Show #144 Release date: 13. November, 2009

Pepperland Auditorium, San Rafael, CA, 17. October 1970.  This is from the master tape.  Great sound, great show but the band experienced some technical glitches at the start.  To make up for it, the Floyd perform incredibly well and just jam out.  If you dig early gigs, then this is for you.  Enjoy!

01. Astronomy Domine (3 attempts)
02. Fat Old Sun
03. Cymbaline
04. Atom Heart Mother
05. The Embryo
06. Green Is The Colour
07. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
08. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
09. A Saucerful of Secrets


Running Time: 2h:16m:37s

Show #143 Release date: 24. October, 2009

This is kind of like a revisit of an old theme… No set list for this one but if you have to know, its embedded in the file of the podcast.  Enjoy!  There are a few tracks in this podcast that have never been featured before on Brain Damage.

Running Time: 1h:35m:05s

Show #142 Release date: 11. October, 2009

I'm back.  I can't thank you enough for your patience.  Its been long enough so lots get this rollin'.  Back in July I posted a 1977 gig out of Cleveland and since then I got to visit the area.  The photo you see taken at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is the entire reason behind this podcast.  Pretty simple.  We go back again to Municipal Stadium, this time 27th May 1994.

Set One:
1. Astronomy Domine
2. Learning To Fly
3. What Do You Want From Me?
4. On The Turning Away
5. Take It Back
6. A Great Day For Freedom
7. Sorrow
8. Keep Talking
9. One of These Days

Set Two:
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
2. Breathe
3. Time
4. High hopes
5. The great gig in the sky
6. Wish you were here
7. Us and them
8. Money
9. Another brick in the wall
10. Comfortably numb

Encore:
1. Hey you
2. Run like hell

Running time: 2h:38m:29s

Show #TEST Release date: 4. October, 2009

This is a test... a dry run if you will.  This only a test.

: )

Show #141 Release date: 24. September, 2009

Here is a little something for you while I've been getting my production studio all updated and sorted out.

Occasional surrogate DJ/host/presenter Scott Middlebrook from Melbourne, Australia has come to the rescue once again in time of need. Hes put together a neat floydcast of songs performed live before they were committed to tape.   Well done Scott!

Thanks again for your infinite patience and all the kind words.  I'm almost done getting everything back to normal.  I pretty much had to rebuild and update the production studio from the ground up... anyway in the meantime and as always... please enjoy!

01. Point Me At The Sky [BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK, 2. December 1968]
02. Shine On You Crazy Diamond [Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent, 19 Nov 1974]
03. Raving and Drooling [Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent, 19 Nov 1974]
04. Gotta Be Crazy [Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent, 19 Nov 1974]

Dark Side of the Moon [Nakanoshima Sports Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 13. March 1972]
05. Speak To Me
06. Breathe
07. The Travel Sequence
08. Time
09. Breathe (reprise)
10. The Mortality Sequence
11. Money
12. Us And Them
13. Any Colour You Like
14. Brain Damage
15. Eclipse

Running time: 1hr:45min:26sec

My worst nightmare has come to fruition... A few days ago, one of my 4 year old, raid'ed internal harddrives decided it had enough.  In the process of fixing this (having to replace both drives), I accidentally deleted a partition in my external back up drive holding all my production programs, elements and even some music.  This caused a massive problem because when a partition is deleted, the machine won't see the drive and all its wonderful data. 

I was able to recover most and I hope all the data which was very time consuming (14 hours) not to mention very stressing on my external drive.  The next step is to do a back up again but I have to get another drive (1tb) to do so (hopefully today). 

So to make a long boring story short and boring... I'm hosed until further notice.  At the rate I'm going, it should not be long but there will be a lot of backing up, reinstalling, reconfiguring, testing and all that happy horse poop.

So, again... (this hasn't been my year) there will be no podcast this week and there is a 50/50 percent chance there will be one the following week.  This has turned out to be a costly and time consuming process so your patience is much appreciated.

