The Great Gig In The Sky (Alt Dark Side Versions)
| Data: 1972 Miejsce: Silent Sea Productions SSR 41925 |
1. Speak To Me (Rainbow, London, 1972) 2. Breathe (Rainbow, London, 1972) 3. On The Run (Outtake, Abbey Road, November 1972) 4. Time/Breathe Reprise (Demo, Abbey Road, June 1972) 5. The Great Gig In The Sky (Mortality Sequence, Rainbow, London, 1972) 6. Money (One Side Of The Moon) 7. Us And Them (One Side Of The Moon) 8. Any Colour You Like (One Side Of The Moon) 9. Brain Damage (One Side Of The Moon) 10. Eclipse (One Side Of The Moon) 11. Money (Acoustic, Demo, Abbey Road) 12. Us And Them (Demo, Abbey Road, June 1972) 13. Brain Damage/Eclipse (Demo, Abbey Road, June 1972) 14. Brain Damage Part 1 (Outtake, Abbey Road, November 1972) 15. Brain Damage Part 2 (Outtake, Abbey Road, November 1972) |
The Great Gig In The Sky an alternate take on Dark Side Of The Moon for Rick 1943-2008
The Dark Side Of The Moon - A Brief History
The Dark Side Of The Moon, like most of Pink Floyd's 70s works, underwent a lot
of transormations from its initial inception as a concept album early in 1972.
After initially laying down demos for their future masterwork the band set out
for their first British tour of 72 in January and February. Fans were treated to
the first unveiling of Dark Side with the opening night at Brighton Dome on
January 20 heralding the debut performance of the album. Dark Side in those days
was much more of a bluesy concept than the lush, layered career defining work
that it became and as the tour progressed solos changed and the piece began to
be knocked into shape. The press were invited down to the first of four
consecutive nights at the Rainbow on February 17 and a world buzz began that the
Floyd were working on an epic.
The band continued to tour in Spring playing dates in Japan, Australia, America,
and Europe before going back into the studio in the summer to record the bulk of
the album with the final recording being completed in January 73. What we have
assembled on the disc your are now holding is a hybrid of the album in its
embryonic state, from the earliest demos to the legendary and until now never
circulated One Side Of The Moontape which has only ever been heard by a handful
of Floyd devotees. Legend has it that when the album was remastered in the 90s
the engineers broke for lunch leaving with the tape on. He had only 30 minutes
but ran off a copy of side 2 with all the faders pushed to the
max to leave an unedited version complete with instrumental passages, second
guitars and sax solos that had been removed from the final version.
It is startlingly different in places and one can only surmise what the first
side would have sounded like before being edited. We had demos for most of the
songs on side one with the exception of "Breathe" and "The Great Gig In The Sky".
To fill in the gaps we used a version of "Breathe" from one of the Rainbow
concerts in February 72 and from the same gig The Great Gig In The Sky's
predecessor The Mortality Sequence. There are gaps between the songs but I'm
sure fans will accept this stunning new version for its rarity value. We've
completed the discs with some more Dark Side demos. Now turn down the lights,
light up a big one and enjoy.
- Mike B
Dodano: 10.08.2009
