Pink Floyd/Live at Pompeii Quadraphonic

“LIVE AT POMPE II” is very familiar to rock fans. Based on the legendary 4-channel mix of the theatrical version of the film’s soundtrack, which is said to have been used only in a very small number of theaters in the United States when it was released in theaters in the mid-1970s. Converted to 2 channels and made into a CD! This is a sound disc from a unique route that has not been uploaded to the famous Floyd sound source site. The audio is based on the front and rear two CD masters extracted from the 35mm cinemascope 4-track magnetic soundtrack that has been mixed in a 4-channel format, and is uniquely mixed on 2ch and turned into a CD, as usual official. -You can experience “Pompeii” with an interesting mix that cannot be created from the release version of Pirate. This 4-channel mix was created around 1974 at the initiative of “Pompeii” director Adrian Marben and others, who asked recording engineer Dan Wallin (famous for movies such as “Woodstock”) to do a 4-channel mix, and after mixing at A&M studio. , it was copied using the Todd AO format and was released to the public only in a small number of theaters in New York and Los Angeles that supported 4ch mixes. However, since then, it has never seen the light of day and been completely forgotten (some say that the Floyd members themselves were not aware of the existence of 4ch…), but in recent years, by chance, this movie A fan of the 1974 theatrical version was not released on DVD in the correct format (as fans know, the current official DVD has been heavily modified), so they decided to download past releases. I tried to use it to restore the 1974 version. Some time later, in an exchange in an online fan community, the phantom 4-channel mix was extracted from real 35mm film that hadn’t seen the light of day since its theatrical release in the mid-1970s. It is said that it was distributed to some parts. This time, the two CD masters of the front and rear discs that were distributed are difficult to balance as they are, so we have mixed them into 2ch and made it into a CD, so it is not a strict reproduction of 4 channels, but this is all there is to it. However, you can enjoy it as a “Pompeii mixed soundtrack” that is different from the normal audio. The most noticeable difference in the overall mix is ​​the guitar track. For example, if you pay attention to the intro of Echoes (Part 1) and the guitar that can be heard after 6 minutes of the track time, in the official version, the guitar is slightly audible in the left channel from beginning to end, but in this version, the echo component is shifted to the right channel, although it is generally leftward. The difference is obvious, as the stereo position is constantly moving around and changing, and the mix emphasizes the realism that takes advantage of the characteristics of 4ch. Other than that, if you check the beginning of the third track, Eugene, here the drums are surprisingly clearly positioned in the center, and each instrument doesn’t feel too processed, it’s a tight mix with a direct feel. It may be. Also, during the screaming part, the drums spread slightly to the left and right, making it sound quite flashy. Anyway, you can hear the differences everywhere, and I think there are many other interesting discoveries other than those mentioned here, so I think it will be interesting to listen to and compare the audio of related videos on your own. The Legendary Quadraphonic Mix from a genuine 35mm print of the film The audio was taken from a 35mm Cinemascope 4-track magnetic striped print of Live at Pompeii featuring the quadraphonic mix(64:05) 1. Intro 2. Echoes, Part 1 3. Careful With That Ax, Eugene 4. A Saucerful Of Secrets 5. One Of These Days 6. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 7. Mademoiselle Nobs 8. Echoes, Part 2