Animals is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 21 January 1977 through Harvest and Columbia Records. It was recorded at the band's Britannia Row Studios in London throughout 1976, and was produced by the band. The album continues the longform compositions that made up their previous works, including Wish You Were Here (1975). The album received positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful, reaching No. 2 in the UK and No. 3 in the US.
Animals is both a progressive rock album and a concept album, focusing on the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain, and was a change from the style of their earlier work. Tension within the band during production culminated in keyboardist Richard Wright being fired two years later. The album's cover shows an inflatable pig floating between two chimneys of Battersea Power Station, conceived by the band's bassist and lead songwriter Roger Waters, and was designed by long-time collaborator Storm Thorgerson. The band released no singles from the record but promoted it through the In the Flesh tour. Waters' agitation with audiences during this tour inspired their next record, The Wall.
CD1 Animals - Alternate Versions
CD2 Animals - High Resolution Remaster & Bonus Material
CD3 Animals In Concert
CD4 Animals In Concert
CD1 Animals - Alternate Versions 01:14:20
1. Pigs On The Wing Parts 1 & 2 (3:25)
2. Dogs (13:25)
3. Pigs (Three Different Ones) (11:28)
4. Sheep (10:29)
5. Pigs (Single Mix) (4:07)
6. Sheep Sound Effects (0:39)
7. David Gilmour Radio Interview (29:43)
8. Radio Commercial (1:02)
CD2 Animals - High Resolution Remaster & Bonus Material 01:19:28
1. Pigs On The Wing Part 1 (1:25)
2. Dogs (17:04)
3. Pigs (Three Different Ones) (11:22)
4. Sheep (10:24)
5. Pigs On The Wing Part 2 (1:28)
6. In The Studio With Redbeard - Interview (23:58)
7. Roger Waters Interview (13:47)
CD3 Animals In Concert 00:51:18
1. Sheep (11:34)
2. Pigs On The Wing Part 1 (1:51)
3. Dogs (18:24)
4. Pigs On The Wing Part 2 (2:23)
5. Pigs (Three Different Ones) (12:05)
CD4 Animals In Concert 00:52:13
1. Sheep (11:15)
2. Pigs On The Wing Part 1 (2:14)
3. Dogs (18:31)
4. Pigs On The Wing Part 2 (2:27)
5. Pigs (Three Different Ones) (17:47)
Disc 1: All tracks alternate versions sourced from original demo tape and newly remastered.
Disc 2: All tracks newly remastered.
Disc 3: Live at the Pavillon de Paris, France, 25.02.1977. All tracks newly remastered.
Disc 4: Live at the Oakland Coliseum, USA, 09.05.1977. All tracks newly remastered.
