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Two recordings of Floyd’s Plumpton performance on August 8, 1969 exist. One is Recorder 1, which is uncut and has excellent sound quality, but tape deterioration starts to become noticeable from the middle of the show, making it difficult to listen to the end. On the other hand, Recorder 2 is an important source that conveyed the day’s pattern with a fair sound quality even though there were many cuts between songs. This Recorder 2 is a source known to have been locally recorded by the famous taper of yesteryear, Nick Ralph, but it turns out that he made a copy of the recording in 1975 for a collector who was living in London at the time. It is thought that the Recorder 2 currently on the market is a branch of copy recording at that time (*i.e. 2nd Gen or later). If you have actually listened to the Recorder 2, you will be familiar with its explosive sound character and the characteristic sound image where hiss becomes noticeable in quiet scenes, but this is probably from the 2nd Gen onwards. This is probably the result of deterioration over the generations. In May 2013, we released a title called “PLUMPTON 1969,” which was a combination of Recorders 1 and 2, but since a single source was used for the parts that used Recorder 2, the overall It is hard to say that the quality was satisfactory. However, in the summer of 2019, a sound source that dramatically improved the quality of Recorder 2 to a level worthy of viewing was released online. The uploader is Mr. Neonknight, who carefully examined the multiple Recorder 2s owned by several tapers he knew, that is, the branches and different generation sources of the same recording, and extracted the degraded scenes and missing scenes that were associated with each one to make them more damaged. We completed the best Recorder 2 by compensating with a low source and unifying it with strict pitch adjustment and minimal sound image correction. This is a finish that fundamentally overturns the impression of Recorder 2, which had a lot of negative impressions when it was a single source.It is because this new Recorder 2 has been completed that it can be combined with Recorder “1” without any discomfort, and as a result, this week This led to the birth of Sigma’s latest work “PLUMPTON 1969”. However, it is also true that with such an outstanding upper feeling, it can no longer be simply dismissed as a supplementary sub-source. Therefore, this time, as a planned disc accompanying the release of this latest work, this work is a disc version of the entire story of the reborn Recorder 2. In “PLUMPTON 1969”, this new Recorder 2 source appears from the second half of the rare song “The Narrow Way”, so in this work, Recorder 1 is used for the previous four songs, that is, “PLUMPTON 1969” The biggest topic is that tracks (1) to (4) can be listened to on the new Recorder 2. Of course, the fact remains that Recorder 1 has an overwhelming advantage in terms of overall sound quality and quality, but where Recorder 1’s low frequency components are weaker, the rawness and roughness of this source is on the contrary. is compensating for this (*and it appears with some frequency), so the difference in the individuality of the recorded sounds itself becomes an interesting source. By the way, tracks (1) to (5) of the new Recorder 2 that appear here are taken from a CD owned by Mr. Neonknight’s taper friends, and the source can be traced to the site that once existed on the Floyd specialty site “Yeshkul” It seems to have originated from a public sound source. First of all, “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun” has a low center of gravity that stands out from the beginning, such as the sound of the gong strummed by Roger and Nick’s tom rotation, but it is not the same as the conventional Recorder 2 that can be heard on the previously released editions. Compared to the sound, harsh metallic sounds, low-range explosions, and tape hiss are significantly reduced, and you will notice that the sound of the entire ensemble is much easier to listen to. The development from 5:57, when the bass stands out in the middle, gave the impression that in the old Recorder 2, the attack was too strong and the overall outlook was obscured, but in the new Recorder 2, the attack behind the bass was too strong. I think you’ll notice an improvement in resolution that allows you to clearly hear the expressions of each instrument. In “Cymbaline The Journey”, the hiss has been reduced by an order of magnitude, so Gilmour’s youthful singing voice, the harmony with Roger, and the delicate and colorful tones of the guitar are even more delivered to your ears, and the sound image is as good as before. It is also noteworthy that the original thickness and depth of monaural sound has been restored, rather than being flat and small. Although the hiss noise is still noticeable in “The Beginning”, you can feel that the direct feeling of Gilmore’s singing voice is not inferior to Recorder 1. Also, since the power resides in the low range as a characteristic of the source, isn’t this sound actually closer to the actual performance sound? It also offers a new perspective, and I think you’ll find that its vivid live recording feel complements Recorder 1. Regarding “Beset By Creatures Of The Deep,” Recorder 1 wins overall, but compared to the old Recorder 2, it has been revived with a completely different sound, and above all, the pitch adjustment has been strictly corrected. This makes it easier to grasp the musical core of this performance. I’d like to take a quick note of the upper feel from track (5) onwards. First of all, “The Pink Jungle” shifts to another Recorder 2, which is in better condition, around the time when you can hear birds chirping in the introduction. . Tracks (6) to (9) including this “The Pink Jungle” were left on Maxell’s Chrome Position cassette tape (*”XL-II 90″ manufactured from 1982 to 1984). It seems to be based on 2nd Gen, which was recorded with Dolby B turned on. Of course, this is different from the source that can be heard in our gift title, so even in the early part of “Behold The Temple Of Light” when the right channel died and only the left channel was producing sound, the sound was stable from both channels. The sound of “The End Of The Beginning” was so muffled that it was cut out at the same time as the end of the song, but it has been revived with an order of magnitude clearer sound, and it is an ad that continues to be recorded for a while after the end of the song. It also has a Vantage. The encore song (10) “Interstellar Overdrive” is taken from a TDK high-posit tape “SA 90” cassette owned by another person, and the 8kHz ringing noise that was present in other Recorder 2 sources is recorded. It is included in the version without. Although the generation is unknown, it is presumed to be quite close to the master, and the original master recording of Recorder 2 recorded by Nick Ralph is a song that can be seen to have been recorded with a considerably high-quality sound. The new Recorder 2 has been rebuilt in its best form from multiple Recorder 2s that branched off from the master, and brought back to life in its best form ever. By listening to the entire show with Recorder 2 first, rather than listening to Recorder 1 as the main source, which has high quality sound but can only listen to part of the show, you can gain fresh insight and understanding of the day’s performance. It is a sound source that provides hints. 9th National Jazz & Blues Festival, Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, Sussex, UK 8th August 1969 (70:43) 1. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 2. Cymbaline“The Journey” Suite 3. The Beginning (a.k.a. Green Is The Colour) 4. Beset By Creatures Of The Deep (a.k.a. Careful With That Ax, Eugene) 5. The Narrow Way (a.k.a. The Narrow Way, Part 3) careful53’s cassette 6. The Pink Jungle (a.k.a. Pow R. Toc H.) 7. The Labyrinths Of Auximines (a.k.a. Interstellar Overdrive) 8. Behold The Temple Of Light 9. The End Of The Beginning (a.k.a. A Saucerful Of Secrets) goldenband’s cassette 10. Interstellar Overdrive
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