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Audience 7.1 - A very subdued tape, and lots of hiss that at some points is cleaner so no real stress. It is reasonably clear in that you can hear everything, just sounds like it needs a kick in the mid range or some good multi-band compression. Interesting to hear these sort of stripped down Dark Side shows.
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Sale!Audience 8.9 - A really cool recording in that keys, drums and bass sound right next to you but guitar swirls above them, and over your head, and around your ears… VERY nice atmosphere and picked up extremely well by the taper.
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Atlanta 1977 Audience 8.6 - At times the tape shines (quieter sections) but for the louder parts (most of the concert) the bass overtakes guitar, and the bass is not boomy so it is not an annoying thing it’s more of a live mix thing. Clarity is very good but not great, frequencies are all intact here, the sound can breathe a little, it’s not a bad tape and it is not a great tape…and I think the consensus is that you would benefit from having it in the collection. Louisville 1977 Audience 8.7 - The sound here borders on distortion but manages to stay within a sane level of tolerance due to exceptional re-mastering (which is so difficult, to keep highs and mids but lose clipping, it’s a task I would not want myself). If taper was able to manage his levels, this would have been one of the best audience tapes of all time…you can hear the quality, but yeah, some problems there with the upper level distortion keep it as a very good tape as opposed to extremely great. Still, I have to say this is well worth having. Milwaukee 1977 Audience 8.2 - This is the kind of tape that is hard to get through without needing some major adjusting. I can tell you only that even after careful re-mastering, it is still an average tape with some decent moments but mostly difficult on the ears. It’s saving grace? It’s a brand new discovery, and is only popping up for the first time since it was first recorded. I enjoyed the quieter parts (such as Wish You Were Here, and the acoustic portions of the Pigs suites). Pink Floyd "Animal Rescue Of 1977" Disc 1 The Omni Atlanta, Georgia April 26, 1977 01 -Sheep 02 -Pigs On The Wing part 1 03 -Dogs 04 -Pigs On The Wing part 2 05 -Pigs (Three Different Ones) 06 -Shine On You Crazy Diamond part I-V 07 -Welcome To The Machine Disc 2 Atlanta cont'd 01 -Have A Cigar 02 -Wish You Were Here 03 -Shine On You Crazy Diamond part VI-IX Freedom Hall, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center Louisville, KY, USA 17 June 1977 04 -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) 05 -Welcome To The Machine 06 -Have A Cigar 07 -Wish You Were Here 08 -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) Disc 3 Kentucky cont'd 01 -Money Milwaukee Stadium Milwaukee, WI USA 1977-06-15 02. -Sheep 03. -Pigs On The Wing (part 1) 04. -Dogs 05. -Pigs On The Wing (part 2) 06. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) Disc 4 Milwaukee cont'd 01. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts I - V) 02. -Welcome To The Machine 03. -Have A Cigar 04. -Wish You Were Here 05. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts VI - IX)
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Audience 7.0 - Something about this recording I find very interesting. It’s a haunting, mystical vibe, a somber heaviness that falls over the stadium and envelopes everything. The recording gives you just enough to experience it, despite it not being exactly hi-fi, it is truly fascinating to experience this show from this taper’s perspective. You will be totally pulled into this gig, and the recording slowly does seem to get better. I like it!
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Sale!Mostly Very Good to Excellent quality audience recordings. Interesting to listen in this context, with the idea being that the band worked out the arrangements in front of live audiences then went to record after the tour. You know the history, but this collection brings it to life. Pink Floyd: The Early 1972 UK Concerts. A Trip To The Moon. 11 CD set of Pink Floyd rare audience recordings from their legendary early 1972 UK gigs recorded live at: CD 1 & 2: The Dome, Brighton, East Sussex, 20.01. 1972 (Complete show). CD 3 & 4:: The Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 21.02.1972 (Complete show). CD 5 & 6: The Wintergardens, Bournemouth, Hampshire, 22.01.1972 (2 tape sources incl. complete show). CD 7 & 8: The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, 17.02.1972 (Complete show from 1st gen. master). CD 9: The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, 20.02.1972 (Best of '72 vinyl completed and restored version). CD10 & 11: The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 30.03.1972 (Complete show). Disc 1 1. -Speak To Me 2. -Breathe 3. -On The Run 4. -Time - Breathe (Reprise) 5. -The Mortality Sequence 6. -Money 7. -End of DSOTM & Tuning 8. -Atom Heart Mother Disc 2 1. -Tuning 2. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 3. -One Of These Days 4. -Tuning 5. -Echoes 6. -Tuning 7. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Disc 3 1. -Speak To Me - Breathe 2. -On The Run 3. -Time - Breathe (Reprise) 4. -The Mortality Sequence 5. -Money 6. -Us And Them 7. -Any Colour You Like 8. -Brain Damage 9. -Eclipse Disc 4 1. -One Of These Days 2. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 3. -Echoes 4. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Disc 5 1. -Breathe 2. -On The Run 3. -Time 4. -Breathe (Reprise) 5. -The Mortality Sequence 6. -Money 7. -Us And Them 8. -Any Colour You Like 9. -Brain Damage 10. -Eclipse 11. -Speak To Me 12. -Breathe 13. -On The Run 14. -Time 15. -Breathe (Reprise) 16. -The Mortality Sequence 17. -Money Disc 6 1. -Us And Them 2. -Any Colour You Like 3. -Brain Damage 4. -Wind Sound Of One Of These Days 5. -One Of These Days 6. -Tuning 7. -Echoes 8. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 9. -Tuning 10. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Disc 7 1. -Speak To Me 2. -Breathe 3. -On The Run 4. -Time 5. -The Mortality Sequence 6. -Money 7. -Us And Them 8. -Any Colour You Like 9. -Brain Damage 10. -Eclipse Disc 8 1. -Tuning - One Of These Days 2. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 3. -Tuning 4. -Echoes 5. -Tuning 6. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Disc 9 1. -Speak To Me 2. -Breathe 3. -On The Run 4. -Time 5. -Breathe (Reprise) 6. -The Mortality Sequence 7. -Money 8. -Us And Them 9. -Any Colour You Like 10. -Brain Damage 11. -Eclipse Disc 10 1. -Speak To Me 2. -Breathe 3. -On The Run 4. -Time 5. -The Mortality Sequence 6. -Money 7. -Us And Them 8. -Any Colour You Like 9. -Brain Damage 10. -Eclipse Disc 11 1. -One Of These Days 2. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 3. -Echoes 4. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun