stereo too.
I did not think I'd wake up today and get to hear new Floyd music. Thanks for uploading this brother 🤘👏👏
the absolute original version.
in other versions the guitar solo by snowy white is mixed louder in the mix.
And is way too flashy.
@@applescruff1969 really? I like the other versions^ the guitar solo shines like a bright sun^
@@lucalone I meant the guitar solo is flashy as hell in the goldtop mix.
Well they say you learn something new every day, and so I have. I had no idea this existed. We had an 8-track player in the car when I was growing up, and I know my mom had "Wish You Were Here" on 8-track, but I don't remember if we had "Animals" or not. I can't remember having ever heard this. What an unusual pleasure. I wish my mom was here to ask here if she'd heard it, she would've loved it. Thanks for posting.
Very cool. As I was listening to the solo it struck me that it had a bit of a Peter Green vibe, so it’s cool to learn that Snowy White is doing the playing. Around this time it was Snowy doing a lot of the lead work on Peter’s solo albums after he left Fleetwood Mac. He was busy!
This is why we need an Animals Immersion
I didn't think there were Anymore 8 tracks still in use. Amazing!
I was a huge Floyd fan when I was a teenager in the 80s and I bought a used car that happened to have this 8 track in it.
I got to hear this solo like twice, and then the player ate the tape.. It took decades for me to hear this version again, but I always remembered it.
Thanks for posting this video. Always wanted to hear what this eight track version of the song sounded like. BTW- hang on to that Panasonic, it's one of the best made. I myself have one that sat in my Dad's garage for 30-ish years though extreme temperatures. After he gave it to me I took it home, put in a tape and it played great. Some of that old stuff was made to last.
Patrick Moore awesome is it a amplifier as well? some 8 track players were amplifiers with a phono input and am fm transmitter.
I can see how in making two parts that the short solo might have interfered with the buildup to the first solo in 'Dogs' but as one long track it not only worked, but was necessary for a longer and closer to full length song. As for having it in a 'part II' if it wasn't written later after the release of the record with 'Sheep' which sort of concludes the electric part of the album. If it was in existence before mastering it could have possibly have fit if it was made an acoustic solo. Still my favorite album which is normally a hard decision when there are at least 3 LP's tied for my second favorite.
Sweet, just super to hear. Thanks for the upload!
Outstanding Sir. Haven't heard this variation before, Gold.
Snowy White played that solo. He released it on his compilation album a few years ago.
Which has a re-recorded guitar solo on the compilation. That makes the version on the 8-Track for "Animals" still unique on it's own merit.
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I don't think it is re-recorded. I think the solo is just mixed louder.
@@lucalone Seems like a new guitar tone on the remix vs. the original. If not re-done, re-worked with a ton of new effects, making it bombastic and ruining the flavour of it. Also, the 1st half on Snowy's copy is only 1 of the 2 acoustic guitars, losing Gilmour's part completely. Nope. This one is much better...
@@lucalone there are two different versions of Pigs on the Wing. The 8-track version is mixed differently, with double track acoustic guitars. It was made specifically for the 8-track tape. The Gold Top Sessions version didn't have a second acoustic guitar track, and the mixing is different.
www.reddit.com/r/pinkfloyd/comments/2r5808/pigs_on_the_wing_pts_12_full_version_8_track_from/
What’s the album called
I used to be able to play this perfect back in the days. Now I'm old and lost my ways
Ah well. At least you're a poet. Hope you don't blow it.
There is a long version of "Pigs on the Wing". This one appeared in the 8-track version of "Animals" and has a guitar solo that unites both parts of the song.
Snowy White, who turns 71 today, recorded that solo when he went to visit the band during the recording of the album.
That is what we are hearing in this video.
Cool. I've never heard that solo before, and I bought the album when it came out. Still have it. Gotta love tape hiss! I was waiting for the click, bang, rattle, bleeps and bloops, then the next track to start! We've come along way in audio reproduction since then! There's a lot of romanticism in those old 8-tracks.
I remember this! I love vintage Panasonic stereo equipment! This brings back great memories! Thanks!
It is a good solo indeed
that classic sound of a 8track, jeez
Excellent track. It amazes me how good 8 track could be when using a quality machine and recorded cartridge.
Sweet upload, thank you. And that Panasonic gear is just fantastic.
I never heard this before thank you
Very well done !!!.. Thanks for sharing this gem !!!
I can't believe I'm just now learning about this. I always thought I knew more about the Floyd than most everyone else.
Wow, that brought back some fuzzy memories!
I’m crying…Thank you ❤
Your RS-808 sounds as good as mine, it's in great shape.
Great post. Thank you.
Didn't know this existed. Wow
that sounds awesome for a 8 track
Excuse me but 8-tracks sound the best!
@@Quad8track they never sounded great.
@@SPAZZOID100 With the right system, deck an properly calibrated tape can sound amazing.
