Pink Floyd to Reissue ‘Animals’ With Unreleased Music for 50Th Anniversary

WHO:

Rolling Stone Music - Pink Floyd and Roger Waters are associated with the reissue.

Spin Magazine - Pink Floyd’s *Animals* is the album being marked.

Pitchfork - Roger Waters wrote the unreleased song “Young Nicholas Jon.”

WHAT:

Variety - The *Animals 50* boxed set is a nine-disc deluxe edition, with slimmed-down editions also available in various formats.

Variety - The boxed set includes unreleased studio and live material.

Rolling Stone Music - Pink Floyd is reissuing *Animals* with unreleased music, including “Young Nicholas Jon” and the official release of the band’s Oakland concert.

Spin Magazine - *Animals* is described as confronting “the machinery of greed, hypocrisy and class warfare.”

Pitchfork - The *Animals 50* reissue includes “Young Nicholas Jon” and unearthed versions of “Sheep” and “Dogs.”

WHERE:

Rolling Stone Music - The concert featured in the reissue was recorded in Oakland.

WHEN:

Rolling Stone Music - The reissue arrives four years after *Animals 2018 Remix*.

WHY:

Rolling Stone Music - The reissue marks the album’s 50th anniversary.

Spin Magazine - The reissue recognizes five decades of *Animals*.

HOW:

Rolling Stone Music - The reissue features previously unheard music and an official release of a concert recording.

Pitchfork - The reissue adds unearthed versions of two album tracks, “Sheep” and “Dogs.”

(UPDATED November 5, 2026 20:06 UTC)

Pink Floyd is marking five decades of *Animals* with a deluxe reissue featuring unreleased music. The nine-disc *Animals 50* set includes Roger Waters’s previously unheard song, “Young Nicholas Jon.” It also officially releases the band’s Oakland concert, alongside unearthed versions of “Sheep” and “Dogs.”

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(UPDATED November 5, 2026 17:04 UTC)

Pink Floyd is reissuing *Animals* with previously unheard music, marking its fiftieth anniversary. Roger Waters’s unreleased song “Young Nicholas Jon” joins unearthed versions of “Sheep” and “Dogs.” The collection also officially releases the band’s Oakland concert recording.