One of music’s most iconic groups has recently dropped rare and unreleased material to streaming platforms. It has been confirmed that Pink Floyd have released twelve live albums which are all available to stream now. No previous announcement was made to confirm the news, the arrival of the group’s early live material was spotted by users and fans.
The live material was recorded before the group released their most famous album The Dark Side Of The Moon. Released in 1973, the album took the group to its peak popularity and became one of the best-selling albums of all time. The newly added recorded performances were held before this era, the recordings document a time before the group became musical icons.
The live albums span a period between the album cycles of the 1970 release Atom Heart Mother and the 1972 album Obscured by Clouds. During this era, the group were touring the world and the setlist included such tracks as “Atom Heart Mother”, “Echoes” and “Careful With That Axe, Eugene”.
The earliest documentation in the releases can be heard in They Came In Peace. The album boasts a setlist of seven tracks and includes performances from 28th February 1970 at Leeds University and Washington University on 16th November 1971. The latest recording from the new releases is heard on the album Lyon & Tokyo, Lyon 12 June 1971, Tokyo 16 March 1972. The recording is from a live performance held on 16th March 1972 in Tokyo and was almost a year before the release of The Dark Side of The Moon.
The full list of rare material in which the group released to streaming platforms includes They Came In Peace, Leeds University 28 Feb 1970 Washington University 16 Nov 1971, Live At Grosser Saal, Musikhalle, Hamburg, West Germany 25 Feb 1971, Mauerspechte Berlin Sportpalast 5 June 1971, Lyon & Tokyo, Lyon 12 June 1971, Tokyo 16 March 1972, Palaeur Rome 20 June 1971, Amsterdamse Bos Free Concert 26 June 1971, Live In Montreux 18 and 18 Sept 1971, KB Hallen, Copenhagen 23 Sept 1971, KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Vol ii, Live 23 Sept 1971, Over Bradford Pigs On The Groove Bradford University 10 Oct 1971, Embryo, San Diego, Live 17 Oct 1971 and The Screaming Abdabs Quebec City, Live 10 Nov 1971.
On 18th February 2022, the Restored & Re-Edited version of Pink Floyd’s P.U.L.S.E. is released as a 2 Blu-ray/2 DVD deluxe box set, with music videos, screen films, documentaries, rehearsal footage, 60 page booklet, and the flashing LED is back! https://t.co/iTDgQbC0Yf pic.twitter.com/umd4MkIJw9
— Pink Floyd (@pinkfloyd) December 16, 2021
In other news, the band have announced that their 1995 film P.U.L.S.E. Restored and Re-Edited will be available for the first time on Blu-ray on 18th February 2022. The concert film documents the group’s gig held on 20th October 1994 at London’s Earls Court. The performance was part of their The Division Bell Tour, the film was originally released on VHS in June 1995 and DVD in July 2006.
The film was directed by acclaimed director David Mallet, the British director has been heralded as one of the most prolific directors of music videos in the 1980s. Mallet’s videography spans from the 1970s until 2020 and includes such iconic musicians as David Bowie and Queen. The re-release of the film will be available as a double Blu-ray edition and double DVD deluxe box set.
Click here to pre-order P.U.L.S.E. Restored and Re-Edited.
