Anyway...  During the Holiday break I was given a recording of a Floyd gig from the taper himself.  Funny thing too is I met the taper at the exact spot where it was recorded 22 years ago.  That's a hint by the way...   His recording is really good, with little crowd noise but had a lot of hiss.  Not long after, I found another recording of the same gig but the sound was much better but had crowd noise and two very wasted girls nearby.   After listening to each intently, I discovered that one recording picked up particular sounds that the other didn't and vice versa.  I know the venue very well (there's another hint)  and I can tell where each taper was located just from listening...but anyway, it got me thinking how it would sound if I put the two together.  So that’s what I've been working on. 

I already remastered both but more so with the better sounding of the two and I'm using the lesser one as an ambient filler if you will.  The process of syncing the two recordings is very tedious due to the recordings being at different speeds and to top it off the speed shifts throughout the lesser recording making the process even more difficult.  The result however dramatically adds to the atmosphere.   I can't wait to finish it.  

Thanks for your patience!

Doc

The Division Bell Czech Republic Tour was an official leg during Floyd's European tour.  The band even had special, lavish tour programs made.  Unfortunately those programs never
arrived in time so many were destroyed.  This is a fairly decent recording of Floyd's first and only Czech concert appearance, 7. September 1994, Strahovsky Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia.

This will be the last podcast for 2008.  Thank you for all the kind words and for your continued support.  Best wishes to you for a happy holiday and a peaceful new year!

Set 1:
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
2. Learning To Fly
3. What Do You Want From Me?
4. On The Turning Away
5. Take It Back
6. A Great Day For Freedom
7. Sorrow
8. Coming Back To Life
9. One Of These Days

Set 2:
10. Astronomy Domine
12. Breathe
13. Time / Breathe Reprise
14. High Hopes
15. The Great Gig In The Sky
16. Wish You Were Here
17. Us And Them
18. Money
19. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)

Encore:
20. Comfortably Numb
21. Hey You
22. Run Like Hell

Running Time: 2h:48m:31

Show #122 - Release date: 14. November, 2008

Halloween has always been a flagship holiday in the jam band community, second only to New Year's Eve. And with a band like Gov't Mule, expecting something special is more than fair. Phish are attributed with getting the Halloween spirit going in the jam world with a performance of The Beatles' The White Album in its entirety on 10.31.94. Years later, we've seen costumes and covers of all colors and genres. But, on Halloween 2008, Mule outdid themselves with a second set packed full of Pink Floyd tunes from throughout the psychedelic pioneers' career.*

Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA, 31. October, 2008.

This is a special podcast but I must tell you... I havenât been myself lately (hehehe) so youâll have to forgive me.  Iâm here but Iâm off doing it somewhere else.*  Enjoy this one. 

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1 - 4) [Wish You Were Here]
2. Raving and Drooling [Boston Garden, Boston, Ma, 18. June 1975]
3. See Emily Play - David Bowie [Pin Ups]
4. Running Up That Hill â Kate Bush feat. David Gilmour and Nick Mason [ The PalladiumPaladium, London, U.K., 28. March 1987]
5. Echoes [Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex, England, 16. November 1974]
6. Speak To Me / Breathe - Adrian Belew / Tony Kaye / Alan White / Jeff Baxter et al. [Return to the Dark Side of the Moon]
7. On The Run [Marquee Festival, Cork, Ireland, 29. June, 2006]
8. Time / Breathe (reprise) [Gdansk Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland, 26. August, 2006]9. Lucy Leave (demo)

Running Time 1h:19m:03s

*Here's that somewhere else (click it if you know what's good for you)

Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

David Gilmour joined the band at the start of 1968 while Barrett left the group shortly afterwards.

Wright penned songs on classic albums including The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here.

Wright's spokesman said: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."

Sorry for the slight delay on getting this one out.  Getting used to my new work schedule is proving to be more difficult than I thought.

For this podcast I decided to revisit an old theme previously done on show #60, "Coversâ but this time I reach a little deeper in the bag for some more obscure and new Floyd songs covered by other artists.  Enjoy!

01. Blue Man Group - One Of These Days [How to Be a Megastar Live! (Bonus Video Version)]
02. Acid Drinkers - Another Brick In The Wall (part 2) [Fishdick]
03. Ann Wilson - Goodbye Blue Sky [Hope & Glory]
04. Steve Lukather - Shine On You Crazy Diamond [70s Box: The Sound of a Decade]
05. Blue Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive / Wish You Were Here [Begins]
07. Love and rockets - Lucifer Sam [Express (reissue)]
08. Rx - Scarecrow [Bedside Toxicology]
09. Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Dogs [Live Set 2]
10. Primus - Have A Cigar [Miscellaneous Debris]
11. Gary Hoey - Money [Money]
12. Fish - Fearless [Songs from the Mirror]
13. Dream Theater - Hey You [Once In A LIVEtime Outtakes]
14. Van Morrison - Comfortably Numb featuring Katie Kissoon [Kenwood House, London, 16 August 2008]
15. California Guitar Trio - Echoes [Echoes]

Running time: 1h:32m:22s

This is my favorite time of year here in the northern hemisphere. The days are long, the sun sets late and the nights are warm. This podcast features a great collection of Floyd music done acoustically. Roll me up and lay me down, this makes for a perfect, relaxing summer evening listen.

01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts 1-9) [Royal Festival Hall, London, 18. January, 2002]
02. Brain damage [Classic Albums making of Dark Side of the Moon DVD]
03. Baby lemonade [BBC Peel Sessions - Maida Vale Studios, London, 24. February, 1970]
04. Dark Globe [Clam Castle, Klam, Austria, 27 July, 2006]
05. Fat Old Sun [BBC Radio 2, Johnny Walker Show, 27. September, 2002]
06. Smile [AOL Sessions, New York City, 6. April 2006]
07. Grantchester Meadows [Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, 29. April 1970]
08. Wish You Were Here (with Eric Clapton) [Tsunami Aid, 15, January, 2005]
09. Fearless â Meddle
10. Echoes (Remember That Night hidden track) [Abbey Road Studios, 29, August, 2006]
11. Where We Start [BBC Radio 2, Jonathan Ross show, 4. March 2006]
12. Breathe [Classic Albums making of Dark Side of the Moon DVD]
13. Pillow of winds â Meddle
14. Hushabye Mountain [Royal Festival Hall, London, 18. January, 2002]

Running time: 1h:15m:05s
Image art by Kenny Primmer

Nick thinks we (because I was there) were "an overly-enthusiastic or fanatically vegan audience."  David asked the crowd, "Did you enjoy your way with our pig?" He then adds, "I donât know what the fuck happened to itâ seems like a lack of discipline will get you torn into bacon around here."

Doctored for supersound, enjoy!

Set One:
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5)
02. Signs Of life
03. Learning To Fly
04. Yet Another Movie (Round And Around)
05. A New Machine (Part 1)
06. Terminal Frost
07. A New Machine (Part 2)
08. Sorrow
09. Dogs Of War
10. On The Turning Away

Set Two:
11. One Of These Days
12. Time
13. On The Run
14. Great Gig In The Sky
15. Wish You Were Here
16. Welcome To The Machine
17. Us And Them
18. Money
19. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)
20. Comfortably Numb

Encore:
21. One Slip
22. Run Like Hell

Running time: 2h:46m:00s

Show #110 Release date: 1. May, 2008

After a two hour delay leaving Denver due to snow, I finally made it back to Boston.

Before I get into what this podcast is, I've got to say, the Denver meet up was tremendous!  Its was an amazing, kick-ass time, I'll never forget.  I met a lot of great people and hopefully made some new friends.

Roger and the band sounded the best I've heard from the Dark Side tour(s).  There's a good chance you'll get to see it on DVD in the future. (and hopefully a near future podcast)

For those of you who didn't go, we wished you were there. Before the show (and after) we all met at a cool bar across the street from the Pepsi Center, called Brooklyn's.  This special version of Brain Damage was created for in-house play for AFG members at the bar before the show.  It was difficult to hear inside but outside, it was cranked very loud and it was very cool.

Running Time: 01h:15m:00s

01. Speak To Me
02. Breathe
03. traveling sequence
04. Time (breathe reprise)
05. mortality sequence
06. Money
07. Us And Them
08. Any Colour You Like
09. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse
11. One Of These Days
12. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
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13. More Blues [Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, 22. November 1970)
14. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (with Dick Parry) [Royal Festival Hall, London, England, 22 June 2001]
15. Near The End (with Mick Ralfs) [The Greek Theater, Berkeley, California, 29. June 1984]
16. Blue Light (with Pete Townsend and The Deep End and Simon Phillips on drums) [Gala du Midem, Cannes, France, 29 January 1986]
17. Find The Cost Of Freedom (with Graham Nash and David Crosby) [Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 30 May 2006]
18. Comfortably Numb (with David Bowie) [Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 29 May 2006]
19. Guitar Jamboree - Chris Spedding

Running Time 2h:26m:47s

bed music, Keep On Workin' by Snowy White (with Gary Moore on lead guitar)

Show #107 Release date: 21. March, 2008

This podcast features the interests and work of Nick Mason. Most people wouldnât know it but Nick Mason contributed more than just his drumming.  Heâs done some of Floydâs stage design and graphics.  Heâs even done some vocals on occasion.  As for his interests, Nick is a pilot instructor and race car driver.  His love for cars even allowed him the chance to design VWâs limited edition Pink Floyd cars in 1994.  Rev up those enginesâ finally, its Nickâs turn. 

