Pink Floyd - The Later Years (1987-2019) [CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Box Set]

[DuncanS]

just had a thought now if some party made it illegal not to do surround mixes of all known albums...………...

 

[marpow]

I just got an update on my Amazon Order
Release Date Delivery for Friday December 13th !
Lucky Friday the 13th!
Woo Hoo!!!

Same for me. This will be my first Pink Floyd box set that I am purchasing, I have all the discography, legal surrounds, etc. I have not been encouraged to listen to so much PF on the prevois box sets, but this one with Momentary Lapse Of Reason, or is that Ransom, as in taking my money, I just had to get. I believe.
Is Pulse and Delicate Sound Of Thunder in 5.1 also?

 

[Muppet69]

Found this in my box of goodies

 

[beerking]

Same for me. This will be my first Pink Floyd box set that I am purchasing, I have all the discography, legal surrounds, etc. I have not been encouraged to listen to so much PF on the prevois box sets, but this one with Momentary Lapse Of Reason, or is that Ransom, as in taking my money, I just had to get. I believe.
Is Pulse and Delicate Sound Of Thunder in 5.1 also?
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Mine too!!
Little crimble pressie for moi...

A King's ransom, it surely is!!!

 

[Stupy]

Is Pulse and Delicate Sound Of Thunder in 5.1 also?

The listings I'm seeing have Pulse and Delicate Sound of Thunder in 5.1 (DTS-HD MA). Along with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (yay), The Division Bell, some studio outtakes, seven tracks Live at Knebworth and some more... https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/pink-floyd-the-later-years-1987-2019/

 

[Philip Spinner]

Same for me. This will be my first Pink Floyd box set that I am purchasing, I have all the discography, legal surrounds, etc. I have not been encouraged to listen to so much PF on the prevois box sets, but this one with Momentary Lapse Of Reason, or is that Ransom, as in taking my money, I just had to get. I believe.
Is Pulse and Delicate Sound Of Thunder in 5.1 also?
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Is that what's left of route 66 out west in the photo. I see what looks like the ex Santa Fe transcon in the background which parallels it for many miles.

 

[JonUrban]

I never went for the Early Years box set, but for some reason I was inclined to go for this one with the Deep Discount 15% off deal.

I have to rationalize in my head that 90% of the box will be a waste to me, so in essence I am spending $300 on a BluRay disc. Well, I have to admit that in the previous decade, I know I had bid far in excess of $300 on a DSOTM UK Q8 (a few times), and that old used 30 year old 8-Track would never sound as good as this BluRay should, so when I think of it as going after a rare item that I really want, I suppose I can wrap my head around cost of the thing.

I doubt seriously that I will give much attention to the rest of the set. I don't think I ever investigated the DSOTM or WYWH Immersion sets beyond the 5.1 disc.

 

[marpow]

The listings I'm seeing have Pulse and Delicate Sound of Thunder in 5.1 (DTS-HD MA). Along with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (yay), The Division Bell, some studio outtakes, seven tracks Live at Knebworth and some more... https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/pink-floyd-the-later-years-1987-2019/

If those 3 albums (Discs) come in 5.1 that will be fantastic. Delicate Sound of Thunder is awesome.

 

[edisonbaggins]

I recently saw Eric Clapton for a couple of hours. Ticket was ~$500...
I grew up with The Division Bell and that tour was my first concert.
A kind Life in Surround patron has paid for The Later Years to be delivered via Amazon Prime, hopefully on release day.
I'm feeling pretty grateful about the whole thing, though I think the set is quite over-priced.
The total enjoyment derived will far exceed the value of that Clapton ticket though...

 

[Hamilton59]

I was anxiously looking through the track listings of this set at super deluxe edition ...

https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/pink-floyds-later-years-box-delayed/#more-154104
when I found these 3 personally interesting track listings on CD 4....
CD 4 Live Recordings, 1987 & 1994 Unreleased Studio Recordings (65 mins)

• The Dogs Of War (live in Atlanta 1987)
• On The Turning Away (live in Atlanta 1987)
• Run Like Hell (live in Atlanta 1987)

I was at that show! Yee Haw!

