David Gilmour, live in Gdansk

**zAndy1** · 06-09-2008, 8:44 AM

Just a heads up for any David Gilmour fans (who will probably be aware of this anyway).

http://www.davidgilmour.com/gdansk.htm

Several versions coming out, 2 CD, 2CD + DVD, 2CD + 2DVD etc etc. Smacks of milking things a bit but for those of us who can't get enough David Gilmour frankly I don't care! I'll probably get the 2CD + 2DVD version which is about £25.

Cheers
Andy

nacmacfeegle · 10-09-2008, 2:15 PM

Planet Rock have been playing tracks from this release of an evening recently, it sounds great with the best version of Comfortably Numb I have ever heard.
I'll be getting it.

richest · 20-09-2008, 7:49 AM

Is it available in HD?

fat jez · 20-09-2008, 8:58 AM

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Is it available in HD?

Not that I could find. I'm still looking for Remember That Night on BD

IPaintSara · 20-09-2008, 9:26 AM

The 3CD/2DVD of Gdansk version is £39.99 at Amazon and Play, I was reading on another forum that it was shot in HD so a BD release looks inevitable.

Remember That Night is a giant ripoff on BD, the picture is little better than standard and its a whopping £33 at Play, the Region A release is only around £13-£15 but it is region locked unfortunately

russ123 · 23-09-2008, 12:09 PM

The 2nd dvd has a 5.1 version of the entire On An Island album which I'd like to hear. Why does the price rise exponentially with each disc though? 2 cd and dvd 12 quid, extra dvd 25 quid, extra cd up to 40 quid

I'm happy to pay the bump for the 5.1 dvd as that is a nice addition but why is an additional cd of live tracks another 15! That is more than the 3 disc basic.

GaryB · 23-09-2008, 9:25 PM

Just noticed that there's a one hour version of this, presumably some of the highlights, on BBC4 on Friday at 9:10PM.

http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsSe...s_fullpage.jsp

This is followed by Gdansk Diary and The PF Story.

Ify · 23-09-2008, 10:04 PM

Did anybody who ordered from HMV online have their copy delivered yet?

Kenny Glasgow · 24-09-2008, 7:12 AM

the 3 CD + 2 DVD comes in a long box, similar to Is There Anybody Out There?

It comes with a poster, plectrum, postcards and backstage pass in an envelope which I haven't opened as yet

Haven't watched the DVDs yet but I have given the CDs a quick spin. Great versions of Astronomy Domine and Echoes

The LP boxed set also has Wots...Uh The Deal which is also available from iTunes

Ify · 24-09-2008, 9:26 PM

Yeah, I received my copy today. Looks absolutely mint. Have only watched the Barn Jams and listened to On An Island 5.1 - excellent!

KoThreads · 27-09-2008, 8:41 AM

Two of us watched DG on Jools Hollands long version of 'Later' and felt poor old Dave was the worse for wear and his voice was gone, especially as the BBC4 stuff from the Gdansk DVD sounded fine. Has he got new teeth or something?

Kenny Glasgow · 27-09-2008, 5:44 PM

well he is two years older now! I admit that he was not looking and sounding his best

fat jez · 27-09-2008, 6:11 PM

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well he is two years older now! I admit that he was not looking and sounding his best

Could also be he was very emotional. After all, this was his first performance after Rick died, they were playing one of Rick's songs and Rick was meant to be performing with them.

Ify · 27-09-2008, 9:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerOfThreads

Two of us watched DG on Jools Hollands long version of 'Later' and felt poor old Dave was the worse for wear and his voice was gone, especially as the BBC4 stuff from the Gdansk DVD sounded fine. Has he got new teeth or something?

I agree, it wasn't one of his stronger performances. However, that can be put down to:

1) His first show since the death of one of his closest friends, whom he was also supposed to have been playing with

2) His voice won't have "gone" he probably didn't have enough time to rehearse and perfect his singing voice. He sounded similar during the Live 8 rehearsals, yet sounded better during the actual concert. He does have his "off" days, throughout his 06 tour his singing would fluctuate occasionally - no biggie. His voice on his next album will sound as good as ever!

3) He hasn't performed Remember a Day live before - lack of experience and rehearsals, emotional affect.

One thing is certain, the "feeling" was not compromised. Both Remember a Day and The Blue were particularly overwhelming not least because they were in tribute to the late Richard Wright. If anything, his playing has been improving year upon year! I didn't think his voice was particularly bad. Naturally though his voice won't be the same as when he was younger.

And it does seem like he has new teeth, doesn't it?!

**unique** · 28-09-2008, 7:01 AM

i saw the live show on tuesday and recorded the longer vesion on friday and the stuff on BBC3 or 4 but haven't watched any of it yet. is the bbc3 stuff just what you get with the new dvd? and the floyd story is the official syd barrett dvd or a repeat of the thing that was on around xmas? as if so, i'll delete it from my pvr and watch the dvds instead (better quality)

pixelpidgeon · 28-09-2008, 9:12 AM

yeah. the 1st two shows are taken from the Gdansk footage. And the documentary (which ones pink?) has been on at least a couple of times before.

I really enjoyed the Jools Holland show performances, particularly the 2nd song, i think, cant remember what it was called now!

