 Boyd attempted to sign the band with Polydor Records . However , Morrison had convinced King and Jenner to try to start a bidding war between Polydor and EMI . In late January , Boyd produced a recording session for the group , with them returning to Sound Techniques in Chelsea again . After the aforementioned bidding war idea was finished , Pink Floyd signed with EMI . Unusually for the time the deal included recording an album , which meant the band had unlimited studio time at EMI Studios , in return for a smaller royalty percentage . The band then attempted to re @-@ record " Arnold Layne " , but the Boyd version from January was released instead . 
