Pink Floyd's "Echoes"

Thanks everyone, I'll head on over to Tower Records this week to pick up a copy. I'll post impresssions after listening for a while.

I think this compilation works far better than you'd expect considering the track sequence throws very different era's of Floyd together rather than the safe method of earliest recordings first .
It sounds great too(probably the best versions yet) and sequencened and edited very well.
Quite cleary finishing on a Barrett song is to take the journey full circle,a very Floydian approach.
It's a very good reflection of their total output although if you wanted to be a purist you could say the edits on Echoes and especially the joined but edited Shine On You Crazy Diamond don't work as well as the originals.
For me too it reflects quite clearly where it went wrong on the lesser quality Waters meglomania tracks and the Gilmour "decent forgery" attempts when Roger Waters left.
Worth getting even if like me you had most of it anyway.
Does beg the question when will the back catalogue be remastered to this standard?

Thanks to all. The albums are superb. Whoa! the sound is big, smooth AND slammin', three dimensional, perfectly detailed yet balanced, vocals have very little, if any digital edge. Quite an achievent IMO. Definetely the best I've heard yet, although I'm no expert on Floyd releases. It should be considered a reference for any future remasterings. I'm with you Ben, hope they remaster their best albums to this standard. Gotta get back to the living room and "Shine On".

Thanks for the info. I have not heard this one but I will have to get it. Like Ben I really like the old stuff the best. I pulled out my ancient copy of "Ummagumma" on Halloween as I do every year (perfect for the occasion). There are some great cuts (the sound effect tracks are cool too) on this overlooked album. Just like Zappa, the old stuff is the good stuff.