Pink Floyd / Portsmouth 1972/ 2CD

Pink Floyd / Portsmouth 1972/ 2CD / Sigma

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Live at Guildhall, Portsmouth, UK 21st January 1972

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Yet another one this week, the most important title on the “crazy-world premiere” will be released simultaneously! It is the day following the date that became the world premiere, is Portsmouth performances of January 21, 72 years. The world premiere of the day before is the reason that became the beginning of the eventful that played by equipment trouble is stopped in the middle of the “Money”, but had been full Drying in front of people all the songs of “madness” this two days eyes, Portsmouth performances was the first thing. Especially since for the three songs later, “Money,” which was interrupted is a translation of the previous day was not playing (= could not), for this to what one can listen in this second day is the moment of world premiere, this last 3 that song is what has become a far from listening to it can be said that “a prototype version, madness” maximum, would that you know if you were an avid fan enough to visit our shop. This week this, also recording when the “madness” is songs Drying in the history for the first time in full figure, it revived from Sigma label as the history of the strongest of the high-quality sound board !!

Since the sound source has been ever released in 1998 had been out of the Highland label “ECLIPSED BY THE MOON (HL206 / 207)” two that set the title and “DARKSIDE PREMIERE (Hip Cat Records),” such as CDR title, in many of these cases, you are reading this you might’ve been listening to the content in them. Among them, or they have been played in the “Us And Them” is fast powerful, “Brain Damage”, etc. are quite different from the final version of the arrangement is later to play the end from the middle in order to “Eclipse” does not yet exist , is quite unique debuted been music end of the state in the figure is too famous. Other

– Has also been reduced by about one minute from the day before “The Travel Sequence”
– Becomes about 40 seconds short from the previous day, the bridge role came out heavily “Breathe (Reprise)”
· In addition marked with no was the lyrics to the day before “Breathe (Reprise)”
Abbreviations than those after – “Any Colour You Like”
– It was removed from the set “Careful With That Axe, Eugene”
– Instead it was set in the “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun”

Like … like, premiere and a little surprised from the fact that the larger the change-shore up already can confirm to not differ one day, this second day sound source history as a first-class research materials sound source to make the premiere and matchless people I left a big mark on. Also sound source of this work use is the same as those already issued record, but, only one decisive difference is the excellence of the sound quality far greater than their past classic. This time, the famous collector of revived the day before the world premiere sound source in the Four 4 Quality overseas this also specially supervised by the second day, which was a “crazy full Drying”, was revived in the history of the best of the sound image is. The difference is as much as can be seen in a moment, we recorded the original tone is regained significantly vividness in that polished the sound with an emphasis on the texture of the premiere sound source similarly silent. In particular, restoration and recovery of remarkable Nobiagari bass tough sound and treble of containing the core, is the surprise of the sound of the resolution without affecting all the musical tone is improving. Also hiss that has been conspicuous by its outstanding panel also has been considerably reduced, and will also be noted that the sound image that cooped-up feeling was felt has regained the breadth and brilliance of the original sound of the original range. This is rather than the other upper version you who wrote and the arrival of the master quality is close nuances, renewed the Highland board Either each already issued sound and representatives, from the ground with the advent of this work is is it would be the first certainty.

