Current Recommendations

Brain Damage
Hopefully someday available in upgraded sound, the Wembley 1974 radio broadcast was an early favorite of mine.  A mature Dark Side, in its entirety, in order, and by itself.  The aura of lasting achievement isn't difficult to detect.

Echoes in the Gardens
Stunningly good audience tape from 1975.  Includes early performances of songs that would appear on Animals.  The Wish You Were Here album is still being developed at the time of this concert.

Dragged Down By the Stone
The February 1977 shows are some of the best of the tour, as the fatigue and malaise hadn't quite set in and the songs were sharp and bitter without the contempt that grew more evident as the tour progressed.

Mr. Pig
The best-yet pressing of this well-known Oakland 1977 concert.  Even better than "Animal Instincts".

Caught In the Crossfire
Wish You Were Here fans, this one's for you.  A complete, uninterrupted, in-order performance of that entire album, heavily improvised and in great sound.  Early on, a moment of revelation is heard: "He's taping this!"

Who Was Trained Not To Spit On the Fan?
Clever title poking fun at a famous incident in Floyd lore that occurred at this concert, and which went on to partly inspire "The Wall".  Lots of blatant pathology, and the last live original-band performances of a boatload of classic songs.

Under Construction
This is why we collect these recordings.  A riveting glimpse at the drawing board on which "The Wall" was being built, in perfect studio sound.

Pink Floyd / Related

1974-1982

Colmar '74--Palais des Expositions, Colmar, France 6/22/74--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Colmar - French Tour 74 (Harvested)--Colmar, France 6/22/74 + Wembley 11/14/74--CD--aud--A-
Black Holes in the Sky (Harvested)--Wembley Empire Pool, London 11/15/74--2CD--aud--A/A-
Brain Damage--Wembley Empire Pool, London 11/16/74--CD--sbd--A
Wembley Empire Pool, London 11/17/74--2CD--aud--B+
Little Lambs Eat Ivy--Wembley Empire Pool, London 11/17/74--2CD--aud--B+
Getting Better All the Time (FRP)--Wembley Empire Pool, London 11/17/74--3CD--aud--A-/B+
Liverpool '74--Empire Theatre, Liverpool 11/29/74--2CD--aud--B+
Bristol '74--The Hippodrome, Bristol 12/14/74--3CD--aud--A-
Live in Seattle--Seattle Center Coliseum 4/10/75--2CD--1gen aud--A-
Prism - The Cow Palace (Digital Floyd Project)--Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 4/13/75--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Dogs and Sheeps--LA Sports Arena 4/26/75--2CD--aud--A/A-
Live in LA--LA Sports Arena 4/26/75--2CD--MDC aud--A/A-
Cruel But Fair (Harvested)--LA Sports Arena 4/26/75--2CD--aud--A/A-
Landover 9-6-75--Capitol Centre, Landover, Maryland 6/9/75 (speed corrected)--2CD--aud--B+
Shone Like the Sun--Capitol Centre, Landover, Maryland 6/10/75--CD--aud--B+
Random Precision--Nassau Coliseum 6/16/75--2CD--aud--A/A-
Boston Gardens 18/6-1975--2CD--aud--A-
Echoes in the Gardens--Boston Gardens 6/18/75--2CD--DMC aud--A/A-
Holes in the Sky--Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario 6/28/75--2CD--aud--A/A-
Steel Breeze (Harvested)--Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario 6/28/75--2CD--aud--A/A-
Steel Breeze Rev A (Harvested)--Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario 6/28/75--2CD--aud--A/A-
Animals Tour Debut--Westfalenhalle, Dortmund 1/23/77--2CD--aud--A-
Dark Side of the Pig--Berlin and Vienna 1/29-2/1/77--CD--sbd--A
Absolut Floyd--Berlin, Germany 1/30/77--2CD--aud--B+
Hallenstadion, Vienna 2/1/77--2CD--5gen aud--A-/B+
Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 2/3/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Zurich II--Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 2/4/77--CD--aud--A-
Animals Over Europe--Sportpalais, Antwerp, Belgium 2/20/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Dragged Down By the Stone--Pavillion de Paris 2/22/77--2CD--aud--A-
Live in Paris--Pavillion de Paris 2/23/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Paris 1977--Pavillion de Paris 2/25/77--CD--aud--A-/B+
Pavillion de Paris 2/25/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Pigs on the Run--Olympiahalle, Munich 2/28/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Knobs--Empire Pool, Wembley 3/15/77--2CD--aud--B+
Empire Pool, Wembley 3/18/77--2CD--aud--A-
Baseball Stadium, Miami 4/22/77--2CD--1gen aud--A-/B+
Tampa Stadium 4/24/77 (Man of Leisure Music)--Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL 4/24/77--2CD--aud--B+
Fort Worth 77--Tarrant County Convention Center, Ft. Worth 5/1/77 (speed corrected)--2CD--aud--A-/B+
California Stockyard--Anaheim Stadium 5/6/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Anaheim Stadium 5/7/77--2CD--aud--A-
In The Flesh--Oakland Coliseum 5/9/77--2CD--aud--A
Animal Instincts (Harvested)--Oakland Coliseum 5/9/77--2CD--aud--A
Mr. Pig (Highland)--Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, CA 5/9/77--2CD--aud--A
Spit In the Fan--Oakland Coliseum 5/10/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Municipal Stadium--Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 6/25/77--2CD--DMC aud--A-
Boston Garden 6/27/77--2CD--DMC aud--A/A-
Where Have You Been--Madison Square Garden, NYC 7/1/77--2CD--aud--B+
In a Pig's Eye--Madison Square Garden, NYC 7/2/77--2CD--aud--A-
Caught in the Crossfire--Madison Square Garden, NYC 7/2/77--CD--aud--A
MSG Live--Madison Square Garden, NYC 7/3/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Pigs Might Fly? (Shout to the Top)--Madison Square Garden, NYC 7/3/77--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Madison Square Garden, NYC 7/4/77--2CD--2gen aud--A-
Who Was Trained Not to Spit On the Fan? (Harvested)--Montreal 7/6/77--2CD--aud--A-
Olympic Stadium, Montreal 7/6/77--3CD--DMC aud--A-
Under Construction--Wall Demos, Britannia Row Studios Autumn 1978--CD--sbd--A/A-
Definitive Wall Series (Man of Leisure Music)--Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2/8/80--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Definitive Wall Series (Man of Leisure Music)--Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NT 2/25/80--2CD--aud--A-
Definitive Wall Series (Man of Leisure Music)--Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NT 2/27/80--2CD--aud--A-/B+
Definitive Wall Series (Man of Leisure Music)--Earl's Court, London 8/9/80--2CD--aud--B+/B
Definitive Wall Series (Man of Leisure Music)--Earl's Court, London 6/16/81--2CD--aud--A-
Behind the Wall--Hempstead, NY 2/28/80, LA 2/1/80, Waters @ Seville 10/18/91--3CD--aud--A/B+
Livewall--Earl's Court, London 6/17/81--2CD--aud--A-
The Final Cutting (Free Range Pigs)--The Final Cut demos 1982--CD--sbd--A-

 

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