1967-November-13

The Pink Floyd		What Syd Wants  (HRV CDR 032)

Oude-Ahoy Hallen	Rotterdam, Netherlands


Disc 1  -  46.13
1	Reaction In G			 5.28
2	Pow R Toc H			12.03
3	Scream Thy Last Scream		 4.35
4	Set The Controls		10.10
5	Interstellar Overdirve		13.55



lineage:   Bernard's reels (Master) > WAVE > FLAC


Notes that came with this recording:

Dedicated in loving memory to Roger Barrett and Bernard White.

Bernard White died in 2005 and he is dearly missed by Pink Floyd fans 
from across the globe. Before the sad events that lead to his death, 
he was a true groundbreaker in terms of Pink Floyd collecting and 
knowledge. A contributor to various early books and articles about the 
band, with a happy knack of being in the company of the right people 
at the right moment, Bernard always had time to talk to fans who 
visited the various shops and market stalls that he worked in and owned 
in London. People would track Bernard down from all over the world and 
stand around for hours asking questions and seeking a chance to borrow 
his precious reels, tapes and memorabilia. Most requests were politely 
declined but there were a lucky few whom he assisted.

The Copenhagen, Rotterdam, CBC and Irene Winsby recordings on these 
discs are from Bernard's reels. The two 1967 concerts were copied from 
a visitor to the UK capital in around 1975. Bernard knew Irene Winsby 
and CBC was from Capital Radio when they made the six-part Pink Floyd 
Story. For this Harvested release, the reels were transferred using 
the best equipment under recording studio-type conditions, then enhanced 
and edited. A little more Rotterdam was found separately and added in 
to give a longer recording than most will have.

Much of Bernard's archive was disposed of hurriedly after his death, 
with very little regard to how it would be kept. Indeed, rumor has it 
that a lot of it was simply thrown away. The cream of the collection 
survived; however, and it's just possible that other items will reach 
the light of day."  IP

This is a release that the Harvested Team has been working on for a 
while and big kudos to MOB and Ed for all their great hard work. This 
release will appeal mostly to hardcore fans that want a glimpse into the 
only known concert recordings of The Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett circa 
1967. Even though the source for this was the master reels, the sound 
quailty is still pretty bad most of the time, yet shines through during 
others. Syd's vocals are absent (or barely audible) most likely due to 
a bad microphone or mix, but luckily a good part of the performance is 
instrumental (Matilda Mother at the Copenhagen gig rocks!!!). We felt 
that since we had the original source for these important historic 
recordings (that have been widely available for years) that they deserved 
a tedious remastering process in an attempt to create a definitive 
version of these shows.

NOTE: These tracks come from Disc Two of HRV's "What Syd Wants". 
All studio bonus tracks have been removed.

Enjoy!
RonToon, Ed and MOB
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