Click to enlarge
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn : Critical Review = DVD = (DVD)
What a fascinating documentary, this evening I watched it for the second time and I was carried away again as if I had never seen before anything from Syd Barrett era! The first part tells the story about their first contract to play in an Irish dancing hall for 15 pounds a week but when they started to play in the UFO Nightclub with liquid slides and an inventive lighshow The Pink Floyd became the darling of the London underground scene. Record producer Joe Boyd comes with a story I had never heard before: Pink Floyd was on the brink of signing with Polydor (they were rehearsing in the studio for their first album) but after a switch in the Pink Floyd management, the band signed with EMI and they were very happy because EMI gave the band a big contract. Another amazing story is the fact that the "radio pirates" refused to play the controversial first hit single Arnold Layne while the decent BBC had no problems with it! Quite funny is the chapter about the BBC programm The LooK Of The Week (1967) and the following interview by Mark Keller ("one of the main musical commentarists") with Roger and Syd. It's a perfect example of the generation gap, "a sort of sketch" and we all can enjoy how two young, intelligent and creative musicians compete with "an old fool", this is supported by a hilarious imitation of Hans Keller by a Classic Rock Magazine reviewer! An interesting chapter is the one about the collaboration between the 'Old School' producer Norman Smith (he worked with The Beatles in the Abbey Road studios) and Syd Barrett who hardly accepted any rules. The tension between them fueled the album but Norman said "it was pretty damned difficult to work with Syd"! The chapter about the song Interstellar Overdrive reveals that the album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn was hailed by everybody ...except the fans who supported The Pink Floyd in the UFO because "The Piper failed to capture the live sound of Pink Floyd". For many the composition Interstellar Overdrive was "the closest thing we have on record to what Pink Floyd did on stage in the early days". and "This song paved the way for spacerock". The story is embellished with mindblowing live footage: Rome Goes P
119 SEK 
 
  Tell a friend
Use the form below to send information about this product to a friend.
Your name    Your e-mail
Send
Your friend's name Your friend's e-mail
Enter your email address to be automatically informed when this item is back in stock
Your e-mail   
Send
Limited availability - ships immediately
Similar artists: DAVID GILMOUR, ROGER WATERS, SYD BARRETT, SNOWY WHITE, ZEE, SNOWY WHITE BLUES PROJECT, ROGER DELARGE, RICHARD WRIGHT & DAVE HARRIS, RICK WRIGHT, RICHARD WRIGHT
Specifications
Type: DVD
Recorded: 2003
Release Date: 2003-07-11
Label: Edgehill
Country: Euro
Item No: RMS2071
Customer rating & reviews
Rate this item | Review this item
Browse by artist: PINK FLOYD - 91 items Show as thumbnails
Type
Artist - Title Release date Price
51   Sapporo : Japanese Broadcast 1972 = ...
2024-04-26
349 SEK
 
52   Say Goodbye To Hollywood = 2 CD =
2022-11-04
199 SEK
 
53   Soundtrack From The Film "More" = LP...
2016-06-03
259 SEK
 
54   The Best Of Pink Floyd = Remaster, D...
2011-11-07
159 SEK
 
55   The Black Strat: A History of David ...
2010-09-08
1799 SEK
 
56   The Boston Breakout = 2 CD =
2024-03-01
209 SEK
 
57   The Dark Side Interviews = DVD =
2006-06-12
99 SEK
 
58   The Dark Side Of The Moon = DVD =
2003-08-25
99 SEK
 
59   The Dark Side Of The Moon = LP =
2016-04-02
289 SEK
 
60   The Dark Side Of The Moon = LP, Pict...
2006-10-19
499 SEK
 
61   The Dark Side Of The Moon = Remaster...
2016-10-21
119 SEK
 
 
62   The Division Bell
1994-04-04
65 SEK
 
63   The Division Bell = 2 LP, 20th Anniv...
2016-06-14
469 SEK
 
64   The Division Bell = Envelope / Stamp...
2010-07-12
99 SEK
 
65   The Division Bell = Envelope =
2010-05-22
99 SEK
 
66   The Division Bell = Remastered, Digi...
2011-09-26
149 SEK
 
67   The Division Bell = Stamps =
2014-11-13
125 SEK
 
68   The Endless River = CD / DVD =
2014-11-10
299 SEK
 
69   The Endless River = Digibook =
2014-12-05
169 SEK
 
70   The Final Cut = Remaster, Digisleev...
1983-03-21
159 SEK
 
71   The Final Cut = LP, 180 g =
2017-01-20
279 SEK
 
72   The Later Years = 2 LP =
2019-11-29
549 SEK
 
73   The Many Faces Of Pink Floyd = 3 CD ...
2013-05-01
129 SEK
 
 
74   The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story =...
2003-03-23
95 SEK
 
75   The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn = LP ...
2022-03-04
319 SEK
 
 Previous page
Pages:  1  2  [3 4 
Items per page: [25] 50 100 
Next page  
 CD Album   DVD Video   LP   Book  
Others also bought