Sound Quality: C+
Performance: A
Overall: 2
The main problem here is volume inconsistancy, it is up and down on almost all the tracks as well as a dullness to the recording, not sure of
the generation but there is no brightness to it but that is pretty common on bootlegs, some are better than others and would be ok here if not
for the other issues. It is listenable but the problems get very annoying.
The performance is really good, I hope this is one of the shows I have another version of, not all the songs are total gems but most are
ecellent ans the rest are good. Highlight for me is tough because all the tracks are let down by the recording issues would be 'Have A Cigar'
because it was least effected and there is some great guitar work from Dave and vocals from Roger are really good.
Track Breakdown...
Sheep: Vocals are weak on the recording. Talking during quiet section, not vey loud but noticable but nice feel from the band.
Pigs On The Wing (part 1): The first part of the first chorus is hard to hear but soon improves, the audience is louder at the end so I guess the recorder boosted the volume.
Dogs: Quite a lot of volume inconsistancy here It settles down after a few minutes but then kicks in again with about 3 minutes or so to go. Also a little chatting during this time but not the entire time.
Pigs On The Wing (part 2): Virtually the same deal as the first part, the vocals are low then they improve and the overal song increases in volume as well.
Pigs (Three Different Ones): Yet more volume issues, too low to begin with. Really nice version, nice intensity to this version the volume is a problem. There is, what sounds like, a firework right near the end but it doesn't get distored or anything so doesn't spoil anything.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5): Volume is better to begin with but then fades out but a nice rendition.
Welcome To The Machine: I prefer this track live, it has a real pulsing quality that didn't really have the same impact as on the album. Really evident here, liked it. Volume is fairly consistant.
Have A cigar: I think there is some kind of technical hitch because the ending seems to come as a surprise to everyone, including Dave! Not a cut just a dramatic stop before the whoosh and the radio effect kicks in. doesn't hurt the track too much.
Wish You Were Here: Yet more volume issues.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6): During the intro section there are some recording issues as well as the inevitable volume problems. They sound like electronic noise pulses but I cant think what might cause them.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 7-9): Pretty well done cut over to another source, immense praise on whoever did that this source is more raw but has more of a brightness to it. Another good version.
Money: The volume starts to fade on this second source before the solo section, another good version ruined.
These shows normally have more than one source, the cut over durign the second half of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' means at least one other source, whether that is complete or usable is in question. Skip it.
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Original info...
Pink Floyd
"In De Weiden (In The Grassland)"
February 18, 1977
De Oude Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Discs: 2
Recording: aud rec 2
Release: FA006
Lineage: A2 cass[1] > CD-R[2] > EAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro v2.1 (remaster) > FLAC
Generation: 1
Length: 109:31
Roio Rating:[C-/1]
DISC 1 [50:39]
01. Sheep [11:35]
02. Pigs On A Wing 1 [1:47]
03. Dogs [17:17]
04. Pigs On A Wing 2 [2:23]
05. Pigs (3 different ones) [17:36]
DISC2 [58:51]
06. Shine On, You Crazy Diamond 1-5 [14:14]
07. Welcome To The Machine [7:49]
08. Have A Cigar [5:47]
09. Wish You Were Here [4:46]
10. Shine On, You Crazy Diamond 6 [6:28]
11. Shine On, You Crazy Diamond 7-9 [11:02] *
12. ENCORE: Money [8:43]
TOTAL PLAYING TIME [109:31]
* Patched from different recording of the same night.
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After having seeded "Bleating and babbling" a couple of months ago, which is the complete and untouched version of the other recorder for this same night, I finally found a copy of the second recorder. My source is a first gen tape which came from the taper himself, a man from Eindhoven who isn't a Pink Floyd fan in particular but who has taped all their shows in the Netherlands since that night nonetheless! This tape has been transferred on CD-R and I received an exact copy of this CD-R.
This recording sounds much clearer and less noisy than "B&B", although this taper obviously was more distant to the stage than rec1. But this recording had more anomalies, like volume fluctuations and crackle. The recording stops during SOYCD, obviously because of problems with the recorder (bad cassette I guess). Then the source starts again right for the beginning of the encore 'Money'.To fill the gap, that is SOYCD7-9 and audience noise until the first cash register effects, I used a patch from "B&B". This patch has been indexed separately.
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Show identifyer:
∞ Mr. Waters sneers '11' at 4:38 into 'Pigs3DO' after the second verse, not the third this time.
∞ Just like on the first night of the tour in Dortmund (23 Jan), the mono effect tape at the end of 'HAC' doesn't start on time, so the song ends abruptly.
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Here is what I've done to the sources: REC2-
∞ channels rebalanced;
∞ Equalisation permitted to make the vocals and guitar a little bit clearer and to reduce considerably the hiss;
∞ The most obvious short volume fluctuations have been mastered, longer parts of lower and higer volume (especially during 'Dogs') have been left as they were in order to not denaturate the tape recording;
∞ some pops, noises, clipping and anomalies were removed.Alas, tape warbles and some analog crackle is impossible to remove without leaving a scar. Especially the tape anomalies at the end of rec2 were difficult to attenuate, but I wanted to leave as much possible of this source, until the tape completely lost it. The only thing you miss is constant warble for 2 more minutes until the source cuts.
Patch from REC1-
∞ Speedcorrected (96.5%);
∞ Channels rebalanced;
∞ Equalisation made vocals clearer, drum less 'boosted' and the overall less noisy and dull and reduced a lot of hiss;
∞ Volume has been tweaked to fit with the volume of the main source.
The overall volume is quite low at times, though the loudest parts are close to saturation... You might feel the need to raise the volume a little below clipping point for burning to CD-R.
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Many many thanks to Jemig de Pemig for the source!Thanks also to the people who gave me advice for this first 'remaster' attempt.
