PINK FLOYD - Celestial Instruments (click-free version)
Amsterdam, Paradiso, 09Aug69

1. Interstellar Overdrive
2. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
3. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
4. A Saucerful Of Secrets

This fantastic recording from Hilversum 3 Radio surfaced on 26Aug07,
when TJ torrented it on YEESHKUL (see original torrent notes below).
All credits should go to TJ and his anonymous source!

However, when listening carefully to the original files, I realised
that they suffered from slight crackling and some clicks here and
there (the track that suffered the most from these flaws was ASOS,
with something like 50 glitches). Since this kind of flaw is not
too difficult to clean manually (it's time consuming, but not very
difficult with the appropriate tools), I did this "click-free"
version.

So what you have here is basically the original recording, but
without the glitches, clicks and crackles. ;-)

The sound of the recording was not altered in any way (the original
quality was so great it did't need any improvement, and the speed
was perfect).

Apart from the clicks correction, I just did some editing in order
to avoid the fade-in/out between each track (so the listening
experience is uninterrupted, with 40 minutes of a "continuous"
recording). I also swapped the channels, in order to have a mix
that is consistent with the Ummagumma live tracks, i.e. the guitar
on the left and the keyboards on the right (this mix therefore
corresponds to the Floyd configuration on stage), while the original
recording had the guitar on the right and the keyboards on the left.
This choice of swapping channels was also motivated in order to have
an easy way to identify the version of the show: if you have this
recording with the guitar on the right, then you probably have the
original recording. If the guitar is on the left, then you probably
have the click-free version. ;-)

Enjoy!

MOB

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ORIGINAL TORRENT NOTES:
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Pink Floyd
Celestial Instruments
1969-08-09
The Paradiso
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SB > unknown tape gen > WAV > FLAC

Someone graciously offered me this little golden nugget to torrent.
Donated anonymously in order to protect future trading sources.

Reportedly taken from the soundboard of the gig, this is a passage from
Povey's ITF book on that performance:

"Hilversum 3 Radio were recording this show for a future broadcast, but after
a microphone failure early in the show the band were forced to perform an
instrumental set and as a result the show was never broadcast"

So we've got a short set of 4 numbers with absolutely no vocals, but the SQ
is amazing, even before you take the age of the recording into consideration.

01. Interstellar Overdrive 04:19
02. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun 12:25
03. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 10:10
04. A Saucerful of Secrets 13:00

First released on YEESHKUL!

TJ - 2007-08-26
www.yeeshkul.com

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