Pink Floyd / Earl Court 1980 Final Night / 2CD

Pink Floyd / Earl Court 1980 Final Night / 2CD / Sigma

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Live At Earls Court, London, UK 9th August 1980.

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Pink Floyd Hatsune Banka sound source, 3rd is appeared! To continue to stand in this September was released, Floyd THE WALL first appearance · First time on CD title that got the very popular from the fan “DORTMUND 1981 3RD NIGHT (Sigma 134 ) “and” DORTMUND 1981 5TH NIGHT (Sigma 140) “. This weekend the European leg final concert was held at London, England will debut in August 9, 1980 as the third series!

Performances of the 9th and the day before day 8 as you know this last day has been taken with professional shot, show the first half (1st set) and the 9th show the second half (2nd set) mix video is your familiar a day 8 It is. This state will be released as a video title in the past Sirene label “THE WALL PERFORMED LIVE DEFINITIVE EDITION (Sirene-DVD-005 Out)”, it had become a long classic titles among fans. Instead generation in the current, because those same by “THE WORMS AT THE EXHIBITION (Sigma 62)” bonus DVDR “EARLS COURT 1980” that come to those skilled in the Sigma label, you can see, your image is burned into my mind Many people do that is. Since it has come out some (things that you mix the ※ However pro-shot video with the same 8th and the 9th is like most), is chasing the Floyd to informal sound source from the sound board sound source as CDR title other label If an avid fan overview of this performance would be roughly know. In what is this work that appeared this time is the first “It becomes whether a the?, But it is super superb this recording full debut” Is there in terms of audience recorded version of “!!

Audience recording (or later ※, AUD) on this day such a pro-shot video and sound board outflow sound source (or later ※, SBD) has been overlooked or had because there is, there is no that it has been Onban reduction. Therefore is a translation that this becomes the first-ever press CD, but the probably already many people are wondering as “‘m at this late hour AUD version Why?” Because there is those professional shot video and SBD recording. Skilled label Floyd specializes in I there is also reason to send this as a first-ever press CD, and sound quality of this AUD recordings that were not look back to people even 35 years is actually superior to enormous, ’80 THE WALL perhaps even as a realistic documentary of the last day more than this it is because it is super superb sound level that would not exist. The hard clear sense of scale of sound that contains the thick core in the strongly stimulate the side of the five senses to listen, I am lightly transcends the quality of AUD recordings it is usually recalled. To especially-to-low range of Massive sound image in conspicuous rhythm section is supposed to unprocessed is realized also touch here Front Row sound coming bumped into direct who, since the sound of the guitar and keyboard glossy sound contours stands out, it is sure that vocal is also consternation in thickness and clarity of the core. In addition it is not in SBD recording, since the audience side of the hot air is also overwhelming clarity that immersive is maintained until the disk end, kits Those who have the impression close to the sound image of the modern ear monitor matrix and somewhat also It would be many. The only, but is flame Speaking Nan raise the occasionally loud cheers audience in the left channel (※ Of course, it does not mean you are making noise throughout), but unbelievable while there is myself in the midst of the frenzy of such hall Only come pleasure hit the sharp play one after another at a high resolution, it has become this AUD recording maximum of topic !!