I have no expertise but I was told by an recording engineer that 8-track was superior to cassette because the tape was wider and held more information - of course I am ignoring other limitations, but for fidelity, they were awesome.
Tears in my eyes! Still a very original love song. Maybe one needs to be in love to fully understand what Rogers was feeling when he wrote this masterpiece.
Got this tape, it's a good one 👍
Even better than the album version
oh i never hear that versión !!! his guitar sólo .i always hear the part one and two for separate
This video is excellent!! Thanks for this.
So beautiful!
Has anyone recorded a recent rock song with the _"Fade-out ... CLICK! ... Fade-in"_ 8-track effect purposely added into the song?
This version is also available on CD. There’s a Snowy White compilation disc called ‘Goldtop’. It’s on there.
True! Fingers crossed for a reissue someday, it's historically been an expensive/rare release to find
There are 2 versions. The first appeared on 8-track. Second version is released on "Goldtop" compilation - the solo is different and the song is complete remixed, with an reverb on the vocals.
Nope. That is a remix.
Couldn’t figure out why they didn’t put the complete song on LP or Cassette
The amp Is a beautiful piece
Never could see any other way is to vinyl as this solo is to 8track
LOL - I own a Home 8 Track Player that plays QUAD Tapes - 4 channel stereo and it has a joy stick for balance and 4 separate speakers as well ! -- (~);}
Scarlett Fire is that the Grateful Dead logo you added at the end of your comment? Pretty cool regardless.
Animals is Pink Floyd's best studio album
amazing
Hey I had that Story Of Star Wars album on cassette! Narrated by Roscoe Lee Browne, right?
Very cool.
The hook just gets deeper!
Awesome !!!
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This is a prime example of why 8 track tape went by the wayside. Notice how much the music drops out and comes back and also notice the apparent lack of frequency response as well as (only if you have a good ear mind you) the background tape hiss. Now if you where to play the LP vinyl record of this same track on this same system, you wouldn't want the inferior sound of what this produces.
yeah, we've only known about for 40+ years now. Who cares!
Those of us who like to hear music the way it was intended to be heard with the best of fidelity, that's who.
About as nostalgic as AM radio.
Dude I think he taped it over the air out of the speakers. Otherwize you wouldn't hear the tape being pushed in at the beginning. Not a good way to compare sound fidelity to your first pressing promo vinyl.
No one is going to claim 8 tracks have superior sound quality to vinyl or any lossless digital format. However, the UK EMI tapes played in a quality deck like Akai, Wollensak, and top of the line pioneers might surprise someone who's never heard the format before.
Wow! I'm So...Wow!
(PINK FLOYD THE EPITOME OF MUSIC)
SHINE ON 💎
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WHOA!
Just curious, what tape is underneath the "Cheap Trick" tape on the left. Thanks for this upload; best version of the original 8 Track
I'm glad you enjoyed the video : ) the other tape is this funny thing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Star_Wars
That's a nice Panasonic deck man! I'm assuming u do, but what year was that made? I had a Technics with reverse and fast forward but then cassettes came out. But like an idiot back then, I kept the tapes but got rid of the deck. Stupid!!
+Tim Arrigo Thanks man. Best I've been able to find it's an RS-808US, so probably built between 1978-82. I bought the deck on eBay myself, in case you're looking for a replacement -- shipping can be kinda pricey but they've got some nice deals
Cool..it is sweet! And thanks for the info, i will have to check eBay..i don't know why but i liked my 8 tracks..lol..must be that age between the 2 i guess because i still like my vinyl too, and that turntable isn't going anywhere..rock on brother!
Do all 8-tracks of this album have this version on it? I just got a copy today, and it does have the guitar solo on it, but that blog post made it sound like not all copies of the 8-Track had this version on it.
Cartoonyworld109 I can verify that not ALL versions do, since I bought a red tape produced by Columbia in Canada without it before purchasing the British release that included it. I'd guess (not sure) that a telling factor would be whether any given release has "Pigs on the Wing" listed as a single track or in two parts. The Canadian version that I bought, for instance, has Pts. 1 and 2 of "Pigs on the Wing" listed separately; so do the Spanish and Italian 8-tracks made by Harvest and the Australian tape made by CBS. The British cart (Harvest 8X-SHVL 815) has "Pigs on a Wing" listed as one track, and as heard above, includes the solo. Though I don't have the American cart (Columbia JCA 34474), it looks like it has "Pigs on the Wing" listed as a single track, so I suspect it includes the solo as well. Maybe that's the one you bought?
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I do have the American tape. Unlike yours, my tape is black. You seem like a Pink Floyd Animals 8-Track expert!
