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PINK FLOYD
Total Eclipse - A Retrospective 1967-1993 [Great Dane Records GDR CD 9320, Disc 3 and 4 of 4]
Outtakes and live tracks (various dates and venues). Very good to excellent audio.
Thanks to Philip Cohen for sharing the tracks.
Note: A longtime music fan, Philip Cohen was a contributor to the now-defunct ICE Magazine and compiled the boxsets for The Yardbirds, The Small Faces, Humble Pie and Nice.
Posted at pf-roio.de:
Total Eclipse was conceived in 1993, well into Great Dane’s ambitious “Pink Floyd Project.” Great Dane had wanted to put out a box set that would appeal to the fans who had been terribly dissapointed with “Shine On,” Pink Floyd’s official release. Its purpose was to attempt to bring to the fans a comprehensive overview of the band’s career, substituting rare material and alternative tracks wherever possible. This is the reason why many of the early singles and B-sides were included (which many people question). Much “Top Gear” material was also included because not only were the sound sources believed to be the better than on any previously released RoIO, but also because it seemed that these tracks should also be represented in the band’s history. Total Eclipse was meant to be chronological (although a few tracks are out of order) and comprehensive; something that could be listened to from beginning to end…
In hindsight, the extensive “Nick’s Boogie” could have been omited, making room for a few other early tracks, as well as some of the material from DSOTM (”Breath,” “On The Run,” and “The Great Gig In The Sky”), previously issued on other RoIO’s. This might have left room for rare tracks such as “Main Theme From More,” “Obscured By Clouds” and “When You’re In,” and the much requested “Childhood’s End.” The recent live singles an B-sides from 1987’s DSOT tour, “Run Like Hell,” and “Money,” could also have made room for these rarities. Quality was also a major factor, this being the reason why certain desirable rarities were omitted. Perhaps the biggest regret was the omission of “Lucy Leave” and “King Bee”, whose authenticity were still questionable at the time. It was not worth taking the risk of compromising the integrity of this release with a few possibly bogus recordings…
“Total Eclipse” is for you, the fans. You deserve better than the Shine On box set, but the powers that be are more interested in making money than giving the fans what they really want (and what every other major artist has done for their fans), this is the best we could do. So for those who delve deeper into the lyrics, feel the passion of the music, and hold the name Pink Floyd in a very special place in their hearts… shine on.
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Disc 3
Track 301. Blues 5:09 (8.7MB)
A generic blues number from the Paris Theatre show of September 30, 1971.
Track 302. Breathe 2:59 (5.0MB)
2, 3 Rainbow Theatre concert of February 17, 1972
Track 303. On The Run 6:22 (10.7MB)
Track 304. The Great Gig In The Sky 4:32 (7.6MB)
Hollywood Bowl concert of September 22, 1972
Track 305. Money 1:43 (2.9MB)
A snippet of the demo performed by Waters, playing an acoustic guitar.
Track 306. Brain Damage/Eclipse 3:27 (5.8MB)
Alternate Mix
Track 307. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 23:32 (39.5MB)
Empire Pool Wembley show of November 14, 1974
Track 308. Raving And Drooling 10:45 (18.1MB)
Track 309. You’ve Gotta Be Crazy 13:11 (22.2MB)
Nassau Coliseum, New York, June 16, 1975
72 mins
Disc 4
Track 401. Echoes 21:27 (36.0MB)
Boston Gardens, 18 June 75.
402. Pigs On The Wing parts 1 & 2 - Omitted
Taken from the 8-track release of “Animals”. [Official release]
Track 403. Comfortably Numb 2:38 (4.4MB)
Snippet of Gilmour’s demo from 1978.
404. When The Tigers Broke Free - Omitted
Released as a single in the US and the UK. Also released on a promotional CD for Roger Waters’ Berlin 1990 concert. [Echoes, 2001; The Final Cut, 2011]
Track 405. Mother 6:39 (11.2MB)
5, 6 This version of the song has previously been unreleased and is taken from the digital laser disc version.
Track 406. What Shall We Do Now? 4:43 (7.9MB)
Track 407. Bring The Boys Back Home 1:46 (3.0MB)
This promotional 12-inch mix is different from the film and the more common 7-inch release.
Track 408. Outside The Wall 4:10 (7.0MB)
This version of the track was used as the epilogue and end title sequence of the film.
Track 409. The Hero’s Return parts 1 & 2 3:57 (6.6MB)
Released as a B-side to the single re-dubbed version of “Not Now John”. [Out of print]
Track 410. On The Turning Away 7:25 (12.5MB)
Track 411. Run Like Hell 6:49 (11.4MB)
10, 11 Both these performances are from the Omni Atlanta, November 5, 1987, and appeared as a bonus cut on the release of the “On The Turning Away” CD single. [Out of print]
Track 412. Money 11:33 (19.4MB)
From Knebworth
72 mins
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