Pink Floyd / Montreal 1977 / 3CD + 1Bonus DVDR / Sigma
Live at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6th July 1977 plus Ltd Bonus DVDR “MONTREAL 1977 8MM: SPEED CORRECTED”
The final performance of the legendary “In the Flesh” that made Roger Waters decide “THE WALL”. The ultimate 3-disc set, which has updated the longest and highest peaks by detailed mastering of “GRAF ZEPPELIN”, is born.
[The first complete recording in history is realized by two superb recordings] Of course, “Montreal performance on July 6, 1977” is engraved on this work. It is the best audience recording. As usual, multiple audience recordings have been discovered at this show, and among them, “Recorder 1” and “Recorder 2” are important in terms of quality and recording time. This work is a 3-disc set that has assembled the best masters of these two recordings and realized the complete recording of the show for the first time in history. Let’s look back on the two recordings that became the source.●Recorder 1
・ A famous recording that has produced various existing releases in the 90’s and has represented the Montreal performance. ・However, the generation is unknown and there is some deterioration of the tape.
・In this work, it is used for complementing instead of the base sound source.
●Recorder 2
・The highest peak master discovered in Sirene label’s masterpiece “ROAR ENDS”.
・It has been digitized from the master, and the highest peak has been updated in terms of clarity, sound loss, and resolution.
・Base sound source of this work.
… and it looks like this. This work is based on “Recorder 2” and supplemented with “Recorder 1”. After that, “Recorder 3” and “Recorder 4” have also been excavated, but the dimension is different in terms of quality, and it can not be used for complementing … I would say, “Recorder 1/2” alone realized the complete recording of the show. and there was no need for more.
[Detailed mastering with attention to the stereo feeling of the scene]The point of this work is not only the complete recording, but please refer to the track memo for details on the usage of the sound source. The sound itself that runs through the whole volume has also been upgraded with “GRAF ZEPPELIN” mastering. There are many points to improve this time. First, noiseless gloss. It seems that the hiss-like sound of the opening part was not a noise but an on-site SE (it could be confirmed with both two sound sources), but other noises were thoroughly treated. Petit noises derived from the tape, which were originally few, are carefully removed one by one, and the hiss is also neatly processed to determine whether it can be heard by human hearing.
Even bigger is the band balance in the middle stage. Former MASTER (known as Reel among traders) says, “It seems to be the second one (of Recorder 2), but in the middle of “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” (after the cut in the song around 8 minutes) From the part corresponding to “Have A Cigar”, the band was greatly down on one channel (left ch). If you have listened to the already released “ROAR ENDS”, you may think “There was no such deterioration?” become. In other words, in this work, which has been thoroughly corrected for that point, the localization that was closer to one side can be felt more normal, and the stereo width can be felt wider.
“Mastering may seem plain at first glance, but that’s what’s important.” It’s easy to add flashiness to the listening by recklessly gaining power or modifying the performance sound, but that doesn’t make sense. Instead, we focus on regaining the “original sound / on-site sound”. I have told you many times that “GRAF ZEPPELIN mastering leads to the repair of cultural properties”, but this time the true value is alive.
Also, in “Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9”, the part that returns to the vocal bursts into laughter during the performance. Rather than being in a good mood, the mood is like desperation, and not only the song but also the ensemble is disturbed. And such a mood is not only Roger. In the encore, David Gilmour leaves early. In “Drift Away Blues”, the remaining three and Snowy White played the blues, and Gilmore was watching from the stage sleeves.
I ended up writing a series of terrible things, but the music is interesting because it’s not that frustrating. Even with the aforementioned “Drift Away Blues”, Snowy’s delicious blues guitar can be enjoyed, and frustration is also converted to high tension throughout the show. Roger’s hysterical vocals are full of tension, and the count shout “19-61!” Perhaps because of the final day, the concentration of “It’s over today!” Has also been added, and the entire band is making a ghastly performance.
The final Montreal performance symbolizes the “In the Flesh” situation with numerous anecdotes. It is the first complete live album in history that permanently preserves the whole story with the longest and highest peak sound. It is full of listening as a single music work, but more than that, it has a heavy historical weight. A three-disc set that is nothing but a historical heritage. Please experience it to the fullest.
★ The best audience recording of “Montreal performance on July 6, 1977” on the last day of “In the Flesh”. The longest and highest peak update board by “GRAF ZEPPELIN”, complementing the best recording “Recorder 2” with traditional recording “Recorder 1”, realizing the first complete recording in history. You can fully experience the legendary stage that was the driving force for “THE WALL”, such as “Pigs On The Wing Part 2”, where the performance is stopped due to the fireworks of the audience, with the highest peak updated quality.
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REMASTERED BY GRAF ZEPPELIN
(remastered memo)
★ Title that can be said to be the latest upgrade of “Roar Ends” (3CD) [Sirene] It will be the first release of the ’77 Montreal performance as the Sigma label.
★ Like “Roar Ends” (3CD), it is based on Recorder 2, but this time, the missing parts are compensated with Rec1, realizing the first complete live recording.
★The beginning part of the noise called “see” can be slightly confirmed even in Rec2, and it seems to be the SE (?) before the live on that day.
★Pigs (Three Different Ones) From around 8 minutes, the left channel bandwidth down problem, which was noticeable in Have A Cigar, has been greatly resolved.
*Pinpoint removal of petit noise caused by tapes heard in general
[Sound source arrangement]●Recorder 1: Compensation source for this time The sound is close to the left and right, but there are cuts and tape twists.
*Rec1 sound source was popular until Rec2 appeared
(Major existing titles)
・「The Last Animalized」(2CD)[Highland]
・”Azimuth Coordinator” (2CD) [COOL COMFORTABLY PRODUCTIONS] *2 of the 6-disc box
・”Fire Works Show In The Canadian Walls” (paper jacket 2CD) [I.T.F. 001/002]
●Recorder 2: The best source of this performance, the material that is said to be digitized from the main source Master Reel this time
(Major existing titles)
・「Roar Ends」(2CD)[Sirene] ・”Who Was Trained Not To Spit On The Fan” [HarvestedHRV-CDR-023] *net fan title
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Pink Floyd / Montreal 1977 8MM: Speed Corrected / 1DVDR / Non Label
Live at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6th July 1977
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Engraved on the main press 3CD is a historical full show that is directly connected to the birth of “THE WALL”. It is the first complete live album in history where you can experience the whole story. Because it is such a historical site, I want to witness it with my own eyes. Therefore, as a special bonus for the first week only, we have prepared a shocking masterpiece video that will respond to that feeling.
This work was filmed at the same “Montreal performance on July 6, 1977” as the main press 3CD. It is the precious 8 mm film image. As anyone who has read this article knows, VHS was not yet popular in the 1970s, and 8mm film was used exclusively for audience photography. In recent years, the reprint movement of such 8mm images has been active, and valuable images of various bands / artists have been discovered and released one after another. And recently, footage from the final day of “In the Flesh” in Montreal was found. This work is a video work that allows you to enjoy such latest valuable images with the best quality.
“The point here is to say ‘enjoyable’.” While the 8mm of the 70’s boasts visual beauty that far surpasses VHS, the shooting time is extremely short, from ten seconds to several minutes. The film itself is also valuable, and it is a fragmented silent image without sound. The Montreal video that appeared on the net is the same, and even if the image quality is excellent, it is a silent jumping video. What’s more, the film shot at 18 frames per second was scanned at 24 frames, perhaps due to a mistake in the digitization, and the speed was greatly out of order. Therefore, in this work, the pitch is corrected normally. On top of that, we patch the recording of the day and finish it as a video work that you can enjoy watching carefully.
