Pulse (album)

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Pulse
Live album from Pink Floyd

Publication
(s)

all formats: June 5, 1995
except DVD: July 10, 2006

Label (s) EMI (Europe)
Columbia Records (USA)

Format (s)

CD, LP, cassette, VHS, video CD, DVD

Genre (s)

skirt

Title (number)

24 (CD); 25 (LP, cassette); 22 (video formats)

running time

  • CD 1: 75min 34sec
  • CD 2: 73min 47sec
  • DVD: 145min
occupation
  • u. a.

production

James Guthrie, David Gilmour

Studio (s)

Live recording

chronology
The Division Bell
(1994) 		Pulse Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000)

Pulse (also spelled P • U • L • S • E ) is a live double album and live video by Pink Floyd , released together in 1995 after the - The - Division - Bell - tour of 1994. Initially, the video was only available on VHS and Video CD . After several delays, the live video first appeared on DVD on July 10, 2006 . The album and video contain a live recording of the full album, The Dark Side of the Moon .

In terms of content, the live album and the video differ, as the album combines recordings from several concerts, while the video documents the complete concert on October 20, 1994 in London's Earls Court , which was also broadcast live via pay-per-view on TV .

Emergence

The recordings for the CD were made analogue with the Le Voyageur 11 Mobile at concerts in London , Rome , Modena and Hanover between August and October 1994 . The entire video was recorded on October 20, 1994 at Earls Court , London .

The editing of the various appearances for the album Pulse was criticized in part because - in contrast to the video - there was no "real" concert offered. In addition, various tracks on the album were subsequently revised in the studio . However, David Gilmour and co-producer James Guthrie emphasized that - in contrast to the previous live album Delicate Sound of Thunder - no song parts were re-recorded and mixed in in the studio. Only wrong notes and the like were corrected for the publication by taking the corresponding instrument or vocal parts from other live recordings and using them instead of the incorrect passages. The band justified this approach with the fact that they wanted to meet the high sonic demands that are made of a Pink Floyd album. Nevertheless, for these reasons the album is not considered a "real" live album by some fans. Bootlegs of the concerts recorded from the audience show, however, that the subsequent changes are actually limited to the details described.

Pulse was mixed in the Q-Sound process to cover a more natural, wider sound field. Q-Sound enables a semi- surround sound listening experience with just two speakers . The same process was used in 1992 by Roger Waters , the former head of Pink Floyd, for his album Amused to Death .

Double live album

design

Storm Thorgerson was responsible for the album cover design . The CDs were inserted in the front and back of a small photo book that was put in a slipcase. A red light-emitting diode was attached to the back of the slipcase that pulsed with an AA cell for several years. The pulse rate was matched to the average human heart rate. In the new edition of the live album, this feature was omitted and the slipcase was made slightly smaller.

  • Outer packaging of the Pulse CD with space for the light emitting diode.

  • LED electronics removed from the case.

  • Battery warning on the inside of the packaging.

Differences between US / Europe versions

The European edition of the CD album appeared on EMI , while Columbia Records was responsible for the publication elsewhere (including the USA). Both editions contain the same songs, but there are some differences in the packaging and inlay.

  • In the US version of the CD, the battery can be replaced without any problems, as the holder is only pushed into the slipcase. With the European (UK) variant, this is only possible with a little effort, since the battery and light-emitting diode are glued in the slipcase.
  • The CD imprint is a bit more spartan on the US version.
  • The inlay of the European version has about 15 pages more than the US version
  • The US version was regularly sold with an additional, printed box, which is about twice the size of the actual book slipcase. The printed cardboard box had a suitable opening for the light emitting diode. The box shows an expanded version of the print on the book slipcase.

Formats

The most popular edition of the live album is the double CD. In addition to the packaging described above, a limited so-called Papersleeve edition was also released in Japan in 2005 , with the entire presentation reminiscent of a reduced edition of LP packaging.

