Pink Floyd - Entire Catalogue Remastered [Archive]

Neil McCauley

11-05-2011, 17:44

"Pink Floyd and EMI Music, announce a comprehensive release schedule, to be launched on September 26, 2011, encompassing CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Super-deluxe box sets will contain alternate takes, unreleased tracks and restored live concert screen films including in the Dark Side Box a live recording of the legendary The Dark Side Of The Moon performance at Wembley in 1974.

In addition to remastered CDs (called The Discovery Series) and the Immersion (CD / DVD / Blu-ray) box sets will be a series of Experience Editions coupling one classic album with a further disc of related content from that album. Storm Thorgerson has overseen the visual design, including new booklets for all the CDs, new artwork for the box sets and menus for the DVD content. Photographer Jill Furmanovsky, has edited books of original unseen photographs.

Pink Floyd collaborators have been in charge of digital remastering to the highest audio and audiovisual standards. Pink Floyd film archivist Lana Topham has supervised the painstaking restoration of many historic films from Pink Floyd's classic era, included in the Immersion box sets for The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here. First to be available on 26 September 2011 will be: Expanded deluxe and special edition versions of The Dark Side Of The Moon, in a 6-disc Immersion box set and Experience 2-disc versions, as well as a collectors' vinyl LP and various digital formats. Plus 14 studio albums, digitally remastered will be available separately or as a box set.

On 7 November 2011, Phase 2 of the releases will include: Wish You Were Here Immersion 5-disc and Experience 2-disc editions, both of which will include bonus material from the band's 1974 Wembley dates, including a 20-minute tour de force live rendition of Shine On You Crazy Diamond, as well as a unique recording of Wish You Were Here featuring the legendary jazz violinist, Stephane Grappelli. A collectors' vinyl LP will also be available, as will various digital formats. Released simultaneously will be A Foot In The Door - The Best Of Pink Floyd, a collection of their most well known songs, contained on one album for the first time.

The long-awaited 5.1 version of Wish You Were Here, mixed by James Guthrie, will also be released in parallel via independent label Acoustic Sounds. The Wall, will be afforded the same exhaustive treatment on February 27, 2012, with deluxe packages including a 7-disc Immersion set and a 3-disc Experience edition. A collectors' vinyl LP will also be available. "

Beechwoods

11-05-2011, 17:47

I pre-ordered my 'Immersion' Box Set versions of 'Dark Side' and 'Wish You Were Here' this morning. A bit pricey, but they are finally a decent effort at bringing some new stuff to longtime collectors, and 5 or 6 discs ain't bad. Some of the stuff hasn't even been bootlegged yet :eek:

Dark Side http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004ZNARH4
Wish You Were Here http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004ZNAUVW

I am so hoping that they will do a 'More' Immersion set. I would love to have a few discs of outtakes from those sessions!

Jonboy

11-05-2011, 17:49

I read about the Dark side of the Moon jobbie in the paper today but i don't think i will be bothering @£93.60 :eek:

Beechwoods

11-05-2011, 17:51

There are cheaper editions - two discers with a live set with each recorded by the Beeb thats well worth hearing.

MartinT

11-05-2011, 17:52

I have plenty of DSOTMs but it's Wish You Were Here that I'll be grabbing.

Yoga

11-05-2011, 18:02

Thanks for the heads up. More expensive than I would have hoped, however!

Will keep an eye for the cheaper versions Nick mentioned.

DSOTM, WYWH and Pulse will be in the basket :¬)

Alex_UK

11-05-2011, 18:10

Gosh - I don't really know what to think about this - exciting news for sure, but there certainly seems to be a lot of cash cow milking going on... :(

Beechwoods

11-05-2011, 18:28

I agree. They should have done this the first time they 'remastered' their back catalogue!

sparrow

11-05-2011, 20:57

Phuck me.....

Techno Commander

12-05-2011, 07:21

I expect the quality will be good and will provide a kick in the arse to most of todays music producers.

Macca

12-05-2011, 07:56

Beechwoods

12-05-2011, 08:03

But the bits on these discs have been stroked by James Guthrie :eek:

WAD62

12-05-2011, 08:30

6 cds plus a box cost to manufacture about £6.00 sale price £96.00 - thats not milking a cow that is an industrial sized dairy operation. Of course they have the cost of recording and producing the album to make back before they see a profit - oh! wait a minute...

Absolutely agree...this is a 'Kraft' style operation

The record company know that the Pink Floyd audience are always going to shell out, and are exploiting this.

I shall have no qualms in copying these, I've already paid for both the albums and CD's... ;)

MartinT

12-05-2011, 08:54

A good remaster of Meddle would be welcome.

Tim

12-05-2011, 08:59

Well as a long-time Floydian I very much doubt I will be sucked into the £96.00 boxset!! I already have 6 DSOTM's including the original Black Triangle Japan pressing and the MFSL - so this IMO is not worth the extra wonga they are charging :scratch:

A cynic might say this is a real push to try and put DSOTM ahead of Thriller as the all time best selling album, as well as milking that cash cow - I wonder what the remaining band members make of it all? This smacks of Roger's profiteering to me as opposed to something DG would support.

(however I have been known to do U-Turns :doh:)

Stratmangler

12-05-2011, 08:59

But the bits on these discs have been stroked by James Guthrie :eek:

What, again ?
What didn't he like about the results from the last time he tinkered with them ?

Rare Bird

27-05-2011, 02:27

I noticed all the Discovery CD's are available for pre order, couldnt help misen: I've ordered em all up to & Including 'Obscured By Clouds' nice to have a full matching set :eyebrows: ..

MartinT

27-05-2011, 06:08

Oh go on, Andr'e, you know you want Dark Side really...

MartinT

27-05-2011, 06:09

Will any of this remastering include vinyl? I'd love a good copy of Wish You Were Here. The original EMI CD is not great.

DSJR

27-05-2011, 06:40

James Guthrie - isn't he the one who slaughtered DSOTM last time???????

What the fugg is wrong with the excellent Doug Sax remasters? Oh, I know, the Shine-On box set is twenty years old and they want to extract more dosh from gullible punters. Out takes are there because they weren't judged good enough for original release. I thought Doug still had all the analogue originals, certainly of DSOTM.. if he has, then all the new tinkering of original material will be of his transfers.

Having listened well to the beatles' remasters, i'm really not sure the final product is quite what the original team wanted back in the 60's. All this tinkering - and in the analogue domain as well where losses are inevitable - hmmmmm.......

MartinT

27-05-2011, 07:10

James Guthrie - isn't he the one who slaughtered DSOTM last time???????

If you mean the EMI DSOTM SACD then I don't understand. It is by far the best mastering of the album that I know, and I include the Mobile Fidelity LP in that assessment.

Rare Bird

27-05-2011, 13:10

Dave:
I hate those Beatles Remasters, i got shut of them pronto..

Martin: you twisted my arm i just added a pre order of 'DSOTM' as an ornament, but absolutly as far as i'll go :lol:
I was under the impression 'DSOTM', 'WYWH', 'The Wall' & 'One Foot In The Door' was to see Vinyl.

Oh please an Immersion of 'Atom Heart Mother' :eyebrows:

It is by far the best mastering of the album that I know

:eek:

Rare Bird

24-09-2011, 11:39

I've noticed people already have em, can anyone put up some photos of the packaging for the standard issues so i can have a look please?

MartinT

24-09-2011, 11:43

What I want is a good remaster of Animals, one of my favourite PFs. The old CD that I have sounds very flat and lifeless.

DSJR

24-09-2011, 12:22

If you mean the EMI DSOTM SACD then I don't understand. It is by far the best mastering of the album that I know, and I include the Mobile Fidelity LP in that assessment.

