Pink Floyd
French
Box Set LP Discography

by Vernon Fitch

*** © copyright Vernon Fitch / The Pink Floyd Archives 1997-2010 ***

1. Box Sets
   1. Pink Floyd box set

Pink Floyd box set

Title: Pink Floyd box set
Record Label: EMI / Pathe Marconi Records
Catalog Number: CPF 1 / 12
Release Date: 1978
Release Information: An eleven LP box set of reissues of the first eleven Pink Floyd records. Box is black felt with silver foil prism on front and back. On the back, in the upper right corner is the catalog number and Harvest / EMI logo. In the lower right back corner it says "PATHE MARCONI EMI." Embossed in silver on the inside of the box top, it says "Made In Italy By C/E." Includes a 12 1/4 inch X 3 3/8 inch insert that lists the titles in the set.
This box set includes:

1) The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Record Label: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: 2C 064-04292
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 300134 1 50203 A 04292 21B / M6 310 308 1 0492 B 50203 B 21B (both stamped but 0492 is crossed off and 04292 is written)
2) M6 300134 1 50203 A 04292 21B / M6 310 308 1 0429(/) B 50203 B 21B (both stamped)
Front Cover: Kaleidoscope picture of band. Glossy cover.
Back Cover: Syd Barrett drawing. In the top right corner is the catalog number with an "A" in a circle in front of it. At the bottom center it says "Reedition de 1978."
Label: Blue / white Columbia label.

2) A Saucerful of Secrets
Record Label: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: 2C 064-04190
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 314964 1 Pelle 04190 A 50204 A 21 B / M6 296695 1 50204 B 04190 B 21B (both stamped except Pelle written)
Front Cover: Hipgnosis cover.
Back Cover: Picture with credits. In the top right corner is the the catalog number with an "A" in a circle in front of it. In the bottom center it says "Reedition de 1978."
Label: Blue / white Columbia label.

3) More
Record Label: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: 2C 066-04096
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 322 120 1 4096 A 21 D / M6 305742 1 04096 B 21G (both stamped)
Front Cover: Scene from movie with title. Glossy.
Back Cover: Scene from movie with credits. In the top right corner is the catalog number with an "A" in a circle in front of it. In the bottom center it says "Reedition de 1978."
Label: Blue / white Columbia label.

4) Ummagumma
Record Label: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: SHDW 1 / 2
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2 / side 3 / side 4)
1) M6 269759 SHDW 1 A 21 / M6 297455 1 SHDW 1B 21B / M6 291709 SHDW 2A 21B / M6 286693 SHDW 2B 21B (all stamped)
Front Cover: Receding pictures of band members. Gatefold cover. Glossy.
Back Cover: Roadies with equipment. Credits. In the top right corner is the catalog number with an "UxN" in a circle. In the bottom left cornet are the letters "I.D.N."
Label: Yellow-green Harvest label.

5) Atom Heart Mother
Record Label: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: SHVL 781
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 318039 1 Pelle SHVL 781 A 21 B / M6 310968 1 SHVL 781 B 21 B (both stamped except Pelle written)
Front Cover: A cow. Gatefold cover. Matte.
Back Cover: Three cows. In the top right corner is the catalog number with an "A" in a circle in front of it.
Label: Yellow-green Harvest label.

6) Relics
Record Label: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 2C 050-04775
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 279506 4775A 1 50740 A 21C / M6 27975 1 4775B 50740 B 21D 52150B (both stamped except 4775A 1 / 52150B written)
Front Cover: Nick Mason drawing. Glossy.
Back Cover: Credits. In the top right corner is the catalog number with a "Z" in a circle in front of it. In the bottom center it says "Reedition de 1978."
Label: Yellow-green Harvest label.

7) Meddle
Record Label: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: SHVL 795
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 314617 1 SHVL 795 A 21C Pelle / M6 282022 SHVL 795 B 21 Pelle (both stamped except Pelle written)
Front Cover: Soundwaves on an ear. Gatefold cover. Matte.
Back Cover: Ripples. In the top right corner is the catalog number with "2(C 064-04917) stereo" beneath it, and a "Y" in a circle in front of it.
Label: Yellow-green Harvest label.

8) Obscured by Clouds
Record Label: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 2 C 066-05054
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 286273 05054 A 21 / M6 286274 05054 B 21 6 (both stamped except 6 written)
Front Cover: An out-of-focus picture from the movie of a man in a tree in the rain. Textured matte cover with rounded corners.
Back Cover: Pictures from the movie. Credits. In the top right corner is the catalog number with "(SHSP 4020)" beneath it, and a "Y" in a circle in front of it. In the lower left corner is the Record Company logo, the words "Reedition de 1978," and the letters I.D.N."
Label: Yellow-green Harvest label.

9) Dark Side of the Moon
Record Label: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 2 C 068-05249
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 29129 05249 a 21 / M6 291630 05249 B 21 (both stamped)
Front Cover: Black with a prism. Gatefold cover. Matte. Catalog number in top left corner in blue.
Back Cover: Black with a prism. In the top right corner is the catalog number with an "A" in a circle in front of it. In the bottome center is the Record Company logo. In the lower right corner, it says "OFFSET FRANCE imprime en France."
Inserts:
1) A blue pyramid poster with "MSP. Imp en France" printed in the bottom right corner. Folded.
2) A six-pane group shot poster in landscape style with "SHVL 804 MSP. Imp en France " in the lower right corner. Folded.
3) Two separate Pink Floyd self-adhesive stickers, one yellow and one brown. The stickers are cut with separate strips on the right sides to hold while peeling, and the backing paper is white.
Label: Black prism label.

10) Wish You Were Here
Record Label: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 2C 068-96918
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 309101 1 96918 A 21B / M6 308498 1 6 96918 B 1 (side 1 stamped, side B written)
Cover wrap: Covered with black shrink wrap with a round sticker in the center. The large round sticker features a mechanical handshake, the four elements, and the words "Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here."
Front Cover: Burning man leaning forward. Matte.
Back Cover: Blank salesman. In the bottom right corner, it syas "IDN Made in France."
Inner Sleeve: Front features a red veil blowing in the wind. Back features credits and the diver photo, with "IDN Made in France" at the bottom center..
Insert: A postcard that has a picture of a diving man on the front. The postcard has rough edges. On the back of the postcard in the upper left corner it says:
"WISH YOU WERE HERE"
"OJALA ESTUVIERAS AQUI"
"ICH WUNSCHTER DU WARST HIER"
Fotographie von Hipgnosis
am Monosee California 1975."
Down the center of the postcard it says "Album sleeve insert for Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, Harvest. ALBUM 2C068-96918 PATHE MARCONI EMI P 1975"
Label: Wish You Were Here picture label.

11) Animals
Record Label: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 2C 068-98434
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) M6 315727 1 98434 A 1 / M6 315802 1 Pelle 98434 B 21 (both stamped, except Pelle written)
Front Cover: Battersea Power Station with a pig above it. Gatefold cover. Matte. Catalog number in upper left corner.
Back Cover: Credits. In the top right corner is the catalog number with an "A" in a circle in front of it.
Inner Sleeve: Cardboard inner sleeve. Black with lyrics. Catalog number on back lower right corner.
Label: Animals picture label.