Waters, Roger - London 2-Source Stereo (RMCH-2015) |
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Recorded at the O2 Arena, London, UK. Excellent composite of 2 audience recordings. From the info file: Roger Waters London The O2 Arena 2011-05-12 A very special Event. The WALL, presented by Roger Waters at the end of the 2011 European Leg of the WALL Tour. This show was unique because David Gilmour appeared and played Comfortably Numb on the top of the wall. At the end of the show he and Nick Mason were also on stage and helped play Outside The Wall. At least three tapers were there that night and a seating chart of the O2 arena allows identifcation of their location within the venue. The first was Grolsch who was in Block 111. This is located far left. The second is The Doctor who was in section B3 Row A which is centre right. The last is Lordsnooty who was in section A1 row K which is centre left. Given these locations the last two taper sources seemed ideal for producing a true stereo recording of this event. These two recording locations are almost symmetric off the midline of the venue centre. Mixing these two sources using a 2-source stereo technique resulted in this unique sonic experience. Source The Doctor 'The Wall - Live In London' Recorded by: The Doctor (for floydpodcast.com) Recorded from: Section B3, Row A, Seat 50 Recorded with: SP-BMC-12 (Audio Technica Miniature Binaural Microphones) > BBox w/Rolloff > Tascam DR7 Recording Specs: 44100Hz, 32-bit, Stereo Wav > 44100hz, 16-bit Stereo Wav > FLAC Source LordSnooty 'Coat And Badge' Recorded by: LordSnooty Recorded from: Section A1 Row K Seat 14 Recorded with: CSBs > Zoom H2 Recording Specs: 48000Hz, 24bit, Stereo Wav > FLAC Musicians: Bass: Roger Waters Drums: Graham Broad Keyboards: Jon Carin, Harry Waters Guitars: Dave Kilminster, G.E. Smith, Snowy White and David Gilmour Lead Vocals: Roger Waters, Robbie Wyckoff Backing Vocals: Jon Joyce, Mark Lennon, Pat Lennon, Kipp Lennon Set One: 01. Introduction 2:47 02. In the Flesh 3:25 03. The Thin Ice 2:56 04. Another Brick In the Wall (Part 1) 4:04 05. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives 1:51 06. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) 8:44 07. Mother 7:43 08. Goodbye Blue Sky 3:44 09. Empty Spaces 2:49 10. What Shall We Do Now 1:35 11. Young Lust 5:32 12. One of My Turns 3:40 13. Don’t Leave Me Now 4:17 14. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 3) 1:18 15. The Last Few Bricks 3:23 16. Goodbye Cruel World 1:33 Total Time 59:21 Set Two: 01. Hey You 5:01 02. Is There Anybody Out There? 2:44 03. Nobody Home 3:46 04. Vera 1:09 05. Bring The Boys Back Home 2:16 06. Comfortably Numb 7:44 07. The Show Must Go On 2:32 08. In The Flesh 5:33 09. Run Like Hell 6:46 10. Waiting For The Worms 4:06 11. Stop 0:31 12. The Trial 6:32 13. Introduction Of Gilmour And Mason 3:37 14. Outside the Wall 2:36 15. Final Comments 3:53 Total Time 58:46 Total Show Time: 118:07 (1:58:07) Remaster 1. Adjust frequencies in each source/EQ 2. Sync sources 3. Patch missing sections so both recordings are complete 4. Combine sources to generate stereo field 5. Centre sound field 6. Repair clicks, loud claps and other audience noise during music 7. Attenuate audience applause, coughs and whistles 8. Re-track Notes: Stereo separation can be appreciated well at the end of Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) and Bring the Boys Back Home. Waves of applause can be heard during the beginning of Comfortably Numb as more and more people realise that David Gilmour is playing on top of the wall. The 2011 RMCH remaster of this show used techniques that were slightly different than the ones used for this recording. Better stereo field construction techniques and more finely adjusted frequency balance are here in this remaster. |