Pink Floyd/Missouri, USA 1973

From the 1973 North American tour held in conjunction with the release of “Madness”, the third performance of the tour, the St. Louis, Missouri performance on March 6th, was a high-quality audience that was so good that it was safe to declare it as the best level. Completely recorded for 1 hour and 56 minutes. The existence of the sound sources of the first day of the tour in Madison, Wisconsin (3/4) and the second day of the tour in Detroit, Michigan (3/5) has not been confirmed, so this performance sound source is the oldest of the 1973 tour. Considering this high quality sound and the length of about 2 hours, it is surprising that it has not been booted until now (previously released “Illusion of Childhood’s” It’s a much fresher and better quality sound than End (HL).In fact, with such a high quality sound source, I wish it would have been released on CD! The sound image is stable from beginning to end, and the sound is very well separated.The sound is not muffled and has a direct feel, and there are no annoying audience members around, so you can concentrate and enjoy the performance. The opening is Ikinari Omagari Echoes! This is a special set that can only be heard at the beginning of the 1973 tour (and the beginning of the 1987 tour).It is a performance that shows Floyd’s confidence and motivation as he tries to overwhelm the listener with the big song from the beginning. The sound source had a lot of cuts and the sound was bad, so I think it gave a bad impression, but the original sound source has the lowest cut point (6:07 of Childhood’s End and Us And Them’s 1:30, 4:53), the sound quality is very good, so the impression of the 1973 St. Louis performance may change completely for enthusiasts. This is a valuable performance that is said to have been performed for the first time on this day. Although it feels a little fumbling, the solid performance fits the hard atmosphere of this song. The ending is valuable, but this song, which features Gilmore’s vocals and has a pop and familiar melody and rhythm, doesn’t seem to fit the flow of Floyd’s live shows at this time, and in fact, the set quickly falls apart. (Instead it will be Set The Controls…) Today’s Careful With That Ax, Eugene is a great performer, and Waters’ intense screaming in the middle has a great effect, leaving the first part with a unique feel, and then moving on to the second part, “Madness.” Actually, since the album hasn’t been released yet, the audience’s reaction hasn’t been as hysterical as it has been since then. The opening SE has been changed from a simple one using the heartbeat of the previous year’s tour to the same take as the album. The performance itself feels somewhat more solid compared to the 1972 tour, which was a spectacular performance that seemed to be possessed by something, but perhaps it’s because it’s early in the tour and the tour production hasn’t been decided yet. . Compared to last year’s tour, the overall arrangement has been changed to be based on the album, and the differences can be seen in various places. Previous takes of the encore One Of These Days were unbearable to listen to, with unstable pitch and deteriorated sound, but the take on this version has improved considerably in terms of pitch. . The definitive version of the 1973 St. Louis performance, a must-see for Floyd fans. Please enjoy the first recording of the tour in master quality! Live at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 6th March 1973 TRULY AMAZING SOUND Disc 1(60:47) 1. Echoes 2. Obscured By Clouds 3. When You’re In 4. Childhood’s End 5. Careful With That Ax , Eugene Disc 2(54:30) The 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 Encore 12. One Of These Days