The SA-CD two channel layer sounded thick, clogged and "rubbery" to me and I can say this because I remember how clear and crystaline the Dolby A master-tape copy we had sounded. Those clock bells were hit by metal hammers you know, not velvet covered rubber... Despite coming supposedly from the Doug Sax digital masters, I prefer the 1993 issue... despite different CD issues of these having different hum levels :scratch:

Rare Bird

24-09-2011, 12:27

So has anyone got a photo of the new packaging?

Vinyleyes

24-09-2011, 13:16

Oh please an Immersion of 'Atom Heart Mother' :eyebrows:

:eek:

+1 on that ... ( assuming you are serious of course :rolleyes: )

Long been my fave PF and I was so happy that Gilmour brought Fat Old Sun back into his live sets .. awesome on the Gdansk set ... :cool:

Beechwoods

24-09-2011, 13:50

I'm waiting for the multi-disc issues to be released. DSOTM should be with me by Wednesday.

Marco

24-09-2011, 13:55

What I want is a good remaster of Animals, one of my favourite PFs. The old CD that I have sounds very flat and lifeless.

Try and find a mint original pressing on vinyl, Martin. Mine sounds very far from flat and lifeless!! :eek: ;)

Marco.

MartinT

24-09-2011, 14:03

I do have a pretty mint early gatefold, Marco, and don't remember it sounding all that good. Still, memory is a funny thing so I shall put it on later.

Marco

24-09-2011, 14:10

Give it a go, Martin, my copy sounds nicely punchy and dynamic, with a soupcon of vinyl warmth :)

However, there is some good news on the remaster front - check out this post from Sparrow: http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?p=253437#post253437

Marco.

MartinT

24-09-2011, 14:21

Martin: you twisted my arm i just added a pre order of 'DSOTM' as an ornament, but absolutly as far as i'll go :lol:

LOL, what are you like, Andr'e? :)

Welder

24-09-2011, 14:41

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/2ef247ce265a11436d18a06924e671f0a6a701a9cc7ebbe434 10b8da7715cd7e2g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=u6x1w670khy4wod&thumb=5)
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/6a35c242066ce84ff6a5259c9c49b02a0589f5aa8e3e356a16 163110ee4125732g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=cjlpns7rmct1d0z&thumb=5)

OMG John you didn’t just post that did you. :eek:http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/ef638feff1abf52122669d56d85cc826c21ba6b367aaa3084a 2f3cde758863382g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=cmh7jiqq7ga1656&thumb=5)

sparrow

24-09-2011, 16:34

The Animals cd and all the others come in a Card sleeve with no notes appart for the Lyrics. I wish record companies would at least put the cd's in a protective sleeve ..Animals does sound good and much better than the earlier issue. My copy of DSOTM & Meddle didn't arrive this morning although they were posted out at the same time..hope some barsteward at the sorting office hasn't nicked them as it has happened to me before.

Rare Bird

24-09-2011, 16:43

+1 on that ... ( assuming you are serious of course :rolleyes: )

Of course i'm serous

Try and find a mint original pressing on vinyl, Martin. Mine sounds very far from flat and lifeless!! :eek: ;)

Marco.

Get real dude Vinyl is ....

LOL, what are you like, Andr'e? :)

It's ok for the last bit :eyebrows:

Marco

24-09-2011, 17:51

Get real dude Vinyl is cack

That's your opinion, dude, but I'm afraid we'll have to disagree! No point going any further with it than that :)

Marco.

Beechwoods

24-09-2011, 18:52

I always liked the slightly dead sound of the drums on 'Animals' - it'll be interesting to hear the new remaster as I always thought these were intentional - they seemed to be very much in keeping with the theme of the album.

I need to order 'More' again if the remasters this time are worth having!

The Grand Wazoo

25-09-2011, 00:04

I was at Action Records in Preston today & caught sight of the Dark Side of the Moon immersion version - it's in a pretty bleedin' chunky box.

