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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.   mmmmkay?)

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.

Photo: Mark Fisher © Fisher Park/STUFISH 2008

Show #128 – Release date: 14. 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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Show #122 – Release date: 14. November, 2008 Halloween has always been a flagship holiday in the jam band community, second only to New Year’s Eve. And with a band like Gov’t Mule, expecting something special is more than fair. … Continue reading →

Show #121 Release date: 31. October, 2008

This is a special podcast but I must tell you… I haven’t been myself lately (hehehe) so you’ll have to forgive me.  I’m here but I’m off doing it somewhere else.*  Enjoy this one.