Wednesday, February 25, 2009

PF - 1971-02-25 - Grosser Saal Musikhalle Hamburg, Germany



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Dr. Forrester said...

Pink Floyd
Date: February 25th 1971
Location: Grosser Saal Musikhalle Hamburg, Germany
CD Bootleg: M-502
Label: Digital Floyd Archives (DFA-019)
Quality: EX/EX+

CD Bootleg "M-502" > EAC > FLAC level 8

Comments:

M-502 is the matrix number of the original 2-LP vinyl set that was made in europe sometime in the (late?) 70's. Although there are many different versions of this show, all of them are sourced from a M-502 vinyl copy. Some sound better than others, none of them sound anything like this. (Take Linda Surfin' was a popular one). This 2-CDR set comes from a mint condition original LP, and has been beautifully remastered by the Digital Floyd Archives. Not only is this one of the best sounding recordings (especially of this era), this is one of the best vinyl remastering jobs I have ever heard.

If there's any surface noise on this, I can't hear it. maybe a little at the start of disc 2, but this is a non-issue. The original recording does sound slightly "overdriven"; there is some mild distortion on the loudest parts of the first set. Also, as i mentioned in the RoIO millionaire contest, cymbaline fades in around the second verse. There is also a bit of static in 'green is the color'; this is mic noise caused by the taper, and is in the original. Overall sound quality is a solid 9 out of 10, with the only penalty being for the above flaws.

This seems to be the only concert with the brass/choir on Atom Heart
Mother where the brass section didn't make any mistakes! Also, the 18+ minute version of A Saucerful of Secrets is probably the definitive version of this song. Did I mention that this is my favorite version of Careful With That Axe, Eugene? Roger's doesn't scream, he roars. Hold on to your hat.

Set List:

Disc 1

1. GREEN IS THE COLOUR 3:48
2. CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE, EUGENE 10:45
3. CYMBALINE 11:04
4. THE EMBRYO 10:42
5. SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN 13:23

Disc 2

1. A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS 18:38
2. ATOM HEART MOTHER (with orchestra) 28:16

Band:
David Gilmour
Rick Wright
Nick Mason
Roger Waters

Recorded Live at Grosser Saal Musikhalle Hamburg, Germany February 25th 1971

February 25, 2009 at 9:17 AM

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