Pink Floyd / Hyde Park 1970 / 1DVD

Pink Floyd / Hyde Park 1970 / 1DVD / Non Label

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Blackhills Garden Party, Hyde Park, London, UK 18th July 1970 PRO-SHOT

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Rainbow ” DOWN TO NEW JERSEY ” , of Fleetwood Mac and ” PASSAIC 1975 ” , unearthed footage of impact appeared in the New Year early this year , I received a very favorable reception each time . New excavation video of July 18, Hyde Park , 1970 Pink Floyd is finally appeared this week ! Performance of the day was pre-existing as a sound source , but a documentary of the Hyde Park performances did not know the only sound a characteristic of yet ! has become a video title for the first time ever can find a lot of scenes in the shooting angle , you can see it and you see the sample image on the right , but looking down the play from the top right corner of the outdoor stage was (! ) Shooting are you . In fact, in order that is installed in order to put the PA equipment on the stage right beside , you have close-up overlooking the stage panoramic view from the top of the PA tower that was organized by the iron pipe , this is from a position very close to the stage the entire This I am able to come close to the stage of this day that image you look down at the bird’s-eye view , the angle that is not considered normal !

If you examine the state of the performance of the day , it is like a person who has been enrolled as a staff at that time local TV station of the local have taken this that TVX to ( ?) In fact , photographer of another you are shooting using a TV camera for professional that says “TVX” on the body is also reflected in the stage near the front is in the video , this film photographer is also one of the crew it probably had taken place from such angle in charge of from above as . Interestingly , some of the video so people can watch here I like there also be used in the full-length version of the film of 280 minutes that contains the pattern of Hyde Park concert at this time , it has been published (※ small Puraivu~eto screenings might was held at the Town Hall , such as a movie theater scale ) . This means that the video will be assumed that was taken before editing used to manufacture its entire length version , as the video material for the angle from above .

Reason alone closeness and outlook of the video is the distinguished quality of shooting in the ranking , there is no one that blocks the view people and also , no one around Because PA is on the tower . Also be seems to have turn the camera in the state that I sat down probably , was fixed and stable firm attitude in iron pipes of the tower , camera shake will ask about from the video of almost nil . But it is not complete recording of the whole show unfortunately , or a fragment of a few seconds , and there is also time to time where the screen is distorted by the aging of the film by the song . However, there are many a portion which is recorded in good quality as I do not think it is before about ’45 as such as ” Atom Heart Mother “, ” Embryo ” and ” sun Hymn ” and also recorded sound is very good in musical excitement of the unknown ‘s the full because it has been left in a state that . Here the largest is ” Atom Heart Mother ” , this is image quality sound quality also remains in good condition indeed , you will sure to be amazed by the performance landscape . I think it was I hit the atmosphere the music of the day that the performance is superior is also noted , was a special performance in wind music + mixed chorus version In terms of the image is detached is ‘ll find again . Band also wind – choir also , it is like it if they were trying to pass to sound in the subconscious of the audience at all.

The interesting point Kizukeru the video of this song would be a rare positional relationship and Wind Orchestra band , the choir . I understand and will see the video , but it’s playing Roger and Dave side-by-side at close range behind the drum set of Nick this day what . Moreover, stage left side and the choir is a right , wind band are arranged separately on the stage wings , this does not look at an example it hard to look around the image of the brass band version of the time remaining in the boot leg video ( parallel arrangement to put a brass band in mixed chorus , ” right ” to ” left side ” of the stage ” backward ” was the customary ※ at the time) it has become a place . This means that this day also left and right position also ‘m completely different . I do not know why it came to this arrangement , but such as sound group moving equipment from six directions in the live venue and birdsong in the “Echoes” after , band called Floyd the way sound and the sound of the music probably will it not because it had a strong commitment . You should you were sure in advance how to reach of the sound by arrangement different from the others on this day , and much less from is the reason it was also a performance of the outdoors , of course , as there was a constraint area basis of the width of the stage if also would be reasonable to assume that this was the arrangement was flipping in the light of sound in it . It is going to be or try to check the difference between sound and chorus version playing other day with that in mind , let us pondering the thought to sound the actual venue also gives us discover fun and unexpected .

And interesting another , in order to have taken looking down from the tower on the stage side , ” the contents of the music have to hand Corps chorus ” that you look first, there is no scene of many during normal shooting angle I can confirm . In several places the music is to zoom up in particular , it reflected in the closeness of the more she can copy music or just read the score of the chorus part If you still , if the person can write a musical score . And you can see the entire staff of the wind not only the chorus part also ‘s written If you look closely , and music you have men and women be different slightly further , sum to sing the music that men have it will be noticed also that the characters that appear one by one with the lyrics ( ?) are marked on top of the voice note . Video I broken in some cases disturbed just before the finale unfortunately , but should have a overwhelming the height of the material of the research material of this song .