For example, You have quite the beating sound was recorded from the beginning, “Speak to Me” is also this work is accompanied by a sharpness that came from its outstanding panel to half a step forward, for the first time also the sound is shifted “Breathe” in yesterday’s premiere get a head start appearance in a perfect figure is you can enjoy in a full sound with no example in the past. No. 1 and Gilmore of singing the second lyrics are mixed as well, is the attention because sense of scale of the representation is to appear in the best sound image past. “The Travel Sequence” is facing the performance to shorten about one minute from the previous day, it will take grasp in a more and more approach of the music original to be dynamic and tight short certainly response. In addition, since reaching the ear with a sharp sound than ever hi-hat work of Mason, the contour of the song is felt more clearly. “Breathe (Reprise)” it is played in a shortened version of greater than or equal to “Travel Sequence”, at the time of the day before the premiere is sung for the first time not had lyrics by Gilmore, a state that has been subjected to significant changes in just one day It has revived in the remarkable upper sound. “Money” approach of the early days of sound, such as a warning to register SE Bell (?) Have suffered is now like take hear further clear. It Gilmore lights and clear than ever the progress of the 2 voices to take the twin-lead, it arrives in straight ball sound guitar solo that suits focus pat entering through the middle and excitement for the first time Drying pierce strongly to the chest It is this and guarantee. Thing to listen here from “Us And Them” will be the world premiere. The song also has achieved a leap sharp and attack feeling was better than any sound up to this, “♪ Ahhh …” and the place where part proceeds at a guide vocal (※ 4 minutes and 43 seconds near to 5 minutes 04 seconds around) also will enjoy your pleasure in the best of fresh upper sound image past. “Any Colour You Like” has no solo synthesizer, but will proceed with a guitar that uses a talk box, which is also a special form of upper feeling perfect score being played in about a minute and a half about the shortened form you can enjoy the sound. And has blown back a maximum of listening far from become “Brain Damage / Eclipse” is also breath in excellent realistic sound is fun of developing music. The configuration of the “madness” as very early in the know “Eclip
se “is not included, but is part of from the vicinity of 3 minutes 08 seconds is a translation of music while includes a humorous approach, such as” Outside The Wall “in the later years is slide into decay, finished version and after all expression, music structure of different these original is, it will be marvel anew to things that are revived in a sound that rose from the ground of quality.

“One of These Days” further upper sense of the will burst to start at the end of some time tuning. Based attack feeling of introduction, how subject motivation is slide into transformation mysterious in the middle, and how that has been returned to the once monologue before the motivation sound was twice yesterday, Roger in the interlude part rhythm was hushed breath and the production of Rick to violently cross the effect sound, musical intonation sense to expand violently from there, I that everything comes popping out in the large sound of scale far greater than its outstanding sound. Tuning scene after the show also captured about one minute, but it is also often hear terms also topics than ever before. “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun” in the thickness of the drum sound lead flow rich texture, outlook good sense of depth would be enjoyed. In particular, the rhythm disappears scene in the middle derive the dynamic from the static, Ngong the first time in the intelligence that slide into re-creating the drama full of sense of scale is looming in the tremendous resolution because I would like I have you attention by all means. Also about 2 minutes tuning to enter after the show here in uncut, will better sound a pleasure Mel point is noted. Surpassing its outstanding sound brilliance of “Echoes,” the sharpness sharp sound output, the power of the midrange also has increased about +1, it should be glued to the appearance that tough is equipped to the sound. Of sound that the fineness of the cymbal hitting sound came to hear better outline also more stands out, listen response has risen to certainty. Also about 4 minutes (!!) is to do things, but the topics that are included in the full-length, 3 minutes 04 seconds of the original recording, out of the moment was in the 13 minutes and 41 seconds sound until the encore after here, also the show It is also perfectly repaired. Increased spread of “A Saucerful Of Secret” in the range, has improved dynamic feeling. I think its outstanding sound and listen to this will be noticed that it was narrow sound image of some field of view, chaos and to have the middle of the (※ especially near the 6-minute stand first half to 8 minutes 23 seconds) as had been Oshidama’ also closed deployment of a sound image is released, it should be no looming in eloquent impression. You have the end of the guide vocal also listen full of sense of scale meet, 2 minutes 19 seconds due to the master, because all the sound out of the moment, which was present in 10 minutes 28 seconds is already compensated modification to perfect, at once to listen through joy to be is it equipped to new.

The first day and the second day of the 72-year performance that appeared this week, namely that the world premiere and the second day of live recordings of “madness” which only has been confirmed has been revived in the master quality of Upper feeling perfect score is, long Floyd sound source History also in the it will have a special meaning. Come together with this weekend is “BRIGHTON JANUARY 1972 (Sigma 167)” is released simultaneously, please try to touch all means realistic documentary 2DAYS of “madness, the world premiere”. Very early unique chain of knowledge Yuku been produced from the performance of the opening of the process can be re-discovered, is the press platen latest Marvel confirmed !!

今週は更にもう一枚、” 狂気・世界初演 “に関する最重要タイトルが同時リリースとなります! それは世界初演となった日の翌日、72年1月21日のポーツマス公演です。前日の世界初演は機材トラブルによって演奏が「Money」の途中で中止されるという波乱の幕開けとなった訳ですが、『狂気』の全曲を人々の前でフル完奏されたのはこの2日目・ポーツマス公演が最初の事でした。特に中断した「Money」以降の3曲については前日は演奏されなかった(=出来なかった)訳ですから、これについてはこの2日目で聴けるものこそがワールド・プレミアの瞬間ですし、このラスト3曲こそが” プロトタイプ版・狂気 “最大とも言える聴きどころとなっている事は、当店を訪れるほど熱心なファンの方であれば御存知の事でしょう。今週はこの、歴史上初めて完全な姿で『狂気』が全曲完奏された時の録音も、史上最強の高音質盤としてSigmaレーベルから甦るのです!!

