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Rock, prog.

How would you like to be the album that follows the mind-bending, crowd-pleasing Dark Side of the Moon? That’s the dilemma the newly gazillion-selling Pink Floyd faced in their move from avant-psych-prog ensemble formerly fronted by an acid burnout toward their immediate future as a mainstream rock quartet. Their answer: a languid yet damaged five-track album dedicated in part to their fearful leader—the already-legendary Syd Barrett—and capitalizing on their newly won status as quirkily contagious melody-makers, yet also as alienated, caustic lyricists devoted to plumbing the depths of lifelong shredded psychoses, the meaning of fame, and the shiftiness behind the cultures of commerce, socio-politics, romance, and the business of music itself.

Long-awaited in circles far beyond Pink Floyd’s stalwart fan base, this multi-disc (LPs, Blu-ray, 45s) box set captures the band in the last gasp/final grasp of full-member collaboration as composers (especially soon-to-be-discarded keyboardist Richard Wright), additionally spotlighting Roger Waters’ then-freshly minted disgust-filled ruminations on all things chilly, ephemeral, and sardonic. Those devoted to Pink bootlegs will recall the several demos of “The Machine Song” (a patchy yet grand-sounding take on what would soon be “Welcome to the Machine”), the rawly emotional likes of “Wish You Were Here,” and the eerie entirety of the nine-part “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” in once mouthful. 

Also included is a previously released, more-manic version of “Wish You Were Here” featuring jazz-manouche violinist Stéphane Grappelli at his gnarliest and most elegant. And though the pre-Wish album Live at Wembley 1974 has been around for a minute, and the new, 5.1 production brings out every tic in the original LP, the true star of this box set is Live Bootleg—a massive-sounding concert rarity, gorgeously and warmly remixed and remastered by prog’s favorite son, Steven Wilson—captured by notorious rock bandit/bootlegger Mike Millard at Pink Floyd’s Los Angeles Sports Arena gig on April 26, 1975. As far as lost treasures (or unrealized ones) go, this is Pink Floyd’s true great gig in the sky.

Tracks:
CD 1:
01 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)
02 Welcome to the Machine
03 Have a Cigar
04 Wish You Were Here
05 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)

CD 2:
01 Wine Glasses
02 Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
03 Wish You Were Here [ft. Stéphane Grappelli]
04 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix)
05 The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo)
06 The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited)
07 Wish You Were Here (Take 1)
08 Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix)
09 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix)

CD 3:
01 Raving and Drooling (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
02 You’ve Got to Be Crazy (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
03 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5) (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
04 Have a Cigar (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
05 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9) (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
06 Speak to Me (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
07 Breathe (In the Air) (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
08 On the Run (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
09 Time (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
10 The Great Gig in the Sky (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
11 Money (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
12 Us and Them (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
13 Any Colour You Like (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
14 Brain Damage (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
15 Eclipse (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)
16 Echoes (Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975)

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.