Pink Floyd Animals in 5.1 Speculation, Now Pricing & Shipping thread starting Page 248

Waters DSOTM Tour film was not meant to be a concert film but rather a documentary that contained live footage from the tour. The film was called SWADDLE, the whole thing got scrapped and the concept partially repurposed for the release of Roger's Wall tour video.

Now that Roger has gotten this out of his system I'm anticipating a much more traditional, straight forward approach to the release from this tour.

 

Mister Toon,

Will this release include the original 8-track version of POTW (not the Snowy White Goldtop version)?

What about the unreleased 4.0 quad mix?

 

No freakin idea. But as soon as I know so shall you all.

 

I thought the 8 track version was the Snowy White version ?

 

They did a great job on the concert visuals & sound on his recent Wall tour video release. So I am happy to hear he’s filming Amsterdam and hope it makes it to Bluray later this year!

 

This one from 2015 ?

 

Yeah, watched it many times!

 

Me too. The last time I reached for it, I laughed to myself...I'm supposed to be a " David guy," but not only did I buy this, but the quality is so high, I'm constantly rewatching it !

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I'm surprised to see such high praise. It was a disaster for me. Footage from multiple nights and presentations (arena and stadium), they even switch in individual songs!! Hardly any shots of the band. Plenty of missed shots of effects, the biggest one from memory is the f**king flowers. Sound is horrible, very compressed.

Haven't watched in a long time, maybe I need to try again.

I did however like the road trip footage and music that accompanied it. Probably the best thing to come out of the big deluxe sets is this music, I love listening on my PONO. Very compelling.

 

Count me in the group that’s less than thrilled with this release. Barely got through it once. It sits on the shelf.

 

I'm with you. And every time I tried to give it another chance I usually don't make it to the halfway point.

 

What was that about? Maybe he wantend an al ages rating?

When I went to the concert in Arnhem it was such a great al senses experience, so i had high hopes for it. Went to the cinema screaning, impressed with the atmos audio there. At home I was just not that impressed anymore.

So roll in The Wall surround!

 

Clears the bar set by, oh, say, McCartney's live DVD releases easily. Plenty of performance footage in there as far as I'm concerned.

Besides, as long as Live In Berlin exists, I'm pleased with any other Wall presentation.

 

I’m glad there are folks who enjoy it. This particular release just wasn’t my cup of tea, that’s all.

 

I wish I could find the exact quote from The Wall DVD extras, but Waters said something to the effect that one reason he doesn't like the film is that there's no humor in the film, and humor's a big part of my life. And then he goes and makes his own version documenting his journey visiting of memorials and gravesites... ironic.

Back to Animals , 5.1, bring it on! This is one of my personal Holy Grails and I can't wait to pop it in the player.

Mark

 

It's not the same mix.

 

So you're stating that some 8 tracks got the Snowy White mix, while others did not ?
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All 8-tracks have the 8-track mix, Snowy's version on his Gold Top anthology CD is a remix that closely (but not completely) copies it

 

Gave an old CD version of Animals a spin today, having seen the thread all week. Ah, the memories. Always wished they had a "Cats" song on there as well. I'd love to hear Roger's take on Cat-like people.

 

I agree, this release is a trainwreck. The audio sucks so bad that I can not make it through a viewing.

 

Found this article about Battersea, when the work was underway. It's a couple of years old, but still an interesting read:

The rise, fall, and rise of Battersea Power Station | Apollo Magazine

 

Riding the train from Gatwick to central London last year I was horrified to see that glass monstrosity so close to the power station. I worked in Redhill in the early 80s, and used to do that train journey regularly. Seeing the power station each time was always a thrill. Now you just see a faceless glass box.

 

Recently heard this was scheduled for late October.

 

I'm drooling.... like DOGS do.

 

I’d still like to see a release of Meddle 5.1 for the rest of us.