Pink Floyd's Animals is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a deluxe box set that includes the original 1977 album, the 2018 remix album, a collection of rarities, and the previously unreleased live recording from May 9, 1977, at the Oakland Coliseum Arena.

 

The set includes 3 LPs featuring the original album, the 2018 remix, and rarities; 5 CDs featuring the original album, the 2018 remix, rarities, and the Oakland concert; and a Blu-ray containing all of the above audio recordings, with the 2018 remix available in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos.

 

The rarities include previously unreleased early versions of “Dogs” and “Sheep”; “Sheep (Original Radio Edit)” is a pure 1977 promo edit for radio that has never been commercially available to this day. It also includes a “Studio Jam” as well as the previously unheard Roger Waters track “Young Nicholas Jon.”

 

Also included is a 64-page hardcover book featuring new liner notes by Jonathan Lethem, an interview with Reinhard Hohlwein, an excerpt from Aubrey “Po” Powell’s memoirs about the creation of the Animals’ artwork, and previously unreleased photos documenting the album, the artwork, and the tour. The set also includes a stencil and three posters.