I’m personally really glad that Pink Floyd and company have decided to release all of these big box sets going back to the individual immersion box sets. Pink Floyd is probably my second favorite group after The Beatles and so to get a chance to hear all of this previously unreleased music is a dream come true. In addition to the new and updated 5.1 releases in this set, we’re also getting updated versions of A Delicate Sound Of Thunder! I have this on VHS tape and haven’t seen it since the 90s... If I recall correctly, it had the best live version of Comfortably Numb I’ve ever seen with great versions of Money and The Great Gig In The Sky... And now I’ve got one hell of a home theatre system to play back these live shows!!!

With these Pink Floyd box sets, The Beatle‘s new surround mixes, and the King Crimson surround reissues... I think we are all truly blessed!

and the Chicago Quadros, The Doors, Talking Heads, etc...

 

[Mark Anderson]

Are they including the video shot in Atlanta? That would be cool

 

[rontoon]

Are they including the video shot in Atlanta? That would be cool

No, they are not. Apparently they want to be represented by only what they deem as their best work from this era.

 

[rusinurbe]

I never went for the Early Years box set, but for some reason I was inclined to go for this one with the Deep Discount 15% off deal.

I have to rationalize in my head that 90% of the box will be a waste to me, so in essence I am spending $300 on a BluRay disc. Well, I have to admit that in the previous decade, I know I had bid far in excess of $300 on a DSOTM UK Q8 (a few times), and that old used 30 year old 8-Track would never sound as good as this BluRay should, so when I think of it as going after a rare item that I really want, I suppose I can wrap my head around cost of the thing.

I doubt seriously that I will give much attention to the rest of the set. I don't think I ever investigated the DSOTM or WYWH Immersion sets beyond the 5.1 disc.

I have to say John the DSOTM immersion box has some great early mixes and you can see that the right decisions were made when it came to the release. you have missed out if you ha e not listened to the rest at least once

 

[peterzach]

There will be a full review of the set tomorrow on All About Jazz by John Kellman.
Here's a quick note from John posted at this site:

https://www.progressiveears.org/for...7-2019-quot-17-disc-box-set-11-29-2019/page12

My full review will be up this weekend, but a quick comment, or, rather, a few:
1. Mason didn’t play much drums on the original AMLoR because he’d not been playing and wasn’t in shape. So he focused more on sonics and electronics. Now, decades later, he added his own kit, largely replacing Keltner and Appice. You can hear the diff. Even Keltner (I think it’s him on the original) a simple but groove-meister of a player if ever there was one (one of my favourites), he slightly busier than Mason, so when you hear the original bass drum triplets early in Learning to Fly...now, with Mason’s parts, simpler still, you know he’s been replaced.
2. The same apparently applies to Wright. Plus legal issues meant he couldn’t be brought back, at the time, as a full band member. Anyway, the added Rhodes on Learning to Fly, more dominant, I like. Ditto the Leslie-driven organ that’s more dominant on Dogs of War. Like Mason, he’s no virtuoso, but his instincts for tone and wonderfully simple lines more than make up for it, in the context of Floyd.

There are a lot of changes on AMLoR...some overt, some subtle. At times, you could listen to both versions and, if not paying attention, not notice any differences...but pay more attention, and they’re there.

Is it better? That’s subjective. I didn’t really like some of the ‘80s drums machines and synth tones, but the new mix overall feels more balanced to me.

In a nutshell: I like it.

As for DSoT? Sounds fine on my home system and also on my DAP with my Westone IEMs. Louder, yes, but still dynamic enough and hey, it’s a live album, in an arena, so a different experience.

Just FYI, I went into the Giant box review a committed fan. I’ve gone into the Floyd box as less of one for this period, but wanted to see if it could make me like it more.

It did. The CD content is a small part of the box, don’t forget. The high res stuff on Blu ray - whether audio only or video - is stellar. I was surprised to see DSOT was a widescreen film, whereas Venice, Knebworth and Pulse were 4:3. Still, the restorations on DSOT and Pulse are great, and hearing the sound uncompressed in 24/96 or 24/48 sound is a major bonus...of course that’s only on Blu Ray. DVDs are 16/48.

