Arnold Layne (Recorded live At The Barbican Centre, London At The Syd Barrett Tribute Concert) (3:47)
Review: Here's a Record Store Day 2020 special that all Pink Floyd fans will want to take a look at: an etched, single-sided seven-inch single featuring a previously unreleased version of Piper at the Gates of Dawn-era favourite 'Arnold Lane'. It was recorded at The Madcaps Last Laugh concert in 2007, a tribute to band co-founder Syd Barrett. It features three Floyd members - David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright - alongside vocalist Jon Carin, whose singing is very similar to that of Barrett, and bassist Andy Bell. It's a fairly faithful rendition all told, and one with added weight given the travails of Barrett after he left Pink Floyd in the late 1960s.
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Suna (10:16)
One Of These Days (5:54)
Mademoiselle Nobs (1:51)
Echoes (part 2) (12:57)
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (alternate take) (5:50)
A Saucerful Of Secrets (Unedited) (12:44)
Review: Pink Floyd's filmed performance in the haunting ruins of Pompeii has always been one of the band's most enigmatic moments, and this newly reworked version reveals an even deeper level of intimacy and chaos. The remastering by Steven Wilson accentuates the tonal complexity, particularly in 'Echoes,' where each reverberation and shift in atmosphere feels more present. The raw, untamed energy of 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' and the hypnotic pulse of 'A Saucerful of Secrets' add a depth to the band's evolving sound. There's a startling sense of discovery in these tracksiboth in the unedited 'A Saucerful of Secrets' and the alternate take of 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene.' Pink Floyd's creative tension and experimental spirit pulse through these recordings, making the listening experience feel like an invitation to witness them at their most initmate and unguarded.
Review: In the pantheon of prog rock landmarks, none come bigger than The Dark Side Of The Moon. Pink Floyd's magnum opus struck the perfect balance between grandiose vision and universal appeal, carrying relatable themes alongside innovative production and providing the fuel for any psychedelically-minded listener to trip out on a precision crafted trip. As the album celebrates its 50th birthday, this stellar recording of a full live performance of Dark Side... from Wembley in 1974 is seeing its first pressing on vinyl. It's faithful to the album in Floyd's exacting way, but it's also a revelation to hear such a wide scope of sound recreated on stage, not least the likes of 'On The Run'. A fascinating insight into the legacy of a towering, seminal work in the history of modern music.
Announcements & Tuneups (9th National Jazz & Blues Festival, Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, Sussex, England 8th August 1969 - Audience Recording)
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Tuneups
Cymaline
The Beginning
Beset By Creatures Of The Deep
The Narrow Way
Interstellar Overdrive (Afan Lido Sports Centre, Port Talbot, Wales 6th December 1969 - Audeince Recording)
Green Is The Colour
Careful With That Axe, Eugene
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Review: A treat for Pink Floyd fans, as recordings of two legendary concerts from 1969 - sneakily captured by members of the audience - are bundled together on one must-check CD. The first seven tracks showcase a portion of the legendary band's distinctively psychedelic performance at Plumpton Racecourse, Sussex (then host to the 'National Jazz and Blues Festival'), offering up twisted, elongated takes on early material (including 'Set The Controls for the Heart of the Sun' and a fine medley known as 'The Journey'. The final four tracks were recorded in Port Talbot and include breathtakingly brilliant, jammed-out interpretations of 'Careful With That Axe Eugene' and the pinnacle of psychedelic-era Floyd, 'Interstellar Overdrive'.
Review: The title is lifted from a line in the song from their 1969 studio album, More, which is an acoustic folk ballad titled 'Green Is The Colour': "Heavy is the bond between the hopeful and the damned." Live they slap on a more electric feel with Gilmour's inimitable soloing a strong part of it. The overarching loose, exploratory feel to this collection is a result of Pink Floyd's tendency to improvise and see where the music takes them. Clearly playing for themselves here but nevertheless compelling and awe-inspiring in what they do.
Review: Given that it is the fourth biggest selling artist album of all time, with some 45 million copies in circulation, you'd be forgiven for questioning the point of this 50th anniversary edition of Pink Floyd's most celebrated work. Yet, like the various Beatles albums that have been remastered and remixed in recent years, there is certainly a point to polishing the sound using modern technology. Put simply, 'Dark Side of the Moon', an album that's famously sonically detailed and was painstakingly recorded at the time, has never sounded better. With its mix of ambling progressive rock epics and memorable songs, it has always lent itself to listening on headphones; now, thanks to a sparkling and stunning 2023 mix, it's a more immersive and enveloping listening experience than ever (and that's before we get to the separately available surround sound and Dolby Atmos versions).
Review: Hi-def mono reissue of Floyd's classic 1967 album, remastered in 2017 from the original analog tapes. Known for its rough, crunchy psych sound that predated the band's later, boundless space rock sensibilities, this is the wall-breakers at their most primordial, and their least beat-around-the-bush. This one's been given an anniversary reissue a whopping three times in a row; of course, we should endeavour not to overlook the more perfunctory, audiophiles' rarities such as this. Make sure you add it to your 'Gates Of Dawn' collection while you can.
