This is the real deal tested and verified. This is an absolutely must have for any Floyd fan out there!
"BBC Archives 1974"
Harvested Records (HRV CDR 033)
London, Wembley Empire Pool, November 16, 1974
01. Speak To Me
02. Breathe
03. On The Run
04. Time
05. The Great Gig In The Sky
06. Money
07. Us And Them
08. Any Colour You Like
09. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse
11. Echoes
Liner notes:
In the spirit of our previous "BBC Archives" series (after "BBC Archives 1967-1969" and "BBC Archives 1970-1971"), Harvested is proud to finally present "BBC Archives 1974"! In 1974, the BBC taped the second set (The Dark Side On The Moon) and the encore (Echoes) of the Floyd performance at Wembley Empire Pool, on November 16. However, Echoes was never broadcast, and for many years only the DSOTM set was circulating from broadcast sources.
In recent years, recordings taken from the BBC pre-FM tapes began to circulate, some of them including the long lost soundboard version of Echoes. However, none of these RoIOs are fully sonically satisfactory in our opinion. Most of them are processed and used some kind of noise reduction, sometimes very slightly (the Sirene releases), and other times more heavily (the Winston remasters, "Time In London") The rare, unprocessed versions currently circulating, like the "FM Pre-Master" Russian bootleg, are pleasant but not without a certain amount of hiss, which reveals that the lineage was not without some generational loss. The hiss from the unprocessed versions available until now is probably one of the reasons why so much NR was used on the various remaster projects.
After much research, Harvested found a superior source, totally unprocessed, with much less hiss than the other unprocessed versions circulating until now. A spectral analysis of the audio file showed that this source was very pure and could be the result of direct transfer from the BBC masters.
However, it is well known that the BBC mastering of that concert sounds rather dry and flat, especially the DSOTM set and our source was no exception. Therefore, we felt this new source needed the "Harvested treatment," in order to make this recording really shine, with good dynamics. The remastering was done very carefully in an attempt to leave the music intact, avoiding NR, dehissing, or any other processing that would generate artifacts. The majority of the remastering work consisted of adjusting the audio levels, balancing the recording when needed, and bringing more clarity and depth by applying specific EQ settings here and there. The final result sounds great to our ears and this version boasts excellent dynamics and a well defined high end without the flaws present on most of the other sources. This CD is free from all NR artifacts, the amount of hiss is minimal, and the low frequency noise that can be clearly heard on all of the currently circulating versions of Echoes (especially during the quiet parts) is not present here.
"BBC Archives 1974" brings you this famous BBC recording in its most complete form (the lines,"I've been mad for f*cking years...," as well as the applause and tuning between Eclipse and Echoes are present), offering the best possible quality for your listening pleasure! "
Enjoy!
The Harvested Team.
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Dave's Note: I own at least 15 versions of this show. This is the best quality version of this date available - period. The only valid criticism that has been entertained is that there is EXTREMELY little crowd noise. It is almost as though you are listening to the Floyd replay their DSOTM album in a closed studio. I don't see any problem enjoying it this way but if you need crowd noise there are several audience and pre-fm/aud matrix versions posted for this wonderful night on the blog as well!
BIG Led Post tomorrow.
42 comments:
Hey Dave, Many thanx for this. What is a super matrix version?
Stanley
Super Matrix? Wow! Can't wait man! This blog rocks!
Hi Man, couldnt get echoes to unrar but the rest sounds great!
Many thanks
Great job. How much better could the Super Matrix be, not that I even know what that is?
Another scorching post!
I recall this being played on 6 Music's Dream Ticket a few years ago. Likely only the second time it was aired. And they screwed up the end! Janice or the eng must have delayed the start so the last minute hit the news at midnight... must have had Floyd fans world over screaming their heads off.
A true sonic document that should see official release IMHO.
DreamTicket WAS a great programme but is now poo. Two points - shows what gems there are in the Beeb vaults. 2. No comparable gig recordings are being made these days for shame!
Cheers
Roy
Cheers
Roy
Incredible. Giving me goose bumps as I listen. Thanks so much.
anyone else have problems with echoes?
The complaint of some is that the purity of this recording and lack of audience makes it sound as though this is just a different Pink Floyd DSOTM studio work and less of a concert. The matrix carefully blends the crowd noise into the Pre-FM.
It is a lot of fun to listen too as you will know soon.
Hi Dave, it was me that had probs with echoes. Could be my mac?? Tried macpar and zipeg but still had issues. Great post though, and sorry to hear some fool is hassling you!
Peace.
u r simply gr8!!!
thanx a lot for ur valuable uploads...
thanx a ton!!!
Simply Unbelievable...Super Post!!
Question..What is a Matrix ?
CHARLIE
sept 29th the site for this download is not available - plz check into this
a matrix is an electronic blending of at least two different sources (say a soundboard and an audience source) and balanced in an attempt to better capture the true essence of the event.
I should have used the word "wonderful" rather than "super", Though "All is Forgiven" 1977 actually is a matrix of 6 different sources - that is super!
echoes works in this reup
I've had just the DSOTM portion of this for years, nice to get Echoes too!