After all, “In The Flesh?” From the moment that rang first sound of it appears remarkably so, it should high superb transparent sound of instantaneous force is first consternation in how the spread full range. Singing voice to also have been hit by the sound of a certain power, it is the fighter roar has also picked up in the sharp close sound while maintaining the realism of AUD recording unique. “The Thin Ice” is also a line of thin sound of the flow in the sound that was clear enough contour Convincing the SBD, ensemble that starts from the middle also has been out with a deep bass of the soil-class impossible first, in considering the sound image balance SBD, yet completely The sound does not collapse. “Another Brick – Part 2,” the guitar of Gilmore will pop out clearly, but the overall movement and composition play to proceed medium to support the low-range of the heavy back it will firmly grasp. By the sound that was accustomed to listen in SBD individual sound is too close, it will is also a one-act is reminded a reverse in this overall picture was hardly grasp. “Mother” is also acoustic guitar and singing has fully caught up close sound a figure that resonates with a strong transparent sound of the core. To keyboard sound in the back also solid record the color and luster of tone, longer guitar solo also become a thing that can feel surely a big Perspective in the sound. Similarly, in “Goodbye Blue Sky” acoustic guitar even if it picked up in vivid enough can feel the vibration of the strings, as this also AUD recording it should be realized the height of the extraordinary resolution. In tapestries folding also excellent full of euphoria chorus, it will be the expansion of the imagination that you can be heard in the audience of this day more strongly you feel. “Young Lust” in a feature that has been picked up firmly taking not based motion quite listening to collapse and if normal AUD recording, chorus and cymbal sound, etc. entering the keyboard or middle, figure accent came out clearly in a song but you stay pleasure. “Do not Leave Me Now” you can enjoy the sight of breath and dissolved sense of strange singing of the SE is Yuku satisfy the play sound on special, but it did not taste at this also SBD recording individual sound is too close bulge and residual sympathy of the sound, I here are alive in a natural appearance. “The Last Few Bricks” will provoke hand bass is listening with a daring movement and agility. Acoustic change or stop or move its thick rhythm feel the skeleton arrive in good prospects of AUD sound unique, what out well space resistance to resound even in unrivaled treble it will be to see you. “Goodbye Cruel World” also, there is no difference to be amazed that the thing that was able to catch a thick sound of the audience well that slender melody line this much clarity and core.

“Hey You” is before the start, it is characterized by the venue of sound in a state in which the customer electricity is with has been recorded for some time. Just interrupted once after a while, but many of THE WALL title as well playing I beginning begins with a cut-in, that are included before playing sound will noteworthy. “Nobody Home” is beautifully spread of massive chords of piano bass part, has acoustic structure vocal to be spun it as swim and ensemble to move in the midrange weave is captured in beautiful transparent sound. Echo of come out in the second half two minutes and 40 seconds “♪ (But I got nowhere to) fly to … fly to … fly to …” is also a very three-dimensional, like sound in hall is a stereo how to swing to the left to the right also come out with a transparent sound on especially since the Notice. “Comfortably Numb,” we are developing a guitar solo in a joint way of sound of this day unique, but this AUD recording has caught firmly until the residual sympathy of sound in, and Kang familiar pro-shot video and to listen to familiar the SBD also it will’ll find pleasure and a different listening comfort to offer. “The Show Must Go On” is in shining a charming grace and chorus is pure beauty that make serving the song, this should throbbing heart to the sound image Yuku Shimiwata~tsu the hall with a wide sound width. On the other hand it is a translation that sound of “In The Flesh” in the weight class to burst again, but it does not have nothing short of another phenomenal not distorted at all in the Australian of sound that seem to so much input overload. And because I lower the sound of this center of gravity has both up vivid sharpness, will the use and recording position equipment was exceptionally best match. “Run Like Hell” is percussive hammering that make the foundation of the rhythm is characterized by hear every single beautiful. Entered from the vicinity of 4 minutes 55 seconds little by little to the piano come ornament also that shines sharp and sparkling, worked uplifting bordered by rhythm and ornaments will has become a pleasure Mel AUD sound a high dimension. I am reminded also that sounds as “Waiting For The Worms” things have a bass and in addition to treble is melted together in an ideal figure, even natural uplifting rhythm that had reached the ears image with slightly rose in SBD would. The wall collapse scene of “The Trial”, I think that the modern cinema and 5.1ch surround is also surprised at the tremendous sound of Sokonoke. Well it is sure that it is believed to have pick up the sound so far in the two left and right channels, here it is deeply felt and serving one-act also vivid as a documentary sound.