” Embryo ” is the opening song of the actual day . Such as a microphone test of Roger and the band introduced by DJ is also reflected in the beginning , you will enjoy , including the appearance of such a curtain before . Move on to play in the scene cut in lost only slightly the beginning of the song , but the performance until the end of full inclusion from there . What’s interesting is that how the photographer hanging around on the stage during a performance , are shooting at close range each member can be confirmed . It may be said that the documents of the day Kizukeru for the first time to watch the video as well. In the recording of about 3 seconds , ” Green Is The Colour ” is a degree that can be confirmed fragment of the song in the video distortion only . The fragment recording of about 10 seconds , ” Eugene ” is also a degree that only the sound of music the first half is hear a few seconds in the video that matches only Fuza number spectators of stage front trying Nugaso pants one unfortunately have . However there is also like looking from the ” top of the invisible wall ” like this scene , the figure of audience frolic without listening music is not looking at the play at all this much while staying on the stage near to rage on stage later in life which leads somewhere in the perspective of Roger is likely . “The Sun Hymn ” is recorded from the beginning , how Roger hit the gong as usual at the onset of the song can be confirmed , but around the gong with a thick mallet and hit to stick the way sounded the tone this day still how Yuku sound counter-clockwise is impressive . But there may be some point where the deterioration of the image stands out , but how the music Yuku are shaped by brushwork sharp , even while being blocked in the middle howling sound flows through a proximity video good outlook , music and intense rigor of this day ooze from the screen I think of the big-boned is surely receive .

Film of impact is projected at an angle that can not correspond with the usual standard of shooting from the top of the stage right beside , PA Tower . This is example of things that are often said as ” see things in a different perspective ,” but this video has become a thing makes us rediscover a novel point of view the appeal of that Floyd at the time exactly . This weekend , please experience in this work by all means a large excavation footage of early Floyd was buried about 45 years !

レインボーの『DOWN TO NEW JERSEY』、フリートウッド・マックの『PASSAIC 1975』など、今年も新年早々から衝撃の発掘映像が登場し、その都度大変な御好評を戴きました。今週はいよいよピンク・フロイド1970年7月18日ハイドパークの新発掘映像が登場です! この日の公演は音源としては以前から存在しましたが、音だけでは分からなかったそのハイドパーク公演のドキュメンタリーなシーンが沢山発見できる史上初の映像タイトルとなっています! しかも特徴的なのはそのシューティング・アングルで、右のサンプル画像を御覧戴くと分かりますが屋外ステージの右上から演奏を見下ろして(!)撮影しているのです。実はこれはステージ真横にPA機材を置く為に設置された、鉄パイプで組まれたPAタワーの上からステージ全景を見下ろしながら近接撮影している為で、これにより舞台全体を非常に近い位置から俯瞰で見下ろす映像という、通常考えられないアングルでこの日のステージに肉迫出来るのです!

当日の公演の様子を調べてみると、これを撮影したのはTVXという地元のローカルテレビ局(?)に当時スタッフとして在籍されていた人物の様です。実際、映像の中には機体に”TVX”と書かれたプロ用のTVカメラを使ってシューティングしている別のカメラマンもステージ正面付近に映っており、本作撮影者もそのクルーの1人として上方からのアングル担当でこの様な場所から撮影していたのでしょう。興味深い事に、ここで鑑賞出来る映像の一部はこの時のハイドパーク・コンサートの模様を収めた280分の全長版フィルムの中で使用され、公開された事もあった様なのです(※小規模な映画館や市民ホール等でプライヴェート上映会が催されたのかもしれません)。つまりこの映像はその全長版製作に使われる編集前の、上方からのアングル用の映像素材として撮影されたものと推測されます。

それだけにシューティングのクオリティはピカイチで、PAタワーの上ですから周囲に人など居らず、また視界を遮るものも無いので映像の見通しと近さは抜群なのです。恐らく腰を下ろし、タワーの鉄パイプ等で姿勢をしっかり固定・安定させた状態でカメラを回していたらしい事も、手振れがほぼ皆無の映像から伺えるでしょう。でも残念ながらショウ全体を完全収録しておらず、曲によっては数秒程度の断片であったり、フィルムの経年劣化によって画面が乱れる箇所も時折りあります。しかし中には「Atom Heart Mother」や「Embryo」「太陽讃歌」の様に約45年も前とは思えないほど良好な画質で記録されている部分も多々あり、そのうえ収録音も非常に優れた状態で残されているため未知の音楽的興奮が満載なのです。その筆頭がここでの「Atom Heart Mother」で、これは画質も音質も実に良い状態で残っており、その演奏風景に驚嘆されること間違いなしでしょう。演奏が優れている点も特筆され、映像で観ると吹奏楽+混声合唱版での特別演奏だったこの日の音楽が超然とした雰囲気を放っていた事が改めてお分かり戴けると思います。バンドも吹奏楽・合唱隊も、まるでオーディエンスの潜在意識の中にまで響きを伝えようとしているかの様です。