Vinyleyes

25-09-2011, 05:55

I pre-ordered mine months ago on Amazon ... and apparently DSOTM is released this week but I won't be home for another month to listen to it ... so please ... anyone who gets it then let us all know what you think .. :)

Stratmangler

25-09-2011, 07:47

Well I don't think any of the tunes will have changed.........

Vinyleyes

25-09-2011, 09:29

Well Chris I think I realise that .... :doh: ......... but it would be nice to know what folks think of the overall package, the video footage especially, and the various bits and pieces ... I know it's a lot of dosh and many people will quite rightly not buy because of the cow being milked issue ... but for this fool here who has bought it .. and will not see it for a while ....... I'd like to hear from another new owner if we we have indeed been royally "milked" ................ :lolsign:

Beechwoods

25-09-2011, 12:15

I should get mine on Wednesday. I don't feel milked because I don't slavishly buy every box set that comes out. At least this time they've gone some way towards emptying the archives.

Stratmangler

25-09-2011, 13:28

But the bits on these discs have been stroked by James Guthrie :eek:
What, again ?
What didn't he like about the results from the last time he tinkered with them ?

I hope he gets it right 3rd time round for DSOTM :)
If he's already managed to nail it then why is it being remastered yet again ?

OTOH the sets look to be nicely packaged

Rare Bird

25-09-2011, 15:20

Why are people saying they arnt getting them till next week when sparrow said he was playing Animals 2011 yesterday?

Beechwoods

25-09-2011, 15:58

The Immersion boxes are coming out a few days after the 'Experience' standard issues...

MartinT

25-09-2011, 16:16

Well I have quite enough versions of DSOTM (including the downloaded Alan Parsons quadraphonic DVD-A). I am ordering Animals pronto, though, and thoroughly looking forward to it. I'll compare it with the original vinyl. I may also be tempted by WYWH.

sparrow

25-09-2011, 16:26

Andre ..In response to your PM..the packaging for the Discovery CD's is poor I can't post a pic but feel emi could have made a far better job with these reissues..gatefold card sleeves with just the lyrics and next to no notes is utter shite for a big name like The Floyd.

The Grand Wazoo

26-09-2011, 07:12

Is anyone going to be able to take some photos of the pig they're flying over Battersea today?

MartinT

26-09-2011, 08:01

Is anyone going to be able to take some photos of the pig they're flying over Battersea today?

Again? Let's hope this one doesn't blow away.

Tim

26-09-2011, 11:08

The pig flies :)

http://c0013974.cdn1.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/x2_878ed29

These were taken by 6Music's Matt Everitt today

http://lockerz.com/s/142142761

Covenant

26-09-2011, 11:41

I love Pink Floyd, probably my favourite group but I don't want to wallow in nostalgia; their time is over and this is just hype.

tommy6206

26-09-2011, 17:13

Well my new copy of "The Dark Side Of The Moon" remastered on VINYL will be here tomorrow..

Beechwoods

26-09-2011, 19:08

If you haven't already, make sure you check out Floyd's official YouTube Channel. They are streaming the full 1974 Wembley Dark Side Of The Moon set, accompanied by a lot of the original concert projections and films (plus some abstract / new animations that fill the gaps when the focus would have been on the band). It's highly enjoyable if you've ever wondered what went on the projector back then (some of it has never been reused, AFAIK).

http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialPinkFloyd

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MartinT

26-09-2011, 21:27

Excellent to see that again, Nick. I went to Knebworth but not Wembley that year. Saw some of this content in a later Wembley gig. Definite homage to 2001 in there.

Tim

27-09-2011, 08:10

. . I went to Knebworth but not Wembley that year.
Me too :eyebrows:

WAD62

27-09-2011, 10:24

Any feedback on the 'quality' of the remasters?

Just ordered the 2011 remasters of 'obscured by clouds', 'atom heart mother', 'meddle', 'dsotm', 'wywh', and 'animals', on CD.

