Posted by unique on 09/20/31 11:29

that would be absolutely fantastic! cheers!

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"listen" <listen@aol.com> wrote in message
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> It will if the legal aspect of things can be sorted out.
>
> leave me your e mail here and ill mail you a nd sort a copy of the 2 disc
> set out for you:)
>
>
> "unique" <spam@some1.else> wrote in message
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>> thanks for the info. i taped that documentary, but was dissapointed when
>> it wasnt released on dvd with an SE of the wall. they released the SE dvd
>> of the wall, but afaik it was the same disc in different packaging so i
>> didnt get it as i already had both pal and ntsc copies. it gets to be a
>> pain buying so many reissues. i have four copies of the man who fell to
>> earth now, but as the criterion edition doesnt have the new 5.1 dts mix
>> its not the ultimate edition it could be, altho rather nice, and the best
>> so far
>>
>> i'll have to try and track down the 2 disc dvd you mention, as i only
>> have the nyc show on vhs which i got over 10 years ago now. i thought it
>> was watchable and good quality for the age, although the picture suffers
>> from being too dark
>>
>> i dont suppose you know anymore about the mastered dvds roger got? is it
>> going to get a release sometime?
>>
>>
>> "listen" <listen@aol.com> wrote in message
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>>> Parker didnt do the wall footage*, it was originally thought to be
>>> edited to Mark Brickman, the lighting director, however it was edited by
>>> Howad Lamden from the production in LA that filmed it.
>>> There has for several years been "bootlegg" versions of both the Nassau
>>> show and the Earls Court show being traded in Pink Floyd collecting
>>> circles.
>>> The Nassau show is the poorest of the 2, usually about 6th generation
>>> VHS's are whats been around, the show was filmed on 6 cameras in total
>>> but with NO onstage cameras, as the show was a very "dark" show the
>>> lighting is poor and the show whilst watchable is a great experience.
>>>
>>> Earls Court on the other hand was filmed on over a dozen cameras with 5
>>> onstage cams, you'll notice the quality of this show is far clearer and
>>> a lot brighter from the onstage cams, again due to it been a "dark"
>>> show.
>>> Again bootleggs of this show have circulated in the Floyd community for
>>> several years and up untill last year the best source was a 4th
>>> Generation VHS tape. A 2 DVD set was made by the Pink Floyd fan group
>>> called Harvested and the source used for this was a 3rd Gen VHS, by far
>>> the best quality seen to date (by the majority of people.
>>>
>>> Waters and his manager were sent sample dvd's of the full edited version
>>> from the masters in LA in June last year and to their surprise the
>>> quality far exceeded what they remembered it to be. believe it or not
>>> both Waters and his manager had no idea where the footage was or who
>>> even owned/filmed it untill early last year!
>>>
>>> *Alan Parker did however film 3 tracks from Earls Court i believe on
>>> 35mm film, these have never seen the light of day to date.
>>>
>>> There was at TV prorgamme broadcast 2 years ago called Behind The Wall,
>>> a documentry on the actual Earls Court show, fans were stunned when
>>> never before seen snippets of the original filmed footage were shown on
>>> this and the quality was outstanding including an amazing "crane" shot
>>> going from the bands side of the wall over to the audiences side!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "unique" <spam@some1.else> wrote in message
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>>>> it wasn't released as the quailty was up to todays standards. i think
>>>> the earls court footage wasnt used partly as they used the wrong type
>>>> of film and it came out too dark, like the nassua collesseum gig thats
>>>> doing the rounds, complete show, i think 5 cameras. i understand earls
>>>> court is also doing the rounds amongst collectors
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Damon" <d_shawcrossNOTTISBIT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:Xns96F1A94198DF8dshawcrosshotmailcom@130.133.1.4...
>>>>> "listen" <listen@aol.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:kfu4f.3556$6i4.2332@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Its in a production office in LA, the quality IS outstanding no
>>>>>> remastering is needed at all. itll be out one day:)
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this the footage that Parker had done of the Earl's court shows for
>>>>> The
>>>>> Wall but never used?
>>>>>
>>>>> What amazed me was that it was all edited from many cameras into a
>>>>> proper
>>>>> full length concert video but never released which is criminal in my
>>>>> (floyd) book
>>>>>
>>>>> Damon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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