28-02-2025
‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii' — Where to Preorder the Live Album
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There's a good chance you missed Pink Floyd's legendary Pompeii concert in person. After all, the band performed in the empty ruins of the excavated amphitheater, in front of only the film crew. Now, Pink Floyd fans will have a new opportunity to experience the concert in the highest definition possible when a new 4K remaster and IMAX release lands in theaters on April 24.
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In addition, the concert film will be released on Blu-ray and as a standalone live album. Segments of the performance had been previously released on The Early Years, but this marks the first time the entire concert will be released in full. The album drops on May 2, and the concert album is already the number one bestseller on Amazon.
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The release is available as a double LP vinyl or as a two-disc CD, featuring extras like posters and photos from the performance.
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The concert film will be rereleased on Blu-ray concurrently with the release of the album, with the film remastered from the original 35mm footage.
The film was restored by Lana Topham, and the audio was remixed by recording engineer Steven Wilson. The film features footage of the concert as well as behind-the-scenes footage of Pink Floyd preparing to record Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road studios. The band performed seminal tracks like 'Echoes,' 'One of These Days,' and 'A Saucerful of Secrets.'
The film was released in 1972, right before the band's creative and commercial peak of the mid-1970s that saw the release of Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. The film was directed by Adrian Maben.
The restoration was made possible after the film's negatives were discovered among the band's archives. In addition to the CD and vinyl release, the concert is also getting a Dolby Atmos mix, allowing for an immersive audio experience. Tickets for the film, which is being distributed by Sony, will be available starting March 5 from the band's website in IMAX and standard theaters.
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