Pink Floyd quietly released 18 previously unreleased “Dark Side Of The Moon” era live shows on to streaming services, There are 18 previously unreleased Pink Floyd concerts have suddenly appeared unannounced on streaming services over the last few days, all centred around the band’s live activity in 1972 as they road-tested what would become their groundbreaking “The Dark Side Of The Moon” album.
The releases include the band’s four dates at London’s Rainbow Theatre in February of that year and a collection of alternative tracks from the “Dark Side…” album, simply titled “Alternative Tracks 1972“, which features trance remixes and ‘ultra rare’ alternative versions of five of “Dark Side’s” songs, including a rough demo of “On The Run“.
It is widely believed that the band, who also released a slew of live concerts from the early 1970s at this time last year, have released the shows in order to extend the copyright of the recordings.
Fans should be warned that last year the collection of releases disappeared as quietly as they appeared so our suggestion is to make the most of them while you can.
The full list of releases is as follows:
Alternative Tracks 1972
Live At Southampton Guildhall, UK, 23rd January 1972
Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 5th Feb 1972
Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London 17th February 1972
Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London 18th Feb 1972
Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London 19th Feb 1972
Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London 20th Feb 1972
Live At The Taiikukan, Tokyo, Japan, 3rd Mar 1972
Live At Osaka Festival Hall, Japan, 8th Mar 1972
Live At Nakajima Sports Centre, Sapporo, Japan, 13th Mar 1972
Live At Chicago Auditorium Theatre, USA, 28th April 1972
Live At The Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany, 18th May 1972
Live At The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, 22nd Sept 1972
Live At The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, 21st Oct 1972
Live At Ernst-Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany, 12th Nov 1972
Live At The Palais des Sports, Poitiers, France 29th Nov 1972
Live At The Palais des Sports de L’Ile de la Jatte, Saint Ouen, France, 1st Dec 1972
Live At The Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium, 5th Dec 1972
Live At The Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 9th Dec 72
The Fat Angel Sings 