| Identifier | 9844767 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | FLAC |
| Sound Rating | A- |
| Note | [SHN >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.47 By OldNeumanntapr. ST5 Checksums Included]
(BBC Archives Rev A) Text File Notes: Back when this title was orginally released, Marc-Olivier did an exhaustive comparison between it and the RoIO known as "At Dawn v4.00". He found neither entity to be superior to the other. Each one had its strong points in different areas and he suggested an amalgamation of the two. A little later, we also learned that the speed used for Scream Thy Last Scream and Vegetable Man were incorrect. Another flaw existed with the 1967 sessions. These were originally mono broadcasts. But due to "old age" of the tapes, the original BBC6769 Harvested release had some channel balance problems. All this, and more, has been fixed on the 'rev A' release. Here's a track-by-track breakdown... Track 01 - Flaming Our original release was a little hissy. The "At Dawn" version had been equalized to eliminate the hiss, but this was overdone and resulted in a "bassy" track. I've reequalized our original track. The rev A version is not hissy and not bassy either. The balance has been recentered to mono too. Track 02 - Scarecrow The balance has been recentered to mono. Track 03 - Matilda Mother The "At Dawn" version was slightly clearer than our original. This rev A release uses the "At Dawn" version with the balance recentered to mono. Ron also reFrankentooned the first note. In addition, the tray artwork has been updated to give the correct spelling of 'Matilda'. Track 04 - The Gnome Again, the "At Dawn" version is used here as it had slightly better SQ. We used our version to restore the start of the song that was missing on "At Dawn". The balance was recentered to mono. Track 05 - Pow R Toc H The balance was recentered to mono. Track 06 - Vegetable Man The "At Dawn" version is used here. And the balance was recentered. But that's not all...This is the biggest change on this release. The speed has been significantly slowed down. The recent Omnibus special on Syd Barrett and the Pink Floyd included some snippets of Vegetable Man. The RoIO used for this BBC show came direct from the BBC Archives. As such, we feel we may have found a valid speed reference. The speed of Vegetable Man on our rev A release matches that used in the Omnibus special. This is a lot slower than you're probably used to hearing for this song. But, it is very nice and natural. Enjoy! Track 07 - Scream Thy Last Scream A balance recentered, speed corrected version sourced from "At Dawn" is used here. Track 08 - Jugband Blues A balance recentered "At Dawn" version is used here. Track 09 - Let There Be More Light Our original unchanged. Track 10 - Murderistic Women Our original unchanged. Track 11 - Julia Dream "At Dawn" version used. Pop at 1:09 fixed. Track 12 - Massed Gadgets of Hercules "At Dawn" version used. Pop at 0:24 fixed. Track 13 - Point Me at the Sky Our original version with the original patch job at the beginning rebalanced to have a more natural transition. Glitch at 2:36 fixed. Track 14 - Embryo Our original unchanged. Track 15 - Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major Our original unchanged. Track 16 - Interstellar Overdrive Our original unchanged. Track 17 - Daybreak Our original unchanged. Track 18 - Nightmare To conform with the Man and the Journey theme of this performace. The title 'Cymbaline' has been changed to 'Nightmare' in the revised artwork. The song is our original unchanged. Tracks 19/20 The Beginning / Beset By Creature of the Deep Our originals unchanged. Track 21 - The Narrow Way Our original unchanged. |
| Source Info | BBC FM |
| Traded From | OBIE's Treasure Chest |
| Trades Allowed |
Performance
| Pink Floyd 1967-??-?? The Complete Top Gear Sessions 1967-1969, London, UK | |
|---|---|
| Set 1 | Flaming Apples And Oranges Scarecrow The Gnome Mathilda Mother Vegetable Man Pow R. Toc H. Scream Thy Last Scream Jugband Blues Julia Dream Let There Be More Light Murderistic Women The Massed Gadgets Of Hercules Point Me At The Sky Baby Blue Shuffle In D Major Embryo Interstellar Overdrive Daybreak Cymbaline Green Is The Colour Careful With That Axe, Eugene The Narrow Way/Part Three |
| Set 2 | |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | This 2 CD set represents Pink Floyd's Top Gear sessions on the BBC between 30 Sep 1967 and 12 May 1969.
Track sources: Tracks 1-5, September 30, 1967; Tracks 6-9, December 19, 1967; Tracks 10-13, June 28, 1968; Tracks 14-17, January 14, 1969; Tracks 18-22, May 12, 1969 |