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Notes that came with the recordings:
Many years ago, while at work, a fellow stared at me, and slowly
exhaled a lung full of smoke in my direction. He shook his cigarette
purposefully in my direction and said, "Scott, you really need
to meet this guy I know in Chicago. We went to school together.
He's a crazy guy. I'll make some calls." And so it was, several
years and several visits to Chicago later, I was introduced to
one of the ... well ... one of the most completely maniacal, obsessive
collectors of all time. Not just of Pink Floyd, mind you, but
of *everything* that was media in general - but especially music.
Any band you have ever heard of, he has every album they ever
put out. His home contains in excess of 30,000 LPs. After spending
many quality hours digging through his materials - which are in
every corner and horizontal surface, including much of the floor
- I arrived at a short list of things that I believed were genuinely
worth obtaining from him.
You nice folks have already watched the first of these items -
the two MTV Specials that were circulated on FloydArtifacts earlier
this year. Well, here is the second item. It's a complete, stereo,
recording from the original pay-per-view broadcast of Pink Floyd's
appearance at the Knebworth '90 festival. The concert featured
seven songs. Only five of these were broadcast. Two of the five
were included on the official LD, VHS, and DVD releases.
The other three songs haven't been seen since the original broadcast.
I paid a substantial amount of $$ for the films. (He needed the
money.) I also own the LD, VHS, and DVD releases of this film
as well as the official CDs. I guess I have no way to require
that you own one of the official releases before signing up for
this weed, but I sincerely hope that you choose to do so. This
is a charity gig. All of the profits from the sale will go to
the charity. It's the right thing to do.
This super-deluxe ultimate collector's limited edition is 2 DVDs.
The first DVD contains the 5-song broadcast, taken straight from
the original Beta tape. The second is a series of "extras" that
have been conjured out of the Void. The Floyd's appearance on
the Knebworth stage followed a short film that summarized the
Floyd's history. I'm sure that most (if not all) of you folks
will have seen at least a portion of this film. It contains such
things as the "It Would Be So Nice" promo video and the film of
Barrett having a picnic and climbing a tree. Typically, it circulates
in dreadful quality. Thanks to a nice chap in the UK, I have what
I believe to be a first or second gen copy of this film. And ...
oh, there's loads of other silly stuff as well.
Suffice to say that you will get to hear the missing two songs
if you look in the right places and listen closely. Plus, there's
loads of art, swirling lights, and plenty of fun to be had. I
must thank Simon for his technical support, Mr. Hutchison for
his unending patience and artistic support, and Mr. X for tolerating
me digging through his boxes of tapes and for answering all of
my silly questions. In Summary - If you enjoy late-era Pink Floyd
at all, you need this film! It is an incredible copy of an incredible
concert! Get one today
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Disc
One:
MTV Superstars of Rock : Knebworth 1990
1. Introduction
2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
3. Sorrow
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Comfortably Numb
6. Run Like Hell
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Disc
Two:
(Menu) Great Gig In The Sky
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
2. Run Like Hell
3. Video Anthology (History of PF - Short Film)
4. Lost In The Woods (Film of Syd Barrett)
5. Money (Knebworth Official & Roio releases etc) |
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