PINK FLOYD – Animal Rescue of 1977 (4CD)

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)