A lot of the bonus videos are watch once, but the 30 I Ute video with the Pulse production team was a revelation, and the film about the Promtional airships announcing the Division Bell tour was shorter but equally interesting/informative. And the new film for Endless River is wonderful...suitably atmospheric, impressionistic...

I think where Floyd misses the boat (though I’ve not been sent a PDF of the 60 page book, just the smaller one in the CD), is (as was true with Early Years) their overlooking fans’ desire to get some good reading material. They could have hired a good writer to document things, even if they’ve already been well covered, I’m sure someone could bring some new perspectives.

So for me, without giving the review away? I like the box, but would have liked it more if it had come with some good documentation.

Last edited by jkelman; 2 Days Ago at 10:05 PM.

and this


Originally Posted by Valen
If those are your "quick comments", I'd better brew up a pot of coffee for the full expose

I think that’s pretty much a given

That said, it was submitted today, and will run Sunday. Compared to the 23,000 word Giant review, it’ll be a relative breeze door ya at just under 13,000.

The good news? My finished copy of the Floyd box arrived yesterday, so I now have access to all the contents, specifically the printed material.

I will say this: compared to the early years box, they learned. It”s big, but not filled with space. In fact, it’s pretty much full to the brim. I like a lot about how they did it. Even the Blu day and DVD discs, each in their own gatefold sleeve, is in a protective plastic mini-sleeve. The CDs are in a hardcover style ho,der, the book inside containing all the detailed track, personnel and production info, the tour guides and Lyric book are kept together in one section, above the hardcover photo book and the envelope with the two singles, posters and other memorabilia.

The box is, I think 13”x13”x3”, so will fit on a shelf, no problem.

So I think they did a way better job on the design and packaging, than the eealy years box. It’s expensive, but they didn’t go cheap on the whole thing.

Originally Posted by Valen
Looking forward to reading it.

Thanks. Dunno if people will agree, but immersing myself in the box I’ve found myself warming much more to this era of the band. My favourite albums remain Meddle, followed by Animals, Obscured by Clouds, Aton Heart Mother, Dark Side of the Moon, Electric Moo and Wish You Were Here, pretty much in that order. But I’d place the material in this box ahead of The Wall and The Final Cut, and even ahead of Saucerful of Secrets, More and Piper at the Gates (I wasn’t, blasphemy though it is, much of a Barrett fan). And it might actually move ahead of Wish You Were Here and Dark Side, if only because the music I like from those albums are done here in concert, and I was never much of a Waters fan as a bassist or singer (more liked him as a writer).

So I’d say my esteem for this has moved up thanks to the box.

and he also said this:

 

[peterzach]

The full article is up today, here:

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-later-years-1987-2019

 

[Sixtyten]

There's a review in this month's Prog Magazine. I'd not sure how much stock I'd put in it however as it largely consists of listing the contents of the box. There isn't much said about the content on the discs - indeed there's so little actual detail, beyond that which would be inferred from reading a press release, it set my spider senses tingling.

 

[César]

It can mean anything, but this is a very intriguing comment from Andy: “I have now done quite a few bits of revisiting old albums for surround mixes and the like,” Jackson says, “so I am well versed in ensuring that the original vibe and feel of the albums is maintained"

Source is here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidc...s-an-update-three-decades-later/#61864583ecf5

 

[Muppet69]

It can mean anything, but this is a very intriguing comment from Andy: “I have now done quite a few bits of revisiting old albums for surround mixes and the like,” Jackson says, “so I am well versed in ensuring that the original vibe and feel of the albums is maintained"

Source is here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidc...s-an-update-three-decades-later/#61864583ecf5

I think Andy might be referring to DB, the not really unreleased Meddle and the unreleased OBC 5.1 mixes he’s done. Not counting TER because that was done at the time of original release of course. However I do have my fingers crossed for official releases of the other ones.

 

[Hamilton59]

Happy Wednesday Hump Day People....
Friday’s coming soon!

I believe there will be a Pink Floyd surround sound marathon at my house!

 

[GOS]

Well, I held true, never freaked and canceled order....so I guess I'll have it tomorrow. They never, ever did reduce the price like I had hoped...bastages. Oh well.