Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Pink Floyd - 1975-04-26 - Echoes From The Past


I do not have the SCS version of this concert. However, I do have the version from Digital Reproductions. This is also a nice segue into our next RoIO label.
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  1. Pink Floyd
    Title - "Echoes From The Past (Platinum Edition)"
    Label - Digital Reproductions DR 42675-4


    There are many Pink Floyd RoIOs out there. Most of them are audience recordings
    and pretty diffcult to listen to. This one, however, has to be the best audience
    recording of an old Floyd show ever. This rivals the Boston Garden show for quality,
    IMHO. If your a Floyd fan, don't miss this one!



    Disc 1:
    1. Intro
    2. Raving and Drooling
    3. You've Gotta Be Crazy
    4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5)
    5. Have a Cigar
    6. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9)
    7. "Sit down and enjoy the show..."

    Disc 2:
    1. Speak to Me
    2. Breath
    3. On the Run
    4. Time
    5. The Great Gig in the Sky
    6. Money
    7. Us and Them
    8. Any Colour You Like
    9. Brain Damage
    10. Eclipse
    11. Echoes


    The Digital Dan Review:
    An incredible audience show from the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California
    on April 26, 1975. This is the complete master tape source, so complete that
    you here the taper testing the mics as the show starts. The sound is nothing
    short of astounding. Incredibly clear and quite devoid of almost any fan noise.
    The bass is well captured, deep and powerful with no distortion whatsoever. The
    highs are also very crisp and not the least bit of harshness. In other words,
    the mix is just about perfect as if it were a soundboard. I think I have a good
    idea who taped this show and it explains a lot. There are a few things that make
    this recording truly unique. First, the pre-release versions of Sheep (Raving
    and Drooling) and Dogs (You Gotta Be Crazy). Raving and Drooling is much
    different instrumentally during the jam sections than is the album version,
    including some rhythm guitar that sounds like disco-funk! The lyrics to You
    Gotta Be Crazy are quite different from the album version of Dogs. Even Roger
    calls it a rather "mean" song. "Any Colour You Like" is the great jam version
    and this is the last tour with performances of "Echoes" in its entirety. All
    and all this recording is absolutely amazing for its age and one that you will
    definitely want in your collection.

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