I have the original cd's from back in the 80s (along with the original vinyl), so hopefully I've not wasted my cash :eyebrows:

tommy6206

27-09-2011, 12:24

Well my copy of "The Dark Side Of The Moon" remastered on VINYL has arrived this morning and sounds wonderfull..
forgot to add you also get a free digital download as well.

Audioman

28-09-2011, 19:47

Well my copy of "The Dark Side Of The Moon" remastered on VINYL has arrived this morning and sounds wonderfull..
forgot to add you also get a free digital download as well.

I am now tempted to part with more cash. Is this digital or analogue sourced and have you compared with originals or 30th anniversary ?

Thing Fish

28-09-2011, 20:11

I forget the year I saw Floyd? It was the year the stage collapsed at Earls Court? I was there the night after. Which was to be the 2nd night but because of the accident it was the first night.

snapper

28-09-2011, 20:37

Same night as me, Dave.

Edit. It was 1994.

MartinT

28-09-2011, 21:26

I finally played my vinyl Animals after many years in storage and it does sound good, as Marco had testified. Co-incidentally, my remastered Animals CD also arrived today. That's going in the car on repeat play :)

baron

05-10-2011, 19:45

I played the remastered vinyl of Dark Side of the Moon today and was really impressed, much better than the 40th anniversary reissue.

Audioman

05-10-2011, 22:49

I played the remastered vinyl of Dark Side of the Moon today and was really impressed, much better than the 40th anniversary reissue.

I've ordered it from Amazon. Must be mad to want yet another copy. If it does beat my 30th Anniversary it must be at least as good as an original. The 30th though brighter runs an A3/B3 pressing close in most respects.

Stratmangler

05-10-2011, 22:58

I played the remastered vinyl of Dark Side of the Moon today and was really impressed, much better than the 40th anniversary reissue.

I calculate that 2013 will be the 40th anniversary of DSOTM, so you are either (a) a time traveller of some sort (b) have submitted a typping orror :lolsign:

baron

06-10-2011, 14:30

Sorry typo:doh:

Tim

06-10-2011, 16:21

Your typo has got me wondering what they will do at the 40th Anniversary :scratch:

How many Dark Side's of the Moon will there be, they just want the second slot for best album of all time, Michael Jackson's position is now unassailable IMO, so that's all they can aim for.

Stratmangler

06-10-2011, 16:31

Your typo has got me wondering what they will do at the 40th Anniversary :scratch:

I'd think that most normal folk would have had enough by then :lolsign:

That said, I have 3 copies on vinyl, my first one bought in 1974, the 25th Anniversary (EMI Centenary) edition, and the 30th Anniversary edition.

On CD I have a pre remastered CD, lost a Canadian copy to a thieving toerag, the first Guthrie remaster, the SACD/CD 30th Anniversary hybrid, and now the 2011 remaster you can currently obtain from your local ASDA/Tesco/Sainsbury store.

The best one is the first one bought in 1974 :eyebrows:

MartinT

06-10-2011, 16:32

How many Dark Side's of the Moon will there be, they just want the second slot for best album of all time, Michael Jackson's position is now unassailable IMO, so that's all they can aim for.

Just?! Anyway, isn't DSOTM top dog in terms of number of Billboard weeks in the charts? Something like 14 years?

Tim

06-10-2011, 16:46

I'd think that most normal folk would have had enough by then
My collection is bordering on the ridiculous now - 10 CD's of Dark Side :o

I'm clearly a little twisted and in need of help....

baron

06-10-2011, 17:13

I've ordered it from Amazon. Must be mad to want yet another copy. If it does beat my 30th Anniversary it must be at least as good as an original. The 30th though brighter runs an A3/B3 pressing close in most respects.

It's like my original without the pops & cracks, it's very quiet and crisp sounding.

I think I will buy all the reissued vinyl to replace my old ones which are getting on a bit now and have been played on turntable set ups that were not as good as the ones I use now.

