“Pink Floyd at Pompeii” comes out in the cinemas in a restored version
From 24 to 30 April ‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII’the 1972 concert film directed by Adrian Mabenreturns to cinemas. On May 2 it will be released for the first time as a complete live album “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII” (Legacy Recording / Sony Music) and will be available in a remastered version on CD, digital audio, in dolby atmos and vinyl. Here the pre-order.
Digitally remastered in 4K from the original 35 mm film, with restored audio and mixed by Steven Wilsonthe film ‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII’ He arrives on the big screen by proposing the final version. For first glance at the newly restored movies and audio, you can see the video of “Echoes” in Pompeii.
Set among the ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheater of Pompeii, this film resumes i Pink Floyd while performing a concert without audience. Shot in October 1971, “Pink Floyd at Pompeii” It was the first live concert held in Pompeii. The film also includes rare videos behind the scenes of the start of the album processing “The Dark Side of the Moon” (Read the review here) in the Abbey Road Studios.
The drummer of the English band Nick Mason He said: “‘Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii’ is a rare and unique document of the band that performs live in the period before” The Dark Side of the Moon “”.
The film was meticulously restored, frame by frame, starting from the original 35 mm negative, discovered in five jars labeled in doubt in the archives of Pink Floyd. This turning point brought to light the same film that passed through the camera during those days among the ruins of Pompeii, more than 50 years ago. Led by Lana Tophamdirector of the restoration of the Pink Floydthe team had the task of preserving the integrity and beauty of the original image. The film was scanned in 4K using advanced techniques to ensure maximum sharpness of the details.
“Since 1994 I have looked for the elusive original shots of ‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii’, so the recent discovery of the original 35 mm negative from 1972 was a very special moment – he said Lana TophamDirector of the restoration of the Pink Floyd – The new restored version features the first complete assembly of 90 minutes, combining the 60 -minute source assembly of the performance with the additional segments of the Abbey Road Studios documentary slightly later “.
The film presents a great audio quality, with a new mixing for the rooms of Steven Wilson In 5.1 and Dolby Atmos. Wilson’s goal was to remain faithful to how the band would play in those torrid heat days of 1971.
“Since my father washed me the brain by playing” The Dark Side of the Moon “repeatedly, the Pink Floyd have been my favorite group. They are my “beatles”, deeply rooted in my musical DNA – he added Steven Wilson – I saw Pompeii for the first time by a coated copy in a local cinema. It made me an incredible impression, with his free and exploratory rock music made by four musicians who seemed to embody the notion of “cool” intellectual. It was an honor to get the soundtrack to accompany the incredible restoration of the Lana Topham film, which seems to have been shot yesterday “.
Tickets for the film event will be on sale from Wednesday 5 March on www.pinkfloyd.film, where all the details of the event are available. The remix 2025 of Steven Wilson It will be available on CD/LP/Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Audio/Dolby Atmos.
Tracklist:
Side a
1. Pompeii Intro
2. Echoes – Part 1
3. Careful with That Axe, Eugene
Side b
1. A saucerful of secrets
2. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Side c
1. One of these days
2. Mademoiselle Nobs
3. Echoes – Part 2
Side d
1. Careful with That Axe, Eugene – Alternate Take
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Sunday 2 March we will publish an article to comment on the release of “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII” edited by Nino Gatti of the The Lunatics.
