Pink Floyd
Canadian
8 Track Tape Discography

by Vernon Fitch

with contributions from Ed Englehart & Mr. Floyd of Indiana

© copyright Vernon Fitch / The Pink Floyd Archives


This is a discography of 8 track tapes that have been released in Canada by Pink Floyd.

Any comments, corrections or additions to this discography are appreciated.


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8 Track Tapes

  1. Pink Floyd

    1. A Saucerful of Secrets
      1. Capitol Records 1st issue
      2. Capitol Records 2nd issue
    2. Ummagumma
      1. Capitol Records 1st issue
      2. Capitol Records 2nd issue
      3. Capitol Records 3rd issue
      4. Capitol Records 4th issue
    3. Atom Heart Mother
      1. Capitol Records 1st issue
      2. Capitol Records 2nd issue
      3. Capitol Records quadraphonic issue
    4. Meddle
      1. Capitol Records 1st issue
      2. Capitol Records 2nd issue
    5. Obscured By Clouds
      1. Harvest Records 1st issue
      2. Harvest Records 2nd issue
    6. Dark Side of the Moon
      1. Harvest Records 1st issue
      2. Harvest Records 2nd issue
      3. Harvest Records 3rd issue
      4. Harvest Records 4th issue
      5. Harvest Records quadraphonic issue
    7. Wish You Were Here
      1. Columbia Records 1st issue
      2. Columbia Records 2nd issue
    8. Animals
    9. The Wall
      1. Columbia Records 1st issue
      2. Columbia Records 2nd issue


Pink Floyd


A Saucerful of Secrets
8 track tape
Capitol Records #1

Title: A Saucerful of Secrets
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XT 6279
Release Information: Canadian issue.
Description:
Cover: Hipgnosis cover. Pink label.



A Saucerful of Secrets
8 track tape
Capitol Records #2

Title: A Saucerful of Secrets
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XT 6279
Release Information: Canadian issue.
Description:
Front / Back / Spine:: Hipgnosis cover. White label.



Ummagumma
8 track tape in case
Capitol Records 1st issue

Title: Ummagumma
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XT-388
Release Information: First issue. Does not include the songs Careful With That Axe, Eugene, Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, and A Saucerful Of Secrets.
Description:
Slip Case: Capitol slip case with song listing on the back.
Front / Back / Spine: Band members in chairs. Song listing by track. Catalog number on spine.



Ummagumma
Capitol Records 2nd issue

Title: Ummagumma
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XT-388
Release Information: Second issue. Does not include the songs Careful With That Axe, Eugene, Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, and A Saucerful Of Secrets.
Description:
Front: Band members in chairs. Song listing by track.
Back: Blank back.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Ummagumma
Capitol Records 3rd issue

Title: Ummagumma
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XT-388
Release Information: Third issue. Lear Jet cart. Does not include the songs Careful With That Axe, Eugene, Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, and A Saucerful Of Secrets.
Description:
Front: Band members in chairs. Song listing by track.
Back: Blank back.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Ummagumma
Capitol Records 4th issue

Title: Ummagumma
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XVV-388
Release Information: Fourth issue. U.S. label. Cart made in Canada. New catalog number. Does not include the songs Careful With That Axe, Eugene, Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, and A Saucerful Of Secrets.
Description:
Front: Band members in chairs. Song listing by track.
Back: Black back. Imprinted in the plastic, it says: "Manufactured by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Pat. Nos. 937.915: 910.877: 910.878."
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Atom Heart Mother
8 track tape
Capitol Records 1st issue

Title: Atom Heart Mother
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XT-382
Release Information: First issue. U.S. label. Lear Jet cart.
Description:
Front: Title. A cow. Song listing by track.
Back: Black back. Lear Jet cart.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Atom Heart Mother
8 track tape
Capitol Records 2nd issue

Title: Atom Heart Mother
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XT-382
Release Information: Second issue. U.S. label. Lear Jet Hardman cart.
Description:
Front: Title. A cow. Song listing by track.
Back: Black back. Lear Jet Hardman cart.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Atom Heart Mother
8 track tape
Capitol Records quadraphonic issue

Title: Atom Heart Mother
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: Q8W-382
Release Information: Quadraphonic issue. U.S. label. Lear Jet Hardman cart.
Description:
Front: Title. A cow. Song listing by track.
Back: Purple back. Lear Jet Hardman cart.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Meddle
8 track tape
Capitol Records 1st issue

Title: Meddle
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XW-832
Description:
Front: Sound waves on an ear. Song listing by track.
Back: Blank back.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Meddle
8 track tape
Capitol Records 2nd issue