Stratmangler

06-10-2011, 19:32

My collection is bordering on the ridiculous now - 10 CD's of Dark Side :o

I'm clearly a little twisted and in need of help....

And here's me thinking I've got problems :doh:
Thanks Tim, you make me appear to be almost normal :lolsign:

Beechwoods

06-10-2011, 19:34

I'm starting to worry about my collection of 'More' issues... it's not even like that album is a generally acknowledged masterpiece or anything!

MartinT

06-10-2011, 19:42

Only 5 DSOTMs here (but all genuinely different). I do have more copies of Van Morrison's Moondance, though :eyebrows:

vinylspinner

06-10-2011, 19:51

Think that is bad, I have 9 copies of Tracy Chapman's first LP, all the same pressing, just to find that perfect disk, any one want a copy, just pm me.

Nigel

Stratmangler

06-10-2011, 19:53

Think that is bad, I have 9 copies of Tracy Chapman's first LP, all the same pressing, just to find that perfect disk, any one want a copy, just pm me.

Nigel

Did you find it ?

Welder

06-10-2011, 20:02

I dunno, must be something wrong with me :scratch:

I keep going to play some Pink Floyd in the hope that it might generate some interest in the this reissue and then I’ll be in with the boys an have summat to chat about and all that happens is, either don’t get further than Pink, or go past and get Pink Martini, both of which I prefer to listen to these days :eek:

:lolsign:

vinylspinner

06-10-2011, 20:02

Reid Malenfant

06-10-2011, 20:04

Think that is bad, I have 9 copies of Tracy Chapman's first LP, all the same pressing, just to find that perfect disk, any one want a copy, just pm me.
That's crazy :eyebrows:

Apart from the fact that each time you play it it wears more (as i'm sure you know), with a CD you just get out the Brasso to get rid of any scratches etc :scratch:

I have brought unplayable DVDs back to as good as new with some elbow work, same trick as above ;)

Ah well, each to their own at the end of the day :)

MartinT

06-10-2011, 20:48

Think that is bad, I have 9 copies of Tracy Chapman's first LP, all the same pressing, just to find that perfect disk, any one want a copy, just pm me.

I've just checked mine: R/S Alsdorf Masterdisk and appears to be stamper 2 both sides. It's an excellent pressing and sounds good.

Audioman

06-10-2011, 21:17

It's like my original without the pops & cracks, it's very quiet and crisp sounding.

I think I will buy all the reissued vinyl to replace my old ones which are getting on a bit now and have been played on turntable set ups that were not as good as the ones I use now.

Arrived today and sounds fine. Have not compared it with my other pressings yet but nothing obvious lacking in the sound. Only PF they are putting out on vinyl are this WYWH and The Wall.

Don't assume all reissues are good. In most cases a mint original is best. Back to Black, MOV etc are a mixed bag often using poorer digital sources with the odd hidden gem. Stick to Warner USA, Speakers Corner, Pure Pleasure, Mo-Fi, Analogue productions and Boxstar for quality.

Audioman

06-10-2011, 21:21

Yes Chris,

I did, plays perfect, no pops etc, the quality of the album pressings is a real eye opener, 9 copies, all 1st press, but a number of blemishes in the actual vinyl.

I now have 1 perfect copy and 1 back up, all the others have pressing faults, not scratches etc, just minor blemishes in the vinyl, maybe I am being too fussy.

I will also have a few of the PF reissue vinyl, just to save my originals for my pension :lol:

Nigel

I bought this when it came out and it has to be one of the cleanest standard pressings ever. Surprised you found 7 out of 9 faulty. Alsdorf (Warner Germany) pressings were the best quality in the 80's.

baron

06-10-2011, 21:25

Arrived today and sounds fine. Have not compared it with my other pressings yet but nothing obvious lacking in the sound. Only PF they are putting out on vinyl are this WYWH and The Wall.
.