この音源は1998年にHighlandレーベルから出ていた『ECLIPSED BY THE MOON (HL206/207)』という2枚組タイトルや『DARKSIDE PREMIERE (Hip Cat Records)』といったCDRタイトルでかつてリリースされてきましたので、これをお読みの方の多くはそれらで内容を聴かれた事があるかもしれません。中でも「Us And Them」が速くパワフルに演奏されていたり、「Brain Damage」は「Eclipse」がまだ存在していない為に中盤から演奏終了までのアレンジが後の最終版とは全く違っているなど、かなり特異な姿で初披露された楽曲終盤の様子はあまりにも有名です。他にも

・前日から約1分間も短縮された「The Travel Sequence」
・前日から約40秒短くなり、ブリッジ的な役割が色濃く出た「Breathe (Reprise)」
・そのうえ前日には無かった歌詞が付いた「Breathe (Reprise)」
・後のものより短縮形の「Any Colour You Like」
・セットから外された「Careful With That Axe, Eugene」
・その代わりにセットインした「Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun」

…等など、初演と僅か1日しか違わないのに驚くほど大きな変化・テコ入れが既に確認出来る事から、この2日目は初演と双璧を為す第一級の研究資料音源としても音源史に大きな足跡を残しました。本作使用の音源もそれら既発盤と同一のものですが、一つだけ決定的に違うのはそれら過去の定番を遥かに超える音質の優秀さです。今回、前日の世界初演音源を特上クオリティで甦らせた海外の有名コレクターがこの” 狂気・フル完奏 “となった2日目についても特別に監修し、史上最良の音像で甦らせたのです。その違いは瞬時に判るほどで、初演音源同様に静音の質感に重点を置いて音を磨き上げた事で録音本来の音色が大幅に鮮やかさを取り戻しているのです。特に復元と回復が著しいのは芯が入った低音のタフな鳴りと高音域の伸び上がりで、楽音に全く影響を与えずに響きの解像度が向上しているのは驚きです。また既発盤で目立っていたヒスノイズもかなり軽減しており、閉塞感が感じられた音像が原音本来のレンジの広さと輝きを取り戻している点も特筆されます。これはもうアッパー版というよりはマスター・クオリティの到達と書いた方がニュアンスが近いのですが、どちらにしてもHighland盤を代表とする各既発サウンドが、本作の登場で根底から一新される事はまず確実でしょう。

例えばかなり序盤から収録された「Speak to Me」の鼓動音も本作は既発盤から半歩手前に出た鮮明さを伴っていますし、昨日の初演では音がズレた「Breathe」も初めて完璧な姿でスタートを切る様子が過去に例の無い充実した響きの中で満喫出来るのです。1番と2番の歌詞が混在したギルモアの歌唱も、その表現のスケール感が過去最高の音像で登場するので注目です。「The Travel Sequence」は前日より約1分間ほど短縮して演奏に臨んでおり、短く引き締まって躍動する楽曲原初のアプローチがますます確かな手応えで掴み取れるでしょう。またメイスンのハイハット・ワークもこれまで以上にシャープな音で耳元に届くため、曲の輪郭が一層明瞭に感じられます。「Breathe (Reprise)」は「Travel Sequence」以上の短縮版で演奏しており、前日の初演時には無かった歌詞がギルモアによって初めて歌われ、僅か1日にして大幅な変更を施されている様子が目覚しいアッパー・サウンドで甦っています。「Money」はレジスターSEに警報ベル(?)の様な音が被っている黎明期のアプローチが更に鮮明に聴き取れる様になりました。ギルモアとライトがツイン・リードを取る2声の進行もこれまで以上に鮮明ですし、中盤で入るギター・ソロも焦点がバッチリ合った直球サウンドで届き、初めて完奏される興奮が胸に強く突き刺さること請け合いです。「Us And Them」からはここで聴けるものが世界初演となります。この曲もメリハリとアタック感がこれまでのどのサウンドよりも優れた飛躍を遂げていて、「♪ Ahhh…」と一部分がガイド・ボーカルで進行する箇所(※ 4分43秒付近~5分04秒付近)も過去最高の生々しいアッパー音像で御愉しみ戴けるでしょう。「Any Colour You Like」はシンセサイザーのソロが無く、トーキング・モジュレーターを使ったギターで進行しますが、これもまた約1分半程度の短縮形で演奏されている特別な姿がアッパー感満点のサウンドで満喫出来るのです。そして最大の聴きどころとなる「Brain Damage / Eclipse」も楽曲の発展途上の面白さが優秀なリアル・サウンドで息を吹き返しています。御存知の通り極初期の『狂気』の構成には「Eclip
se」が含まれておらず、3分08秒付近からのパートは後年の「Outside The Wall」の様なユーモラスなアプローチを含みつつ楽曲が崩壊してゆく訳ですが、後の完成版とは全く異なるこうした原初の表現・楽曲構造が、根底から質の上がったサウンドで甦っている事に改めて驚嘆されるでしょう。