またこの曲の映像で気付ける面白い点は、バンドと吹奏楽、合唱隊の珍しい位置関係でしょう。映像を御覧になると判りますが、なんとこの日はデイヴとロジャーがニックのドラムセットの後ろで至近距離で並んで演奏しているのです。しかも吹奏楽隊がステージ向かって左側・合唱隊が右側と、舞台両翼に分離して配置されており、これはブートレッグ映像で残っている当時の吹奏楽版の映像を見回してもなかなか例を見ない配置となっています(※当時はステージ”後方”の”左側”に混声コーラス、”右側”に吹奏楽隊を置く並列配置が通例でした)。つまりこの日は位置も左右も全く違っているのです。何故こうした配置になったのかは分かりませんが、後の”Echoes”での鳥の鳴き声やライヴ会場での6方向からの音群移動装置など、恐らくフロイドというバンドが楽曲の響きや鳴り方に強いこだわりを持っていた為ではないでしょうか。当然この日も他日とは違う配置による音の届き方を事前に確かめていた筈ですし、ましてや屋外での演奏でもあった訳ですから、仮にステージの広さという面積的な制約があったとしてもこれはその中での響きを踏まえて弾き出した配置だったと考えるのが妥当でしょう。その事を念頭に置いて他日の合唱版演奏と響きの違いを確かめてみたり、会場での実際の響きに思いを巡らせてみることも予想外の楽しみと発見を与えてくれる筈です。

そしてもうひとつ興味深い点は、舞台横のタワー上から見下ろして撮影している為に、通常角度の撮影ではまず見える事が無い “合唱隊が手に持っている楽譜の内容” が多くのシーンで確認出来るのです。特に楽譜がズームアップになる幾つかの箇所では、静止画にするとコーラスパートのスコアが読めるばかりか、楽譜が書ける方ならば写譜出来てしまうほどの近さで映ります。しかもよく見るとコーラスパートだけでなく吹奏楽の全体譜も書かれているのが分かりますし、更には男性と女性では持っている楽譜も若干違っていて、男性が持っている楽譜には歌う和声音符の上に1つずつ歌詞(?)と思われる文字が記されている事にもお気付きになるでしょう。残念ながら終曲の直前で映像が乱れ途切れてしまうのですが、しかしこの曲の研究素材としての資料性の高さは圧倒的なものがある筈です。

「Embryo」はこの日の実際のオープニング曲です。冒頭ではDJによるバンド紹介やロジャーのマイクテストなども映っており、そうした開演前の様子も含めてお楽しみ戴けます。曲の冒頭がほんの僅かに失われたカット・インで演奏シーンに移りますが、そこからは演奏終了まで完全収録。面白いのは演奏中にカメラマンがステージ上をウロウロし、各メンバーを至近距離で撮影している様子が確認出来ることです。これもまた映像で観て初めて気付けるこの日のドキュメントと言えるでしょう。「Green Is The Colour」は僅か3秒程度の収録で、映像の乱れの中で曲の断片が確認出来る程度です。また「ユージン」も残念ながら約10秒程度の断片収録で、ステージ前方の観客数人が1人のズボンを脱がそうとフザけ合っている映像に楽曲前半部分の音だけが数秒聴こえる程度となっています。ただこのシーン、これほどステージ近くに居ながら全く演奏を見ず音楽も聴かずにはしゃぐ観客の姿をまるで “見えない壁の上” から眺めている様でもあり、後年のステージ上で憤怒するロジャーの視点にどこか通ずるものがありそうです。「太陽讃歌」は冒頭から収録され、曲の出だしでロジャーがいつもの様にドラを叩く様子が確認出来ますが、やはりこの日も音色の響かせ方にこだわって叩いており太いマレットでドラの周囲を反時計回りに鳴らしてゆく様子が印象的です。映像の劣化が目立つ箇所も若干ありますが、しかし途中ハウリング音に阻まれながらも鋭い筆致で音楽が形作られてゆく様子が見通しの良い近接映像で流れ、画面から滲み出るこの日の厳格で激しい音楽の骨太さが確実に受け取れると思います。

ステージ真横、PAタワーの上からの撮影という通常ではあり得ないアングルで映し出される衝撃のフィルム。”視点を変えて物事を見る”とはよく言われる物事の例えですが、この映像はまさにあの当時のフロイドの魅力を斬新な視点で再発見させてくれるものとなっています。約45年間埋もれていたフロイド初期の大発掘映像を是非とも今週末、本作で御体験下さい!



(39:17)
1. Atom Heart Mother 
2. Introduction/Embryo
3. Green Is The Colour(fragment)/Careful With That Axe Eugene(fragment)/Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 

PRO-SHOT B&W NTSC Approx.39min.

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