Pink Floyd - Works (1983) [24 bit FLAC] vinyl

  Genre: Pop/Rock
  Styles: Art Rock, Hard Rock
  Source: EMI Japan LP 1st pressing LP
  Codec: FLAC
  Bitrate: ~ 2,900 kbps
  Bit Depth: 24
  Sampling Rate: 96,000 Hz

  A1 One of These Days
  A2 Arnold Layne
  A3 Fearless
  A4 Brain Damage
  A5 Eclipse 
  
  B1 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
  B2 See Emily Play
  B3 Several Species of Small Furry Animals...
  B4 Free Four
  B5 Embryo

  Rip Info (not my rip)

  Hannl limited Record Cleaning Machine with Rotating Brush
  TT: Bergmann Audio Magne
  Tonearm: Bergmann Magne (tangential air-bearing tonearm)
  Cartridge: Ortofon MC A 90
  Phono Amp: Nagra BPS (100 Ohm load)
  Interconnects by Silent Wire (NF-7)
  Benchmark ADC 1 USB
  Interconnects by VIA Blue (XLR & USB-Cable)
  AC connects by Goldkabel
  Wavelab 6.1 recording software (recording & manual click removal)
  iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 (resampling & audio restoration)
  Traders Little Helper (SBE fix on 16/44.1)

  Vacuum Cleaning - Bergmann Magne - Nagra BPS - PC - 
  Wavelab 6.1 (24/192) - manual click removal
  analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) - 
  resample to 24/96 - split into individual Tracks - 
  FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

  Review

  1983's Works is a very bizarre, seemingly random compilation that trudges through the band's first single ("Arnold Layne") to multiple moments from Dark Side of the Moon. Noticing that it selects two songs from one of the best-selling records of all time tells you right off how pointless this is; it's a disservice to Pink Floyd and an insult to their fans. Another smack to both band and fan is the inclusion of the well-titled "Embryo," a half-realized demo that was allegedly included on the Harvest label's Picnic compilation from 1970 by accident to begin with. Aside from "Embryo," there isn't anything offered here that a major fan doesn't have. Alternately, someone who doesn't know any better and picks this up as their first Pink Floyd disc is going to get a poor summation of what they did prior to 1975's Wish You Were Here, along with a selection that makes for a bumpy ride. While "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play" showcase the band's early brilliance and "One of These Days" (off Meddle) and "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" (off A Saucerful of Secrets) are good examples of their more experimental side, the remainder seems scattershot, as if the catalog department threw darts at a giant corkboard listing the band's songs. You'd get a better introduction by shutting your eyes and purchasing the first thing you grab from the bin that isn't Works or anything from The Final Cut on. Better yet, start with The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and work your way through chronologically.