AUD recording title of THE WALL will come out a lot from our labels and other labels in the past, but while maintaining the realism of the audience only This is the ultra-high-resolution performance sound to listen to, quite of the rare case You will not fair to say. Of course SBD recording there is a closeness and clarity of sound that is not put out only to SBD, although the pro-shot video is why there is a large Advantages of visual surface, but this recording charm of performance sound you do not put out only to AUD sound and, and we will tell in detail at the extraordinary superb sound quality a documentary of the show that Yukeru after entering what deeply because AUD recording. Finally, only about 6 seconds to 1 minute 21 seconds to 27 seconds of “Young Lust”, it has become weak and rubbing the sound of the left channel by the deterioration of the master tape. Was a repair also possible patched, but too because it is a stunning recording sound deliberate thing to avoid, there is Yes dare leave leave traces of the original. Also, since you Yes bear in about overall sound image adjustment strict pitch correction and noise removal, and our customers enjoy the excessive equalization is not the original sound recording power in the fastball has become a finish. This weekend Come in this work, please clenching the appearance of the end of Floyd in 1980 from the audience of the finale. Precisely because is your familiar performances in professional shot video and SBD sound source, this first appearance AUD recording press platen is put a scathing slap to its accustomed taken sensation, is the guarantee that us awaken the unknown excitement !!

ピンク・フロイド初音盤化音源・第3弾が登場です!!この9月に立て続けてリリースされ、ファンから大好評を戴いたフロイドTHE WALL初登場・初CD化タイトル『DORTMUND 1981 3RD NIGHT (Sigma 134)』と『DORTMUND 1981 5TH NIGHT (Sigma 140)』。今週末はその第3弾として1980年8月9日に英国ロンドンにて行われたヨーロッパ・レグ最終公演が初登場致します!

御存知の通りこの最終日の9日と前日8日の公演はプロショットで撮影されており、8日のショウ前半(1st set)と9日のショウ後半(2nd set)をミックスした映像が御馴染みです。この様子は過去にSireneレーベルの映像タイトル『THE WALL PERFORMED LIVE DEFINITIVE EDITION (Sirene-DVD-005 廃盤)』としてリリースされ、ファンの間では長く定番タイトルとなっていました。現在では世代が代わり、当Sigmaレーベルの『THE WORMS AT THE EXHIBITION (Sigma 62)』に付属するボーナスDVDR” EARLS COURT 1980 “にて同一のものが御覧になれますので、映像が脳裏に焼き付いておられる方も多いでしょう。CDRタイトルとしてもサウンドボード音源が他レーベルから幾つか出ていますから(※但しプロショット映像と同じく8日と9日をミックスしたものが殆どの様です)、非公式音源までフロイドを追い掛けている熱心なファンであればこの公演の概要は大体御存知でしょう。では今回登場する本作は何が 初 “なのか？ となりますが、それはこの録音が完全初登場の超極上” オーディエンス録音版 “という点にあるのです!!

この日のオーディエンス録音(※以降、AUD)はそうしたプロショット映像やサウンドボード流出音源(※以降、SBD)があった為か見過ごされており、音盤化された事がありません。故に今回が史上初のプレスCD化となる訳ですが、既にそれらプロショット映像やSBD録音がありますから「何故今更AUD版なんだ？」と疑問に思われる方も多いでしょう。フロイド専門の当レーベルが史上初のプレスCDとしてこれを送り出す理由もそこにあるのですが、35年間も人々に振り向かれなかったこのAUD録音の音質が実は桁外れに優れており、80年THE WALL最終日のリアル・ドキュメンタリーとしても恐らくこれ以上は存在しないであろうレベルの超極上音源だからなのです。その硬質で太い芯の入った明瞭感満点のサウンドは聴く側の五感を強く刺激し、通常想起されるAUD録音のクオリティを軽く超越しています。特にリズムセクションが目立つ中～低音域のマッシヴな音像は生音が直接こちらにぶつかってくるフロント・ロウな音触を誰もが実感される筈ですし、ギターやキーボードの音色も艶やかなので音の輪郭が際立ち、ボーカルもその芯の太さと明瞭さに仰天されること間違いなしです。加えてSBD録音には無い、臨場感溢れる客席側の熱気も圧倒的な鮮明さがディスクエンドまで維持されるので、ややもすると現代のイヤーモニター・マトリックスの音像に近い印象を持たれる方もきっと多いでしょう。唯一、左チャンネルで観客がたまに大きな歓声を上げるのが難と言えば難ですが(※勿論、終始騒いでいる訳ではありません)、しかしそうした場内の熱狂の渦中に我が身がありながらも信じ難いほど高い解像度で鋭い演奏が次々にぶつかってくる快感こそが、このAUD録音最大のトピックとなっているのです!!

