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SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS, an early Floyd revival project led by Nick Mason, has been revived for the first time in three years after overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. The first report of this project is the simultaneous release of two latest live albums. This is the second of two consecutive simultaneous releases. It is a super-class audience recording of the “London performance on April 23, 2022”. We will leave the history of activities to the commentary of “OXFORD 2022”, which will be released at the same time, and here we will focus on the latest tour currently in progress and check the positional relationship between the two works.・April 13-18: UK (4 performances) ・April 19 “OXFORD 2022” ・April 20 + 22: UK (2 performances) ・April 23: London performance ←★This work★ ・April 24-May 11: UK (13 performances) ・May 14-July 13: Europe (39 performances) ・September 22-November 1: North America (28 performances) This is the 2022 schedule that has been announced so far. The London performance of this work is the 8th performance since the start of the tour. It is a live album that vacuum-packed one night at the traditional London venue “Royal Albert Hall”. London is not only the home base of Floyd, but also a city where SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS itself has always performed live at every milestone. We have introduced a huge collection in our shop, but the evolution and transition of the project can also be grasped just by following the London recordings. Let’s take a look at the collection here. 2018 (UK #1 & 2) May 20 “DINGWALLS 2018” May 21-24 “PUTNEY 2018 (3 performances)” September 24 “PORTSMOUTH & LONDON 2018 (second half)” ● 2019 (UK #3) May 3 “ROUNDHOUSE 2019 1ST NIGHT” May 4: Roundhouse performance 2022 (UK #4) April 23: RAH performance ←★ This work ★ This is the London collection of SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS. This is the fourth time for the UK leg, and there are London recordings for all of them. They have already been around Europe and the US many times, but London is the only city where they have been able to experience such a condensed history of their activities. This work, which records the latest London performance, also has the best sound. With the restart of the music scene, new audience recordings of various bands have arrived, but FLOYD fans have different levels of ears and recording techniques. The texture, details, sound, tone, stability… everything is perfect. In fact, the simultaneously released “OXFORD 2022” was also perfect, so it is difficult to say which is better (which is why it was released at the same time), but this work gives a more balanced beauty and elegance. This is because the venue is the “Royal Albert Hall”. When you close your eyes, the scene of that unique venue comes to mind. Even if the sound quality is equal, the longing for the traditional venue that you have seen in the video works of various bands is inevitably added. The latest full show with increased perfection is depicted with such a dignified and exquisite sound. In the fifth performance “OXFORD 2022”, there were some songs that were mistaken and had to be redone, but after three performances, the ensemble has also evolved in this work. Although it is not yet deep enough to feel, it gives a careful and stable performance. At this point, the new repertoire also comes into its own. The song selection is the same as “OXFORD 2022”, so the analysis will be omitted (only the position of “Lucifer Sam” has been changed), but starting with the highlight song “Echoes”, which is also the tour title, “Candy And A Currant Bun”, which was the B-side song of the single “Arnold Layne”, and “Burning Bridges”, which has never been performed live by the original FLOYD, you can enjoy a wider selection of songs from the major songs to unexpected rare songs. The London collection of SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS is a must-listen and must-have for fans who want to snack on each part of the tour, as well as core completers. This is the latest super-class live album. The cutting edge of human culture, where you can experience not just the level of high sound quality but the height to which the “2022 audience recording” has reached. A superb audience recording of the “April 23, 2022 London performance”. The texture, detail, sound, tone, stability…everything is perfect. Moreover, you can feel the reality and dignity of the traditional venue Royal Albert Hall, and when you close your eyes, the sight of that unique venue comes to mind. The new material “Echoes”, “Burning Bridges”, and “Burning Bridges” introduced this year are also absolute new masterpieces that allow you to fully enjoy the latest full show with superb sound. Royal Albert Hall, London, UK 23rd April 2022 ULTIMTE SOUND Disc 1(66:53) 1. Intro 2. One Of These Days 3. Intro 4. Arnold Layne 5. Fearless 6. Obscured By Clouds / When You’re In 7. Candy And A Currant Bun 8. Vegetable Man 9. Intro 10. If 11. Atom Heart Mother 12. If (Reprise) 13. Intro 14. Remember A Day 15. Band Introductions 16. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Disc 2(73:22) 1. Intro 2. Interstellar Overdrive 3. Astronomy Domine 4. The Nile Song 5. Intro 6. Burning Bridges 7. Childhood’s End 8. Intro 9. See Emily Play 10. Echoes 11. Crowd 12. Lucifer Sam 13. A Saucerful Of Secrets 14. Bike 15. Outro Nick Mason – Drums Guy Pratt – Bass, vocals Gary Kemp – Guitar, vocals Dom Beken – Keyboards Lee Harris – Guitar
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