Best,
Doc

Show #140 Release date: 30. August, 2009

I've been in a early to mid Seventies funk lately so what better time to take care of a request for a gig from that era.  We start out with a good bye song from Boston because us Bostonians are twisted that way then we find ourselves on the dark side of the largest city in Switzerland at the Hallenstadion, 9. December 1972.  Doctored for supersound... Enjoy!

Set One:
01. Speak To Me
02. Breathe
03. The Travel Sequence
04. Time
05. Breathe (reprise)
06. The Great Gig In The Sky
07. Money
08. Us And Them
09. Any Colour You Like
10. Brain Damage
11. Eclipse

Set Two:
12. One Of These Days
13. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
14. Echoes

Encore:
15. Childhood's End

Running time: 2hr:00min:11sec

Show #139 Release date: 15. August, 2009

It's nice being back to the norm and behind the mic again.  For this podcast, there's no specific agenda.  Much of the material featured branches off into solo elements and guest appearances.  You'll even get to hear from a few other Rock N Roll legends.  It's just one of those nice mix'casts of pure Floydness.  Enjoy!

01. The Nile Song - More
02. Ibiza bar - More
03. Maisie (outtakes 1 & 2)
04. Don't Ask Me (What I Say) - Joker's Wild 1965 demo
05. Love Song #6 - Zabriskie Point Extended Soundtrack [Rome, Italy, 16. November 1969]
06. What God Wants (part 1) [The E Center, Camden, New Jersey, 11. August, 1999]
07. What God Wants (part 2) - Amused To Death
08. What God Wants (part 3 feat. Jeff Beck) [Royal Festival Hall, London, 12. September 2002]
09. Poles Apart [Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France, 31 July, 1994]
10. Marooned [Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway, 29. August 1994]
11. Along The Shoreline - Broken China
12. Ah Robertson, It's You [Saturday Night Live, New York City, 12. December 1987]
13. Deep In The Blues (with Les Paul) BAM Majestic Theater, Brooklyn, N.Y., 18. August, 1988]
14. If [Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 7. November 1987]
15. One of These Days (first live performance) [Paris Theater, London, BBC's Top Gear, 30. September, 1971]
16. Echoes [Paris Theater, London, BBC's Top Gear, 30. September, 1971]
17. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5) [Venice, 12 August & Vienne, 31 July 2006]

Running time: 2hr:6min:01sec
WBCN and Les Paul - R.I.P.

Show #138 Release date: 1. August, 2009

One hundred podcasts and 4 years ago this show entered the digital realm.  I had no clue what I was doing and I never imagined it would become so well received.  I can't thank you enough for your support.

For this special 100th edition, you'll get to enjoy Brain Damage this time in video.  Remember when MTV actually played music videos?  That's what this is like.

Before becoming a radio DJ, I worked in video production when BetaSP and 3/4" Umatic were kings.  A lot has changed since I left, so here I am again with no clue what I'm doing.

Quicktime is required to watch.  The file is large, at 654,135 KB which is 5 times the size of a normal podcast.  I'm in the process of trying to figure how to embed a video window here.  If you click on the file below it will launch Quicktime, but be patient.  Otherwise I recommend you right click and save as.

I have to thank my good friend Michelle for this would not of been possible without her.  Please enjoy (I hope this works on your end)!

01. The Gunner's Dream [The Final Cut Video EP]
02. The Final Cut [The Final Cut Video EP]
03. Not Now John [The Final Cut Video EP]
04. The Fletcher Memorial Home [The Final Cut Video EP]
05. Cymbaline [Abbaye de Royaumont, Royaumont, France, 15 June 1971, ORTF2]
06. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun [Abbaye de Royaumont, Royaumont, France, 15 June 1971, ORTF2]
07. Us And Them [Parque Simon Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia, 9. March 2007]
08. Comfortably Numb [Earl's Court, London, 9 August 1980]
09. Dogs Of War [my 1990 video editing project]