Review: Prolific Pink Floyd record producer and engineer James Guthrie once again has his 2018 remix album for the band's 'Animals' reissued, this time on limited LP wax. A five-piece meditation on Floyd's penchant for animalism, Guthrie's reinterpretation yanks the Orwellian structure and themes of the original album and hurls them back into an electronic prog rock prayer, with many of the new versions impressively breaching 10 minutes. In true Floyd fashion, this is window-closed, record-sleeves-on-the-floor, bong-hitting stuff, but with an extra Guthriean darkness lended to it. Clock the pig oinks littering the mix too.
Review: More than half a century after its original release, Pink Floyd At Pompeii: MCMLXXII has returned to cinemas. Shot in 1971 at the haunting amphitheatre ruins of Pompeii, the film captured the band in their pre-DSOTM phase, during which time they were moving away from their originally overt psychedelia and space rock ventures and packing their work with a denser thematic and political verve. The DVD edition represents live versions of 'Echoes' and 'A Saucerful of Secrets', among other ashen, ruinous greats, in newly restored clarity - and that's not to mention its accompanying, behind-the-scenes studio footage of an early DSOTM studio session. This is a full 90-minute cut scanned in 4K from rediscovered 35mm negatives, with Steven Wilson providing a lush new audio mix in Dolby Atmos and 5.1.
Review: The classic - or at least most commercial successful - line up of Pink Floyd, caught in live action in London in 1974 playing their most famous album - come to mention it, almost the most famous album of all time. Often derided by some as preposterous prog rock, the Floyd deflect such criticism by balancing the lengthy instrumental sections and overarching concepts with some immensely catchy songwriting and instantly loveable grooves.
The Beginning (Green Is The Colour)/Best By The Creatures Of The Deep (Careful With That Axe Eugene) (6:47)
Moonhead (7:20)
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (5:24)
A Saucerful Of Secrets (11:59)
Review: Pink Floyd's early era is celebrated on this double LP set, Transmissions, It was a time when they recorded some well regarded sessions for FM radio broadcast and was around legendary albums including A Saucerful Of Secrets - the swansong of the increasingly ill Syd Barrett, replaced by David Gilmour during its making - Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother and Meddle. Plenty of highlights for fans old and new can be found here, with raw and lo-fi recordings of tunes like 'Daybreak' next to heady melodies and acoustic steaming on the much more organic and spring-day like 'Nightmare (Cymbaline)'. It all comes sounding great across two limited edition slabs of clear vinyl.
Speak To Me (LP1: The Dark Side Of The Moon 2023 Remaster)
Breathe (In The Air)
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Money
Us & Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Speak To Me (LP2: live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Breathe (In The Air)
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky (End Fade)
Money (edit)
Us & Them
Any Colour You Like (edit)
Brain Damage
Eclipse (edit)
Money (7" single 1)
Any Colour You Like
Us & Them (7" single 2)
Time
Speak To Me (CD1: The Dark Side Of The Moon 2023 Remaster)
Breathe (In The Air)
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Money
Us & Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Speak To Me (CD2: live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Breathe (In The Air)
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky (End Fade)
Money (edit)
Us & Them
Any Colour You Like (edit)
Brain Damage
Eclipse (edit)
The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Blu Ray 1)
The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Blu Ray 2)
The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Dvd)
Review: If any album is more fitting of a deluxe reissue than a lavish prog record from the 70s then let us know. This brand new anniversary edition of Pink Floyd's seminal classic Dark Side of the Moon documents the band's best era in the best possible sound quality yet. The bumper package includes a vast book, booklet, stickers, many different formats including live DVDs and a hardback tome from Thames & Hudson making it a truly definitive edition of one of rock's most landmark albums. One for the hardcore collectors out there for sure, although the power of songs like 'Money' and 'Us and Them' means it's an album still being discovered
Review: Nerds, gather round, for this brand new edition of Pink Floyd's utmost live performance of DSOTM at Wembley's Empire Pool in 1974 documents the band's best performance in the best possible sound quality yet. Truly, audiophilia is real, and fans of Floyd are among the most avid audiophiles out there; several specially mixed versions of the album feature here, including one specifically made for Dolby Atmos, and another, the Quad mix, made for systems made up of exactly four speakers. Remastered by James Guthrie.
Breathe (In The Air) (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
On The Run (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Time (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
The Great Gig In The Sky (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Money (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Us & Them (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Any Colour You Like (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Brain Damage (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Eclipse (live At Wembley 1974 2023 Master)
Review: Oftentimes those albums that people say are the best ever are not even close but one we think actually deserves its place amongst such polls is this one. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon took prog rock to its logical conclusion and remains an epic listen decades later. Fans will always soak up a newly remastered or extra deluxe version and, of course, any live recordings of their favourite records. And that's what we have here from a legendary show at the building now known as Wembley Arena in 1974, on CD, and magnificent to get lost in.
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