何しろ「In The Flesh?」の第一音が鳴った瞬間からそれは顕著に現れますので、瞬発力の高い極上の透明サウンドが音域一杯に広がる様子にまず仰天される筈です。歌声も威力ある音でぶつかってきますし、戦闘機の轟音もAUD録音ならではの臨場感を持ちながらシャープな至近音で拾っているのです。「The Thin Ice」の線の細い音もSBDと見紛うほど輪郭のハッキリしたサウンドで流れ、途中から始まるアンサンブルも音像バランスを考慮するSBDではまず有り得ないド級の重低音で出ており、しかも全く音が潰れていません。「Another Brick – Part 2」ではギルモアのギターが鮮明に飛び出しますが、それを中～低音域の重たいバックが支えて進行する演奏全体の動きと構図がしっかり掴めます。SBDで聴き慣れた音は個々の音が近過ぎた事により、逆にこうした全体像が掴み難かったと気付かされる一幕でもあるでしょう。「Mother」もアコギと歌唱が芯の強い透明サウンドで共鳴する姿を間近な音で捉え切っています。後ろで鳴るキーボードも音色の色艶をしっかり記録していますし、長めのギターソロも響きの中に大きなパースペクティヴを確実に感じ取れるものとなっています。同様に「Goodbye Blue Sky」でのアコギも弦の振動が感じ取れるほどの生々しさで拾っていて、これまたAUD録音としては異常な解像度の高さを実感される筈です。陶酔感に溢れたコーラスの綴れ折りも絶品で、この日の客席で耳に出来たイマジネーションの拡大をより強くお感じになるでしょう。「Young Lust」では通常のAUD録音なら潰れてなかなか聴き取れないベースの動きをしっかり拾っているのが特徴で、キーボードや途中で入るコーラスとシンバルの響き等、曲中のアクセントがくっきり出た姿が御愉しみ戴けます。「Don’t Leave Me Now」はSEの吐息と奇妙な歌唱の溶解感が特上の響きで場を充たしてゆく姿が堪能出来ますが、これまた個々の音が近過ぎるSBD録音では味わえなかった音の膨らみと残共感が、ここでは自然な姿で息衝いているのです。「The Last Few Bricks」は低音域が豪快な動きと瞬発力を伴って聴き手を挑発します。骨格を感じるその太いリズムが動いたり止まったりする音響変化がAUDサウンドならではの見通しの良さで届き、高音部で響き渡る空間性も抜群によく出ているのがお分かりになるでしょう。「Goodbye Cruel World」も、あのか細い旋律線をよく客席からこれだけ明瞭かつ芯の太い音でキャッチ出来たものだと驚嘆されるに違いありません。

