Back in August, we reported that
Dutch station Radio 2 were broadcasting a string of legendary concerts,
and amongst these was Pink Floyd performing part of their 1969
Concertgebouw show.
The concert, held on September
17th at the plush Amsterdam venue, was recorded originally for airing
on Radio Hilversum. An hour of the recording was aired on Radio 2,
consisting of "The Man - The Journey" suite. This was an early
conceptual piece, which was never released in this form, although parts
were later used elsewhere. It tells the story of 24 hours in the life
of a man - sleeping and dreaming, getting up, going to work, and so on.
Many of you will be familiar with
some of the songs performed - albeit in slightly different form, you
got to hear the likes of Grantchester Meadows, Cymbaline, Biding My
Time, Green Is The Colour, Pow R Toc H, and Careful With That Axe
Eugene.
For Floyd fans worldwide, the great news is that the radio station has an on-demand audio stream of this concert, in Real Audio format. CLICK HERE to get to the relevent page
- the Floyd concert is listed for August 4th, and a simple click should
launch the stream so that you can hear the recording. There are many
other concerts also available from this page, including the likes of
David Bowie, The Who, U2, Van Morrison, REM, and many more...
Our thanks to John Johnstone for the information.
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