Why Pink Floyd...?
Why Pink Floyd, was a release campaign of Pink Floyd's back catalog, released in three stages over 2011–2012. Under the campaign, multiple forms of the band's material was released, with new remasters and unreleased tracks. The albums were available in three different configurations: "Discovery", "Experience" and "Immersion". The "Immersion" box sets of "The Dark Side of the Moon" and "Wish You Were Here" featured 5.1 surround sound mixes of the original albums, while that of "The Wall" did not. "Wish You Were Here" was also released in an SACD version. A new best-of album , titled "A Foot in the Door – The Best of Pink Floyd" was released, as well as "Sampler", a Best Buy exclusive compilation. Phases. Phase 1. Phase 1 of "Why Pink Floyd," campaign began on 26 September 2011 with the release of "The Dark Side of the Moon" "Experience", "Immersion" and vinyl editions; a remastered re-release of all 14 studio albums, a "Discovery" box sets containing all 14 with a booklet, and a "Sampler". Phase 2. Phase 2 of the campaign began on 7 November 2011 with the release of the "Wish You Were Here" "Experience", "Immersion", SACD and vinyl  editions; a new "best of" album entitled "A Foot in the Door – The Best of Pink Floyd"; and continued with the release of a Pink Floyd iOS app on 14 November 2011. Phase 3. Phase 3 of the campaign began on 27 February 2012 with the release of "The Wall" "Experience", "Immersion" and vinyl editions. Versions. Discovery. The "Discovery" editions collect the band's original 14 studio albums, newly remastered for 2011. They were released worldwide on 26 September 2011. The albums can be purchased individually or in a box set which also includes a 60-page book designed by  Storm Thorgerson. All albums feature newly designed booklets and CDs. Many of the album covers have been modified to be text less (in 2016 the same remasters were reissued under Pink Floyd Records label and all modifications to the covers were reverted; the discs also got their previous artwork instead of "Discovery" logo from 2011 issues). Since the release of "Discovery" the band have released their fifteenth studio album, "The Endless River", in 2014 and reissued "Obscured by Clouds" in a new stereo mix as part of "The Early Years 1965–1972" box set in 2016; it features in "Volume 6  – 1972: Obfuscate/action". Neither of these have yet been made part of subsequent issues of "Discovery". Experience and Immersion. The band's three most successful albums, "The Dark Side of the Moon", "Wish You Were Here" and "The Wall", were released as expanded collectors' editions with memorabilia and previously unreleased material. Section::::"The Dark Side of the Moon". Discovery. Disc 1 – The Remastered Album The original album, newly remastered for 2011. Experience. The "Experience" edition contains the above disc and Disc 2: Disc 2 – Live at Wembley Recorded live at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, 1974. Previously unreleased. Immersion. The "Immersion  set contains the above two discs and the following: Disc 3 – DVD-Video - Audio Featuring the original album in a variety of multi-channel audio mixes: Disc 4 – DVD-Video - Audio-Visual Material Audio-visual material lasting approximately 101 minutes. Disc 5 – Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc, all the contents from Discs 3 and 4 in high-definition video and audio. Disc 6 – Previously Unreleased Material Previously unreleased early mix of The Dark Side of the Moon": Other previously unreleased material: Other contents Section::::"Wish You Were Here". Discovery. Disc 1 – The Remastered Album Experience. The "Experience" edition contains Disc  1 above, as well as the following Disc 2: Disc 2 – Live at Wembley & Unreleased Material Disc 2 features previously unreleased live and studio audio: Immersion. The "Immersion" set contains the above two discs and the following: Disc 3 – DVD-Video - Audio Featuring the original album in a variety of mixes: Disc 4 – DVD-Video - Audio-Visual Material Disc 4 contains audio-visual material of concert films: Disc 5 – Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc containing the contents of Discs 3 and 4 in high-definition audio and video: Other contents Section::::"The Wall". Discovery. Discs 1 & 2 – The Remastered Album  Discs 1 and 2 make up the original double album. Experience. The "Experience" edition contains the above Discs 1 and 2 as well as the following Disc 3: Disc 3 – Unreleased Demos Disc 3 contains unreleased demos from the album's recording sessions as well as Waters' initial demos. Immersion. The "Immersion" set contains discs 1 & 2 (the original album) and the following: Discs 3 & 4 – "Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-1981" Discs 3 and 4 are the double live album "Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81", also newly remastered for 2011. Disc  3 Disc 4 Discs 5 & 6 – Unreleased Demos Discs 5 and 6 expands on the contents of those included on Disc 3 of the "Experience" version, containing two discs worth of unreleased demos by both Waters and the band: The Wall Work In Progress Part 1, 1979 – 71:00 Programme 1, Excerpts from Roger Waters' Original Demo Programme 2, Roger Waters Original Demo and Band Demos Programme 3, Band Demos The Wall Work In Progress Part 2, 1979 – 57:00 Programme 1, Roger Waters Original Demos And Band Demos Programme 2, Band Demos Programme 3, Band Demos Programme 4, David Gilmour Original  Demos Disc 7 – DVD Various videos relating to "The Wall" (total: 72:00): Other Contents Vinyl and SACD. "The Dark Side of the Moon", "Wish You Were Here" and "The Wall" have also been released as heavyweight vinyl formats. Each is 180g vinyl with stickers and a pass to download the albums for free, as 320kbit/s mp3 format. "The Wall" vinyl also contains a new poster containing all of the album's lyrics, handwritten by Gerald Scarfe. The "Wish You Were Here" vinyl comes sealed in a black polythene bag as the original did in 1975. "Wish You Were  Here" is also released as a SACD version; a dual-layer CD containing the 2011 remastered stereo audio and the 2009 5.1 surround sound audio. The SACD set also includes: Section::::"A Foot in the Door". This is a new "best of" single-disc album released in November 2011.