tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post7306362113085237851..comments2024-03-26T19:46:33.087+00:00Comments on 100 greatest bootlegs: #42 PINK FLOYD - BBC Sessions 1970-71 (Flac)thebasement67http://www.blogger.com/profile/03690944069490467817noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-34541575997227866782021-02-18T10:28:31.404+00:002021-02-18T10:28:31.404+00:00Hi Gareth - It would be good to talk to you about ...Hi Gareth - It would be good to talk to you about your memories offline. Would you be up for that? If yes, my email address is neonknight1967@googlemail.comneonknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705371650842675080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-84541607528498621102020-10-05T17:30:52.503+01:002020-10-05T17:30:52.503+01:00Good question. No, this post was put together from...Good question. No, this post was put together from two different sources (before the official release). <br /><br />The only way you would know if its the same as these two sources is by careful checking of the lineages. (see above notes). I downloaded these from the Yeeshkul Pink Floyd fan site. I would check there first. <br /><br />If it's a commercially produced bootleg then there is no way of knowing which source was used and more particularly if they have tampered with the sound.thebasement67https://www.blogger.com/profile/03690944069490467817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-14856116789380316162020-10-04T01:15:22.865+01:002020-10-04T01:15:22.865+01:00If I find this copy elsewhere - is there a label t...If I find this copy elsewhere - is there a label that would distinguish it from other copies? Either in the title, or even in the track media info?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-66366991351036235452017-05-01T11:28:32.234+01:002017-05-01T11:28:32.234+01:00Bowie, Traffic, Roy Harper & Floyd - you saw s...Bowie, Traffic, Roy Harper & Floyd - you saw some of the best music of that era close-up, instead of away in the distance in some massive stadium. Amazing, thanks for sharing your live gig memories. thebasement67https://www.blogger.com/profile/03690944069490467817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-70920013002116548712017-05-01T06:13:46.881+01:002017-05-01T06:13:46.881+01:00It was. The Paris Theatre was tiny, and the stage ...It was. The Paris Theatre was tiny, and the stage was small. I remember the Floyd as being very relaxed, and very loud!<br /><br />I actually had a ticket for the Zep recording - but gave it to a friend, of whom I have been jealous ever since. In my defence, the Beeb sometimes sent out tickets with no band names on them, and you had to take pot luck on who turned up. If I'd known it was going to be them, I'd have been there like a shot!<br /><br />I did get to see David Bowie - pre-Hunky Dory, the session with Kooks, Traffic (John Barleycorn), Lindisfarne (crates of Newcastle Brown on the stage), Roy Harper, Stackridge, Wishbone Ash and a few more... I stopped going when I went to university in mid-72.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344889228458095563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-46200572192174600432017-05-01T01:07:40.648+01:002017-05-01T01:07:40.648+01:00It must have been an amazing experience. Some grea...It must have been an amazing experience. Some great shows have emanated from the Paris Theatre, perhaps you were at Led Zeppelin, Rory Gallagher, The Wailers? etc.thebasement67https://www.blogger.com/profile/03690944069490467817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-22967651640222741782017-04-29T23:11:43.002+01:002017-04-29T23:11:43.002+01:00I was at the Sept 71 show. Used to go to the Paris...I was at the Sept 71 show. Used to go to the Paris Theatre in Lower Regent Street pretty regularly at the time. All you had to do was write to the Beeb and they would send you a couple of free tickets. Great to discover a source of the blues they played that night.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344889228458095563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-59053487796162294322016-06-16T10:41:43.636+01:002016-06-16T10:41:43.636+01:00This should sound substantially better. You may be...This should sound substantially better. You may be surprised, Dan!thebasement67https://www.blogger.com/profile/03690944069490467817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-79197778741940963992016-06-16T01:07:14.593+01:002016-06-16T01:07:14.593+01:00Bought the 1970 session as a student on one of tho...Bought the 1970 session as a student on one of those dodgy stalls selling knocked-off cassettes, and wore it out. Haven't heard in about 15 years. Thanks so much for posting!Dan Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837583819941092237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-67168440814881705412016-05-20T11:58:07.941+01:002016-05-20T11:58:07.941+01:00thanks!thanks!Andrea Drugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583710268560981345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-59422876887845764312015-12-04T01:46:39.298+00:002015-12-04T01:46:39.298+00:00Thanks very much. I first heard these on WXRT in C...Thanks very much. I first heard these on WXRT in Chicago and slammed in a cassette tape as soon as I realized what was playing. I wore the tape out, and have only had mid-quality mp3s of these tracks for years. These are fantastic.Andrew Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241990529610149303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-65082408822884064852015-11-27T03:51:35.866+00:002015-11-27T03:51:35.866+00:00Thank youThank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518205844240784457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-40787754256302641122015-11-23T03:59:22.150+00:002015-11-23T03:59:22.150+00:00Fucking awesomeFucking awesomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-28065423833884395242015-08-10T11:32:21.176+01:002015-08-10T11:32:21.176+01:00I recorded the 1970 show onto our family's ree...I recorded the 1970 show onto our family's reel-to-reel machine, using a microphone in front of my transistor radio's speaker, the whole rig shielded with strategically-placed cushions. High tech days! It's great to hear it again in sparkling quality, and to hear the Floyd in their pre-stadium days.James in Edinburghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-77926554785577398862015-08-05T03:46:05.562+01:002015-08-05T03:46:05.562+01:00Both these shows were recorded live for John Peel&...Both these shows were recorded live for John Peel's In Concert program in front of an audience of around 400. As you would expect, being recorded by the BBC the sound quality is excellent. <br /><br />John Peel introduces the band as “The” Pink Floyd as they were known at the time, having previously been called The Pink Floyd Sound. It was not long after this that the band simplified their name to Pink Floyd. There was another track recorded for the second show called 'Blues' but this was not broadcast. There are various sources for both these shows, notably Mooed Music, Phenomina, Tour 73, Meddled and Meddler but our friend has provided one of the best sources available. <br /><br />The first show was recorded prior to the release of AHM in Oct 1970 and previews three new songs, Fat Old Sun, If and AHM complete with choir. They also played Embryo which featured in their live sets at the time but was never released on a studio album; there was a shortened version included on the Works compilation but this was not sanctioned by the band. AHM was originally called "The Amazing Pudding". PF played it at Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music the previous month on 27/06/70 but when they did the broadcast for BBC it was felt they needed a better title for John Peel to announce it. Famously Waters found a copy of the Evening Standard which had the headline "Atom Heart Mother Named", a story about a woman being fitted with a nuclear-powered pacemaker and hence John Peel introduces it as "The Atom Heart Mother".<br /><br />The second show was recorded prior to the release of Meddle in Nov 1971 and previews two new songs, One Of These Days and Echoes. They also played Fat Old Sun which by then featured in their live sets and had since developed into an extended epic. <br /><br />Pink Floyd also recorded various other sessions for the BBC's Top Gear program between 1967 and 1969 which are also, mostly, excellent quality. Why someone hasn't combined these into a PF "Live At The BBC" official release is beyond me! <br /><br />These BBC recordings make a terrific companion piece to Ummagumma as they document their live sound in 1970 and 1971. At this stage of their career PF were still an underground band and DSOTM was still another 18 months away. But for aficionados of early PF these historic recordings are the Holy Grail!<br /><br />Simon<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-84414577037127212672015-08-02T22:44:46.494+01:002015-08-02T22:44:46.494+01:00Excellent!
Excellent!<br />threestorkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795585761080903261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-86339199915262477422015-08-01T13:30:14.856+01:002015-08-01T13:30:14.856+01:00Thanks for sharing. Had a previous version of this...Thanks for sharing. Had a previous version of this boot, so i'll gladly upgrade :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360273330867735076.post-71196423295482664512015-07-30T20:27:23.162+01:002015-07-30T20:27:23.162+01:00Quintessential!Quintessential!La Piazza Ganciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541428960602820693noreply@blogger.com