Animals 50

Animals 50
Digital cover
Box set by
Released22 January 2027
RecordedApril–December 1976 (studio)
9 May 1977 (Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena)
VenuesOakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
StudiosBritannia Row, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length260:29
Labels
  • Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
  • Sony
Pink Floyd chronology
8-Tracks
(2026)
Animals 50
(2027)
Singles from Animals 50
  1. "Sheep (Original Radio Edit)"
    Released: 5 November 2026

Animals 50 is a 50th anniversary box set reissue of English progressive rock band Pink Floyd's original 1977 album. It will be released on 22 January 2027 via Sony Music. It is the third in a series of 50th anniversary box sets, preceded by The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary and Wish You Were Here 50.

Contents

The box set will be released in a digital, 1LP, 2LP, 3LP, blu-ray, and deluxe format. The base digital format contains the original record and 2018 remix, a rarities disc, and a live performance from the In the Flesh tour at Oakland Coliseum Arena, which features both a full performance of Animals as well a full performance of Wish You Were Here, "Money", "Us and Them", and "Careful with That Axe, Eugene." The performance was recorded by bootlegger Reinhard Howlein. A 64-page book containing excerpts and notes from Jonathan Lethem and Aubrey Powell will also be included. The original promo radio edit of "Sheep" had remained unreleased prior to the box set and its single release on 5 November 2026. The blu-ray issue of the box set will also contain a stereo, Dolby Atmos, and 5.1 surround sound remix of the record.

Track listing

Digital track listing

All music is composed by Roger Waters, except "Dogs", written by Waters and David Gilmour.

Disc 1 – Animals (1977)
No.TitleLength
1."Pigs on the Wing 1"1:24
2."Dogs"17:04
3."Pigs (Three Different Ones)"11:28
4."Sheep"10:20
5."Pigs on the Wing 2"1:24
Total length:41:40
Disc 2 – Animals (2018 remix)
No.TitleLength
1."Pigs on the Wing 1"1:24
2."Dogs"17:04
3."Pigs (Three Different Ones)"11:28
4."Sheep"10:20
5."Pigs on the Wing 2"1:24
Total length:41:40
Disc 3 – Rarities
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Dogs (Early Version Rough Mix)" 17:48
2."Sheep (Original Radio Edit)" 4:23
3."Sheep (Early Version Rough Mix)" 11:41
4."Jam #1" 2:53
5."Young Nicholas Jon"Waters1:19
Total length:38:04
Disc 4 – Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sheep" 11:23
2."Pigs on the Wing 1" 2:17
3."Dogs" 18:46
4."Pigs on the Wing 2" 2:34
5."Pigs (Three Different Ones)" 17:33
6."Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1–5)"13:54
7."Welcome to the Machine"Waters8:09
8."Have a Cigar"Waters6:06
9."Wish You Were Here"
  • Waters
  • Gilmour
6:55
10."Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6–9)"
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Waters (Parts 6–8)

Wright (Part 9)
21:57
11."Money"Waters10:52
12."Us and Them"Wright8:28
13."Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
10:19
Total length:139:05

References

  1. 1 2 Lindert, Hattie (2026-11-05). "Pink Floyd Reissuing Animals for 50th Anniversary". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  2. 1 2 Villano, Aren (2026-11-05). "Pink Floyd Announce Animals 50". Pink Floyd. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Pink Floyd to release previously unheard song on new version of Animals". Gold Radio. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Pink Floyd's 'Animals' Revisited Via 'Animals 50' Box Set". relix.com. 2026-11-06. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  5. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (2026-11-05). "Pink Floyd Mark 'Animals' 50th Anniversary With Reissue Featuring Unreleased Music". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-11-06.