The album was also released on four vinyl LPs in a limited edition of 5000 copies worldwide. In contrast to the CD, the LP box has no flashing light. The small booklet from the CD is part of the box as a large book (with some additional photos). In addition, the LP version also contains the track One of These Days . This London recording of the piece has so far only been released on the Pulse LP and the cassette. The CD single High Hopes / Keep Talking , which was released in 1994, also contained a live recording of One of These Days, but it came from a concert in the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover on August 17, 1994.

In addition to the usual CD and LP formats, Pulse also appeared as a cassette album, a format that was completely abandoned as a medium by the western music industry a short time later. The double-cassette contained in addition to the well on the vinyl album to place One of These Days have a 22-minute Ambient - sound collage , which was heard usually before the start of the concerts from the speakers. To date, this piece, mostly titled Soundscape , has only appeared on the Pulse cassette album.

Track list

Lead vocals David Gilmour unless otherwise noted.

CD / Cassette 1, LP 1 and 2

  1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Roger Waters ) - 13:35 min
  2. Astronomy Domine ( Syd Barrett ) - 4:20 min
  3. What Do You Want from Me ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Polly Samson ) - 4:10 min
  4. Learning to Fly ( David Gilmour / Anthony Moore / Bob Ezrin / Jon Carin ) - 5:16 min
  5. Keep Talking ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Polly Samson ) - 6:52 min
  6. Coming Back to Life ( David Gilmour ) - 6:56 min
  7. Hey You ( Roger Waters ) - 4:40 min
  8. A Great Day for Freedom ( David Gilmour / Polly Samson ) - 4:30 min
  9. Sorrow ( David Gilmour ) - 10:49 min
  10. High Hopes ( David Gilmour / Polly Samson ) - 7:52 min
    • Earls Court London, October 20, 1994. Some parts (the line “forever and ever” and part of the lap steel solo) are from one of the other London concerts on October 14-19 or October 21-29, 1994
    • Main vocals: David Gilmour and Jon Carin
  11. Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two) ( Roger Waters ) - 7:08 min
  12. One of These Days (only LP and cassette as well as maxi CD “High Hopes”) ( David Gilmour / Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright ) - 6:45 min
    • Earls Court London, October 16 and 20 (last part) October 1994
    • Instrumental

CD / Cassette 2, LP 3 and 4

  1. Speak to Me ( Nick Mason ) - 2:30 min
    • Cinecittà Rome, September 21, 1994
    • Instrumental
  2. Breathe ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Roger Waters ) - 2:33 min
  3. On the Run ( David Gilmour / Roger Waters ) - 3:48 min
  4. Time ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Nick Mason / Roger Waters ) - 6:47 min
    • Explosion recorded in London on October 15, 1994. Intro recorded at the Festa Nazionale dell'Unita in Modena on September 17, 1994. The rest of the song, like most of Breathe (recapitulation), comes from a performance at the Cinecittà in Rome on September 20 September 1994. The End of Breathe (Reprise) was recorded in London on October 20, 1994
    • Main vocals: David Gilmour and Richard Wright
  5. The Great Gig in the Sky ( Richard Wright ) - 5:52 min
  6. Money ( Roger Waters ) - 8:54 min
    • Festa Nazionale dell'Unita Modena, September 17, 1994. Part of the saxophone solo comes from one of the London concerts between October 13 and 29, 1994.
  7. Us and Them ( Richard Wright / Roger Waters ) - 6:58 min
    • Earls Court London, October 20, 1994. Second and third refrains: London, October 19, 1994.
  8. Any Color You Like ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Nick Mason ) - 3:21 min
    • Earls Court London, October 23, 1994. Last part: London, October 19, 1994.
    • Instrumental
  9. Brain Damage ( Roger Waters ) - 3:46 min
  10. Eclipse ( Roger Waters ) - 2:38 min
  11. Wish You Were Here ( David Gilmour / Roger Waters ) - 6:35 min
  12. Comfortably Numb ( David Gilmour / Roger Waters ) - 9:29 min
  13. Run Like Hell ( David Gilmour / Roger Waters ) - 8:36 min
  14. Soundscape (only on cassette) (without songwriter information) - 22:00 min