Thats a shame I was hoping to replace my Meddle & Animals disc's
:(

Rare Bird

06-10-2011, 22:01

Only 5 DSOTMs here

None here :)

Tim

06-10-2011, 22:02

None here :)
:lolsign: I would have put money on that one...

Vinyleyes

07-10-2011, 04:09

This thread makes me feel so much better .... :) .. whoever asked if we needed another Floyd re-issue haha! ... I have only the Immersions set, a very battered CD bought 2nd hand ... and an old non first press dodgy vinyl which I will be looking at very closely now to see if I deserve to treat myself to the new vinyl .... Roll on the 40th anniversary ... hehe ..

Oh .. and I just bought THIS (http://www.stratcat.biz/4035.shtml) ..... to stick into my Fender strat ... :cool:

MartinT

07-10-2011, 10:56

Oh .. and I just bought THIS (http://www.stratcat.biz/4035.shtml) ..... to stick into my Fender strat ... :cool:

Ooh, very nice. Now you just need to spend a lifetime learning to play in his gorgeous style ;)

DSJR

07-10-2011, 13:40

The Wall on decent vinyl should be interesting. My original vinyl is TML pressed and sounds good because of it. The later EMI cuts weren't quite as crisp and well defined I thought.

MartinT

07-10-2011, 14:04

Mine's TML too and sounds good.

Vinyleyes

07-10-2011, 15:06

Ooh, very nice. Now you just need to spend a lifetime learning to play in his gorgeous style ;)

It won't be this lifetime Martin that's for sure ... :scratch: ........... but I sure have fun trying hehee !! ;)

Simon_LDT

08-10-2011, 14:55

Got my copy earlier in the week. Excellent pressing. Haven't heard any other vinyl versions but this does sound fantastic, easily better than the CD's I have (1993 Sax remaster, 2003 SACD).

tubehunter

08-10-2011, 17:44

Hi all,

interesting archive if your trying to identify Pink Floyd vinyl.
I remember buying dsom the day it was released and mine skipped on money:(

http://pinkfloydarchives.com/DUKLPPF.htm#DSOTM1

Thing Fish

08-10-2011, 18:12

Lot of info there...:stalks:

Richardl

24-05-2012, 12:32

Sorry to drag this thread back up, I was going to start a new thread, but thought I'd ask all you :)

Which pink floyd Vinyl should I buy? I'm after..........

DSOTM
Meddle
The wall
Wish you were here
Animals
Momentary lapse
Division bell

Problem is, there's so many versions of each album out there, which ones should sound best?
Please bear in mind I don't want to be spending £100's on each one.

Barry

24-05-2012, 13:59

Rare Bird

24-05-2012, 14:27

Since i refuse to buy 2nd hand Vinyl i wish they would re-issue the below on the black stuff:

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
A Saucerful of Secrets
More
Ummagumma
Atom Heart Mother
Meddle
Obscured by Clouds

However i think ive seen a new issue of 'Obscured By Clouds' somewhere :)

Richardl

24-05-2012, 14:32

How many do you want? Difficult call if you only want to buy one.

Of those listed, I can recommend:

DSOTM
Meddle
Wish You Were Here.

'Animals' is so-so and only really for completists, IMO. 'The Wall' was very much a concept album, which only worked when performed live with the stage theatrics (again IMO).

'Momentary Lapse ...' and 'The Division Bell' were the Floyd, post Waters, and again IMO were the Floyd just "turning the handle". :(

Not sure if this helps - but you did ask.

Regards

No, I think you misunderstood. It's not what albums should I buy, but which versions (remastered, original, Japanese.....etc) of the ones listed should I buy.
There's loads of different versions of each of the albums listed.

Barry

24-05-2012, 19:26

No, I think you misunderstood. It's not what albums should I buy, but which versions (remastered, original, Japanese.....etc) of the ones listed should I buy.
There's loads of different versions of each of the albums listed.

