1967: The First Three Singles
The 1967 Singles Sampler, or 1967: The First Three Singles, is a compilation album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1997 as a limited edition CD to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band. Contents. "1967: The First Three Singles" contains digitally remastered versions of all three of the band's 7" singles from 1967, mostly written by then-frontman Syd Barrett, presented in their original 7" mono mixes. The album cover features a collage of the original three single sleeves. Singles reception. "Arnold Layne," released on 11 March 1967, reached #20 in  the charts, while "See Emily Play," released 16 June 1967, made it to #6, their highest charting single in the UK until the release of "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" in 1979. Conversely, "Apples and Oranges," released 18 November 1967, was largely overlooked, with Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters blaming its poor sales on bad production. Other appearances. With the exception of "Candy and a Currant Bun," "Scarecrow" and "Apples and Oranges," all tracks were previously compiled on the Pink Floyd compilation album "Relics" in 1971 (albeit with some mixing variations). The duophonic mixes of "Arnold Layne" and  See Emily Play from "Relics" would later resurface on the 1983 compilation "Works". The proper mono mixes of these two tracks would later appear on "" in 2001, with the latter reappearing on "" in 2011. The original mono mixes of all six of these songs were first compiled on "The Early Singles", a bonus disc in the 1992 "Shine On" box set. They would later be issued again on the three-disc, 40th anniversary edition of "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" in 2007, with "Scarecrow" appearing on the album and the other five tracks appearing on the third disc. Personnel . Pink Floyd Additional personnel