Pink Floyd Pink Floyd/NY,USA 7.2.1977 Upgrade

If the Beatles and the Stones paved the way for British bands to hold concerts in the US in the 1960s, Pink Floyd was one of the British bands that expanded that to stadium-class tours in the 1970s. What’s more, it’s surprising that they didn’t rely on chart-topping singles, which were common in the 1960s, or on TV and radio appearances, but instead gained fans solely through the explosive sales of their albums, and yet toured the US energetically. In the early days, Floyd had a pop hit single with “See Emily Play,” but after Syd Barrett left the band, they became the leader of album-oriented groups. Then, in 1973, with the mammoth hit of the album “The Dark Side of the Moon,” they embarked on their US tour, which introduced their first stadium-class venues in June, whereas in the first half of the year they still toured arena-centered venues. The mega-hit “The Dark Side of the Moon” solidified their popularity in the US, and they played a role in spreading progressive rock, which was a rather cult genre, to a major genre in the US. They gained so much popularity there that when they toured the US again in 1975, they expanded their tour to a stadium-centered one. However, when they toured in large venues in the US, they started to encounter unexpected problems. Some of the audience would set off firecrackers during the live performance. This became more serious in 1975, when they performed new songs before the album was released in large venues. It was originally difficult to listen to music from the upper seats of the stands of a stadium or arena in the US at that time. This was especially true in an era when the PA system had finally been established. The problem was that some of the audience members who were watching the live performance from such a bad position had picked up the habit of setting off firecrackers to kill boredom, which was a problem. In fact, the mischief of setting off firecrackers at concerts was never seen at venues outside of the United States, and that was one of the reasons why Floyd’s live sound changed drastically between 1974 and 1975. People would pay money to come and set off firecrackers. So in the 1977 Animals tour, also known as the “In The Flesh” tour, they released the album first, toured Europe first, and then went to the United States. Still, Roger must have been troubled by the fact that he had to go to that noisy United States again. The Animals tour schedule moved to the United States in April, but strangely enough, for the past year or so, we have been releasing recordings of the US stage in June. Last year, we released “CHICAGO 1977”, and this year, we released the evergreen “DEFINITIVE OAKLAND 1977”, which was just reissued a few weeks ago on “BOSTON 1977 MASTER TAPES”. Listening to them, you will be reminded that June was the stable and fulfilling period of the Animals tour in the United States. It is well known that Roger was so satisfied in Boston that he uttered the words “Perfect End To A Perfect Day! Good Night” at the end of the show. Dark clouds began to gather over those fulfilling days at the Philadelphia performance on the 29th, which was the last live show in June. There, firecrackers were set off many times during the performance. And at the four consecutive nights of performances at Madison Square in New York in July, when the US tour reached its final stage, the firecracker commotion escalated to the point where it interfered with the performance. The fact that the performances continued in a completely different situation from the fulfilling June caused Roger a lot of stress, and the conclusion of that was waiting for him in Montreal on the final day of the tour. Ironically, there is an audience recording with very good sound quality for the MSG performance, which was a trying day for Roger and the band. Among them, July 2nd boasts the most astonishing sound quality. First, the LP “CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE” saw the light of day, but after that, when it became CD, the second part of the concert was concentrated for a while. The LP of the same name of Natural Zone of the Condor group and the CD of the same name and TSP’s “WELCOME TO THE MACHINE” are representative of these. The reason why such half-baked items were widespread was because of the abnormally high quality recording state of the second part. It is thought that the reason is that the taper changed its position after the first part, but even so, the sound image is incredibly on. It is no wonder that it was touted as a “sound board” when the previous items were released. On the other hand, it is also true that the first part of the tense was not conveyed because of that. The firecrackers there were really terrible. Firecrackers were set off during the performance of most songs. In addition, because of the indoor arena called MSG, the ending of “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” was captured with a deafening level of explosion. Although the sound image distance is not as good as the second part, the sound quality of the first part, which reproduces the tense realism with amazing clarity, is also very high level. After the song ended, Roger told the audience that he was taking a break, but it seems that he tried to keep calm despite all that interference. Although the texture is different, each stage boasts a different quality on the second day of MSG, but our shop has continued to release definitive versions suitable for the modern era with “PROG KING” and its dramatically upper version “DAY OF THE ANIMALS”. However, just like the Oakland reissued a few weeks ago, a transfer from the master tape appeared, and it was “NEW YORK 1977 2ND NIGHT”, released two years ago, that was released as the definitive version of this classic audience recording. The biggest standard sound source in MSG’s consecutive performances, it was sealed in the ultimate form so far… Such a sigh-like reaction was received from the maniacs, and it was naturally sold out early. So it’s no surprise that there were constant requests for a reissue, just like in Oakland. Sorry for the wait, but the definitive version of the second day of MSG is finally here. The second part was so amazing that it was hard to believe it was the “sound” of 1977. The first part captured all of this with the utmost freshness and clarity, with Floyd playing hard despite being tormented by firecrackers, and the audience going wild for the production and songs from the latest album at the time (these are the excellent points that make it more than just a happening). We are reissuing the best version of that tense night! Live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA 2nd July 1977 TRULY PERFECT/ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1(51:53) 1. Sheep 2. Pigs On The Wing Pt. 1 3. Dogs 4. Pigs On The Wing Pt. 2 5. Pigs (Three Different Ones) Disc 2(72:49) 1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pts. 1-5 2. Welcome To The Machine 3. Have A Cigar 4. Wish You Were Here 5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pts. 6-9 6. Money 7. Us And Them