2011 live album by Pink Floyd
Live at the Empire Pool
is a live concert recording by the
progressive rock
band
Pink Floyd
, recorded by
BBC Radio 1
.
Overview
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The album was recorded during the
British Winter Tour, 1974
at the Empire Pool (now
Wembley Arena
), Wembley, England. The shows are notable for showcasing an early version of "
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
" as well as very early versions of "
Sheep
" and "
Dogs
" under different titles ? "Raving and Drooling" and "You've Got to Be Crazy", respectively. The tour also featured the whole of
The Dark Side of the Moon
album played as well as one of the final performances of "
Echoes
" before being
resurrected briefly in 1987
; this performance of "Echoes" is notable for featuring saxophone performed by
Dick Parry
.
The show was recorded by the
BBC
and broadcast on
BBC Radio 1
(
Dark Side
set only), on 11 January 1975 as part of
Alan Freeman
's programme.
The tracks on the
Wish You Were Here
Immersion box set were recorded on 15 November 1974. The tracks from "Speak To Me" to "The Great Gig in the Sky" were recorded on 16 November 1974, while the tracks from "Money" to "Eclipse" were recorded on 15 November 1974, with patches from the 16th.
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"Echoes" was recorded on 16 November 1974.
Release
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The record has not been released as a standalone album, but has been released in segments as part of other Pink Floyd releases; namely the
Dark Side of the Moon
and
Wish You Were Here
immersion box sets
(2011) and
The Early Years 1965-1972
box set (2016).
The first three tracks were released as part of the
Wish You Were Here
Immersion box set in November 2011. The whole performance of
Dark Side of the Moon
was released two months earlier, in September 2011 as part of the
Dark Side...
Immersion box set. The encore, "Echoes", was not released until November 2016 when it was included in
The Early Years 1965?1972
box set as part of
Volume 7: 1967?1972 Continu/ation
.
On 24 March 2023 the performance of
The Dark Side of the Moon
featured as part of the album's
50th anniversary box set
on CD and vinyl, newly remastered; and was also released as a standalone album on CD and vinyl with the title
The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974
? these marked its first availability on vinyl, albeit with some of the songs edited to fit within the medium's limitations. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "You've Got to Be Crazy", "Raving and Drooling", and "Echoes" are still exclusive to their previously mentioned box set releases.
Track listing
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The full album list is as follows:
The following tracks can be found in the
Experience
2-CD and
Immersion
box set editions of
Wish You Were Here
(2011):
- "
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
" (early version)
- "Raving and Drooling" (early version of "
Sheep
")
- "You've Got to Be Crazy" (early version of "
Dogs
")
The following tracks can be found in the
Experience
2-CD and
Immersion
box set editions of
The Dark Side of the Moon
(2011); in
The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary
box set (2023) and on the standalone album
The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974
(2023):
- "
Speak to Me
" (extended tape)
- "
Breathe
"
- "
On the Run
"
- "
Time
"
- "
The Great Gig in the Sky
"
(The LP version fades out)
- "
Money
"
(Truncated on LP)
- "
Us and Them
"
- "
Any Colour You Like
"
(Truncated on LP)
- "
Brain Damage
"
- "
Eclipse
"
(Truncated on LP)
The following track can be found in
Volume 7: 1967?1972 Continu/ation
of
The Early Years 1965?1972
box set (2016):
- "
Echoes
"
Personnel
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Pink Floyd
- David Gilmour
? guitar, lead and backing vocals,
pedal steel guitar
on "Shine on You Crazy Diamond," and "The Great Gig in the Sky,"
Synthi AKS
on “On the Run,”
[2]
Hammond organ
on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
- Roger Waters
? bass, lead and backing vocals, additional keyboards on "Echoes"
[3]
- Richard Wright
? organs, electric and acoustic pianos, synthesizers, backing and lead vocals,
Azimuth Co-ordinator
- Nick Mason
? drums,
rototoms
with
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