Pink Floyd Surprise-Release a Dozen Pre-‘Dark Side’ Live Albums

[krellmk]

https://news.yahoo.com/pink-floyd-surprise-release-dozen-220939287.html

 

[Bob Boyer]

If hi-res files are involved, I might (finally) get involved with the appropriate streaming service.

 

[vince666]

just for your information...

they simply picked up the audio from a few existing bootlegs and put it online like that.
they didn't even bother to find the best available versions of those recordings, which are audience recordings too.

how i know it?
i do collect PF unofficial live recordings since the 80s and just have better versions of them and of hundreds more gigs.

surprisingly low quality choice by the band... basicly, they are bootlegging the bootleggers.

 

[Vynuladikt]

Thats a shame, they always used to be very particular about the quality of any of their releases.

 

[vince666]

Thats a shame, they always used to be very particular about the quality of any of their releases.

exactly so...

Actually, some believe these releases might have to do with getting copyright for such recordings before the 50 years time limit, after that they cannot do it anymore.
But, why didn't they do the same, i.e., these latest years with the older unofficial recordings?
And why only a dozen of recordings if, really, there are hundreds and hundreds around?

I believe we won't ever know the actual truth about these releases, though.