Variations on a Theme of Absence

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Remember a Day
  4:28
• 2
  Astronomy Domine
  4:01
• 3
  Interstellar Overdrive
  3:05
• 4
  Apples and Oranges
  3:01
• 5
  It Would Be So Nice
  3:40
• 6
  Candy and a Currant Bun
  2:42
• 7
  Scream Thy Last Scream
  4:44
• 8
  See Emily Play
  2:53
• 9
  Flaming
  2:48
• 10
  Paintbox
  3:29
• 11
  Heart Beat, Pig Meat
  3:09
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Crumbling Land
  4:11
  4.0 ★
• 13
  Careful With That Axe, Eugene
  4:57
• 14
  Point Me at the Sky
  3:36
• 15
  Biding My Time
  5:15
  3.5 ★
• 16
  Embryo
  4:36
• 17
  Mademoiselle Knobs
  1:50
  2.5 ★
• 18
  Julia Dream
  2:37
• 19
  Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up
  4:59
  4.0 ★
• 20
  Oenone
  5:51
• CD 2
• 1
  Let There Be More Light
  3:32
• 2
  Point Me at the Sky
  4:13
• 3
  Murderistic Woman
  2:13
• 4
  Julia Dream
  2:05
• 5
  The Embryo
  2:57
• 6
  A Saucerful of Secrets
  6:34
• 7
  The Narrow Way
  4:22
• 8
  Green Is the Colour
  6:02
• 9
  Fingal's Cave
  3:21
• 10
  Rain in the Country
  3:41
• 11
  On the Run
  3:21
• 12
  Brain Damage
  2:01
• 13
  Us and Them
  7:08
• 14
  Grantchester Meadows
  6:43
• 15
  Astronomy Domine
  9:20
• 16
  Cymbaline
  9:14
• CD 3
• 1
  The Embryo
  10:16
• 2
  Green Is the Colour
  3:58
• 3
  If
  4:23
• 4
  Atom Heart Mother
  24:46
• 5
  Fat Old Sun
  14:18
• 6
  One of These Days
  6:55
• 7
  Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
  14:43
• CD 4
• 1
  Echoes
  24:17
• 2
  Speak to Me/Breathe
  2:54
• 3
  On the Run
  6:10
• 4
  Time
  6:33
• 5
  Breathe (reprise)
  1:03
• 6
  The Great Gig in the Sky
  4:24
• 7
  Money
  7:42
• 8
  Us and Them
  7:16
• 9
  Any Colour You Like
  4:44
• 10
  Brain Damage
  1:57
• 11
  Eclipse
  2:53
• 12
  A Saucerful of Secrets
  9:44
• CD 5
• 1
  Shine on You Crazy Diamond 1-5
  13:46
• 2
  Welcome to the Machine
  8:07
• 3
  Sheep
  10:49
• 4
  Pigs on the Wing 1
  2:13
• 5
  Dogs
  18:26
• 6
  Pigs on the Wing 2
  2:14
• 7
  Pigs (Three Different Ones)
  17:03
• 8
  Have a Cigar
  6:40
• CD 6
• 1
  In the Flesh
  3:31
• 2
  The Thin Ace
  2:49
• 3
  Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1
  4:59
• 4
  The Happier Days of Our Lives
  1:22
• 5
  Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2
  6:27
• 6
  Mother
  8:27
• 7
  Goodbye Blue Sky
  4:00
• 8
  What Shall We Do Now?
  5:02
• 9
  Young Lust
  5:00
• 10
  One of My Turns
  4:09
• 11
  Don't Leave Me Now
  3:18
• 12
  Empty Spaces
  0:59
• 13
  Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3
  6:02
• 14
  Goodbye Cruel World
  1:01
• 15
  Hey You
  4:57
• 16
  Is There Anybody Out There?
  3:15
• 17
  Nobody Home
  3:39
• 18
  Vera
  2:05
• 19
  Bring the Boys Back Home
  1:42
• 20
  Waiting for the Worms
  5:02
• CD 7
• 1
  Until We Sleep

  David Gilmour
  6:20
• 2
  All Lovers Are Deranged

  David Gilmour
  4:51
• 3
  Love on the Air

  David Gilmour
  6:01
• 4
  Short and Sweet

  David Gilmour
  7:55
• 5
  You Know I’m Right

  David Gilmour
  7:29
• 6
  Signs of Life
  3:56
• 7
  Yet Another Movie
  7:36
• 8
  A New Machine 1
  1:40
• 9
  Terminal Frost
  6:50
• 10
  A New Machine 2
  10:08
• 11
  Powers That Be

  Roger Waters & Bleeding Heart Band
  4:10
• 12
  Another Brick in the Wall

  Roger Waters & Bleeding Heart Band
  10:08
• CD 8
• 1
  Learning to Fly
  5:12
• 2
  The Dogs of War
  7:15
• 3
  Sorrow
  7:49
• 4
  Run Like Hell
  7:11
• 5
  Shine On You Crazy Diamond
  10:49
• 6
  Comfortably Numb
  8:19
• 7
  High Hopes
  8:17
• 8
  Take It Back
  5:59
• 9
  Coming Back to Life
  6:48
• 10
  Keep Talking
  7:38
• VHS 9
• 1
  Shine On You Crazy Diamond
• 2
  Signs of Life
• 3
  Learning to Fly
• 4
  Yet Another Movie
• 5
  New Machine Part 1
• 6
  Sorrow
• 7
  Dogs of War
• 8
  On the Turning Away

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Release credits

• David Gilmour
  acoustic guitar [15-16], background vocals [16], electric guitar [2.1, 2.3, 3.3, 1.15-16], harmonica [17], lead vocals [16]
• John Alldis
  conductor [4]
• Nick Mason
  cymbal [16], drums (drum set) [3.3, 2.1, 2.3, 1.15], percussion [3.3, 1.15, 2.1, 2.3]
• Nobs
  other vocals [17]
• Norman Smith
  producer [15-16]
• Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  performing orchestra [4]
• Pink Floyd
  phonographic copyright [15]
• Richard Wright
  farfisa [16], mellotron [16], organ [15], other vocals [17], piano [15-16], synthesizer [2.1, 2.3, 3.3], trombone [15]
• Roger Waters
  bass [2.1, 2.3, 3.3], bass guitar [15], effects [16], electric bass guitar [16-17], electric guitar [17], lead vocals [15], performer [11-12]
• The Bleeding Heart Band
  performer [11]
• The John Alldis Choir
  choir vocals [4]

Issues

• V
  Variations on a Theme of Absence

  8x CD, VHS
  1994