1. Canât Get My Motor To Start
2. Nick Mason Appearing On The David Letterman Show
3. Small Theme
4. Big Theme
5. One Of These Days (Live In Pompeii)
6. Scream Thy Last Scream (Stereo Version)
7. Corporal Clegg (Video Version From Belgian Tv)
8. Signs Of Life
9. Learning To Fly [Stadio Delle Alpi, Torino, Italy  13. September 1994]
10. Hot River (with Robert Wyatt)
11. Lie For A Lie (with David Gilmour)
12. Black Ice
13. Concerto No. 7 (with Michael Mantler) [RBB Kulturradio, Berlin Jazzfest, 2. November, 2007]
14. The Grand Vizier's Garden Party
15. Nickâs Boogie

Dedicated to my Godfather and racing pioneer, Ralph Moody Jr.
Running Time: 1h:31m:18s

Okayâ this is a long one.  Ever since doing the last KAOS podcast (Show #91), Iâve wanted to feature a more complete, consistently better sounding gig from that tour. Recorded live at the Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI, 13. November, 1987.  "Doctored for supersound."  So, roll one up and get back to radio!

Pre-show
  1. Introduction with Jim Ladd
  2. Radioactive â The Firm (radio broadcast)
  3. Calls From The Hall 1
  4. Club Nowhere
  5. Calls From The Hall 2
  6. Tempted â Paul Carrack (live)

Set One
  7. Radio Waves
  8. Welcome To The Machine
  9. Who Needs Information
10. Money
11. Professional Bimbo School
12. In The Flesh
13. Have A Cigar
14. Pigs (three different ones)
15. Wish You Were Here
16. Mother
17. Mollyâs Song
18. Me Or Him
19. The Powers That Be

Set Two
  1. Intermission with Jim Ladd
  2. Calls From The Hall 3 (with Roger)
  3. The Shredding Alternative
  4. Going To Live in L.A.
  5. Sunset Strip
  6. The Fish Report with A Beat
  7. Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert
  8. Southampton Dock
  9. Arnold Layne (hacked transmission from Billy)
10. If
11. 5:06 AM (every strangerâs eyes)
12. Not Now John
13. Another Brick in the Wall (part 1)
14. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
15. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)
16. Nobodyâs Home
17. Home
18. Four Minutes
19. The Tide Is Turning
20. Thank You and Band Introductions

Encore
21. Breathe
22. Brain Damage
23. Eclipse

Running time: 3h:02m:31s

The venue was once an old church and has high ceilings and a balcony overlooking the stage area.  Imagine how cool it must have been watching Floyd perform A Saucerful of Secrets with three large illuminated stained glass windows above the stage. 

These two gigs took place within the first six months of Paradisoâs opening as a publicly-subsidized youth entertainment center.  It was also one of the first locations in which the use and sale of soft drugs was tolerated, so space out and enjoy.

Show One
1. Let There Be More Light
2. Interstellar Overdrive
3. Set The Controls for The Heart of The Sun
4. A Saucerful of Secrets

Show Two
1. Keep Smiling People
2. Let There Be More Light
3. Set The Controls for The Heart of The Sun
4. Flaming
5. A Saucerful of Secrets 

Running time: 1h:56m:40s
 

Tried and true, is the color of blue.  Blue is a teardrop from my eye.  Blue is the notes of a lullaby, and blue is the breeze from the sky.  Blue flows smoothly in streams.  Blue is pretty nice it seems.  I like blue in my dreams. But, then thereâs this, my favorite blue, my latest from me to you.  No playlist for this one... makes it more fun.  Enjoy.

Welcome back!  Thanks for hanging in there during the break.  Featured in this podcast is an early gig from the Animals Tour, 1st of February, 1977 at the Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.

I see many of you are anxious to get on with it so without any more mucking about, we kick things off with a request from Neil of Wales, Main Theme performed at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey, UK, 18. January, 1970. 

Set One:
  1. Sheep
  2. Pigs On The Wing (part 1)
  3. Dogs
  4. Pigs On The Wing (part 2)
  5. Pigs (3 different ones)

Set Two:
  6. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
  7. Welcome To The Machine
  8. Have A Cigar
  9. Wish You Were Here
10. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6-9)

Encore:
11. Money
12. Us And Them

Hers a special podcast from a fellow Brain Damage listener, Scott Middlebrook of Melbourne, Australia.  He emailed me a while ago and wanted a crack at it.  He did well!  Enjoy this special one. Happy Christmas to all!

01. One Of These Days (Live Hannover August 1994)
02. Money (single edit)
03. When The Tigers Broke Free (single version)
04. Bring The Boys Back Home (single version)
05. Not Now John (censored)
06. The Heroes Return Parts 1 & 2
07. Pros & Cons Of Hitch-hiking 12" remix
08. Radio Waves 12" remix
09. Going To Live in LA
10. On The Turning Away (Live Atlanta November 5 1987)
11. Run Like Hell (Live Atlanta November 5 1987)
12. One Slip (edit - 'b-side' of Learning To Fly)
13. Lost For Words (censored)
14. Obscured By Clouds (film version)
15. Burning Bridges (film version)
16. The Golds It's In The... (film version)
17. Wot's... Uh The Deal? (film version)
18. Childhood's End (film version)
19. Free Four (film version)
20. Absolutely Curtains (film version)
21. In The Flesh (Live Quebec 1987)
22. Have A Cigar (Live Quebec 1987)
23. Pigs Three Different Ones (Live Quebec 1987)
24. Love On The Air (w/ Deep End Brixton Academy November 2 1985)
25. Near The End (Stockholm August 24 1984)
26. 'Hello Is There Anybody In There?" (Stockholm August 24 1984)
27. Baby Lemonade (Peel Sessions February 24 1970)
28. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Soundcheck Tampa May 5 1994)
29. High Hopes (Soundcheck Tampa May 5 1994)
30. Breathe (Soundcheck Tampa May 5 1994)
31. Time (Soundcheck Tampa May 5 1994)
32. Us & Them (Soundcheck Tampa May 5 1994)

Running time: 2h:27m:45s

Okayâ this is the third time posting this.  The first time I left out the last break.  This time I somehow accidentally deleted the podcast after realizing it had no artwork and information in the file.  The worst thing is all the comments got deleted as well.  Iâm wicked sorry about that.  Please, feel free to repost.  

At the suggestion of a fellow Brain Damaged listener, Fede from Argentina, here's a fantasy live set of Wish You Were Here perhaps the way it would of sounded if Roger hadn't left the band? Also included are two nice Floyd mixes I think youâll dig.

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts 1-5) [R. Waters - Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal, 2. June, 2006]
2. Welcome To The Machine [P.F. - Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November, 1987]
3. Have A Cigar [R. Waters - Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 28. March, 1985]
4. Wish You Were Here [D. Gilmour - Royal Albert Hall, London, 29. May, 2006]
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts 6-9) [D. Gilmour â Royal Festival Hall, London, 18. January, 2002]

âalso featuring the mixing of RK
1. Dark side of a dream
2. Passage

Running time: 2h:24m:33s
Image courtesy Clinch Creative

This is the only soundboard recording floating around from Floydâs 94 Division Bell tour.  The audience as well as the band were having fun and David even gets to practice his Italian a little bit with
the crowd.  During Money, David slips up on the lyrics and starts laughing.  Later, the girls on back up vocals start having their own fun when they unexpectedly started jamming on kazoos.

Set One:
  1. Pre-show Soundscape
  2. Astronomy Domine
  3. Learning To Fly
  4. What Do You Want From Me?
  5. On The Turning Away
  6. Take It Back
  7. A Great Day For Freedom
  8. Sorrow
  9. Keep Talking
10. One of These Days

Set Two:
  1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
  2. Breathe
  3. Time
  4. High hopes
  5. The great gig in the sky
  6. Wish you were here
  7. Us and them
  8. Money
  9. Another brick in the wall
10. Comfortably numb

Encore:
  1. Hey you
  2. Run like hell

This one is dedicated to T.J, Herr Commandant of Yeeshkul.
Running Time; 2h:47m:49s

I'm trying an experiment, something some of you may like.  Iâm thinking every once in a while I should whip up a CDR friendly podcast.  The only drawback is that they're confined to just under 80 minutes.  Let me know your thoughts.

