Monthly Archives: October 2021

Live At Pompeii 50th Anniversary Re-Creation : One Of These Days

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One of These Days - 50th Anniversary of the Pink Floyd 'Live at Pompeii' Rig Recreation


To celebrate the 50th-anniversary release of Pink Floyd Live In Pompeii A Fleeting Glimpse was invited down to the sunny fields of Cheshire, UK by Chris Hewitt of CH Vintage Audio, Very sadly due to logistics we were unable to attend this but we thank Chris for his personal invite.

CH Vintage Audio was formed by Vintage Audio collector and enthusiast Chris Hewitt and has seen various pieces of his collection used in many films over the years, including the latest Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody in which the pre Queen band “Smile” were seen playing.

After 4 years of collecting various equipment to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Live at Pompeii, Chris and his trusty team have acquired and re-created the entire “WEM” speaker setup identical to the one used in the original 1971 Film,

Footage that has appeared online to coincide with the recreation event features BBC radio broadcaster Mark Radcliffe and a special performance by The Australian Pink Floyd

Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 56 with Pat Leonard

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Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.

Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

This weeks upcoming episode is Number 54 and features guest Pat Leonard

Available from 9th October 2021 on Itunes, Spotify and all other Listening Platforms. Click Here to be taken to Apple Musics Listening Page

Live in Pompeii 50th Anniversary Pink Floyd PA Recreation

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50 years ago to this date saw the filming and cinematic release of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii.  Created as a documentary film directed by Adrian Maben and featuring Pink Floyd performing at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy. The documentary sees the band performing a typical live set from the era between the release of Meddle and The Darkside of the moon, there is no audience beyond the basic film crew.

The main footage in and around the amphitheatre was filmed over four days 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.

One of the most shared and taled about images from the film is the amount of “WEM” speaker cabinets that were used with some having Pink Floyd London spray painted on the back of them, something of which David Gilmour still uses live to this day.

To celebrate this half a century release A Fleeting Glimpse were invited down to the sunny fields of Cheshire, UK by Chris Hewitt of CH Vintage Audio, Very sadly due to logistics we were unable to attend this but we thank Chris for his personal invite.

CH Vintage Audio was formed by Vintage Audio collector and enthusiast Chris Hewitt and has seen various pieces of his collection used in many films over the years, including the latest Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody in which the pre Queen band “Smile” were seen playing.

After 4 years of collecting various equipment to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Live at Pompeii, Chris and his trusty team have acquired and re-created the entire “WEM” speaker setup identical to the one used in the original 1971 Film,

Footage that has appeared online to coincide with the recreation event features BBC radio broadcaster Mark Radcliffe and a special performance by The Australian Pink Floyd

Live in Pompeii 50th Anniversary Pink Floyd PA Recreation

Mark Radcliffe talks about the Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii PA recreation

Video content put  together by Westley Bone of Troglodyte Music and Chris Hewitt of CH Vintage Audio

 

Pink Floyd : ‘Animals’ Deluxe Edition Scheduled For June 2022

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Roger Waters has revealed that Pink Floyd will release a deluxe edition reissue of their 1977 album classic, “Animals.” The limited-edition 4-disc packages will feature the remixed album on LP, CD, Blu-ray and DVD, with the Blu-ray and DVD versions delivering new hi-resolution stereo and 5.1 mixes alongside the original 1977 stereo mix.

The bassist and architect of the original project confirms the reissue will feature new remixes of the UK band’s tenth studio record, while not sharing a timetable for the set’s release.

After claiming he has been “banned by Dave Gilmour from posting on Pink Floyd’s Facebook page with its 30,000,000 subscribers“, Waters goes on to explain the hurdles he has faced in dealing with his former bandmate in recent years.

“What precipitated this note is that there are new James Guthrie Stereo and 5.1 mixes of the Pink Floyd album, “Animals”, 1977,” begins Waters. “These mixes have languished unreleased because of a dispute over some sleeve notes that Mark Blake has written for this new release. Gilmour has vetoed the release of the album unless these liner notes are removed. He does not dispute the veracity of the history described in Mark’s notes, but he wants that history to remain secret.

“This is a small part of an ongoing campaign by the Gilmour/Samson camp to claim more credit for Dave on the work he did in Pink Floyd, 1967-1985, than is his due. Yes he was, and is, a jolly good guitarist and singer. But, he has for the last 35 years told a lot of whopping porky pies about who did what in Pink Floyd when I was still in charge. There’s a lot of ‘we did this’ and ‘we did that,’ and ‘I did this’ and ‘I did that.‘”

“I am agreeing to the release of the new ‘Animals’ remix, with the sleeve notes removed,” Waters continues. “Good work James Guthrie by the way, and sorry Mark Blake. The final draft of the liner notes was fact checked and agreed as factually correct by me, Nick and Gilmour.“ Waters then goes on to share Blake’s liner notes for the set, which fans can read on his Facebook page.

With the opening of the latest leg of the current Their Mortail Remains Exhibition in Los Angeles part of the exhibits featured a new printing of the updated cover with the footnote stating that it is due to be released in June 2022

Update – Please see our latest update article regarding this release dated 21st May 2022 – Click Here

Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 55 with Colin Blunstone

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Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.

Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

This weeks upcoming episode is Number 54 and features guest Colin Blunstone

Available from 2nd October 2021 on Itunes, Spotify and all other Listening Platforms. Click Here to be taken to Apple Musics Listening Page

Chester Kamen Of David Gilmour & Roger Waters Fame Debuts New Single “Coat of Many Colours”

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“Coat Of Many Colours” by Chester Kamen

Chester Kamen, Former lead guitarist with Roger Waters band and last seen playing With David Gilmour on the 2016 Rattle That Lock tour has been busy writing and working on his forthcoming album,

In early 2021, we have seen the release of “Stories” and “The Wife Of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold” which are both featured on the “Take This “ album which is currently in progress.

Now in July 2021 we have “Coat of Many Colours“

As Chester says briefly “This one relates to the fall from grace or even death of a hero/love once held in the highest esteem and is a little dark. I couldn’t find a real nun to sing the hymn like vocal so Sarah, with strangely little persuasion, had to do it. There was no one around to play the other instruments so I had to play them myself.“

Floydpodcast : Live from Providence, Rhode Island October 1987

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Brian Damage, the definitive Pink Floyd radio show” at floydpodcast.com is a FREE, monthly, music podcast dedicated to all things Pink Floyd and anything related since 2005.

Each podcast is uniquely and professionally presented around specific themes. You’ll hear deep album tracks, rare alternate demos, and carefully restored concert recordings. This podcast is fully licensed under BMI.

PVD is the airport code for Providence, Rhode Island. For this podcast, we go back to the 17th of October, 1987.

Its the second of two nights about a month into the A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. Its the bands first time back to the New England area since 1977 and Floyd first time in Providence since 1973. The southern New England crowd is understandably very excited.

In his own words presenter Matt ” I explain more in the podcast but I actually spent three months doctoring this up and the results have far surpassed my expectations. The band sounds great and everyone is having a good time. The sound quality is excellent to begin with but it had some flaws that needed to be addressed.”

Its now all fixed up and doctored! You can view the playlist but you really don’t need it.

To listen to this edition of the podcast you can do so by heading to floydpodcast.com or by alternatively clicking here or the image above.

Floydpodcast is a non for profit organisation that depends solely on the donations of its listeners to keep it going. To donate to this wonderful podcast you can do so by heading over to floydpodcast.com