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Pink Floyd<\/a> are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their classic album Animals<\/em> with an expansive new reissue. Animals 50<\/em>, which lands via Sony on January 22, contains multiple unheard tracks\u2014including the Roger Waters solo cut \u201cYoung Nicholas Jon\u201d and unreleased versions of \u201cSheep\u201d and \u201cDogs.\u201d Listen to \u201cSheep (Original Radio Edit)\u201d below.<\/p>\n Animals 50<\/em> will be available in multiple formats, including CD, vinyl, and download. The original tracklist is augmented by a full recording of the band\u2019s 1977 show at Oakland Coliseum Arena, filmed by teen bootlegger Reinhard Hohlwein. The box set comes with a 64-page book with liner notes from author Jonathan Lethem, an interview with Hohlwein, and an excerpt from the memoir of Hipgnosis\u2019 Aubrey \u201cPo\u201d Powell about the creation of Animals<\/em>\u2019 cover art. The book also includes a number of unpublished images, including photos from the album recording, the cover shoot at Battersea Power Station, and the tour behind the release.<\/p>\n David Gilmour said in press materials, \u201cThe mood in music was changing in \u201977. Punk music was hitting everything and I suspect that had a little bit of an influence on the way we were working on the Animals<\/em> album. I mean it\u2019s quite an aggressive, stripped-back album. It was moving away from the sort of soundscapes that we had on Wish You Were Here<\/em>. This album is more in your face and more rough and ready.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year, Pink Floyd shared a 50th anniversary reissue<\/a> of the aforementioned Wish You Were Here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n