Live video

The live video was initially released at the same time as the live album in June 1995 as a VHS purchase video and laser disc as well as a video CD . The content, however, differed from the live album. So is missing u. a. Astronomy Domine, you can find One of These Days and Take It Back on the video. In addition, the order on the laser disc has been changed so that the second page only contains the titles of The Dark Side of the Moon . In contrast to the album, the video does not consist of recordings of several concerts, but of the live recording of the concert on October 20, 1994 in London's Earls Court , which had previously been one of the first pay-per-view live broadcasts on television worldwide was seen. Compared to the live broadcast version, the published video version has been slightly re-cut. For example, a mistake in Shine On You Crazy Diamond is cut out. Furthermore, Comfortably Numb's 2nd solo was cut by about a minute. As with the published video, the broadcast was directed by renowned director David Mallet .

The video CD and the laser disc were discontinued relatively quickly due to the low economic success of these formats, so that for a long time the VHS version was the only available edition of the Pulse concert film. A DVD has been announced several times (first for 2005, for the ten-year release of the original album), but the release was delayed again and again. The DVD was finally released on July 11 (USA) and July 10, 2006 (Europe, rest of the world). The DVD reached platinum when it was first shipped and is currently the third most successful music DVD in the USA after Led Zeppelin and the Eagles, with a current 8-subject platinum. In Germany the Pulse DVD took first place in the Media Control Charts on July 21, 2006 .

While the VHS, Laserdisc and Video CD editions took on the design of the album, the long-time Pink Floyd designer Storm Thorgerson completely redesigned the packaging for the DVD release, albeit based on elements of the original Pulse cover design.

Track list

All footage from October 20, 1994, Earls Court , London.

Video CD / DVD 1

  1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Roger Waters ) - 13:21 min
  2. Learning to Fly ( David Gilmour / Anthony Moore / Bob Ezrin / Jon Carin ) - 5:43 min
  3. High Hopes ( David Gilmour / Polly Samson ) - 8:08 min
  4. Take It Back ( David Gilmour / Bob Ezrin / Nick Laird-Clowes / Polly Samson ) - 6:00 min
  5. Coming Back to Life ( David Gilmour ) - 6:52 min
  6. Sorrow ( David Gilmour ) - 9:12 min
  7. Keep Talking ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Polly Samson ) - 7:34 min
  8. Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two) ( Roger Waters ) - 6:54 min
  9. One of These Days ( David Gilmour / Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright ) - 7:03 min

Video CD / DVD 2

  1. Speak to Me ( Nick Mason ) - 2:07 min
  2. Breathe ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Roger Waters ) - 2:41 min
    • On the DVD packaging for unknown reasons as Breathe In The Air indicated
  3. On the Run ( David Gilmour / Roger Waters ) - 3:43 min
  4. Time ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Nick Mason / Roger Waters ) - 6:40 min
  5. The Great Gig in the Sky ( Richard Wright ) - 5:18 min
  6. Money ( Roger Waters ) - 8:43 min
  7. Us and Them ( Richard Wright / Roger Waters ) - 7:06 min
  8. Any Color You Like ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Nick Mason ) - 3:15 min
  9. Brain Damage ( Roger Waters ) - 3:49 min
  10. Eclipse ( Roger Waters ) - 2:59 min
  11. Wish You Were Here ( David Gilmour / Roger Waters ) - 6:09 min
  12. Comfortably Numb ( David Gilmour / Roger Waters ) - 9:36 min
  13. Run Like Hell ( David Gilmour / Roger Waters ) - 8:02 min