「Hey You」はスタート前の、客電が点いた状態での会場の音が暫く収録されているのが特徴です。ただ暫くすると一度途切れ、多くのTHE WALLタイトル同様に演奏は冒頭がカット・インで始まるのですが、演奏前の音が含まれている点は注目に値するでしょう。「Nobody Home」はピアノ低音部の重厚な和音の広がりが美しく、中音域で動くアンサンブルと泳ぐ様に紡がれるボーカルが織り成す音響構造が麗しい透明サウンドで捉えられています。後半2分40秒で出てくる” ♪ (But I got nowhere to) fly to… fly to… fly to…” のエコーも実に立体的で、場内で音がステレオの様に右に左に揺れ動く様子も特上の透明サウンドで出てきますので御注目下さい。「Comfortably Numb」はこの日ならではの音の繋ぎ方でギターソロを展開していますが、このAUD録音は響きの残共感までしっかり捉えていますで、観慣れたプロショット映像や聴き慣れたSBDとはまた違う聴き心地を存分に御愉しみ戴けるでしょう。「The Show Must Go On」では歌を盛り立てるチャーミングな装飾音やコーラスが純粋な美しさで輝いており、これが幅の広い響きで場内に染み渡ってゆく音像に心ときめく筈です。反面「In The Flesh」では重量級のサウンドが再び炸裂する訳ですが、これほど入力過多に思える豪の音でも全く歪んでいないのはもう驚異的というほかありません。しかもこの重心の低い音が鮮やかな鋭さまで併せ持っているのですから、録音位置と使用機材がよほどベストマッチだったのでしょう。「Run Like Hell」はリズムの根幹を創っているパーカッシヴな打音がひとつひとつ綺麗に聴こえるのが特徴です。4分55秒付近から少しずつ入ってくるピアノの装飾音もキラキラと鋭く輝いている事で、リズムと装飾音による縁取りの効いた躍動感が高い次元で愉しめるAUDサウンドになっています。「Waiting For The Worms」は低音と高音が理想的な姿で溶け合っているほか、SBDでは若干バラついたイメージで耳に届いていたリズムも自然な躍動感があるものとして聴こえる事にも気付かされるでしょう。「The Trial」の壁崩壊シーンでは、現代の映画館や5.1chサラウンドもそこのけの凄まじい音像にびっくりされると思います。左右2チャンネルでよくここまで音を拾えたと思われる筈ですし、ここはドキュメンタリー・サウンドとしての生々しさも深く感じて戴ける一幕です。

THE WALLのAUD録音タイトルはこれまでにも当レーベルや他のレーベルから沢山出ていますが、客席からの臨場感をこれだけ維持しつつ超高解像な演奏音が聴けるのは、かなりのレアケースと言って差し支えないでしょう。もちろんSBD録音にはSBDにしか出せない音の近さや鮮明さがあり、プロショット映像には視覚面という大きなアドヴァンテージがある訳ですが、しかし本録音はAUDサウンドにしか出せない演奏音の魅力や、AUD録音だからこそ深く入ってゆけるショウのドキュメンタリー性をその類稀な極上音質でつぶさに教えてくれるのです。最後に「Young Lust」の1分21秒～27秒までの約6秒間だけ、マスターテープの劣化によって左チャンネルの音が擦れて弱くなっています。パッチを充てての補修も可能でしたが、しかしあまりに見事な収録音ですので作為的な事は避け、そこは敢えてオリジナルのまま痕跡を残してあります。また全体の音像調整も厳密なピッチ補正とノイズ除去程度に留めてありますので、過剰なイコライジングが無い収録原音の威力を直球で御堪能戴ける仕上がりになっています。この週末は是非本作で、フロイド1980年の終焉の姿を大団円の客席から噛み締めて下さい。プロショット映像やSBD音源で御馴染みの公演であるからこそ、この初登場AUD録音プレス盤はその慣れ切った感覚に痛烈なビンタを入れ、未知なる興奮を呼び覚ましてくれること請け合いです!!

Disc 1(54:13)
1. MC Intro 2. In The Flesh? 3. The Thin Ice 4. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1
5. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives 6. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 7. Mother
8. Goodbye Blue Sky 9. Empty Spaces 10. What Shall We Do Now? 11. Young Lust 12. One Of My Turns
13. Don’t Leave Me Now 14. Another Brick In The Wall Part 3 15. The Last Few Bricks
16. Goodbye Cruel World

Disc 2(53:22)
1. Hey You 2. Is There Anybody Out There? 3. Nobody Home 4. Vera 5. Bring The Boys Back Home
6. Comfortably Numb 7. The Show Must Go On 8. MC Intro 9. In The Flesh 10. Run Like Hell
11. Waiting For The Worms 12. Stop 13. The Trial 14. Outside The Wall

Sigma 141