- progressive rock, rock, art rock, concept album
- 42 min
- 5 tracks
- Harvest
Animals is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 21 January 1977, by Harvest Records and Columbia Records. It was produced by the band at their new studio, Britannia Row Studios, in London throughout 1976. The album continued the long-form compositions of Pink Floyd's previous works, such as Meddle (1971) and Wish You Were Here (1975).
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- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB+
- The Daily Telegraph3/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography8/10
- MusicHound Rock3/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- PopMatters9/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
- Tom Hull – on the WebA−
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Tracks
- A1Pigs on the Wing, Part 11:25
- A2Dogs17:03
- B1Pigs (Three Different Ones)11:25
- B2Sheep10:25
- B3Pigs on the Wing, Part 21:23
5 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Pink Floyd
- Label
- Harvest
- Released
- 1977
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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