暫くのチューニングの末にスタートする「One of These Days」では更なるアッパー感が炸裂します。導入のベースのアタック感、主題動機が中盤で妖しく変容してゆく様子、そして昨日は2回あったモノローグ前の動機音が1回に戻された様子、リズムが息を潜めた間奏部でロジャーとリックがエフェクト音を激しく交差させる演出、そこから激しく展開する音楽的な抑揚感、その何もかもが既発サウンドを遥かに超えるスケールの大きいサウンドで飛び出してくるのです。終演後のチューニングシーンも約1分間捉えていますが、これもこれまでよりよく聞こえる点もトピックです。「Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun」ではドラムが先導する音の厚みが質感豊かに流れ、見通しの良い奥行き感が満喫出来るでしょう。特に中盤でリズムが消えるシーンでは静の中から動を導き出し、スケール感溢れるドラマを再創造してゆく知性の昂ぶりが凄まじい解像度で迫ってきますので是非御注目戴きたいと思います。またここでも終演後に入るチューニングをノーカットで約2分間、より良い音で愉しめる点は特筆されるでしょう。「Echoes」では切れ味鋭い出音の輝きが既発サウンドを凌駕し、中音域の威力も+1ほど増していて、音色にタフさが備わった姿に釘付けとなる筈です。シンバル打音の細かさが更によく聴こえる様になった事で音の輪郭も一層際立ち、聴き応えが確実に上がっています。またここも終演後からアンコールまでの間の約4分間(!!)がノーカットで収録されている事もトピックですし、原録音の3分04秒、13分41秒にあった一瞬の音切れも完璧に補修済みです。「A Saucerful Of Secret」では音域の広がりが増し、ダイナミック感が向上しています。これを聴くと既発サウンドが若干視野の狭い音像だったとお気付きになると思いますし、混沌としている中盤(※ 特に6分台前半~8分23秒付近)の展開も閉じて押し黙っていた様な音像が解放され、雄弁に迫ってくる印象を持たれる筈です。終盤のガイド・ボーカルもスケール感溢れる聴き応えがありますし、マスターに起因する2分19秒、10分28秒に存在していた一瞬の音切れを全てパーフェクトに補整修正済みですので、一気に聴き通せる嬉しさも新たに備えているのです。

今週登場する72年公演の初日と2日目、すなわち唯一確認されている『狂気』の世界初演と2日目のライヴ音源がアッパー感満点のマスター・クオリティで甦った事は、長いフロイド音源史に於いても特別な意味を持つでしょう。是非この週末は同時リリースされる『BRIGHTON JANUARY 1972 (Sigma 167)』と併せ、” 狂気・世界初演 “のリアル・ドキュメンタリー2DAYSに是非触れてみて下さい。極初期ならではの演奏から生み出されてゆく知の連鎖と開放のプロセスを再発見出来る、驚嘆確定のプレス盤最新作です!!

Disc 1 (43:21)
The Dark Side Of The Moon

1. Speak to Me 2. Breathe 3. The Travel Sequence 4. Time 5. Breathe (Reprise)
6. The Mortality Sequence 7. Money 8. Us And Them 9. Any Colour You Like
10. Brain Damage / Eclipse

Disc 2 (70:23)
1. Tuning Up 2. One of These Days 3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
4. Echoes 5. A Saucerful Of Secrets

Sigma 168

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