Really digging all of the Floyd posts, can't get enough of them. Thanks, sirs.
hey man! i love your blog
i give my links of metallica in lima peru 19/01/10 in flac
Since is one of your top 10, let us Pink Floyd n00bs know some of the other 9. Thanks!
simply fantastic!!! many many thanks
I have included either a 3 or 4% repair record in every download which means if the download went ok then you should be able to repair the file with winrar
anyone else had a trouble?
I tried again, just now, and am happy to report that I was able to finally get the last Part. Thanks tons for this and all you do.
~Coop
U2 - Christmas at the Point Depot
December 26, 1989 - The Pointe, Dublin, Ireland - Cham 2-9100 - SB 6????????????
THANK DAVE
this is the best version of the best Floyd boot. end of story.
cheers!
This is a great show. thanks.
Will you be uploading the 5.1 surround sound dvd-a of the 1975 Boston show recently released at Dime?
Hey Anonymous ASSHOLE... which part of "re-up by request" do you not understand? Possessing a command of the english language "should" be a requirement in order to leave a comment like you made. Dave has made THOUSANDS of people happy with this blog and you have some nerve coming on here and calling him an asshole. The fact that Dave re-ups on request actually makes him a really cool dude. I suggest you go to another blog if you do not appreciate his hard work and our appreciative community. This place is definitely a no asshole zone and that makes you a stranger in a strange land. Have you been a rude, un-appreciative, spoiled dickhead your entire life or just since your Mommy told you she should have aborted you?
Amen bootleg43.
Maybe Mr. Anonymous Douchebag can give us the link to his awesome blog of awesomeness so we can see how it's done. Did I mention that I think he's a douchb-...oh yeah...I did.
You may want to switch to decaf for a while there bootleg.... ;-)
(not that I don't completely agree with everything you just said - it's really sad that twits like anon there have made it all the way to age 13 thinking that it is acceptable behavior to talk/type that way towards adults. Especially adults such as Dave who've provided literally thousands of hours of incredible music at no cost to anyone other than a few pennies for the electricity used & a few more for the gigs of storage needed (well, getting into terabyte territory now... :-) ).
Ah well, hopefully that trollish cretin manages to grow up before he spouts off that kind of crap in real life to someone who would administer a well deserved beat down for such actions. Although I have tended to notice that the mouthiest idiots on the internet tend to be the most timid wusses in real life. It's really sad/pathetic that they think that the only way they can get attention paid to them is to act like that. Of course, if the dolt's post is an example of the zenith of his social skills, it's pretty obvious why he acts like that - most 'normal' people want nothing to do with him...)
Anyway Dave, thanks go out to you for the latest 'Floyd Friday', this week's selections were great ones.
If you're looking for ideas of things to find, how about 'Solo Saturday'. This being solo shows from people in huge groups who've only had a very limited solo career. Especially if their own music is somewhat different than the band's that they got famous with. So no Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, Phil Collins, etc but more along the lines of Tony Banks. Food for thought anyway.
Isn't anon the first cretinous troll here? Like Mark David Chapman, sees someone who gets boatloads of respect and gratitude for what they have done, and anonymous has to call the attention to himself.
"Why does everyone like Dave and not me?"
Figure it out, anon.
Where is part 2 to this? I am a noob so Im not sure if its me or what. When I unrar the file using the first Megaupload link it tells me I "need the following voume to continue" 197033.part2.rar. Thanks..
Just a great show, sound is nice (thank you BBC + sonic experts) and the show is even better with a little extra tripiness for good measure.
Well Shawn, you need to download all 5 RAR files... then when you un-rar the first one they all open up... but you gotta have them all.
very good but... end of "time" is cut, 2 seconds missing ?
Already got this one a while back, but I remember original the Floyd Top 10! Good times, different times.
I noticed no one really puts a word out there in the comments thanking the Harvested team. Oh well.
The Great Gig in the Sky, has about a sec. cut in the vocal in the beginning, otherwise a great recording. Thanks for all your hard work.
WOW!!! Thanks for this Dave! Finally listened to this one last night and it blew me away! The performance was phenomenal and the sound quality extraordinary (beautiful version of Echoes). This is a must have for any Pink Floyd fan, or even if you just like DSOTM for that matter...get this one. Personally the lack of audience noise doesn't bother me, there is just enough crowd in between some of the songs that let you know it's live. All in all stellar, thanks again Dave...ROCK ON!!!
Excellent, and many thanks for this.
Wow, this is so good.
Thanks Dave!
actually super matrix virsion!
what a surprise fellow~~~ hmm
Dave,
perhaps you should post an
instructions for newbies or
something. Many people not
familiar with RAR files don't
know about the split technique.
Again folks, you have to DL
all the RAR files in the series
before you try to open any of them.
Otherwise you get errors.
And of course this is one of the
greatest boots ever. It's fun to
put this on for friends who aren't
hip to bootlegs and blow their
minds - they first think it's
the album !! It's that good.
Got this years ago, but must
get this new upgrade too.
Floyd are fools for not releasing
this long ago. As it is, there is
no commercially released version
of DSOTM from this era.
I may be mistaken, the new "Immersion" box set release 2012
of DSOTM may have some live tracks
I'm not sure. ??
Thanks Dave,
Dr. Flashback :-)
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