Running time 1hr:4min

Show #137 Release date: 12. July, 2009

For this installment, we go to Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, 25. June 1977.  American shows in the summer of 1977 were particularly rowdy, but this recording is probably most notable for the numerous cries of “SIT DOWN!” throughout the show. Fortunately, the music on this release comes out on top for the majority of the show.  The occasional fireworks set off yet Roger manages to keep his cool during this performance but by this time in tour he was already becoming agitated by the carefree behaviour of these massive audiences.  Roger can be heard shouting “46" during Pigs (3 Different Ones) after the second verse, which is one of the identifiers for the concerts on this tour, however he must have lost count because this was actually the 47th show.

The podcast kicks off with Jeff Beck live, last week at the Royal Albert Hall with David Gilmour as surprise guest, performing Jerusalem.

Set One:
01. Sheep
02. Pigs On The Wing (Part 1)
03. Dogs
04. Pigs On The Wing (Part 2)
05. Pigs (3 Different Ones)

Set Two:
06. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5)
07. Welcome To The Machine
08. Have A Cigar
09. Wish You Were Here
10. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6-9)

Encore:
11. Money
12. Us And Them

Running time 2hrs:32min

Show #136 Release date: 30. June, 2009

Thank you so much for all the kind words.  My hearing is about 80% better.  It’s nice to hear somewhat in stereo again.  Now, while I’m still on the mend, here’s a neat little surprise I have for you.  I’m amazed that as soon as I step down for a brief moment, someone is ready to step up.  Brain Damaged listener, Luke of Cardiff, Wales put together something nifty I think you might like. 

Luke writes…
“I'm just finishing up a Pink Floyd mix I guess you'd call it...it's like an album length mix of songs, sounds, and other Floyd related stuff.  It's called Wish They Were Here: An Assorted Piece For Pink Floyd Lunatics. Don't know whether you'd be interested in hearing it?  I've looked through the archive and don't think you ever feature mixes or anything like that sent in or anything, but maybe it would be possible to give it a shoutout if people want to listen? I mainly made it for myself but would be cool if some other fans could enjoy it too”. 

Luke goes on to say, “It's just over 60 minutes, and has a few vague themes to it. Syd, being one of them. It's not even particularly a mix featuring all my favourite songs so much as songs that I really like that seemed to fit to make an interesting hour. Hope you have the time to check it out man, and maybe even mention it on your show if you like it”.

Luke, you did a nice job, so many thanks for this!  I’m sure it will be enjoyed by thousands and fetch many comments. 

Running Time: 01hr:03min:21sec

Hey brain damaged listener!

I want to let you know that the next podcast will be posted on or around the 11th or 12th of July.  There are a few reasons for this...
 
1.  I have no hearing in my left ear.  It sucks big time.  I had a terrible head cold last week and it decided to settle in my left ear.  Since I cannot properly hear, I'm unable to properly doctor up the next podcast.  I've sought medical advice and I'm told it will clear up within another week.  I hope.  If not, then I'll have to make a visit to Massachusetts General Hospital's Ear, Nose and Throat Infirmary.  FUN!

2.  I'd normally just post a new podcast the following week but that lands on the 4th of July.  I've made plans to spend time with family and friends for the holiday.

3.  My computer (a.k.a. the production studio) needs to be seriously reformatted so I can continue to bring you these bundles of Pink Floyd goodness.

So there you have it... Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.  As always, your support means the world to me.  Hopefully I'll have everything all set by then. 

Cheers n' Beers!!
Doc
thedoctor@floydpodcast.com

Show #134 Release date: 31. May, 2009

Several months ago the guys over at Free Range Pigs in association with Harvested Records released a soundboard recording of a rehearsal in a small London studio with The Bleeding Heart Band.  Its believed someone who worked in the post-production studio, made a copy of the master tape, or plugged his recorder into the soundboard. Ultimately, hes the one to thank.

