Pink Floyd has announced a forthcoming archival box set, which will include a wide mix of studio and live albums from the latter part of the band’s career without bassist Roger Waters.
The 16-disc audiovisual box set (5 CD, 6 Blu-Ray, 5 DVD) to be titled, The Later Years, will arrive on November 29th via Pink Floyd Records. The box set will feature the albums and music written and recorded by David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright from 1987 onward, including studio project A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994), and The Endless River (2014), in addition to a pair of live albums in Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) and Pulse (1995).
In total, The Later Years will feature 13 hours of unreleased audio, in addition to “audiovisual material” showcasing the band’s 1989 performance in Venice and their 1990 concert in Knebworth, England. The deluxe box set will also include an exclusive 60-page hard-backed photo book and other memorabilia including tour passes, stickers and posters printed to replicate the originals from those eras.
To go with the box set announcement on Thursday, the band also shared a clip of their live performance of “Wish You Were Here” from the 1990 Knebworth concert featuring Gilmour, Wright, and Mason. Watch the archival live clip below.
Pink Floyd – “Wish You Were Here” – Live At Knebworth 1990
[Video: Pink Floyd]
“The release of The Later Years project gives an opportunity for a fresh overview of the ‘A Momentary Lapse Of Reason’ album,” the band also shared in a statement to go with Thursday’s announcement. “By returning to some of Richard Wright’s keyboard parts and recording new drum tracks with Nick Mason, producers David Gilmour and Bob Ezrin have restored the creative balance between the three Pink Floyd members.”
Fans shouldn’t be too bummed about Roger Waters being left out of the band’s latest reissue project. The famous bassist recent reunited with Nick Mason on stage during the latter’s performance at New York City’s Beacon Theatre back in April. Waters is also preparing for the release of his anticipated concert film, Rogers Waters Us + Them.
For pre-order info on Pink Floyd’s forthcoming archival release, head here.