Cartoonyworld109 Cool! Haha I did some research back when I was first trying to track the tape down. After one tape failed to turn the solo up I figured I'd do my best to make sure it didn't happen again
a lot of European releases didn't have it according to a book I read -only the American 8 track has this
@@MichaelHansenFUN Only the UK release (as the OP has in the video) and the USA release have the Pigs On The Wing full version with solo.
so dam good
no deflection on DB meters
There's a slight little movement not much just to barely a little up and down
That's a nice solo, but imho can't pair up to the one on SW's "Bird of Paradise" that I hold as an all time classic musically and tonewise....
sound quality not bad at all, better than a bad record player
Worse than a decent compact cassette though
The camera work! WTF??!!!!
SO DAVID GILMOUR!!
I'm confused...if the solo was put between part one and part two, how does it matter with the loop thing, unless part two is followed by the solo at the end, followed by part one at the start again...unless I'm missing something, the medium is irrelevant, surely?
slumpytube The 8-track version begins with Part 2, which is linked to Part 1 directly by the solo. I think you're right in arguing that the different format need not have led to any change in the music, but as it happened, it did -- the solo certainly wouldn't exist if Roger Waters hadn't been looking to loop the music for the 8-track
Sean you are the confused one! This version doesn't begin with Part 2!!! It begins with Part 1 and then the solo bridges it to Part 2!!! And the whole thing is at the beginning of Track 1??? I don't get it at all? It doesn't have anything to do with the looping except maybe Roger didn't want Part 1 to ever follow Part 2 so he put them together in the right order at the beginning of the album. Thanks for posting it though, I think it sounds pretty good, especially since it seems like you taped it from the speakers right, otherwize I wouldn't be hearing you put in the tape at the beginning of the video right?
i like
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is it true that you cannot rewind or fast forward an 8TRACK to desired
locations until the whole album ends and only then you can rewind that
damn hing but only to the absolute beginning?
Aidan The Lover Boy O'Dwyer My deck has a fast forward function, though it's pretty imprecise. No way to rewind. Of course, you can jump from track to track anytime, but that similarly leaves you pretty minimal control over where you land
The reason it got kicked in the butt by cassette I guess ;-)
Yeah but you could leave that 8 track in and it could play for hours nonstop
@@fakevideos6002 yes but(some) cassettes could be set to continuous play (~);}
Most titles that I own on 8 tracks are well worth listening all the way through.
if it's supposed to connect the loop, shouldn't the 1 & 2 verses be reversed?
I don't get it... Shouldn't "being played on a loop" mean that the second part of the song would lead into the first ?
So, from the beginning, it goes Pigs On the Wing Part 1, Snowy White solo, Pigs Part 2, then Dogs…..Is that right?
That's right! Pigs on the Wing is combined, with the usual Part 1 being directly bridged to Part 2 by the solo, while Dogs and Pigs are both broken up into 2 parts due to space limitations. The overall structure of the cassette is as follows:
Program 1: Pigs on the Wing (Pt. 1/Solo/Pt. 2), Dogs
Program 2: Dogs (conclusion), Pigs
Program 3: Pigs (Conclusion)
Program 4: Sheep
Yeah 8 tracks weird back in the day LOL
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I thought Snowy White did that solo?
I wonder why Gilmour didn't play the bridge? Anyone know why?
I read that Waters and Wright accidentally deleted Gilmour’s solo and he wasn’t around to do another, but White was.
The full story is:
Snowy White has heard that the band was searching for a live guitarist, so he came to the studio. They were just recording that song and had accidently deleted Gilmours solo. So they told Snowy “Hey, if you want the job, show that you can play. Here's a song, listen to it and play a solo over it“. And that solo actually made it on the UK and US Versions of the 8-Track Album.
That thought was lost sound...
Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb? lmao. But seriously that song should not have been split up for Animals, bad call by the band or whoever decided. Lost a dynamite lead, Snowy White was made for them, somehow.
I think a solo on this track in the album would have been great, just wish it was a Gilmour solo.
I'm sorry. The fidelity is way to good to be from an 8 track. They lack the high end and are full of tape hiss. Plus the meters are not moving in the right way. What is the real source here? It is not an 8 track.
It's from the 8 track! This is an old video by now, but my memory is that this was converted to mp3 directly though line out and that I then replaced the room audio in my cell phone recorded video with the directly recorded audio. I'm genuinely surprised to hear someone say it sounds good -- the high end is fair but I think the hiss is present for sure 🤷♂️
So far as I know it's been released on the Snowy White greatest hits CD, but that's OOP and I'm sure you'll agree this is well below CD sound quality. Neither the meters nor the track changing mechanism on my player work properly but I think it sounds pretty good in person for what it is
That's definitely not David Gilmour playing that solo.
Seems like a Harrison’s
Why are those needles not in the red!?!? ....Just kidding 😊
If you didn't care....
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oh ffs, stop letting off fireworks and shouting and screaming - I'm trying to sing a song ....
and thus the seeds for The Wall are planted
Who the fuck is Snowy White?
Fucking Google. You could find out who he is
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist I don't use google.
hair bands in the late 80's [pretty much ripped off the idea of this song with the guitar solo for most of their MTV hair ballads
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Uh no.