“Actually, it’s worth seeing.” Although the degree of synchronism is not enough to match the mouth and hands perfectly, the mood as a PV and recorded video is perfect. EL & P’s “WORKS ORCHESTRAL TOUR” will be revived in the “Olympic Stadium” before the performance, and the withered pig is just hung there (by the way, the EL & P performance was Floyd’s last day). When the show started, members of Doup appeared one after another, making it hard to believe that the audience was shooting, and the live performance of the main press 3CD was visualized. Unfortunately, it is famous in history? You can’t experience the spitting scene or the swearing MC that stops the performance, but you can enjoy the “famous song scene” colored with the best light show and many animations of the time.
PINK FLOYD progressed rock concerts with visual effects as well as sound. It is a valuable video work that allows you to experience the scene. A piece that has been sublimated into a video work that exudes historical spectacle by preparing the online version, which was really a research material because of its crazy speed. Please enjoy ““In the Flesh” last night” together with the main press 3CD.
本編プレス3CDに刻み込まれているのは『THE WALL』誕生にも直接繋がっていく歴史的なフルショウ。その一部始終を体験できる史上初の完全ライヴアルバムです。あまりにも歴史的な現場だからこそ、自分の目で目撃したい……究極的なわがままと知りつつ、それもコレクターなら偽らざる本音でもあります。そこで初週限定の特別ボーナスとして、その想いに応えてくれる衝撃の傑作映像をご用意しました。
そんな本作が撮影されたのは、なんと本編プレス3CDと同じ「1977年7月6日モントリオール公演」。その貴重な8ミリ・フィルム映像です。本稿に目を留められた方ならご存知と思いますが、70年代はまだVHSが普及しておらず、オーディエンス撮影はもっぱら8ミリ・フィルムでした。近年では、そうした8ミリ映像の復刻運動が盛んで、様々なバンド/アーティストの貴重映像が次々と発掘・公開されています。そして、最近になって“In the Flesh”の最終日であったモントリオール公演の映像も見つかった。本作は、そんな最新の貴重映像をベスト・クオリティで楽しめる映像作品なのです。
ここでポイントなのは「楽しめる」と言うところ。70年代の8ミリはVHSを遙かに超える映像美を誇る一方、撮影時間は極端に短く、十数秒から数分が限界。フィルム自体も貴重であり、音声のない細切れのサイレント映像なのです。ネットに登場したモントリオール映像も同じであり、画質は素晴らしくても無声の飛び飛び映像。しかも、デジタル化にミスがあったのか秒間18フレームで撮影されたフィルムを24フィルムでスキャンされており、スピードが大きく狂っていました。そこで、本作ではピッチを正常に補正。その上で、当日の録音をパッチし、じっくりと見て楽しめる映像作品に仕上げているのです。
実際、その見応えは素晴らしい。口元や手元が完全一致するほどのシンクロ度ではないものの、PVや記録映像としてのムードは満点。開演前の“オリンピック・スタジアム”はEL&Pの『WORKS ORCHESTRAL TOUR』が甦りますし、そこにしぼんだ豚が吊されているだけで感無量(ちなみに、EL&P公演はフロイド最終日の翌月でした)。ショウが始まると客席撮影とは思えないほどのドアップのメンバーが次々と現れ、本編プレス3CDの生演奏を可視化されていく。残念ながら歴史に名高い?ツバ吐きシーンや演奏を止めての悪態MCは体験できませんが、当代きってのライト・ショウや数々のアニメーションに彩られた「名曲の現場」はしっかりと味わえるのです。
音響と同様に視覚効果でもロック・コンサートをプログレスさせていったPINK FLOYD。その現場を体験できる貴重映像作です。スピードも狂っていていかにも研究資料然としていたネット版を整え、歴史スペクタクルが滲み出す映像作品に昇華させた1枚。どうぞ、本編プレス3CDと併せ、「“In the Flesh”最後の夜」をじっくりとご堪能ください。
(17:12)
1. Pre-Show
2. Sheep
3. Pigs On The Wing 1
4. Dogs
5. Pigs On The Wing 2
6. Pigs(Three Different Ones)
7. Welcome To The Machine
8. Have A Cigar
9. Wish You Were Here
10. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9
11. Money
12. Roger MC
13. Us And Them
14. Blues
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