This podcast features an excellent recording taken from the soundboard on the 9th August, 1969 at The Paradiso in Amsterdam.  The gig was recorded by Dutch radio station Hilversum 3 for a future broadcast unfortunately a microphone failure on the bands vocals forced them to perform an instrumental set.  As a result the gig never aired.  The recording surfaced recently with a short set of four numbers with absolutely no vocals, but the sound quality is amazing.

UPDATE 3, Nov 07 -  There has been some recent controversy with this particular podcast.  Find out why in the comments section.

1. Brain Damage [Wintergardens, Bournemouth, U.K., 22. January, 1972]
2. Eclipse (live demo version) [Wintergardens, Bournemouth, U.K., 22. January, 1972]
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3. Interstellar Overdrive [The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9. August, 1969]
4. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun [The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9. August, 1969]
5. Careful With That Axe, Eugene [The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9. August, 1969]
6. A Saucerful of Secrets [The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9. August, 1969]
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7. Cymbaline [KQED "An Hour With Pink Floyd", San Francisco, CA, 29, April, 1970]
8. Obscured By Clouds [Earlâs Court, London, U.K., 19, May, 1973]
9. When Youâre In [Earlâs Court, London, U.K., 19, May, 1973]

Photo courtesy evminiatures.com
Running time 1:13:38

It wasnât too often other musicians were given the opportunity to jam with Pink Floyd let alone be able to jam with Pink Floyd. 

âFrank Zappa is really one of those rare musicians that can play with us. The little he did in Amougies was terribly correct. But he's the exception. Our music and the way we behave on stage, makes it very hard to improvise with us.â?
- Nick Mason (commenting on playing with other musicians)

The two progressive rock planets collided on the 25th of October, 1969 at The Actuel Festival in Amougies, Belgium.  Recently, in the last year an audience recording finally surfaced.  Its not the best recording but its all we got.

1. Astronomy Domine
2. Green Is The Colour
3. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
4. Interstellar Overdrive (with Frank Zappa)
5. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun (filmed outtake version)
6. A Saucerful of Secrets
7. Green Is The Colour (soundboard/soundtrack)
8. Careful With That Axe Eugene (soundboard/soundtrack)
9. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun (soundboard/soundtrack)

Pink Floyd headlined the Knebworth Festival by offering their services in aid of the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre as well as the BRIT school of performing arts and technology who provide music therapy for handicapped children. 

120,000 fans gathered for this historic event featuring a combination of legendary British rock artists.  Floydâs long awaited set featured special guests Clair Torry and Candy Dalfer and Rainâ but first, a treat from David Gilmourâs recent cinematic DVD premier and Q&A session last week.

30. June 1990, Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, U.K.

5. July 1975, Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, UK

1: Les of Walford, U.K.

2: Neil of Denbighshire, U.K.

3: Tim of Malden, MA, U.S.A.

4: James of Roseville, CA., U.S.A.

5: Sarah of Middletown, MD., U.S.A.

All Promotional consideration was provided by Capitol/EMI

I canât believe itâs already the âendâ? of summer here in Boston.  Time flies.  The concert featured in the last podcast was roughly around Pink Floydâs 20th birthday.  I remember 1987 like it was only yesterday.  Here we are, 20 years, staring down the barrel of Pink Floyds 40th anniversary release of their first album The Piper At The Gates of Dawn.  Actually it was on 5th of August but for this podcast weâre marking the 40th anniversary re-release.  The âcast is shorter than usual but itâs jam packed with many early gems and you can even fit this one on a CDR.  Hope you dig.

1. Interstellar Overdrive [Arnold Layne French EP]
2. Lets Roll Another One (demo rehearsal)
3. Candy And A Current Bun (mono version) [The Early Singles]
4. Arnold Layne (fake stereo version) [Works]
5. See Emily Play (acetate #2)
6. Scarecrow [BBC Playhouse Theatre, London, U.K. 25, September, 1967]
7. Apples And Oranges (mono version) [The Early Singles]
8. Apples And Oranges (stereo version) [Best of Pink Floyd]
9. Paintbox (stereo version) [Best of Pink Floyd]
10. Scream Thy Last Scream (Peter Jennerâs stereo mix)
11. Vegetable Man (Peter Jennerâs stereo mix)
12. Flaming [The Gnome U.S. single, B-side]
13. The Gnome [U.S. single]
14. Matilda Mother [BBC Playhouse Theatre, London, U.K. 25, September, 1967]
15. âexperimentâ? [unknown]
16. Astronomy Domine [BBCâs âLook of The Weekâ, 14. May 1967]
17. Pow R Toc H [Maida Vale Studio 4, London, U.K., 20 December, 1967]
18. Nickâs Boogie [Tonight, Letâs Make Love In London]

Running time 1:10:55

9. September, 1987, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at Frank Clair Stadium. This is a complete, decent sounding show and the first gig from the A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.  The taper and his buddies are certainly enjoying the show as were the rest of the 28 thousand, plus people in attendance.  In fact, the crowd would be the one big drawback to this recording.  They get a little overpowering at times and other times they are well behaved.  You may find yourself wanting to scream "be quiet!"  Unfortunately there isnât much I can do to fix that but I was able to improve on the sound a little bit.  All that aside, this is a landmark, concert for Floyd.  Hope you dig. 

Set 1:
1. Echoes
2. Signs of Life
3. Learning To Fly
4. A New Machine (part 1)
5. Terminal Frost
6. A New Machine (part 2)
7. Sorrow
8. The Dogs of War
9. Yet Another Movie (round and around)
10. On The Turning Away

Set 2:
1. One of These Days
2. Time
3. On The Run
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Welcome To The Machine
6. Us And Them
7. Money
8. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
9. Comfortably Numb

Encore:
10. One Slip
11. Run Like Hell

Running time: 2h:29m:11s

Show #91, Release date: 4. August, 2007

Rogerâs KAOS on the road tour lasted only three months and was predominately a North American tour.  Many of Rogersâ gigs were canceled due to poor ticket sales perhaps largely in part by the fact that Pink Floyd was also touring North America at around the same time.

Only two soundboard recordings of live KAOS exist.  Both were later broadcast and have FM quality reception so it adds to the "radio" feel.  This podcast is a mix of those two, one being mostly from Quebec and the other, recorded two weeks later from Wembley.  The remaining gaps were filled using audio taken from an amateur video recording in Quebec.  Unfortunately not every song performed was broadcast and there are no complete soundboard gigs from this tour.  Even the audience recordings seem to be scarce.

*Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 7. November, 1987 (FM)
**Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex, U.K. 21. November, 1987 (FM)
***Quebec amateur video, 7. November, 1987

Set One

   1. Radio Waves*
   2. Welcome To The Machine**
   3. Who Needs Information**
   4. Money*
   5. In The Flesh*
   6. Have A Cigar*
   7. Pigs (three different ones)*
   8. Wish You Were Here*
   9. Mother*
  10. Molly's Song*
  11. Me Or Him**
  12. The Powers That Be*

Set Two

  13. Going To Live In LA***
  14. Sunset Strip**
  15. The Fish Report***
  16. Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert***
  17. Southampton Dock***
  18. Arnold Layne video***
  19. If**
  20. 5:06 AM (every stranger's eyes)**
  21. Not Now John***
  22. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)*
  23. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives*
  24. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)*
  25. Nobody Home**
  26. Home**
  27. Four Minutes**
  28. The Tide Is Turning**

Encore

  29. Breathe*
  30. Brain Damage*
  31. Eclipse*

The Bleeding Heart Band:

  Roger Waters - vocals, bass
  Andy Fairweather Low - bass, guitar
  Jay Stapley - guitar
  Graham Broad - drums
  Paul Carrack - keyboards, vocals
  Mel Collins - saxophones
  Katie Kissoon - backing vocals
  Doreen Chanter - backing vocals
  Jim Ladd - Radio KAOS DJ

The image to the right is an alternate version of the famed back catalogue poster.  The girls are the same except the relics girl is missing and the album order from left to right is different. 

Brain Damage listener Shaidar Cuebiyar challenged me to do a podcast only based on that image.  His requirements were as follows;

- One or two live versions of tracks from each album.
- Each performance must have occurred before the poster was made in 1996.
- Performances should be as close chronologically to the relevant album as possible.

Okay, fair enough. 

1. Sheep [TD Bank North Garden, Boston, MA, 9. July, 2007]
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2. Money [Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 20. February, 1972]
3. Us And Them [DSoTM - The Doctored Remix]
4. Mother [Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, 28. February, 1980]
5. Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now? [The Wall film soundtrack]
6. Fat Old Sun [Altes Casino de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland, 21. November 1970]
7. Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast [City Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 22. December, 1970]
8. Pigs (three different ones) [Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria, 1 February, 1977]
9. Have a Cigar [Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 28. June, 1975]
10. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6 â 9) [Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 28. June, 1975]

Here's a quick cast from Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  Roger just wrapped up his Live Earth concert appearance almost two hours ago.  During Another Brick In The Wall, a special white pig appeared with "Save Our Sausage" written on the side.

