Pink Floyd/London,UK 11.17.1974 Recorder2

Another failure in the history of Pink Floyd’s sound sources!!! Recorder 2 chases Recorder 1 at the final performance at Wembley in November 1974!! What is the difference in sound quality, and what is required for live recording? What on earth is it? Introducing the latest work that will shake up listeners’ aural evaluation!! Pink Floyd November 17, 1974, Wembley Empire Pool (currently SSE Arena Wembley), London, UK. Many recordings that captured the final day of this 3DAYS performance that continued from the 15th have appeared, but “WEMBLEY 1974 FINAL NIGHT: UNPROCESSED MASTER” was the one that hit the nail on the head with a lightning strike. Dropped reel-to-reel directly from the master reel, it contains the unprocessed 1st gen original sound with extremely high information density, and is recognized by unofficial sound source fans around the world as the definitive record of the widely known Recorder 1. It has been. However, because of this, it can be said that Recorder 2, which suddenly appeared in May of this year, was a complete surprise. The sound source released by the recorder himself is a treasured recording that was never released from the public, recorded using Agfa gevaert’s original cassette tapes C120 and C90 on a Decca Legato monaural cassette recorder. In May of this year, this actual master tape was newly played with optimal azimuth adjustment on Nakamichi’s 3-head deck “DR-1” (a masterpiece from the 90’s!!), and digitized at 24bit/192kHz. did. The sound was extremely good for an AUD recording from 1974, and the unofficial sound source fans around the world, who had become accustomed to Recorder 1 and had lost their sense of nervousness, intuitively felt, “Oh, this is it!” I was shocked. One of the reasons for this is the location where it was recorded. The ticket released on the day along with the sound source also showed that the recording location of Rec 2 was “Entrance 73 A 87”. If you look at this location in the old seating chart from before Empire Pool was renovated in 1978, it’s obvious that this location, close to the stage, was one of the sections that Taper recognized at the time as a sweet spot for recording. , confirming the dynamic nature of this Rec 2 sound. And above all, it is also a big topic that there are scenes that were not recorded in Recorder 1 in multiple places. For example, “Raving And Drooling”, which became the opening song from this day, the monologue SE before the performance starts about 3 seconds before Rec 1, and the tuning scene that comes after the performance is also completely recorded uncut. . This seamless feeling is refreshing, as there was a noticeable imperfection in this tuning part in Rec 1, where there were two pauses due to the on/off of the record button. “You Gotta Be Crazy” also had a scene missing for about 4 seconds at the beginning of Rec 1 at 0:08, but this Rec 2 is also completely uncut. The joy of being able to listen to the rawness of a song, where the image of the song has not yet solidified, completely stress-free is exceptional. Moreover, from the first half of the song “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, the sound clarity and resolution increase, and as you listen to it, the sense of improvement in sound quality increases. Furthermore, the situation from 21:29 to the end of the disc after the end of the song (= loud cheers and announcement that the show break will begin) is also a topic. Since there is no recording of this part of Rec 2, it is supplemented by Rec 1, but when you listen to this sound source shift part, you will notice that the difference in sound quality between the two has almost disappeared. is. Therefore, expectations are high for the complete reproduction of the dark side of Disc 2. Moreover, the sound image is even more deeply carved because the position of the microphone was adjusted during the break, and listening and comparing the two recordings becomes more and more interesting. For example, in “Time” you can get a vivid sense of the difference in how the performance sound was reverberating from each recording position due to the difference in the volume of the midrange emitted by both sources, and in “The Great Gig In The Sky” The female guide vocal, which stretches and spreads in the high range, is also a great listen for its piercing comfort and the difference in texture. The way the tempo increases and it becomes jazzy towards the end of the song is a musical transformation that is different from Rec 1 in its tonal luster and vibrations, and in “Us And Them” the delay applied to the vocals and the sound of the saxophone are very different. The texture of the song, and even the vivid floating feeling that comes out in the middle of “Any Color You Like” is full of charm that can only be experienced with this sound image, so I would like you to compare the difference with Rec 1. And on Disc 3, it’s an even greater feat! The scene before the performance starts remains for about 80 seconds longer than Rec 1 (from the front)!! This section includes Roger’s voice, the sound of the guitar, and the drums. It includes the state of tuning such as checking, and you will feel that the on-site feeling of the day and the documentary quality have been significantly upgraded. Of course, the sound of “Echoes” itself is different from Rec 1. The vividness stands out from the first sonar sound in the introductory part, and in the crying scene and the section of “Nothing Part 14″, you can experience the dynamic range (= difference in the strength of the sound) of the Rec 2 original sound at a high level, It’s also nice to be able to listen to the performance with a deep euphoria that rivals Rec 1. In addition, in Rec 1, there are intermittent sound dropouts and sound irregularities in both left and right channels at multiple points in addition to 10:33-35, 14:47-50, 17:29, 22:07-15, but in Rec 2, both channels It is also worth noting that you can listen to all channels with a very stable sound image. …Nevertheless, this is a satisfying listen, and there are many happy first appearance scenes. When there are other recordings from the same day, it is common for people to strongly recognize the one with the best sound quality among them, and that becomes the representative sound source in a collective consciousness.However, Led Zeppelin’s There is no need to cite 929 and Eddie’s performance dates as examples, but there are excellent same-day recordings of sources other than the typical Rec 1. In other words, whether or not there are excellent same-day recordings will increase the precision and the piece that was missing in Rec 1, and deepen your understanding of that day’s performance. This Recorder 2, which was released by the recorder himself this time, is exactly that. This important performance, which cannot be avoided when talking about Floyd in 1974, is the complete first appearance and the longest separate recording, so it cannot be judged by the sound quality alone, and it is only by listening to both sides that one can truly understand and be moved. Isn’t it quite natural to reach this point? When we, fans of unofficial sound sources, come face to face with sound sources from the same day, we tend to choose one based only on the superiority or inferiority of the sound quality, but Recorder 2 teaches us that sometimes it is nonsense to choose. “EARLS COURT 1973 2ND NIGHT: Recorder 2”, the Earl’s Court performance from May 1973, released simultaneously by the same recording artist as this work, will also be released at the same time, but both have the full length and scene accuracy that Recorder 1 lacked. This is the first-class Recorder 2 that combines the following functions. Normally Recorder 2 is rarely in the spotlight on its own, but that’s why you are sure to be shocked by the unknown upper feeling of a familiar performance. Please enjoy the tough radiation power unique to Rec 2 original sound and the entire show with a documentary feel!! Live at Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK 17th November 1974 PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (56: 47) 1. Raving And Drooling 2. You Gotta Be Crazy 3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond ★21:29 – Compensation until the end Disc 2 (57:40) Dark Side Of The Moon 1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe 3. On The Run 4. Time 5. Breathe(Reprise) 6. The Great Gig In The Sky 7. Money 8. Us And Them 9. Any Color You Like 10. Brain Damage 11. Eclipse ★1:25 – Compensation until the end Disc 3 (27:56) 1. Audience 2. Echoes Missing parts of previously released (Recorder 1, Sigma 174) *Disc1 1trk 2trk There are two pauses between songs. 2trk 4 seconds are missing from the pause at 0:08 *Disc3 opening is about 80 seconds shorter than this version