Pink Floyd/Australia 1988 Upgrade

Pink Floyd’s forgotten stereo SBD masterpiece source from 1988 has finally arrived!!! The freshest source directly transferred from the original master cassette has been remastered and revived with ultra-high quality sound of official edition level. !!Al The new Gilmore Floyd had started a world tour on September 9, 1987, coinciding with the release date of BAM “Utsu” (September 8), and rode the wave of that huge success to shine. It would be no exaggeration to say that 1988 was a year of musical enthusiasm. Even if we look at the history of Floyd using unofficial sound sources, there are still some top-class stereo SBD recordings made from the spring to fall of 1988, and the enthusiasm and excitement of that time has been handed down to the present with a sound that has never faded. I’m here. Among them, the most prominent ones that come to mind are giant sound sources such as “DELICATE SOUND IN NEW YORK”, “DEFINITIVE LILLE 1988” and “NASSAU COLISEUM 1988″, but another star title that stands on par with these three giant sound sources is ” It was a stereo SBD source called “LAPSE OF MEMORY”. This title, which appeared in September 2005, is a stereo SBD that was directly transferred from the original master cassette, and it is a rare record that wipes out all the existing sound sources that had until then had a very analog leaked cassette bootleg sound quality. This is an outstanding album. But why was such a masterpiece sauce lost to the times? This is probably because although this recording was a stereo SBD, there were two cuts in the song due to tape changes, and the two encore songs were not recorded. However, as mentioned above, the sound quality is of the highest quality, comparable to the three giant sound sources that represent 1988, and in terms of stereo sound, this recording boasts a brilliance that can be said to be the pinnacle of 1988 recordings, and the Floyd of that time It is the one and only strongest source that conveys the musical multi-layered structure released in the actual staging to the present in its best form. Therefore, we have completely scrutinized the original cassette master that was used for this “LAPSE OF MEMORY” (*hereinafter referred to as the “old edition”) and shocked fans around the world, and have refinished it. By raising the brilliance of the high-quality master original sound to the ultimate level, we have breathed life back into this source that had been left behind in a “timeless world”. In addition, the large analog noise that existed at 3:37 of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, which could be said to be the only drawback of the old version, has been completely removed. All the existing scenes have been transformed into a more direct and crisp sound than the previous version, and it has been revived as a masterpiece stereo SBD with the perfection and punch of the official level sound!!! When the disc starts, it is overwhelming. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” stands up with its vividness and punch. You should be able to understand how extraordinary this recording is just from this introduction scene. As mentioned above, the large noise that existed around 3:37 on the old Sirene edition has been completely removed by the remaster, and you can see that the noise at 6:03 has also been significantly reduced. “Signs Of Life” shows a vivid upper-feeling with the separation of the SE sound of paddling in the water and the SE sounds around it, and the guitar plucking and the faint melody of the synthesizer that responds to it also approaches the best sound image ever. Masu. In “Learning To Fly,” the sense of separation between the ensemble appears in an outstanding three-dimensional way, and you should be able to get an even clearer sense of what kind of hierarchical structure of sounds this song is composed of. The sense of separation and depth of the chorus part has amazing resolution, and when Gilmore’s MC comes in after the song ends, you can even see his faint breathing and tongue movements as he speaks. In “Yet Another Movie”, the resolution of the delay applied to Gilmore’s vocals (* even the faint sound that disappears is picked up) and the thick and dynamic mid to low range stand out with a crystal clear sound image. In addition, even with “Sorrow”, you will feel the real thrill of creating a fruitful harmony in the low range, vividly released from the master original sound. In “The Dogs Of War”, the sharp tone of the saxophone that appears from the middle has been improved with rich texture, and the remastered effect that only brings out the energy of the tone without compromising its sharpness will captivate your ears. And when it comes to “On The Turning Away”, the super sound that makes you feel even more strongly the leaping power of intelligence that this day’s performance has is overflowing with full stereo feeling. This is also an aspect where you can get a glimpse of the size of the master’s original sound vessel. In “One Of These Days”, the diffusion of the faint echo on the bass has become even more vivid, and the sound image can now enjoy the original depth of the original sound. When I listen to this, I have to admit that the transfer I made with the equipment from 14 years ago was a little loose. This can be clearly seen in “Time”, where the sense of separation of the female chorus that appears around the thick ensemble in the center of the sound image and the minute drumming sounds of rhythm keeping is a different level of clarity. On the other hand, “Welcome To The Machine” had a splendid sound image even in the old version, but this work has a clearer sound and a richer sound potential. In “Us And Them,” the delay applied to Gilmore’s vocals appears as close to the master’s original sound, and the way he shouts from a distance from the microphone during the interlude also stands out even more clearly on this latest release. . Like the old version, “Money” has a cut due to a tape change at the end of the song (* “Another Brick…Part 2” also cuts off due to this). This is a scene that cannot be helped because the master recording is already like this, but it is a topic that the latest remaster has made the performance scene other than the cut point amazingly listenable. In particular, the guitar cutting in “Another Brick…Part 2” has improved the clarity of the sound, making the tone much more vivid, and the attack of the bass, which uses many slaps, has become more beautiful, and the core of the sound has been improved. The charm of the original sound that is exposed is coming out. “Comfortably Numb” also has an outstanding stereo delay on the vocals, and the simple harmony between Gilmore and Miss Rachel is alive with an increasingly attractive sound image. At the end of the song, the ensemble becomes a thick wall of sound with the guitar solo in the center, creating a special marriage between the original sound and the latest remaster, and you’ll definitely be mesmerized by the sound. This work is a stereo SBD disc that is sure to be enjoyed for a long time with the sound and vision unique to the 1988 “Utsu” tour with its unique color and floating feeling, and is sure to be enjoyed for a long time. One more thing: I’m sure many of you will have fond memories of the return visit to Japan in early March for the first time in 16 years. In fact, this Australia/Melbourne performance that can be heard in this work was only two weeks before the 1988 Japan performance, and this Australian tour was the same 8 consecutive performances as the Japan tour. In other words, here is a performance with the same energy and scale as the Japan performance at that time, recorded on an amazing high-quality stereo SBD, and there is no leaked SBD source from the 1988 Japan performance. Therefore, it is sure to be a piece that we Japanese fans can feel a special affinity for. Please check out the Melbourne stereo SBD from the same time as the Japanese performance, which has long disappeared from the unofficial sound source scene, and is the only one remaining from the spring of 1988, and the super special stereo sound that is exceptional among all the sound sources of 1988!!! National Tennis Center at Flinders Park, Melbourne, Australia 19th February 1988 STEREO SBD(UPGRADE) Disc 1(65:06) 1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 2. Signs Of Life 3. Learning To Fly 4. Yet Another Movie 5. A New Machine Part 1 6. Terminal Frost 7. A New Machine Part 2 8. Sorrow 9. The Dogs Of War 10. On The Turning Away Disc 2(63: 08) 1. One Of These Days 2. Time 3. On The Run 4. Wish You Were Here 5. Welcome To The Machine 6. Us And Them 7. Money 8. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 9. Comfortably Numb STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING