Pink Floyd - Pompeii (2018 The Quadraphonic & Original Stereo Mixes Collection) [1971] (4 x CD's)

 

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Pink Floyd - Pompeii (2018 The Quadraphonic & Original Stereo Mixes Collection) [1971] (4 x CD's)

SOURCE NOTES: The audio was taken from a 35 mm Cinemascope 4-track magnetic striped print of live at Pompeii featuring the quadraphonic mix (l, r, ls, rs.4 corners"). This format used the same 4-channel magnetic audio tracks but not in the intended standard l, c, rs configuration. This 4 corners quad format was briefly used in the early to mid 1970'sfor more music focused films. The only theaters equipped for the non-standard audio format were in New York & Los Angeles

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: in 1974, associate producer Phil Borack (whose company April fools films handled distribution of the film in the United States) and director Adrian Maben visited Los Angeles for the purpose of finding someone to produce a quadraphonic mix of the film's original multi-tracks. Dan Wallin, who received an Oscar nomination 4 years earlier for his work on Woodstock was appointed for this task. The mix was done in discrete quad, the multi-tracks were mixed to mag at A&M record studios, and then the mags were taken over to Todd-AO where the final mix was done. The quad mix was featured in selected screenings of the film but has never seen the light of day since then. Pink Floyd was never involved with the quad mix and it's possible that they're completely unaware of its existence.  

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a 1972 concert documentary film directed by Adrian Maben and featuring the English rock group Pink Floyd performing at the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy. Although the band perform a typical live set from the era, there is no audience beyond the basic film crew. The main footage in and around the amphitheater was filmed over four days (4th, 5th, 6th and 7th) in October 1971, using the band's regular touring equipment, including a mobile 8-track recorder from Paris (before being bumped up to 16-track in post-production). Additional footage filmed in a Paris television studio the following December was added for the original 1972 release. The film was then re-released in 1974 with additional studio material of the band working on The Dark Side of the Moon, and interviews at Abbey Road Studios. The film has subsequently been released on video numerous times, and in 2002, a Director's cut DVD appeared which combined the original footage from 1971 with more contemporary shots of space and the area around Pompeii, assembled by Maben. A number of bands have taken inspiration from the film in creating their own videos, or filming concerts without an audience. (Wikipedia)

This boxset of Quadrophonic & original stereo mixes collection was release by Archive Records in 2018 in Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Unofficial  and limited to 300 copies. This collection: brings together 4 different mixes of Pink Floyd legendary Pompeii concert and the sound quality is astonishing. CD one includes the quadraphonic film mix. CD two & three contain the front and rear speakers separated & disc four includes the film's original stereo mix.  

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Track lists

CD1    Quadraphonic Film Mix

01 Pink Floyd Intro 3:35

02 Pink Floyd Echoes, Part 1 11:58

03 Pink Floyd Careful With That Axe, Eugene 6:39

04 Pink Floyd A Saucerful Of Secrets 10:11

05 Pink Floyd One Of These Days 5:55

06 Pink Floyd Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 10:22

07 Pink Floyd Mademoiselle Nobs 1:53

08 Pink Floyd Echoes, Part 2 13:27

CD2    Quadraphonic Front Speaker Mix

01 Pink Floyd Intro 3:36

02 Pink Floyd Echoes, Part 1 11:55

03 Pink Floyd Careful With That Axe, Eugene 6:41

04 Pink Floyd A Saucerful of Secrets 10:09

05 Pink Floyd One of These Days 5:56

06 Pink Floyd Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 10:23

07 Pink Floyd Mademoiselle Nobs 1:50

08 Pink Floyd Echoes, Part 2 13:29

CD3    Quadraphonic Rear Speaker Mix

01 Pink Floyd Intro. 3:36

02 Pink Floyd Echoes, Part 1 11:55

03 Pink Floyd Careful With That Axe, Eugene 6:41

04 Pink Floyd A Saucerful Of Secrets 10:09

05 Pink Floyd One Of These Days 5:56

06 Pink Floyd Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 10:23

07 Pink Floyd Mademoiselle Nobs 1:49

08 Pink Floyd Echoes, Part 2 13:29

CD4    CD4 Original Stereo Mix

01 Pink Floyd Intro. 2:35

02 Pink Floyd Echoes, Part 1 11:58

03 Pink Floyd Careful With That Axe, Eugene 6:41

04 Pink Floyd A Saucerful Of Secrets 10:13

05 Pink Floyd One Of These Days 5:48

06 Pink Floyd Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 10:20

07 Pink Floyd Mademoiselle Nobs 1:51

08 Pink Floyd Echoes, Part 2 13:19

09 Pink Floyd Radio Spot 1:06

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