Oh sorry! Can't help you there, save to say that all Japanese pressings (either vinyl or CD) seem to be of the highest quality.

If you are talking CD's then in my experience remasters are always better than original issues.

However the cynic in me thinks that EMI are really 'milking' the Floyd cow as much as they can with all the reissues.

Richardl

24-05-2012, 19:38

Oh sorry! Can't help you there, save to say that all Japanese pressings (either vinyl or CD) seem to be of the highest quality.

If you are talking CD's then in my experience remasters are always better than original issues.

However the cynic in me thinks that EMI are really 'milking' the Floyd cow as much as they can with all the reissues.

Only vinyl, F307 might have it right, I'm probably best with new vinyl, it doesn't matter how good the recording is, it's no good if it's scratched or crackly.

Macca

26-05-2012, 08:25

'Animals' is so-so and only really for completists, IMO. 'The Wall' was very much a concept album, which only worked when performed live with the stage theatrics (again IMO).

No! Animals is the best of the middle-period Floyd records IMHO - Charade you are, Barry! ;)

Spectral Morn

26-05-2012, 09:52

Richardl

26-05-2012, 12:53

I was somewhat sceptical re the recent remasters but I think they are about the best I have heard to date, but I have not heard all the versions out there. I guess Japanese versions of the current releases would possibly be the best but again this is a bit of a guess.

I certainly thought that the Japanese versions of the King Crimson remasters, that I got from Andre awhile back were fantastic; as where the High Quality CDs too....

Looks like there isn't a Japanese remastered version, although I could be wrong, all the releases say they're either imported from the UK or US.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%94%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%8 3%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89/e/B000APVN38/works/ref=ntt_mus_wpl_p24_srelevance_r81877051?_encoding =UTF8&page=1&pageSize=24&refinementId=81877051&sort=relevance

Richardl

26-05-2012, 14:06

DSOTM ordered off an Amazon seller, price isn't too bad. The seller's making a fortune off me, but he's so bloody cheap. I mentioned his Ebay shop on another thread http://theartofsound.net/forum/showpost.php?p=328816&postcount=331

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Dark-Side-Moon-VINYL/dp/B00536OCZA/ref=sr_1_1?m=A39ICD481JU15Y&ie=UTF8&qid=1338040794&sr=1-1

Wakefield Turntables

26-05-2012, 16:14

Just added this guy into my favourite sellers list, will have a good hunt around his shop later.

MartinT

28-05-2012, 08:08

I was somewhat sceptical re the recent remasters but I think they are about the best I have heard to date

Of special mention, though, are two previous Dark Side of the Moons:

1) The 30th Anniversary EMI SACD - quite outstanding mastering and the best reproduction I've yet heard from the SACD layer. Knocks previous Mo-Fi LPs into a cocked hat.

2) The Alan Parsons quadraphonic mix on DVD-A, notable for its different sound compared with the SACD but equally interesting. Available only on the torrents.

Rare Bird

28-05-2012, 09:56

Looks like there isn't a Japanese remastered version, although I could be wrong..

;)

Spectral Morn

28-05-2012, 10:01

;)

I knew Andre would know. Excellent.

Spectral Morn

28-05-2012, 10:04

Of special mention, though, are two previous Dark Side of the Moons:

1) The 30th Anniversary EMI SACD - quite outstanding mastering and the best reproduction I've yet heard from the SACD layer. Knocks previous Mo-Fi LPs into a cocked hat.

2) The Alan Parsons quadraphonic mix on DVD-A, notable for its different sound compared with the SACD but equally interesting. Available only on the torrents.

Hi Martin

I have the EMI SACD and I agree it is very good but unlike you I have not compared it to anything else.

Not heard the Alan Parsons version. I don't do downloads and I was not going to spend £100 to hear it by buying the Dark Side box set; shame as I would love to hear it.

You recently bought the SACD of Wish You Were Here, how does it fair compared to other versions?