PINK FLOYD
Secret Rarities
Demos & outtakes 1983-1993
tracklist:
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01. Like A Rolling Stone (DG demo 1983)
02. Learning To Fly (Jon Carin demo 1986)
03. Learning To Fly (Jon Carin demo 1986 – stereo from BBC FM)
04. Signs Of Life (outtake 1987)
05. The Dogs Of War (outtake 1987)
06. Untitled #1 (outtake 1993)
07. Untitled #2 (outtake 1993)
08. Untitled #3 (outtake 1993)
09. What Do You Want From Me (outtake 1993)
10. Wearing The Inside Out (outtake 1993)
Source 2 Only
11. Untitled #1 (outtake 1993)
12. Wearing The Inside Out (outtake 1993)
The Instrumental Suite (outtake 1993):
13. – Cluster One
14. – Marooned
15. – Untitled (incl. High Hopes)
details:
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tracks 1,2,4,5:
– from mysterious tape labelled “AMLOR Outtakes” (order on tape: 4-5-2-1)
– appears lossy (probably mp3 sourced)
– probably copied from tape DG brought to BBC Radio One on 28Jul92
– MOB remastering: speed correction (98.5%) + deglitching
+ correction of a “hole” at the end of Signs Of Life
tracks 3:
– from 28Jul92 BBC Radio One stereo FM broadcast (track 2 slightly longer but mono)
– taken from “A Tree Full Of Secrets”
– MOB remastering: speed correction (105%) + EQ
tracks 6,7,8,9:
– from mysterious tape labelled “DB Outtakes” (same order as the tape)
– tracks maybe lossy, certainly heavily processed (NR) and muffled
– MOB remastering: manual removal of digital clicks (lot of clipping)
+ EQ in order to improve sound clarity
track 10:
– from mysterious tape labelled “EMI/Sony pre-mix ’93”
– taken from “Bear In Tree” RoIO
Source 1:
MOB Remaster
Compiled Sept 2005.
Source 2:
MOB Remaster
Revision A
Details:
This is a revised version from the one I shared previously (in 2008 on JAC and
in May 2013 on Yeeshkul!). Tracks are either upgrades compared to previous
versions, or new tracks (tracks 2, 11, 13, 14 and 15).
Tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6 come from a tape that David Gilmour brought to BBC Radio
One studios on 28Jul92, for his interview by Nick Horne (promoting the “Shine
On” box set). They are from a pre-FM source and sound slightly better than the
versions on the previous release, but are still mono. For that reason, the
current compilation also includes the versions of “Like A Rolling Stone”
(track 2) and “Learning To Fly” (track 4) taken from the stereo FM broadcast
(“The Dogs Of War” and “Signs Of Life” were on the tape but were not broadcast
during the BBC show).
The most significant upgrades are the 4 untitled demos from 1993 (tracks 7 to
10), for which I received unprocessed versions some months ago. The versions
circulating until now had severe NR and were very muffled. The new versions
offered here have some hiss, but sound natural and clear. The 1st demo was
apparently assembled from two jams, and the first part was probably accelerated
in order to have the same pitch as the second part. This demo was later
developed and properly recorded by the band (the resulting studio outtake can
be heard on track 11). The 4th demo is also an assemblage, from four separate
jams (the third one containing the ascending chord sequence that appeared later
on “What Do You Want From Me”).
The outtake of “Wearing The Inside Out” (track 12) is from the same source as
previously (“Bear In Tree” RoIO), with muffled sound as if the tape was played
back with Dolby ON while the recording was not using Dolby. It was carefully
remastered in order to bring some clarity and now sounds slightly better than
the previous version.
The last 3 tracks are completely new, and form together an 11 minute
instrumental suite. These outtakes probably come from an early version of “The
Division Bell” album, and reveal that the first intention of the Floyd was to
make a long instrumental piece where “Cluster One” segues into “Marooned”, and
then into a third part with percussions. This third part was abandoned for the
final version of the album, but its harmonies were re-used in the bridge of
“High Hopes”. Please note that this instrumental suite was given to me with
plenty of digi-noises, crackles and clicks, and was almost unlistenable in its
rough form. I used de-clicking and de-crackling methods in order to make it
listenable – and even enjoyable – but you can still hear some kind of “surface”
noise or saturation during the loud parts. There is still hope to get a better
(cleaner) version in the future. In the meantime, this is the best as it could
sound.
This new year will see the 20th anniversary of “The Division Bell” album, so it
seems to be a perfect time to share these upgraded and new rarities.
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