Town House Post-Production Studio, London, 2. May, 1990.

01. In The Flesh?            
02. Thin Ice                 
03. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)        
04. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives        
05. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)    
06. Mother                
07. Goodbye Blue Sky
08. Empty Spaces
09. What Shall We Do Now?
10. Young Lust                
11. One Of My Turns            
12. Don't Leave Me Now            
13. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 3)  
14. The Last Few Bricks
15. Goodbye Cruel World                        
16. Hey You
17. Nobody Home                
18. Vera                
19. Bring The Boys Back Home        
20. Comfortably Numb            
21. In The Flesh            
22. Run Like Hell            
23. Waiting For The Worms        
24. The Tide Is Turning            
25. Waiting For The Worms         
26. Stop                 
27. The Trial (original studio version)    
28. The Tide Is Turning (another take)    

Running Time: 1hr:59min:25sec

Show #132 Release date: 10. May, 2009

This is a little experiment I've been thinking about for a long time. I just got back from a week on the west coast and the amount of time left to get a new podcast done properly is running short.  I figured this is might be the perfect opportunity to reintroduce some archived and forgotten about episodes.

This previous podcast, originally BD42 "Floyd's Worst Moments", featured some of Floyd's not so good moments on stage dealing with technical glitches, power outages, Mother nature and Roger's short temper to name a few.  ...rather fitting after the last podcast.

So, is reintroducing older podcasts an idea worth perusing every once in a while?  Please leave your comments and ideas.

01. Astronomy Domine [Pepperland Auditorium, San Rafael, Ca, 17. October, 1970]
02. Cymbaline [Altes Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, 21. November, 1970]
03. Embryo [Taft Auditorium, Cincinnati, OH, 20. November 1971]
04. Mortality Sequence [The Dome, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 20. January, 1972]
05. Money [The Dome, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 20, January 1970]
06. Pigs (Three Different Ones) [Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, 25. June 1977]
07. "Let go of the pig line!" [Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, 25. June 1977]
08. Pigs on The Wing pt 1 [Madison Square Garden, N.Y., N.Y., 3. July, 1977]
09. "You Stupid Motherfucker!" [Madison Square Garden, N.Y., N.Y., 3. July, 1977]
10. Pigs on The Wing pt 2 [Madison Square Garden, N.Y., N.Y., 3. July, 1977]
11. Pigs on The Wing pt 2 [Stade du Parc Olympique, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 6. July, 1977]
12. Blues [Stade du Parc Olympique, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 6. July, 1977]
13. Run Like Hell [Rice University Stadium, Houston, TX, 5. April, 1994]
14. seating collapse [Earls Court, London, England, 12. October, 1994]
15. Comfortably Numb [Superdome, New Orleans, LA, 14. May 1994]

Running Time: 2h:22m:42s

Show #131 Release date: 27. April, 2009

Apologies for the delay on this.  The production process was plagued with technical difficulties.  Plus there was massive amounts of tweaking I had to do several times after not being satisfied with each end result.  It's not the worst but its not the best but it is an interesting gig.  I also had problems with the upload.  Maybe Floyd's luck, or rather lack of with technical issues was contagious.

For this podcast we go to an often forgotten land.  It was Floyd's first and last visit to this country in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.  Suurhalli, Lahti, Finland, 10. June 1989.  Enjoy!

Set 1
1 Shine On
2 Signs of Life
3 Learning to Fly
4 Yet Another Movie/Round and Around
5 A New Machine Part 1/Terminal Frost/A New Machine Part 2
6 Sorrow
7 Dogs of War
8 On the Turning Away

Set 2
1 One of These Days
2 Time
3 On The Run
4 The Great Gig in the Sky
5 Wish You Were Here
6 Welcome to the Machine
7 Technical Problem
1 Us and Them
2 Money
3 Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
4 Comfortably Numb

Encore:
5 One Slip
6 Run Like Hell

Show #130 Release date: 11. April, 2009

Finally a nicely themed podcast if I do say so myself.  I had a little fun with it.  The title pretty much gives the theme away BUT no playlist for this one.  Hahahaha!  I want to keep you on your toes.  There are a few tracks in this podcast that have never been featured before on Brain Damage.

