Embryo (Pink Floyd song)
"Embryo" (sometimes called "The Embryo") is a song by Pink Floyd. It was recorded in 1968 and regularly performed live in 1970–71, but never released on any regular Pink Floyd studio album.
| "Embryo" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Pink Floyd | |
| from the album Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air | |
| Released | May 1970 |
| Recorded | 26 November, 3-4 December 1968 |
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios |
| Genre | Psychedelic folk |
| Length | 4:39 |
| Label | Harvest (UK) |
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Waters |
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith |
A studio version appeared in 1970 on the rare multi-artist album Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air. Its next appearance was in 1983 on Pink Floyd's own compilation Works. It then appeared in 2007 on A Breath of Fresh Air – A Harvest Records Anthology 1969–1974 (one of only three tracks from the original sampler album to be included in the similarly-titled anthology). Multiple renditions of "Embryo" appeared on the band's 2016 box set The Early Years 1965–1972; two versions were also included on the smaller 2-disc compilation The Early Years 1967–1972: Cre/ation (2016).