Title: Meddle
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 8XW-832
Release Information: Second Canadian issue. U.S. label. Cart made in Canada.
Description:
Front: Sound waves on an ear. Song listing by track. Label says "Manufactured, marketed & Distributed by Capitol Records, Inc. a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc."
Back: Blank back. Imprinted in the plastic, it says: "Manufactured by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Pat. Nos. 937.915: 910.877: 910.878."
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Obscured by Clouds
8 track tape
Harvest Records 1st issue

Title: Obscured By Clouds
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 8XT-11078
Release Information: First issue. Five pin cart.
Description:
Front: An out-of-focus picture from the movie of a man in a tree in the rain. Song listing by track.
Back: Blank back.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Obscured by Clouds
8 track tape
Harvest Records 2nd issue

Title: Obscured By Clouds
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 8XT-11078
Release Information: Second issue. Five pin Lear Jet cart.
Description:
Front: An out-of-focus picture from the movie of a man in a tree in the rain. Song listing by track.
Back: Blank back. Lear Jet case.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Dark Side of the Moon
8 track tape
Harvest Records 1st issue

Title: Dark Side of the Moon
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 8XW-11163
Release Information: First issue. Five pin cart with nothing printed on the back.
Description:
Front: Title. Black with prism. Catalog number. Song listing by track.
Back: Blank back..
Spine: Title. Catalog number.



Dark Side of the Moon
8 track tape
Harvest Records 2nd issue

Title: Dark Side of the Moon
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 8XW-11163
Release Information: Second issue. Five pin cart. Lear Jet cart.
Description:
Front: Title. Black with prism. Catalog number. Song listing by track.
Back: Blank back. Lear Jet imprint.
Spine: Title. Catalog number.



Dark Side of the Moon
8 track tape
Harvest Records 3rd issue

Title: Dark Side of the Moon
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 8XW-11163
Release Information: Third issue. Five pin cart with square holes. Hardman Industries cart.
Description:
Front: Title. Black with prism. Catalog number. Song listing by track.
Back: Black back with square holes at bottom. Imprinted on the cart, it says: "LLi case made in Canada by Hardman Industries Ltd. Licencee patd. 1972-7O. "
Spine: Title. Catalog number.



Dark Side of the Moon
8 track tape
Harvest Records 4th issue

Title: Dark Side of the Moon
Record Company: Harvest Records
Catalog Number: 8XW-11163
Release Information: Fourth issue. U.S. label. Case made in Canada.
Description:
Front: Title. Black with prism. Catalog number. Song listing by track.
Back: Black back with three holes. Back of plastic case says: "Manufactured by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Pat. Nos. 937.915: 910.877: 910.878."
Spine: Title. Catalog number.



Dark Side of the Moon
8 track tape
Capitol Records quadraphonic issue

Title: Dark Side of the Moon
Record Company: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: Q8W-11163
Release Information: Quadraphonic issue. U.S. label. Lear Jet Hardman cart.
Description:
Front: Title. A prism. Song listing by track.
Back: Purple back. Lear Jet Hardman cart.
Spine:Title. Catalog number on spine.



Wish You Were Here
8 track tape
Columbia Records 1st issue

Title: Wish You Were Here
Record Company: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: PCA 33453
Release Information: Original Canadian release. Dolby. Green cart.
Description:
Front / Back / Spine: 8 track tape cartridge with burning man shaking hands. Imprinted into the plastic on the back, it says: "PATD 1972-70 SOLO PRODUCTS MADE IN CANADA."



Wish You Were Here
8 track tape
Columbia Records 2nd issue

Title: Wish You Were Here
Record Company: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: PCA 33453
Release Information: Second Canadian release. Dolby. Orange cart.
Description:
Front: 8 track tape cartridge with burning man shaking hands. Song listing by track.
Back: Green back. Imprinted into the plastic on the back, it says: "PATD 1972-70 SOLO PRODUCTS MADE IN CANADA."
Spine: Title. Catalog number.



Animals
8 track tape

Title: Animals
Record Company: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: JCA 34474
Release Information: Canadian release.
Description:
Front: 8 track tape cartridge with Pig over Battersea picture. Song listing by track.
Back: Orange back. Imprinted into the plastic on the back, it says: "PATD 1972-70 SOLO PRODUCTS MADE IN CANADA."
Spine: Title. Catalog number.



The Wall
8 track tape
Columbia Records 1st issue

Title: The Wall
Record Company: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: P2A 36183
Release Information: Canadian release. Dolby. Black cart.
Description:
Front / Back / Spine: 8 track tape cartridge with white brick wall. Song listing by track. Black back. Title and catalog number on spine.



The Wall
8 track tape
Columbia Records 2nd issue

Title: The Wall
Record Company: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: P2A 36183
Release Information: Canadian release. Dolby. Orange cart.
Description:
Front: 8 track tape cartridge with white brick wall. Song listing by track.
Back: Orange cart.
Spine: Title and catalog number on spine.