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Originally Posted by unique

i saw the live show on tuesday and recorded the longer vesion on friday and the stuff on BBC3 or 4 but haven't watched any of it yet. is the bbc3 stuff just what you get with the new dvd? and the floyd story is the official syd barrett dvd or a repeat of the thing that was on around xmas? as if so, i'll delete it from my pvr and watch the dvds instead (better quality)

KoThreads · 28-09-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ify

I agree, it wasn't one of his stronger performances. However, that can be put down to:

1) His first show since the death of one of his closest friends, whom he was also supposed to have been playing with

2) His voice won't have "gone" he probably didn't have enough time to rehearse and perfect his singing voice. He sounded similar during the Live 8 rehearsals, yet sounded better during the actual concert. He does have his "off" days, throughout his 06 tour his singing would fluctuate occasionally - no biggie. His voice on his next album will sound as good as ever!

3) He hasn't performed Remember a Day live before - lack of experience and rehearsals, emotional affect.

One thing is certain, the "feeling" was not compromised. Both Remember a Day and The Blue were particularly overwhelming not least because they were in tribute to the late Richard Wright. If anything, his playing has been improving year upon year! I didn't think his voice was particularly bad. Naturally though his voice won't be the same as when he was younger.

And it does seem like he has new teeth, doesn't it?!

His playings not a problem, he can still do more with a few notes than most do with hundreds.

richest · 28-09-2008, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by unique

i saw the live show on tuesday and recorded the longer vesion on friday and the stuff on BBC3 or 4 but haven't watched any of it yet. is the bbc3 stuff just what you get with the new dvd? and the floyd story is the official syd barrett dvd or a repeat of the thing that was on around xmas? as if so, i'll delete it from my pvr and watch the dvds instead (better quality)

When is the bbc show being repeated? any idea folks

cheers

**unique** · 28-09-2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pixelpidgeon

yeah. the 1st two shows are taken from the Gdansk footage. And the documentary (which ones pink?) has been on at least a couple of times before.

I really enjoyed the Jools Holland show performances, particularly the 2nd song, i think, cant remember what it was called now!

thanks, i got that other doc already. i've watched the full jools show now, and i thought it was pretty good

GaryB · 28-09-2008, 7:00 PM

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Originally Posted by richest

When is the bbc show being repeated? any idea folks

cheers

Midnight tonight on BBC4.

huwg · 29-09-2008, 9:59 PM

To be honest the 'On An Island' material bores me rigid, but I am seriously tempted to buy this purely for the versions of 'Fat Old Sun', 'Echoes' and 'Comfy Numb' which are probably the best I've heard.

- He plays a mean guitar

pixelpidgeon · 30-09-2008, 5:46 PM

got cd today from morrisons for 6.99. double cd!

Kenny Glasgow · 30-09-2008, 5:46 PM

great price!

pixelpidgeon · 30-09-2008, 5:53 PM

yeah not bad! going to give it a spin later

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great price!

russ123 · 07-10-2008, 7:04 PM

Anyone know what has happened with the 3cd/2dvd version?

Nowhere seems to have any stock at all. Did not see it described as a limited edition anywhere but it seems to have been and gone.

Kenny Glasgow · 07-10-2008, 7:43 PM

russ

I'm sure it was a limited edition. Have you checked the DG website?

IPaintSara · 07-10-2008, 8:16 PM

There are a couple on ebay, one on Amazon at £116

Play are just listing it as out of stock.

I watched all the Pink Floyd/Roger Waters/Dave Gilmour DVDs last week and had a thoroughly good time. I tend to miss Gilmour when I'm listening to Waters and vice versa, the best post-Waters Floyd song High Hopes would have been marvellous with Waters on the verses and Gilmour on the choruses. Its about time Pulse had a blu upgrade along with the others and an old C4 documentary had some great original footage of The Wall. Don't think Delicate Sound Of Thunder even made it to DVD (at least not officially). Watching the Wall In Berlin I was thanking god we never hear of Cyndi Lauper these days but Van Morrison's Comfortably Numb is magnificent, add Gilmour and you'd have perfection.

Next Saturday at 8pm on Radio 2 there's an hour long tribute to Rick Wright composed of interviews he did

Kenny Glasgow · 07-10-2008, 8:36 PM

Pulse was shot on video not film so Blu Ray won't improve on the recent DVD

russ123 · 09-10-2008, 6:03 PM

Found the below on the site....

"Sadly, some retailers and some local record companies didn't believe us when we said there would be a big demand for the 5-disc box version of Live In Gdańsk, the result being that in some areas it has been hard to find. In the UK, even though the highest sales are actually for the 2-CD version, the story started when Amazon quintupled their order in the week before it shipped. The 5-disc version comes in a box which is made by hand, and the memorabilia, booklet, etc., takes time to create and collate, so the quoted production time is six weeks. Therefore, if retailers order after the initial order date, they can't get stock quickly; however, a second batch has just arrived in the UK and copies should be available tomorrow, Friday" last week
"Meanwhile, many EMI European companies are belatedly ordering more 5-disc boxes; the factory says to expect them during the second week of November, although we are working with them to improve that. The box set was released by every EMI company in Europe, except for the following: Austria, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, although they have all now ordered stock, except for Spain and Italy, who are talking to retailers about stocking it."

epicdream · 09-10-2008, 10:43 PM

Cool, I want this for a Chrissy pressie!!!!