Laser disc

page 1

  1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
  2. Learning to Fly
  3. High hopes
  4. Take it back
  5. Coming back to life
  6. Sorrow
  7. Keep talking

Page 2: The Dark Side of the Moon

  1. Speak to me
  2. Breathe
  3. On the run
  4. Time
  5. The Great Gig on the Sky
  6. Money
  7. Us and Them
  8. Any Color You Like
  9. Brain damage
  10. Eclipse

Page 3

  1. Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two)
  2. One of these days
  3. Wish You Were Here
  4. Comfortably numb
  5. Run like hell

DVD bonus material

In addition to the full concert, the DVD contains extensive bonus material, including various Pink Floyd music videos as well as some of the feature films, some of which were specially shot, projected onto the round screen in the background of the stage during the concerts (so-called screen films ). There are also some other live videos called Bootlegging the Bootleggers , for which so-called bootlegs (i.e. illegal recordings of concert-goers) were cut into live videos and provided with official sound recordings of the concerts concerned.

DVD 1

Bootlegging the Bootleggers

  1. What Do You Want from Me ( David Gilmour / Richard Wright / Polly Samson ) - 4:26 min
  2. On the Turning Away ( David Gilmour / Anthony Moore ) - 6:46 min
  3. Poles Apart ( David Gilmour / Nick Laird-Clowes / Polly Samson ) - 7:59 min
  4. Marooned ( Richard Wright / David Gilmour ) - 5:57 min

Screen Films

  1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - 8:24 min
  2. Learning to Fly (Version 1987) - 1:56 min
  3. High Hopes - 8:11 min

Music videos

  1. Learning to Fly - 4:43 min
  2. Take It Back - 5:00 min

Others

  • Pulse television advertising
  • Tour schedule
  • Stage plans

DVD 2

Screen Films

  1. Speak to Me (Graphic Version) - 1:42 min
  2. On the Run - 3:43 min
  3. Time (1994 version) - 2:17 min
  4. The Great Gig in the Sky (Wave Version) - 4:11 min
  5. Money (Version 1987) - 2:47 min
  6. Us and Them (Version 1987) - 7:13 min
  7. Brain Damage - 3:59 min
  8. Eclipse - 1:41 min
  9. Speak to Me (Version 1987) - 2:05 min
  10. Time (Ian Emes version) - 2:18 min
  11. The Great Gig in the Sky (Animation Version) - 4:42 min
  12. Money (Alien Version) - 1:44 min
  13. Us and Them (Version 1994) - 7:28 min

Bonus live material

  1. Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Introduction 1996) - Pink Floyd & Billy Corgan - 4:50 min

Others

  • Photo gallery
  • Cover designs
  • Backstage recording Say Goodbye to Life as We Know It

occupation

Web links

Pink Floyd
Studio albums

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn • A Saucerful of Secrets • Ummagumma • Atom Heart Mother • Meddle • The Dark Side of the Moon • Wish You Were Here • Animals • The Wall • The Final Cut • A Momentary Lapse of Reason • The Division Bell • The Endless River

Live albums

Ummagumma • Delicate Sound of Thunder • Pulse • Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81

Soundtracks

The Committee • Tonite Lets All Make Love in London • Soundtrack from the Film More • Zabriskie Point • Obscured by Clouds

Compilation albums

Relics • A Collection of Great Dance Songs • Works • Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd • The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door

Video albums

Live at Pompeii • The Wall • Delicate Sound of Thunder • Pulse

Singles

Arnold Layne • See Emily Play • Flaming • Apples and Oranges • It Would Be So Nice • Let There Be More Light • Point Me at the Sky • The Nile Song • One of These Days • Fearless • Free Four • Money • Us and Them / Time • Have a Cigar • Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) • Comfortably Numb • Run Like Hell • When the Tigers Broke Free • Not Now John • Learning to Fly • On the Turning Away • One Slip • Take It Back • High Hopes • Wish You Were Here (live) • Louder than Words