Pink Floyd - The Heart Of The Moon (Remastered Bootleg)
Recorded Live at The Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA - April 28, 1972.
Prior to 1973 Pink Floyd had maintained a relentless gigging schedule and by the time they came to record
a new album had already created the basis for what would become The Dark Side record.
The Dark Side Of The Moon is the album that dramatically transformed Pink Floyd from art house favourites
to global stadium superstars.
It would be the first album where Roger Waters would supply all the lyrics as well as the basic concept.
With the timeless qualities of its production and musicality The Dark Side Of The Moon would become the
album that would dominate the 70s and 80s with a record number of consecutive weeks in the charts.
Artist: Pink Floyd
Album: The Heart Of The Moon (Bootleg)
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Label: PRRP
Audio Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 320 KB/s
Bit Rate Mode: Constant
Bit Depth: 16 Bits
Sampling Rate: 44.1 KHz
Writing Library: LAME3.98r
Recorded: April 28, 1972
Total Runtime: 1:46:14
File Size: 249 MB
Line-Up
David Gilmour - Lead Guitars, Vocals
Nick Mason - Drums, Percussion
Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals
Tracklist CD1
01 Speak To Me 1:58
02 Breathe 3:15
03 The Travel Sequence 5:17
04 Time 5:41
05 Breathe (reprise) 1:04
06 The Mortality Sequence 4:19
07 Money 6:51
08 Us & Them 7:37
09 Dave's Scat Section 6:19
10 Brain Damage 3:51
11 Eclipse 2:01
Tracklist CD2
01 One Of These Days 9:06
02 Careful With That Axe, Eugene 13:08
03 Echoes 24:28
04 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:19
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The spring of 1972 was a busy time for the band Pink Floyd.
After the success of their movie soundtrack "More", the band was approached by film maker Barbet Schroeder
to produce the music for his next film "La Vallee".
The work was recorded and completed in March of 1972 and was eventually released as "Obscured By Clouds".
None of this work was immediately included in the live performances but songs such as "Childhood's End"
and "Wot's...Uh, The Deal" were eventually performed.
Once this project was completed they could return to the development of the new stage show.
Their most recent album at the time, "Meddle", had been released in the fall of the previous year and the
band were incorporating songs from that album into the live performances.
"Echoes", now an established favourite among fans began as a piece called "Return Of The Son Of Nothing"
and debuted on April 22, 1971.
Starting as a collection of independent musical concepts, this song was recorded in a series of sessions,
finally ending on July 2nd of that year.
The other frequently performed track from this album was "One Of These Days".
Beginning as an experiment with the bass guitar and a Binson echo tape system this song eventually became
one of their most unusual pieces, even incorporating the melody of the famous "Dr. Who" television series.
In January of 1972 Circus Magazine concluded that "Meddle" was "Another masterpiece from a masterful group".
Sadly, the other songs from that album were not included in the live sets.
The two that spring to mind are "Set The Controls" and "Careful With That Axe".
So, during the spring of 1972, these four songs were used as the second set of many live performances,
including this show.
In 1972 the newest material was presented during the first half of the show.
Originally called "Eclipse" this set would eventually involve into the epic we know now as DSOTM.
This was the first tour in which Floyd would play an entire album, from start to finish, in a single set.
This April 28, 1972 remastered recording from Chicago provides an excellent opportunity to hear both the
popular older songs of Pink Floyd, and an early version of one of the most popular pieces of music of all time.
It should also be said that these early "Dark Side" shows marked the end of an era for Pink Floyd as they would
be the last where the four band members were the only performers on stage.
After the release of DSOTM in 1973, and for the rest of their live performing existense, the band would always be
accompanied by guest musicians or vocalists on stage.
This was the end of the "pure" Pink Floyd, and we are very fortunate to have such a high quality recording of an
epic band at such an important point of transition in their career. ~ PRRP Staff
