Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, 1972 [Part 3]

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a 1972 film featuring Pink Floyd performing six songs in the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy. It was directed by Adrian Maben and recorded in the month of October with 24 tracks studio quality without a live audience

The performances of "Echoes," "A Saucerful of Secrets," and "One of These Days" were filmed from October 4, 1971 to October 7, 1971. The remaining songs were filmed in a Paris studio, along with additional front projection footage for insertion into the Pompeii performances. The sequences in Paris were filmed in late 1971/early 1972, and can be distinguished by the absence of Richard Wright's beard. This version was released in theaters in September 1972 and is also included on the DVD edition as an extra feature.

In August 1974, another version was released combining the original film with supposed recording sessions of The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road Studios. These sessions were actually staged for the film, as the recording of the album had been completed when these sessions were filmed in January 1973 and the band was mixing the album at the time.

This version is the Director's Cut. The Director's Cut is a 2003 DVD re-release running 92 minutes. In addition to the concert and interview footage, it includes more overlaid imagery including footage from the Apollo space program and computer-generated images of space and Pompeii, and overall has a busier, "updated" feel. The original 4:3 aspect footage is presented in "fake widescreen" in this version. The DVD contains the original one-hour release in the "features" section.

"Echoes, Part 1"/"On the Run" (Studio Footage) (Uncredited) (from Meddle/The Dark Side of the Moon, 1971/1973)
"Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (B-side of "Point Me at the Sky" single, 1968)
"A Saucerful of Secrets" (from A Saucerful of Secrets, 1968)
"Us and Them" (Studio Footage) (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
"One of These Days" (from Meddle, 1971)
"Mademoiselle Nobs" (from Meddle, 1971 previously known as "Seamus")
"Brain Damage" (Studio Footage) (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" (from A Saucerful of Secrets, 1968)
"Echoes, Part 2" (from Meddle, 1971)

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