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Pink Floyd (Kate Bush) Harvest Sampler 1978 promo-only U.S. LP with rare Pink Floyd track

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Free U.S. shipping!  A U.S. promotional sampler LP by Harvest Records featuring a rare track by Pink Floyd as well as songs by Kate Bush and others.

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Offered for sale is a copy of  Harvest Sampler, a U.S. LP issued only for promotional use.

This LP includes “Point Me at the Sky” by Pink Floyd, which has not appeared on any other U.S. LP and “The Man With a Child in His Eyes” by Kate Bush.

About this copy: The cover is M-.  The disc is M- and may be unplayed.  Clean disc!

A beautiful copy of a rare promotional sampler.

Background: Harvest Records was a relatively short-lived label, created as a spinoff of EMI in Britain with the intention of showcasing progressive rock artists.  The label wasn’t overly successful, aside from Pink Floyd, so in 1978, the label released a promo-only LP called Harvest Sampler to radio stations in the U.S. in order to inspire airplay and (hopefully) increase sales.

While the album included primarily album tracks by then-current artists on the label, the LP also included a rare track, “Point Me at the Sky,” by Pink Floyd, who at that time were no longer with the label.

“Point Me at the Sky” was the band’s fifth single in the UK, where it did not chart.  The song was not released as a single in the U.S.

Not only was “Point Me at the Sky” not released as a single in the United States, it has never been included on any commercially released album in LP form in the U.S., either.  This album is the only American vinyl release to include the song.

The version of the song on Harvest Sampler is a rechanneled stereo version created from the original mono mix.

In addition to the Pink Floyd, track, the album is also of note to Kate Bush collectors, as it includes “The Man With a Child in His Eyes” from her then-new Kick Inside album.

Tracks listing:

  • Little River Band – Changed and Different
  • Tom Robinson Band – 2-4-6-8 Motorway
  • King Harry – Fighting Talk
  • Wire – Ex-Lion Tamer
  • Pink Floyd – Point Me at the Sky
  • Be-Bop Deluxe – Panic in the World
  • Strapps – Child of the City
  • Focus – Wingless
  • Kate Bush – The Man With a Child in His Eyes
Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Harvest
Catalog Number:
SPRO-8795/96
Year of Release: 1978
Format: Stereo
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Weight 10 oz
Dimensions 12.4 × 12.4 × 0.2 in