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Audience 8.7 - This is a very good recording that only needs more definition in the highs, but I still think this has to rank high in the pantheon of 1971 audience tapes. It’s a show that seems to invoke an almost reverential vibe in the audience, as they are quiet and respectful throughout but show bursts of appreciate at song endings. A good one, in many respects. Pink Floyd Lecture Theatre Block 6 & 7 University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester, England 12 February 1971 Disc 1 01 Atom Heart Mother 02 The Embryo 03 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Disc 2 04 Astronomy Domine 05 Cymbaline 06 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 07 A Saucerful Of Secrets -
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Audience 8.7 - An interesting tape, the recording is very lifelike and captures one of the best keyboard dominate performances I have ever heard. What I mean is, the keys really come to life on this one, as opposed to being merely “sound effects”, and the rest of the band is great too. A keeper! -
Audience 8.6 - A nice warm sound with loads of atmosphere, but no annoying echo or boominess! Great for 1972, although there is some underlying hiss (not too much). -
Audience 9.4 - Clearly this tape belongs in the tapers hall of fame. So good, you hear every little nuance, I could swear I even hear the breaths taken between verses! Yes, it is that good! -
Audience 7.6 - Gets better the louder you play it. -
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Audience 8.9 - Clear and plenty of detail here with a few problems showing up only very occasionally. One thing I noticed is there is a bit of what sounds like the music is moving around overhead, what this could be is the quad system and the mic is picking up the sound as it rotates around the venue. Otherwise it’s some kind of phasing but it’s not too annoying, just wish I knew exactly what it was. -
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Audience 8.7 - A decent tape that documents the first show of the ’77 Euro tour. There is a little bit of overcrowding in the mid to upper band, it’s not horrible but it prevents some of the detail in the guitar from being clearly heard. Bass sounds round and brassy, vocals are up front and clear. -
Audience 8.6 - A clear tape that EXPLODES from your speakers…but maybe because that is because the levels are really hot (but next to no distortion!) and it makes for a ridiculously electric sounding show. It’s like, man, I am here, my ears are melting and my mind is blowing! Way better than the previously circulating high gen tape, this is from the master reels and it shows. Pink Floyd Philips Veranstal Tungshalle Dusseldorf, West Germany 1971-06-04 Set 1: 1. -Atom Heart Mother 16:20 2. -Audience - Tuning 1:15 3. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 15:11 4. -Fat Old Sun 11:45 5. -The Embryo 8:36 Set 2: 1. -Audience - Tuning 0:27 2. -The Return Of The Sons Of Nothing 23:48 3. -Set the Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:06 4. -Cymbaline 12:18 5. -Audience - Tuning 0:40 6. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Total Time: 106:45 -
Aud 7.8 - Big hall sound, slight boominess but excellent as far as this kind of recording goes. -
Audience 8.2 - This is not the source used on Massed Gadgets, and ranks similar although each source features slight differences which are up to the listener to decide which they prefer. This source has more in the higher frequencies, but consequently slightly more hiss. It’s still very decent. -
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Audience 8.9 - This sounds WAY much better than I remember it sounding, but then I first heard this show about 25 years ago so I guess it’s quite possibly a new source or an amazing remastering. Either way, this is certainly VERY worthy of appearing in your collection as it captures that open air festival vibe, and the band…Gilmour is inspired as his solos pierce the air with ferocity and guile. Bass sounds right on point here, and drums are perfectly balanced and placed in the mix just behind the others so to give those sounds center stage. Keys are much more present during the quieter passages, but they have a nice feel to them. All in all, this is great great great stuff. Pink Floyd Insel Grün (2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival) Germersheim, Germany May 21, 1972 01. -Atom Heart Mother02. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 03. -One Of These Days 04. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 05. -Echoes 06. -A Saucerful Of Secrets -
Audience 8.8 and Audience 8.9 (old source and new source featured on disc 2) -
Audience 8.6 - This is an untouched, raw transfer straight from the reels, and as such it will sound like it could be MUCH better sonically with some professional sound re-mastering. Many people will no doubt want to hear it as it was recorded, and it is good, it’s really pretty good, but what I would prefer is a sonic facelift because I think this one really deserves it. It’s still a great show. Pink Floyd 1970-11-14 Ernst-Merck Halle Hamburg Germany disc 1 01 -Astronomy Domine 02 -Fat Old Sun 03 -Cymbaline 04 -Atom Heart Mother 05 -Interstellar Overdrive disc 2 01 -The Embryo 02 -Green Is The Colour 03 -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 04 -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 05 -Saucerful Of Secrets -
Audience 8.9 - "Atom Heart Mother" Tour.