This was a great performance by Roger the band.  You can watch it on YouTube but please go to Liveearth.org instead to watch any concert on demand and answer the call... sign the commitment... make the pledge!

1. In The Flesh (truncated)
2. Money
3. Us and them
4. Brain damage
5. Eclipse
6. Happiest Days of Our Lives
7. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2) [with The El Bethel Baptist Church Youth Choir from Trenton, New Jersey]

For those going to see Roger Waters in Boston, Monday the 9th, I plan on being at Hurricane O'Reilly's, 150 Canal Street from 6pm to  8p.  I'll be hanging out and my radio station WAAF will be there with tickets to give away.  Here's a photo of me.  Look forward to meeting some of you hopefully.

The last podcast stirred up a great thread.  I planned to feature the first Waterless Floyd gig but decided to do an experiment instead.  I have for you, Floyd's last two albums.  Performed live (except Cluster One) all recorded off the soundboard, all arranged in the same order as each album.  This podcast was lots of fun to put together.  Hope you dig it.

A Momentary Lapse of Reason
1. Signs of Life [Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November, 1987]
2. Learning to Fly [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
3. The Dogs Of War [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
4. One Slip [Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November, 1987]
5. On The Turning Away [Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, 4. November 1987]
6. Yet Another Movie (round and around) [Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, 15. July, 1989]
7. A New Machine (part 1) [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
8. Terminal Frost [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
9. A New Machine (part 2) [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
10. Sorrow [Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November, 1987]

The Division Bell
1. Cluster One [The Division Bell]
2. What Do You Want From Me [Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France, 31 July, 1994]
3. Poles Apart [Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France, 31 July, 1994]
4. Marooned [Wembley Arena, London, England, 24. September, 2004]
5. A Great Day For Freedom [Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, Italy  13. September 1994]
6. Wearing The Inside Out [Mermaid Theatre, London, 7. February 2006]
7. Take It Back [Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, Italy  13. September 1994]
8. Coming Back To Life [Wembley Arena, London, England, 24. September, 2004]
9. Keep Talking [Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, Italy  13. September 1994]
10. Lost For Words (soundcheck) [Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL, 5. May, 1994]
11. High Hopes [New York City, 7. April 2006]

This podcast is dedicated to Mike a.k.a. FloydianLeaf

27. June 1977, Bostin Gahdin, Bostin, Massachoosetts. This is a wicked pissa recoahdin.  This was Pink Floydâs second and last visit to the Gahdin and their last gig in the Bostin area with Rogah still in the band.  The Animals In The Flesh touah was windin down and the band were wicked tiâed but they played hahd.  Rogahâs last words âa perfect ending to a perfect dayâ? summed it up well.  Don't you just love trying to read something in a Bostin accent?  Go Sox!

Set 1:

1. Sheep
2. Pigs On The Wing (part 1)
3. Dogs
4. Pigs On The Wing (part 2)
5. Pigs (three different ones)

Set 2:

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5)
2. Welcome To The Machine
3. Have A Cigar
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (6-9)

Encore:

1. Money
2. Us And Them

Roger Waters, February 18 2007, MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India.

This is an AMAZING audience recording done by Rob "the human mic stand."  The audience is super charged and Roger and the band are in top form.

Roger commented about the event: "My last India experience was phenomenal. The Indian audience really knows how to rock and Bangalore was a fabulous city. I'm looking forward to being in India again, and rocking with my fans in Mumbai. From what I hear of Mumbai as a city, this is going to be a rollicking experience!"

Set 1
1. Pre-show
2. In the Flesh
3. Mother
4. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
6. Have A Cigar
7. Wish You Were Here
8. Southampton Dock
9. The Fletcher Memorial Home
10. Perfect Sense (part 1 & 2)
11. Leaving Beirut
12. Sheep

Set 2
1. Speak to Me
2. Breathe
3. On the Run
4. Time
5. Breathe (reprise)
6. The Great Gig in the Sky
7. Money
8. Us and Them
9. Any Colour You Like
10. Brain Damage
11. Eclipse

Encore
12. Band Introduction
13. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
14. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)
15. Vera
16. Bring the Boys Back Home
17. Comfortably Numb

Here is a cool Indian TV news story from IBNLive.com about the concert.

Here is an interview I did for a blogger in India that I mention in the podcast.

Two weeks ago, 10th of May at London's Barbican Centre.  This incredible event was a tribute to the late Roger "Syd" Barrett, produced by Nick Laird-Clowes (of Dream Academy) with associate producer Joe Boyd (early Pink Floyd's producer and founder of legendary UFO club in London). Surprise performances from Roger Waters himself with Jon Carin then the entire current Pink Floyd line-up (David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason) were absolutely unbelievable!

The numerous other artists performing Syd Barrett's music included Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), The Bees, Vashti Bunyan, Captain Sensible, Robyn Hitchcock. The house band included Andy Bell (bass, Oasis), Simon Finley (drums, Echo & The Bunnymen) and Ted Barnes (guitar, Beth Orton).  A remarkably fitting tribute to Roger "Syd" Barrett.  Doctored for supersound!

Set 1
1. Show intro
2. Bike - Sense of Sound Choir
3. Flaming - Captain Sensible & Monty Oxymoron
4. Here I Go - Kevin Ayers
5. Oh, What A Dream - Kevin Ayers
6. Baby Lemonade - Nick Laird-Clowes & Damon Albarn
7. Octopus - The Bees
8. The Gnome - Nick Laird-Clowes & Neulander
9. Matilda Mother - Mike Heron
10. Golden Hair - Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lanken
11. See Emily Play - Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lanken
12. Flickering Flame - Roger Waters & Jon Carin

Set 2
13. Video presentation
14. Chapter 24 - Gordon Anderson & Sense of Sound Choir
15. The Scarecrow - Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowes
16. Love Song - Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowes
17. Ian Barrett - Talking about his uncle Roger "Syd" Barrett
18. The Word Song - Damon Albarn, Kate St. John & David Coulter
19. Astronomy Domine - Captain Sensible & Jon Carin
20. Terrapin - Robyn Hitchcock
21. Gigolo Aunt - Robyn Hitchcock, John Paul Jones & Ruby Wright
22. Dark Globe (wouldn't you miss me) - Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour
23. Late Night - Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour
24. Joe Boyd - Talking about Roger "Syd" Barrett and organising the show
25. Arnold Layne - David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright
26. Jugband Blues from video presentation
27. Bike - Jam Session with all musicians (except for Roger Waters)

Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking was Waters' first solo project and tour. Original demos were done at the same time as The Wall demos were made and when presented to the band the others rejected Pros And Cons in favor of The Wall.  Its about a series of dreams about a guy dealing with a mid-life crisis in a motel room.  Sound familiar?  We go back to 22. July 1984 at The Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Before we dive into Pros And Cons, we start this podcast off with three tracks from the "Syd" Barrett, Madcap's Last Laugh tribute show last night (10. May 2007) at London's Barbican Centre.  Roger Waters performs Flickering Flame.  David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason perform Arnold Layne. We'll also hear all the artists (except Roger Waters) cap off the evening with Bike.  Remember, you heard it here first.

Set One:
1. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
2. Money
3. If
4. Welcome To The Machine
5. Have A Cigar
6. Wish You Were Here
7. Pigs On The Wing (part 1)
8. In The Flesh
9. Nobody Home
10. Hey You
11. The Gunner's Dream

Set Two:
12. 4:30am (Apparently They Were Traveling Abroad)
13. 4:33am (Running Shoes)
14. 4:37am (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)
15. 4:39am (For the First Time Today - part 2)
16. 4:41am (Sexual Revolution)
17. 4:47am (The Remains of Our Love)
18. 4:50am (Go Fishing)
19. 4:56am (For the First Time Today - part 1)
20. 4:58am (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)
21. 5:01am (The Pros And Cons of Hitch Hiking)
22. 5:06am (Every Stranger's Eyes)
23. 5:11am (The Moment of Clarity)
24. Brain Damage
25. Eclipse
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26. David Gilmour - Crazy (soundcheck, Gnarls Barkley cover) [Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, 11. August, 2006]

At the end of one of my older podcasts, I quickly gave my cell phone number.   Nobody noticed and months went by until a gentleman from Philadelphia called me up.  He left a message and in the message he mentioned something that sparked the entire reason for this podcast.  He shares with us his experience "seeing" Pink Floyd play live at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, 2. June, 1994.  This one's doctored up for super sound.

Set One:
1. Astronomy Domine
2. Learning to Fly
3. What Do You Want From Me
4. On the Turning Away
5. Take It Back
6. Poles Apart
7. Sorrow
8. Keep Talking
9. One of These Days

Set Two:
10. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
11. Breathe
12. Time
13. Breathe (reprise)
14. High Hopes
15. The Great Gig in the Sky
16. Wish You Were Here
17. Us and Them
18. Money
19. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)
20. Comfortably Numb

Encore:
21. Hey You
22. Run Like Hell

1. Mudmen [Obscured by Clouds, LaVallee soundtrack]
2. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2) [The Wall soundtrack]
3. The Hit [The Hit soundtrack] Roger Waters
4. The Russian Missile [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
5. Towers of Faith [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
6. Hilda's Dream [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
7. The American Bomber [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
8. The Anderson Shelter [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
9. The British Submarine [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
10. The Attack [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
11. The Fallout [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
12. Hilda's Hair [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
13. Folded Flags [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
14. Part 34 [White of The Eye soundtrack] Nick Mason w/Rick Finn
15. Country Theme [La Carrera Pan Americana soundtrack]
16. Big Theme [La Carrera Pan Americana soundtrack]
17. Mexico '78 [La Carrera Pan Americana soundtrack]
18. Pan Am Shuffle [La Carrera Pan Americana soundtrack]
19. Part 11 [Ruby Takes A Trip soundtrack] David Gilmour
20. Part 13 [Ruby Takes A Trip soundtrack] David Gilmour
21. Part 3 [The Art of Tripping soundtrack] David Gilmour
22. Part 12 [The Colours of Infinity soundtrack] David Gilmour
23. Part 20 [The Colours of Infinity soundtrack] David Gilmour
24. Knockin' On Heavens Door [The Dybbuk of The Holy Apple Field soundtrack] Roger Waters w/Eric Clapton
25. Lost Boys Calling [The Legend of 1900 soundtrack] Roger Waters w/Eddie Van Halen
26. Hello (I love you) [The Last Mimzy soundtrack] Roger Waters

Pink Floyd were no strangers to film soundtracks especially in their early years during the height of artistic, mind expanding expression.  Directors knew without a doubt that Floydâs music evoked just the right mood that helped move a story along as well as set the pace of any given scene.  For this first installment weâll listen to Floydâs early film material, mostly consisting from Zabriskie Point and Pompeii.    

Live In Pompeii

15. Echoes (part 1)
16. Careful With That Axe Eugene
17. A Saucerful of Secrets
18. One of These Days
19. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun
20. Mademoiselle Nobs
21. Echoes (part 2)

Pink Floyd's stellar performance at the legendary Filmore West in San Francisco, 29. April, 1970.  

"Recorded on Pink Floyd's third American tour, this show introduced San Francisco to some of the newer material from the Ummagumma LP, and a taste of things soon to come on the Atom Heart Mother LP, to be released later that year. This San Francisco audience is particularly quiet and attentive, a fact that seems to have facilitated a more intimate, unique and focused performance than other dates on this tour" - Wolfgang's Vault.

Doctored for super sound.  Enjoy

Set 1
1. Grantchester Meadows
2. Astronomy Domine
3. Cymbaline
4. Atom Heart Mother
5. Embryo

Set 2
6. Green Is The Colour
7. Careful With That Axe Eugene
8. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun

Encores
9. A Saucerful of Secrets
10. Interstellar Overdrive
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11. David Gilmour - There's No Way Out of Here [CBS promo video,  Super Bear Studios, Miraval, France, May 1978]

Here is something I've wanted to get to for a real long time.  The Final Cut demos. 

This is most likely from a production demo reel that somehow got leaked.  This particular recording came from a high generation cassette tape out of Argentina about twenty years ago.  You can imagine how poor the sound quality will be.  Fortunately with today's technology I was able to fix it up some as best I could. 

Just as I finished getting everything together for this podcast something had occurred to me, the month of November appears a lot.  Every live cut in this edition was performed in November.  In The Gunner's Dream, Roger mentions the cold November air.

The Final Cut demos

14. The Heroes Return (Part 1 and 2) [B Side, Not Now John single]
15. Signs of Life [Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November 1987]
16. Julia Dream (stereo version) [Relics]
17. Cymbaline [Altes Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, 21. November, 1970]
18. Moonhead [recorded for the BBC, 20. July, 1969]
19. Shine On You Crazy Diamond [Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex, U.K., 17. November, 1974]
20. Alan Parsons - Return to Trunguska (featuring David Gilmour) [A Valid Path]

Sorry for the delay.  I'm up to speed now and thank you for all the "get well" wishes.  This podcast is long overdue.  David Gilmour's About Face Tour was a brief one much like On An Island but the energy is totally different.  The band is tight and everyone sounds like they are having a great time.  The podcast is broken into two main segments and I explain why during the show.  Enjoy!

Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, PA, 12. July, 1984
1. Until We Sleep
2. All Lovers Are Deranged
3. Money
4. Love On The Air
5. Short & Sweet
6. You Know I'm Right
7. Run Like Hell
8. Blue Light
9. Comfortably Numb

U.I.C. Pavilion, Chicago Ill., 8. June, 1984, (doctored for supersound)
10. Milhalis
11. Cruise
12. Out Of The Blue
13. Let's Get Metaphysical
14. Murder
15. Near The End

Band Lineup:
David Gilmour - Guitars, vocals
Mick Ralphs - Guitar, vocals
Chris Slade - Drums
Raphael Ravenscroft - Saxophone
Mickey Feat - Bass, vocals
Gregg Dechart - Keyboards
Sue Addams - Percussion, vocals

DJ shines on with help of Floyd enthusiasts

By: Fernando Ramos, Staff Writer
Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: Tempo

Podcasts aren't anything new.

In essence, they're audio files that a user downloads onto his computer and plays on any audio player - most popularly on iTunes, although Winamp and Windows Media Player also suffice. The topics range from radio-show archives to commentary tracks for TV episodes. Sometimes, one gets the impression that the "talk" format has utterly eclipsed the tried-and-true musical format.

Thankfully, there are also podcasts you can listen to at www.thedoctor.cc, such as the Pink Floyd-centric show "Brain Damage." Billed as "The definitive Pink Floyd radio show" at the start of every episode, it's difficult to argue with such bold claims. Hosted by "The Doctor," a pseudonym for professional Boston radio personality Matt Leonard, the show focuses almost exclusively on live shows and rarely heard demo tapes from the broad spectrum of Pink Floyd's journey.

As the mastermind behind the album "The Dark Side of the Moon" - famous for its 741 week reign on the Billboard Top 200 chart and carrier of the song from which the podcast takes its title - Pink Floyd requires little introduction.

A fascinating mixture of furious guitar work, biting social commentary and bold experimentation in both its aural design and highly stylized visual live shows that have resisted the test of time, the band has rightfully earned its place standing tall among the giants of rock. As such, a show such as "Brain Damage" is nothing short of a gold mine.

The Doctor elaborated on the origins of the show.

"The whole thing came about when I was doing a cool rock radio show playing kick-ass tunes at Tufts University's radio station, WMFO," he said. "From time to time, I'd do an occasional Floyd feature. Eventually a few listeners and a good friend kept nagging me to do a regular Floyd show."

This was able to take shape when The Doctor was given a lucky break.

"I was scheduled a huge block of time," he said. "I ended up splitting the time into two shows, the later half being a Floyd show. That's how it all started."

Unfortunately, the show was canceled a short while later, but after much shopping on The Doctor's part to other universities and Internet radio stations that weren't interested, he still wasn't ready to close his practice.

"I thought to myself, 'Screw it, I'll podcast the show,'" The Doctor said.

Despite his initial worries of losing his audience from the transition, he built his own studio from the ground-up.

"The first podcast was right on schedule, and my audience followed," The Doctor said. "The show (is) now accessible anytime and could be listened to anywhere."

What followed was a boon for the Pink Floyd enthusiast and classic rock fans alike. On a regular (usually biweekly) basis, The Doctor injects each podcast with about a two-hour dose of Floydian goodness.

Each episode has a unifying theme ranging from the complete live performances to more esoteric "Floyd's Worst Moments" - a collection of various technical blunders and, most amusingly, singer Roger Waters' infamous temper tantrums. It's these latter shows that make the podcast so much fun for both the listeners and the host.

The Doctor says he's proud of quite a few shows, but Podcast No. 67, "One of Your Turns," is his personal favorite.

"That one featured the audience," he said. "I asked listeners to send me their own introduction for the song of their choice."

The final effect, hearing the listeners share memories they have associated with the selections, is similar to a particularly trippy episode of National Public Radio's "This American Life."

One fact that may surprise some listeners, given the continuing controversy over MP3 distribution, is the Recording Industry Association of America is mostly hands-off with the show.

"They seem not to mind what I'm doing," The Doctor said. "The RIAA has no authority over unauthorized material, which is mostly what I feature, and Pink Floyd doesn't seem to mind. If they tell me to stop, I will."

That doesn't seem to be anytime soon. Shows are still being updated, and The Doctor isn't secretive about the fun he has recording it.

"Meeting the people around the world that all dig a similar interest in Floyd is most rewarding," he said. "I get to combine my two passions: radio and Floyd."


-Fernando Ramos is a television, film and new media production senior.

The first half of this podcast consists of a master live recording session done for BBC Radio One later broadcast on John Peel's Sunday Concert three days later.

Paris Cinema, London, 16. July, 1970
1. The Embryo
2. Fat Old Sun
3. Green Is The Colour
4. Careful With That Axe Eugene
5. If
6. Atom Heart Mother (with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the John Aldiss Choir)

For the second half, we have another live recording session for BBC Radio One's Sounds of The Seventies program broadcast 10. October 1971.  This is a complete pre-broadcast, unmixed master from the BBC archives.

Paris Cinema, London, 30. September, 1971
1. Fat Old Sun
2. One of These Days
3. The Embryo
4. Echoes
5. Blues (stereo version)

This podcast takes care of those who often requested to hear Pink Floyd's free concert staged on a huge barge, moored off the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy in front of an estimated crowd of 200,000 people.  The concert was broadcast to over twenty countries and was seen by over 100 million people.

This concert was perhaps one of the more controversial ones for Pink Floyd.  The concert as almost canceled for fear that the vibrations of sound from such an event would damage some of the buildings.  Despite Floyd performing at a lower volume, there was still claims of damage to some buildings and many lamp posts were destroyed from fans climbing on them to get a better look.  Even worse, the city failed to provide the necessary amenities for the fans.  This lead to 300 tons of trash, and human waste being left behind which the Italian Army had to clean up.  The Venice City Council later apologized to the residents and vowed that no similar concert would be allowed again.

The first few songs are included to give you enough time to chill and roll a few good splifs before we dive into the concert portion. 

1. David Gilmour - Dominoes [Royal Festival Hall, London, 17, January, 2002]
2. David Gilmour - High Hopes [AOL Sessions, New York City, 6. April 2006]
3. David Gilmour - Fat Old Sun [BBC Radio 2, Johnny Walker Show, 27. September, 2002]

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, 15. July, 1989.
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (part 1 only)
5. Learning To Fly
6. Yet another Movie
7. Sorrow
8. Dogs of War
9. On The Turning Away
10. Time
11. Great Gig In The Sky
12. Wish You Were Here
13. Money
14. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
15. Comfortably Numb
16. Run Like Hell
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17. Roger Waters - Bravery of Being Out of Range [The Wall sound check, Berlin, 18. July 1990] 

This was one active year to say the least for Pink Floyd fans.  This podcast is longer than most other "mix" podcasts but it was necessary to cover just about all the highlights from both David and Rogers' tours.  There were many firsts and first time in a long time performances. 

This will be the last podcast of 2006.  So please enjoy this one many times during the holidays and New Year.  With all the bad shit that's happened around the world, and saying goodbye to Syd, it's nice to have some Floyd from the year to look back on.  Good times.   

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 (wine glass version) [Koenigsplatz, Munich, Germany, 29. July, 2006]
2. Wearing The Inside Out [BBC Radio 2, Mermaid Theatre, London, 7. February 2006]
3. Wots...Uh The Deal [Congress Centrum, Hamburg, Germany, 11, March 2006]
4. Echoes [Radio City Music Hall, New York City, N.Y., 4 April, 2006]
5. A Great Day For Freedom [Gdansk Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland, 26. August, 2006]
6. Astronomy Domine [Clam Castle, Klam, Austria, 27 July, 2006]
7. Dark Globe (wouldn't you miss me?) [Clam Castle, Klam, Austria, 27 July, 2006]
8. Robin Denselow's obituary of Roger "Syd" Barrett [BBC Newsnight, 11. July, 2006]
8. Sheep [Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal, 2. June, 2006]
9. The Fletcher Memorial Home [Monastery Grounds, Latrun, Neve Shalom, Israel, 22. June, 2006]
10. Leaving Beirut [Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA, 8. September, 2006] (i mention the 9th in the podcast however that is incorrect.)
11. Wish You Were Here (w/Mick Mason) [Madison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y., 12. September, 2006]
12. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2 w/Nick Mason and the Boys & Girls Club of New York) [Madison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y., 13. September, 2006]
13. Comfortably Numb (w/Nick Mason) [Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 31. May, 2006]
14. Great Gig In The Sky (w/Mica Paris) [Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 30. May, 2006]
15. Arnold Layne (w/David Bowie) [Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 29. May, 2006]
16. On The Turning Away [Piazza San Marco, Venezia, Italy, 11. August, 2006]
17. On An Island (w/ David Crosby & Graham Nash) [The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Los Angeles, CA, 20. April, 2006]
18. Perfect Sense (parts 1 & 2) [Marquee Festival, Cork, Ireland, 29. June, 2006]

Photo by Michael Boresch
Special Thanks to Rich Hall for the Bowie track.

Sorry for the delay on thisâ Iâve been working some crazy hours.  Many of you have requested this for a while now and so here it is.  For this podcast weâll kill two birds with one stone.

Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
[National Exhibition Center, Birmingham, U.K., 27. June 1984]

1. 4.30am (Apparently They Were Traveling Abroad)
2. 4.33am (Running Shoes)
3. 4.37am (Arabs With Knives and West German Skies)
4. 4.39am (For the First Time Today) [part 2]
5. 4.41am (Sexual Revolution)
6. 4.47am (The Remains of Our Love)
7. 4.50am (Go Fishing)
8. 4.56am (For the First Time Today) [part 1]
9. 4.58am (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)
10. 5.01am (The Pros & Cons of Hitch Hiking)
11. 5.06am (Every Strangers Eyes)
12. 5.11am (The Moment of Clarity)

Radio K.A.O.S
[Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex, U.K., 21. November 1987]

13. Radio Waves
14. The Powers That Be
15. Who Needs Information
16. Me or Him
17. Sunset Strip
18. Home
19. Four Minutes
20. Tide Is Turning
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21. Mollyâs song [Coliseum de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 7. November, 1987]

This podcast, at the request of others, celebrates the music of Richard Wright and the contributions he made to Pink Floyd. Enjoy.

1. Against All Odds â Wet Dream
2. Breakthrough â David Gilmour In Concert DVD [Royal Festival Hall, London, 16. January, 2002]
3. Wearing The Inside Out â BBC Radio 2 [Mermaid Theatre, London, 7. February 2006]
4. Arnold Layne â Later... With Jools Holland [BBC Studios, London, 26 May 2006]
5. Two of A Kind â John Peel Show [BBC Radio 1 Studios, 24, February 1970] 
6. Summer 68 â Atom Heart Mother
7. It Would Be So Nice (remixed stereo version) â Masters of Rock
8. Paint Box (full stereo version) â Masters of Rock
9. Sysyphus [The Town Hall, Birmingham, 11. February,1970]
10. See Saw â A Saucerful of Secrets
11. Night of A Thousand Furry Toys â Broken China
12. Country Song (harpsichord version) â Zabriskie Point [demo excerpt]
13. Mediterranean C â Wet Dream
14. Violence Sequence â Zabriskie Point
15. Mortality Sequence [Rainbow Theater, London, 20, February 1972]
16. Great Gig In The Sky â Dark Side of The Moon DVD
17. Love Scene #4a â Zabriskie Point

Originally Show #10, Air date: 29. May, 2004 - The 1982 film soundtrack features a few  tracks not on the original album, as well as remixed and even completely re-recorded tracks from The Wall's original release. This is complete with dialogue, sound effects and nothing speed up like you hear on most RoIO's of the same material.  

I mixed in the rough cut of Hey You from the DVD as it would have been done originally, had it been included in the film.  I also added in, an alternate extended version of Bring The Boys Back Home not heard on the album or the film.     

1. The Little Boy Santa Claus Forgot (Vera Lynn)
2. When The Tigers Broke Free (part 1)
3. In The Flesh
4. The Thin Ice
5. Another Brick In The Wall (part 1)
6. When The Tigers Broke Free (part 2)
7. Good Bye Blue Sky
8. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
9. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
10. Mother
11. Empty Spaces
12. What Shall We Do Now?
13. Young Lust
14. One Of My Turns
15. Don't Leave Me Now
16. Another Brick In The Wall (part 3)
17. The Last Few Bricks
18. Goodbye Cruel World
19. Hey You
20. Is There Anybody Out There?
21. Nobody Home
22. Vera
23. Bring The Boys Back Home (B side single)
24. Comfortably Numb
25. In The Flesh?
26. Run Like Hell
27. Waiting For The Worms
28. Stop
29. The Trial
30. Outside The Wall

Wow, three podcasts this month.  Lucky you.  For this podcast we visit The Palace Theater in Waterbury Connecticut* 18. March 1973.  The sound quality was rather mucky before I polished it up as best I could.  I had to locate more than one source and even take clips from other shows to fill in some gaps.  It's an "off the beaten path" location for a Pink Floyd gig.  Why not Hartford?  Anyway, this podcast will be last to feature a Dark Side of The Moon set for a while.  Hope you dig!

*March 7 2010:  UPDATE!!!  Its quite possible this recording is actually from Radio City Music Hall.  That show didn't start until 1:30am on the 18th.

Set 1:
1. Obscured by Clouds
2. When You're In
3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
4. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
5. Echoes

Set 2:
1. Speak To Me
2. Breathe
3. On The Run
4. Time / Breathe (reprise)
5. The Great Gig In The Sky
6. Money
7. Us And Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse
 
Encore:
11. One Of These Days

Tribute band The Pink Floyd Experience will be performing at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT, Saturday, 10. February 2007 at 7pm (just happens to be on my birthday so I'll see you there)

Recorded last week, 8th September, Mansfield, Massachusetts at the Tweeter Center from Section 2, Row S, FOB, left of center, inside the stacks.  The last half of the first set is my favorite except for when a member of the audience loses his mind after watching the video of Leaving Beirut.  His screaming of "What about 9-11!" at the end of Leaving Beirut, continues on through the beginning of Sheep.  Besides that annoying asshole, there is hardly any talking and the 360 degree sound imaging can be heard. This is an excellent recording for the Tweeter Center.  This podcast starts off with one forgotten intro from the last show.  Enjoy!

Set 1:
1. "Opening theme"
2. In The Flesh?
3. Mother
4. Set the Controls for the Heart Of the Sun
5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond
6. Have A Cigar
7. Wish You Were Here
8. Southampton Dock
9. Fletcher Memorial Home
10. Perfect Sense (Parts 1 & 2)
11. Leaving Beirut
12. Sheep

Set 2:
13. Speak to Me
14. Breathe
15. On the Run
16. Time
17. Great Gig in the Sky
18. Money
19. Us and Them
20. Any Colour You Like
21. Brain Damage
22. Eclipse
 
Encore:
23. Band Intros
24. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
25. Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
26. Vera
27. Bring the Boys Back Home
28. Comfortably Numb

Here it is, your Pink Floyd podcast with your selections and your intros.  Nice job!  Thank you.  It was fun putting this 'cast together and I didn't even have to think of what to play.  This is my favorite podcast so far and I hope you enjoy it as well.  Bravo! 

1. When The Tigers Broke Free - The Final Cut (reissue), intro by Eddie Reid from Scotland
2. Sheep [Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal, 2. June, 2006] intro by Martin from the U.K.
3. Comfortably Numb [David Gilmour, Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, PA, 12. July, 1984] intro by Frog from The Netherlands
4. The Beginning (Green Is The Colour) [Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17. September 1969] intro by Harvey from Texas, USA
5. Beset By The Creatures of The Deep (Careful With That Axe Eugene) [Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 17. September 1969]
6. Fat Old Sun [Paris Cinema, London, England, 30. September, 1971] intro by Griff from the U.K.
7. One of My Turns - The Wall (film version), intro by Chuck A. Spear from Melbourne, Australia
8. Dogs [Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA. 9. May, 1977] intro by Ori from Israel
9. Interstellar Overdrive (full length version) intro by Karsten Propper, host of Planet Jupiter from Alabama, USA
10. Summer 68 - Atom Heart Mother, intro by Chris from Canada
11. Grantchester Meadows [Fillmore West, San Francisco, Ca., 29. April 1970] intro by The Dali Trauma from San Francisco
12. High Hopes - The Division Bell, intro by Nic Treadwell from Birmingham, U.K.

This podcast is based on a show I had done before (Show #12, Air date: 12. June, 2004) with some changes to the playlist.  I didn't get to all the tracks I wanted to so I'll have to continue this one, later on sometime.  After Atom Heart Mother, I'll take you away on a sonic journey with post-Waters Floyd material and soundscapes.  You may want to wear headphones.

1. One of These Days - Live In Pompeii Soundtrack [Pompeii, Italy, October 1971]
2. Mudmen - Obscured By Clouds
3. Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast [City Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 22. December, 1970]
4. Saucerful of Secrets [The Dome, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 20. January 1970]
5. Main Theme - More
6. Interstellar Overdrive (mono single version) Arnold Lane French EP
7. Atom Heart Mother (w/ Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the John Alldis Choir) [Paris Cinema, London, England, 16. July, 1970]
8. Soundscape (1994 pre-show sound collage - excerpt)
9. Signs of Life - A Momentary Lapse of Reason
10. Soundscape (1994 pre-show sound collage - excerpt)
11. Cluster One - Division Bell
12. Terminal Frost [Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
13. Marooned (David Gilmour, 50th Anniversary Fender Strat Show) [Wembley Arena, London, England, 24. September, 2004]

The third and final installment of the L.A. Concert series. The premiere of Dark Side of The Moon for the Hollywood glitterati, 22. September 1972.

The Hollywood Bowl officially opened in 1922 on the site of a natural amphitheatre formerly known as the Daisy Dell.  Roger and his band will perform Dark Side of The Moon at "The Bowl" later this year, October 5th, 6th, and 7th.

This podcast starts out with David Gilmour's acoustic performance of Dark Globe, recorded live last week 27. July 2006 at Clam Castle, Klam, Austria, as a tribute to Roger Barrett.

Set 1:
1. Breathe
2. On The Run
3. Time / Breathe (reprise)
4. Great Gig In The Sky
5. Money
6. Us And Them
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage
9. Eclipse

Set 2:
10. One of These Days
11. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
12. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun
13. Echoes

Encore:
14. Saucerful of Secrets

Since the "Covers" podcast, I've had many people ask about Phish's performance of Dark Side of the Moon.  So I decided to whip up a quickcast of this performance in its entirety recorded on 2. November, 1998.  Maybe we should call these special, shorter podcasts of Brain Damage, "Brain Stroke?"

Here's the story of how it all came about from Phish.com.

Set 2:
1. Speak to Me
2. Breathe
3. On The Run
4. Time / Breathe (reprise)
5. Great Gig In The Sky
6. Money
7. Us And Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse

Encore:
1.  Echoes

Interview clip courtesy Brother Brett, 97.3 K-Rock, CIRK, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Show #62, Release date: 14. July, 2006

Thank you Roger!

1. Wouldn't You Miss Me?
2. The Gnome [BBC Playhouse Theater, London, 25. Sept, 1967]
3. She Took A Long Cold Look At Me (take 5, Jones mix)
4. Dominoes [David Gilmour, Radio City Music Hall, NY, NY, 4. April,2006]
5. Flaming [US single, 5. August 1967 - not released on Piper]
6. Scream Thy Last Scream [studio demo, 9. August, 1967]
7. Vegetable Man [BBC Maida Vale Studios, 20. December, 1967]
8. Maisie (outtakes 1 & 2 - full mix)
9. Gigolo Aunt [BBC 1970]
10. Opel (outtake 9 excerpt)
11. Clowns And Jugglers (outtake 1, Jones mix excerpt)
12. Pow R Toc H [BBC Maida Vale Studios, 20. December, 1967]
13. Shine On You Crazy Diamond [Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex, England, 16. November, 1974

Everyone knows where you are.  Now near, not far.  Alone in the clouds all blue.  Lying on an eiderdown. Singing, "Yippee! You can't see me, but I can you."

Very sad news... Pink Floyd's Barrett dies, aged 60

Syd Barrett, the troubled genius who co-founded Pink Floyd but spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died, a spokeswoman for the band said Tuesday. He was 60.

The spokeswoman who declined to give her name until the band made an official announcement confirmed media reports that he had died. She said Barrett died several days ago, but she did not disclose the cause of death. Barrett had suffered from diabetes for many years.

Barrett co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Roger Waters*, Nick Mason and Rick Wright, and wrote many of the band's early songs. The group's jazz-infused rock made them darlings of the London psychedelic scene, and the 1967 album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" largely written by Barrett, who also played guitar was a commercial and critical hit.

However, Barrett suffered from mental instability, exacerbated by his use of LSD. His behavior grew increasingly erratic, and he left the group in 1968 five years before the release of Pink Floyd's most popular album, "Dark Side of the Moon." He was replaced by David Gilmour.

Barrett released two solo albums "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" but soon withdrew from the music business altogether.

He spent much of the rest of his life living quietly in his hometown of Cambridge, England, where he was a familiar figure, often seen cycling or walking to the corner store.

Despite his brief career, Barrett's fragile, wistful songs influenced many musicians, from David Bowie, who covered the Barrett track "See Emily Play" to the other members of Pink Floyd, who recorded the album "Wish You Were Here" as a tribute to their troubled bandmate.

This is the first of a three part "L.A. Concert Series".  13. February 1980, LA Sports Arena, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California

1. Nobody Home (Rehearsal ) [Paramount Studios, Los Angels, California. 1. February, 1980]

2. In The Flesh
3. The Thin Ice
4. Another Brick In The Wall (part 1)
5. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
6. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
7. Mother
8. Good Bye Blue Sky
9. Empty Spaces
10. What Shall We Do Now?
11. Young Lust
12. One Of My Turns
13. Don't Leave Me Now
14. Another Brick In The Wall (part 3)
15. The Last Few Bricks
16. Goodbye Cruel World

17. Hey You
18. Is There Anybody Out There?
19. Nobody Home
20. Vera
21. Bring The Boys Back Home
22. Comfortably Numb
23. The Show Must Go On
24. In The Flesh?
25. Run Like F**k
26. Waiting For The Worms
27. Stop
28. The Trial
29. Outside The Wall

Doctored for supersound

This special edition of Brain Damage includes covers of favorite Pink Floyd tunes performed by other major recording artists.  I'm very picky when other people cover Floyd music but I enjoy all these bands individually.  Nick Mason feels innovative covers are more preferable to tribute bands.  You be the judge.

1. Camper Van Beethoven - Interstellar Overdrive [Extra Tracks] 
2. Velvet Revolver - Money [Slither EP single]
3. David Bowie - See Emily Play [Pin Ups]
4. The Soft Boys - Vegetable Man [Underwater Moonlight]
5. Bim Skala Bim - Brain Damage [Bones]
6. Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Pigs (Three Different Ones) [Live Set 2]
7. Jack Irons w/Eddy Vedder - Shine On You Crazy Diamond [Attention Dimension]
8. Class of 99 - Another Brick In The Wall (part 1) [The Faculty soundtrack]
9. Dream Theater - Sheep [Soundcheck/Rehearsal, Anaheim, CA., 9. March, 2006]
10. Foo Fighters w/Brian May - Have A Cigar [Mission Impossible soundtrack]
11. KoRn - Another Brick In The Wall (parts 1, 2 & 3) [Greatest Hits, vol.1]
12. Shadows Fall - Welcome To The Machine [The Art of Balance]
13. Dream Theater - Dark Side of The Moon in its entirety [Hammersmith Apollo, London, England, 25. October, 2005]
14. Dream Theater - One of These Days [Rotterdam, Holland, 18. January, 2004]

Special thanks to Russell Gillett

This podcast features some recent performances from Roger in Lisbon and David during his appearance on Laterâwith Jools Holland.  Itâs a shorter one but I hope you still dig it.

1. Leaving Beirut [Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal, 2. June, 2006]
2. The Gunnerâs Dream [Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal, 2. June, 2006]
3. Pigs On The Wing (WKRP clip and 8-Track version)
4. Set The Controls For The of The Sun [St Tropez Music Festival, St. Tropez, France, 8. August, 1970]
5. Green Is The Colour [Fillmore West, San Francisco, Ca., 29. April 1970]
6. Careful With That Axe Eugene [Fillmore West, San Francisco, Ca., 29. April 1970]
7. Arnold Layne [Later...with Jools Holland, BBC2, 26. May 2006]
8. The Last Few Bricks [L.A. Sports Arena, Los Angeles, Ca., 13. February, 1980]
9. Any Colour You Like [Rainbow Theater, London, England, 20. February, 1972]
10. Brain Damage (acoustic version)

Iâve been getting many requests for Roger Waters material now that heâs gearing up for his European and North American tour starting on the 2nd of June.  For this podcast, I picked one of my favorite concerts from his In The Flesh tour recorded on the 11th of August 1999 from Camden, New Jersey. 

1. Radio Waves [12 inch remix]

Set 1
2. In the Flesh
3. The Thin Ice
4. Another Brick in the Wall (pt 1)
5. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
6. Another Brick in the Wall (pt 2)
7. Mother
8. Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert
9. Southampton Dock
10. Pigs on the Wing (pt 1)
11. Dogs
12. Welcome to the Machine
13. Wish You Were Here
14. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pt 1-5, 6 & 7)

Set 2
15. Breathe
16. Time
17. Money
18. 5:06am (Every Stranger's Eyes)
19. The Powers That Be
20. What God Wants (pt 1)
21. Perfect Sense Part (pt 1)
22. Perfect Sense Part (pt 2)
23. It's a Miracle
24. Amused to Death
25. Brain Damage
26. Eclipse
27. Comfortably Numb

As promised in the last podcast, here is some earlier Floyd Material.  Some of it taken from a few videos found on YouTube.com*

1. High hopes [unknown location (looks like Radio City) AOL Sessions, NYC, 5. April, 2006]
2. Flaming [ORTF-TV Studios, Buttes Chaumont, Paris France - 20. February, 1968]*
3. Astronomy Domine [Look of The Week, BBC, London, U.K., 14. May 1967]*
4. Let There Be More Light [ORTF-TV Studios, Buttes Chaumont, Paris France - 21. September ,1968]*
5. Vegetable Man (demo, stereo version)
6. summer '68
   

The Second half of this podcast features the Super Pop '70 VII, Altes Casino de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland, November 21st and 22nd.  The second show was added at the last minute.  Both shows were recorded and EMI pressed white-label acetates. It's likely these were intended to be promotional tools, not for commercial release.  Astronomy Domine was performed with a violent twist while Cymbaline was victim to a technical glitch, perhaps caused by a cabinet that blew from Roger's bass which caused David to burst out in laughter. 

7. Astronomy Domine
8. Fat Old Sun
9. Atom Heart Mother
10. Cymbaline
11. The Embryo
12. Blues
13. Twelve Bar Blues Jam

Originally Show #19, Air date: 7. August, 2004 - The Boston Garden was a great place to see a concert.  It was built at the cost of 4 million dollars in 1928 by the same people who built New York's Madison Square Garden.  It was originally called  Boston's Madison Square Garden and eventually "Madison Square" was dropped from the name.  The Garden was demolished in 1997.  Today, everything in the photo to the right, is gone.

The Floyd live at The Garden, 18. June, 1975.  Most enjoyable are the performances of You Gotta Be Crazy, which is different from both the 74 and 77 Dogs versions.  The set also has very good versions of Any Colour You Like and one of the last pre-87 performances of Echoes.

1. Arnold Layne [Paramount Theatre, Oakland, Cailfornia, 17. April 2006]

Set 1
2. Raving And Drooling
3. You Gotta Be Crazy
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5)
5. Have A Cigar
6. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (6-9)

Set 2
7. Speak To Me
8. Breathe
9. On The Run
10. Time
11. Breathe (reprise)
12. Great Gig In The Sky
13. Money
14. Us And Them
15. Any Colour You Like
16. Brain Damage
17. Eclipse

Encore
18. Echoes

David Gilmour opened his North American On An Island tour at New York City's world famous Radio City Music Hall ten days ago.  The concert was absolutely mesmerizing.
I was fairly close to the band, nine rows back.  It was GREAT, however while people up front had the better view, anyone towards the back of the venue had the better sound.  This recording was done by Dan Lynch from the rear, left side of the venue.  In less than 24 hours after the show, he had the concert available on various trading groups on the Internet.
I raise my beer glass to you Dan. 

Set 2
11.  Shine on You Crazy Diamond*
12.  Wearing the Inside Out
13.  Dominoes
14.  Fat Old Sun
15.  Breathe
16.  Time
17.  Breathe (reprise)
18.  High Hopes
19.  Echoes

Encore
20.  Wish You Were Here
21.  Find the Cost of Freedom
22.  Comfortably Numb

* with David Crosby and Graham Nash

Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February, 1988. This is
a soundboard, concert recording that surfaced last summer. I'd love to know how this came to fruition because it's the best of an '88 gig you'll find.  It has a few flaws however.  There were some slight  mixing issues plus the encore and other small parts were missing.  My guess is that a crew member had recorded this for their own posterity.  Anyway, I tried my best to patch it up just to make the ride less bumpy and added a fantasy encore, if you will, for good measure.  Oh and almost forgot, speaking of patching things.  This podcast opens with a very nice soundboard version of Echoes, however incomplete from 1987, but that's patched up too.  I explain more in the podcast.  Hope you dig it.

1. Echoes (rehearsal) [Air Canada Hangar, Lester Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 7. August, 1987]

Set 1
2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
3. Signs Of Life
4. Learning To Fly
5. Yet Another Movie (Round And Around)
6. A New Machine (part 1)
7. Terminal Frost
8. A New Machine (part 2)
9. Sorrow
10. The Dogs Of War
11. On The Turning Away

Set 2
12. One Of These Days
13. Time
14. On The Run
15. Wish You Were Here
16. Welcome To The Machine
17. Us And Them
18. Money
19. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
20. Comfortably Numb

Encore
21. One Slip [Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA, 4. November, 1987]
22. Run Like Hell [The Grand Canal, Venice, Italy, 15. July, 1989]

Colin Turner, webmaster of Pinkfloydz.com and super genius, has written a cool article where he recounts his time seeing the Floyd at the Tennis Centre here.

*photo: http://www.spencertunick.com/

Pink Floyd Management has respectfully asked that I remove The Man And The Journey from this site.