(note: I made a boo boo giving a date for one of the songs, should be 84 not 94.   Mmmmmkay?) 



Running Time: 01h,48min,31sec

Show #129 Release date: 28. March, 2009

Just when you thought it couldn't get any better... This is an upgrade to the previous 9. May, 1977 podcast "Look Mommy, there's an aeropig up in the sky" (Show #70 Release date: 13. October, 2006).  As it turns out, it was recorded by Reinhart Holhwein.  Not Bill Graham Productions as previously thought.
 
Reinhart's recording landed in the lap of a master of mastering, Derek McCabe of 'Mouth of the beast', a group of people who master live recordings, mostly Grateful Dead stuff.  The clarity is much better.  

Set 1:
1. Sheep
2. Pigs On The Wing (part 1)
3. Dogs
4. Pigs On The Wing (part 2)
5. Pigs (three different ones)

Set 2:
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5)
2. Welcome To The Machine
3. Have A Cigar
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (6-9)

Encore:
1. Money
2. Us And Them
3. Careful With That Axe Eugene

Running Time: 02h,41min,39sec
Photo: Mark Fisher © Fisher Park/STUFISH 2008

Show #128 - Release date: 15. March 2009

Here's an excellent soundboard recording from the Orange Bowl in Miami, 1. November, 1987.  It was a very rainy evening.  So much so that it kept the Pig from making an appearance.  As the show progressed, so did the rain.  Listen closely for the delicate sound of thunder off in the distance while Gilmour comments on the weather.

This recording had several glitches repaired before it landed in my lap but I noticed a few others that got over looked.  I repaired those, lifted the sound and gave it a wider presence, EQ and all that jazz.  Enjoy!

Set 1
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
02. Signs Of Life
03. Learning To Fly
04. Yet Another Movie / Round And Around
05. A New Machine (Part 1)
06. Terminal Frost
07. A New Machine (Part 2)
08. Sorrow
09. The Dogs Of War
10. On The Turning Away

Set 2
11. One Of These Days
12. Time
13. On The Run
14. Wish You Were Here
15. Welcome To The Machine
16. Us And Them
17. Money
18. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)
19. Comfortably Numb

Encore:
20. One Slip
21. Run Like Hell (last half taken from Venice, 15. July 1989)

Running Time: 02h:456m:46s

Show #127 - Release date: 28. February 2009

This podcast was taken from a bootleg called "The Good & The Bad."  I left out the bad and give you the good but still lots of tweaking was necessary for this one.  

Originally Floyd was scheduled for the 21st but a second show was added at the last minute.  Both shows were recorded by EMI and later had pressed white-label acetates, which included an interview with David in French.  Not much came from these recordings but it's likely they would of been used for promotional purposes and not for commercial release.  

Super Pop '70 VII, Casino de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland, 22. November 1970.

Set One:
01. Astronomy Domine
02. Fat Old Sun
03. Cymbaline
04. Atom Heart Mother (21, Nov 70)

Set Two:
05. The Embryo (21, Nov 70)
06. Green Is The Colour
07. Careful With That Axe Eugene
08. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun

Encore:
09. Blues
10. Just Another 12 Bar

Running Time: 01h:56m:46s

Show #126, Release date: 14. February, 2009

This is the last engagement of a five night stint at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y, 28. February 1980.  Maximum capacity at Nassau Coliseum for The Wall performances was approximately 12,000 and all five shows sold out in a record five hours.  This is an amazing recording all doctored up for supersound.  

