Originally released as part of the mammoth 2016 rarities clearinghouse The Early Years 1965-1972,
1965-1967 Cambridge St/Ation collects all of the group's unreleased music and film from Pink Floyd's early years with
Syd Barrett. Crucially, this contains several legendary rarities that have never seen the light of day, including a set of improvised recordings
the Floyd recorded for a film by artist John Latham. Other highlights include the first release of "Vegetable Man" and "Scream Thy Last Scream," but everything on this set is fascinating, whether it's the exploratory live set from Stockholm in 1967 or the stilted blues the band played in 1965 under the name the Tea Set. The visual material -- which is presented as both a DVD and a Blu-ray -- is highlighted by promo clips for "The Scarecrow" and "Jugband Blues," a Top of the Pops performance of "See Emily Play," and
the Floyd playing "Apples and Oranges" on American Bandstand with
Barrett and
Roger Waters being interviewed by Dick Clark afterward. Of all of the Early Years volumes,
Cambridge St/Ation is among the best because it fills out portions of their beginnings in a way no other
Floyd album does. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine