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Pink Floyd 04/14/69
Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Set I
1. Daybreak (part 1) 6:16 (Grantchester Meadows)
2. Work 8:39 (unreleased instrumental)
3. Afternoon 5:25 (Biding My Time)
4. Doing It 5:18 (Syncopated Pandemonium*)
5. Sleeping 10:55 (Quicksilver)
6. Daybreak (part 2) 2:25 (Grantchester Meadows reprise)
Set II
1. The Beginning 4:35 (Green is the Colour)
2. Beset By Creatures of the Deep 8:25 (Careful with that Axe, Eugene)
3. The Narrow Way 4:46
4. The Pink Jungle 4:18 (Pow R. Toc H.)
5. The Labyrinths of Auximenes 8:30 (unreleased instrumental)
6. Behold the Temple of Light 6:42 (unreleased instrumental)
7. The End of the Beginning 5:49 (Storm Signal/Celestial Voices)
8. Interstellar Overdrive (encore) 11:14
Set III
 
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Pink Floyd
The Massed Gadgets of Auximenes

*I've seen three other possibilities for the actual official release of Doing It: Up the Khyber, Grand Vizier's Garden Party, and Party Sequence.

This is the first performance of the concept concerts "The Man" and "The Journey." Quality is not the best, but the performances are very different from the Amsterdam show. It is 2 CD's and Interstellar Overdrive is performed as an encore. There are many differences between this and the Amsterdam show: 1) the song that would become Cymbaline (called Nightmare) has not yet become separate from Sleep(ing). 2) Daybreak (part two) is very different. 3) The Labyrinths of Auximenes does not yet contain the bass line that can be found in latter parts of post-Syd performances of Interstellar Overdrive (perhaps because IO was performed at this concert) and thus is very different from the version on the Amsterdam show. Interstellar Overdrive is a very good version with some neat guitar riffs about 5 minutes in. Although sound quality is just one step above horrendous, this concert is very historical in terms of the 1969 shows.

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Rob Arken (0/5) / 0 View  
mustdye (0/5) / 0 View  
bob moore (0/0) / 0 View  
Mike (0/0) SHN / 2 View  
Notes: 425mb - HRVCRD009
kingbee (0/4.9) CDR / 2 C- View  
Notes: #151, 152 Very distant and quiet, but at least you can tell it's Floyd
bacchus (0/5) / 0 View  
The Swingin'Pig (0/0) shn / 2 View  
Matt W (0/5) CD-R/1 SHN / 2 B View  
Notes: *"Massed Gadgets of Auximines"
Jason Blevins (0/0) SHN / 1 B D View   Silver CD -> Direct CD-R Copy -> WAV (MMJB) -> SHN
Notes: Poor sound quality, but a very historical show. The Massed Gadgets of Auximenies (ROIO).
Steve (0/0) DVD NTSC / 1 View  
Notes: NOT the actual show, but the pre-show rehearsal that same day. This is about 20 mins of b/w footage shot at the Royal Festival Hall by Anthony Stern (it sez so right there on the opening slate). It seems that Stern was called earlier that day by the band to shoot this amazing and unique performance. Unfortunately, he didn't go through all the proper channels, and only got permission from the RFH to shoot the rehearsals and only in certain areas of the venue. This becomes apparent when the venue's security "busts" him and orders him to turn over all of his equipment. This all takes place while the camera is still rolling, but with audio only! You can hear the escalating dialogue between Anthony and security/management as he pleads his case. Too bad he didn't go through the proper channels and pay for the rights to film the actual show, as he was evidently prepared to do, but at least we have this incredible rehearsal footage to marvel at. That's the story I heard and this is how I pieced this thing together. Maybe a phone call to Mr. Stern would clear things up. I'll get back with an update if he does. There is also current speculation that the actual performance was filmed as well (quoted recently by Roger Waters). A BIG thanks to Simon, who turned this footage over to me recently. It seems that the last bit (Rick playing the final part of ASoS of the huge house pipe organ) was outta synch, but I was able to fix that properly. Other songs include Biding My Time (with Rick briefly on trombone), Green is the Color, Cymbaline, and ASoS... all incomplete but still wonderful to watch! Cheers! RonToon
Blackdog2112 (0/0) .shn / 2 View   "The Massed Gadgets of Auximenes"
Dan MacNeill (0/5) shn / 1 View  
James (0/0) SHN / 1 View   Audience
James (0/0) SHN / 1 View   Unknown
Glauque (0/5) 1 SHN / 2 D View  
Notes: The sound is very far. A tape hiss on "Work".
diamondsyd (0/0) SHN / 2 View  
Notes: The Massed Gadgets of Auximenies HRV CDR 009
PinkNuts (0/0) SHN / 2 View  
Notes: The Massed Gadgets of Auximenes
charles emory (0/0) CDr / 2 Fai View   The Massed Gadgets of Auximenies
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SkUnKaDeLiC (0/0) shn / 1 A B View  
Notes: bootleg: "Massed Gadget Of Auximenes" HRV CDR 009.
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Joe Freedman (0/5) SHN / 1 View  
Notes: The Massed Gadgets of Auximenes (HRV CDR 003)
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