Set 1
01. In The Flesh
02. The Thin Ice
03. Another Brick In The Wall (part 1)
04. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
05. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
06. Mother
07. Good Bye Blue Sky
08. Empty Spaces
09. What Shall We Do Now?
10. Young Lust
11. One Of My Turns
12. Don't Leave Me Now
13. Another Brick In The Wall (part 3)
14. The Last Few Bricks
15. Goodbye Cruel World

Set 2
16. Hey You
17. Is There Anybody Out There?
18. Nobody Home
19. Vera
20. Bring The Boys Back Home
21. Comfortably Numb
22. The Show Must Go On
23. In The Flesh?
24. Run Like Hell
25. Waiting For The Worms
26. Stop
27. The Trial
28. Outside The Wall

Running Time: 02h:07m:33s

Show #125 - Release date: 31. January 2009
 
It's been a while featuring an early 70's gig.  We go back to 1972.  According to Nick Mason, it was a year when Pink Floyd felt a 'revitalized sense of purpose.'  Four months before the release of Dark Side Of The Moon, the band threw down a great gig in Böblingen, Germany, 15. November 1972.

Set one:
  1. Speak To Me
  2. Breathe
  3. Traveling sequence
  4. Time
  5. Mortality sequence
  6. Money
  7. Us & Them
  8. Any Colour You Like
  9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse

Set two:
11. One Of These Days
12. Careful With That Axe Eugene
13. Looking Through The Knotholes In Granny's Wooden Leg

Encore:
14. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

Running Time: 2h:04m:11s

Show #124 - Release date: 17. January 2009
 
The first podcast for 2009 comes from a suggestion of another Brain Damaged listener who thought it would be cool to have Floyd songs that appeal to children.  I think quite a bit of Floyd is suitable for children. They might not like it, but it won't hurt'em.  They may even love Pink Floyd.

This podcast is for the little one in your life.  Most of what's featured is early for it seems to have a more playful tone.  Part of the show consists of one long set with some cool sound effects thrown in.  This was a challenging theme and I hope I pulled it off.

1. Here I Go [David Gilmour, BBC"s Radcliffe and Maconie Programme, 9. December 2008]
2. Embryo [BBC's Top Gear, Paris Cinema, London, England, 16. July, 1970]
3. Night of a Thousand Furry Toys - Broken China
4. See Emily Play - "Arnold Lane” B-Side, Acetate #2
5. The Gnome - Piper at The Gates of Dawn (stereo version)
6. Effervescent Elephant – Barrett
7. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2) – Single
8. Mother (the film version)
9. Matilda Mother (alternate version) – Piper at The Gates of Dawn 40th
10. Breathe – Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Pink Floyd
11. On The Run [Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17, March, 2007]
12. Learning To Fly [Stadio Delle Alpi, Torino, Italy  13. September 1994]
13. Take It Back (extended)
14. High Hopes [Royal Festival Hall, London, 18. January, 2002]
15. Mademoiselle Nobbs – Live In Pompeii
16. Bike – Piper at The Gates of Dawn (stereo version)

Running Time: 1h:14m:46s

Show #123 - Release date: 7. December 2008

The Division Bell Czech Republic Tour was an official leg during Floyd's European tour.  The band even had special, lavish tour programs made.  Unfortunately those programs never
arrived in time so many were destroyed.  This is a fairly decent recording of Floyd's first and only Czech concert appearance, 7. September 1994, Strahovsky Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia.

This will be the last podcast for 2008.  Thank you for all the kind words and for your continued support.  Best wishes to you for a happy holiday and a peaceful new year!

Set 1:
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
2. Learning To Fly
3. What Do You Want From Me?
4. On The Turning Away
5. Take It Back
6. A Great Day For Freedom
7. Sorrow
8. Coming Back To Life
9. One Of These Days

Set 2:
10. Astronomy Domine
12. Breathe
13. Time / Breathe Reprise
14. High Hopes
15. The Great Gig In The Sky
16. Wish You Were Here
17. Us And Them
18. Money
19. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)

Encore:
20. Comfortably Numb
21. Hey You
22. Run Like Hell

Running Time: 2h:48m:31