z.a.r.p.e.k. (O-Z) XVI

Guldbamsen wrote: Oh yeah I haven't yet voted...... I can't believe Klaus isn't getting any love. Personally I feel this was his best period. He made the "coffee-trilogy" ( Blackdance, Picture Dream and Timewind all had those coffee brown Daliesque motifs on their cover) and this one finishes it off beautifully. I love the way the music washes over me, and with Schulze you often feel as if he utilises the ocean itself to conjure up sound.

Oh yeah I haven't yet voted......

I can't believe Klaus isn't getting any love. Personally I feel this was his best period. He made the "coffee-trilogy" ( Blackdance, Picture Dream and Timewind all had those coffee brown Daliesque motifs on their cover)
and this one finishes it off beautifully. I love the way the music washes over me, and with Schulze you often feel as if he utilises the ocean itself to conjure up sound.

Mellotron Storm wrote: rushfan4 wrote: Mellotron Storm wrote: sagichim wrote: I have the same double Floyd bootleg with the green cover, and as far as I know Embrio was never officially released. There is another shorter version (about 5 minutes) in some compilation, I know because a friend of mine has that one. Found it ! I don't have this but it's on the 1983 compilation called "Works". So there's one official version of it at just under 5 minutes as you said Sagi. Yep. I have this Works compilation. I know Prog Archives only lists official releases so as Scott says, it's official.

I bought the Works album when it came out as a present and know that it's an official release, but since anyone can add albums, one can at times find unofficial releases/ bootlegs in the database.  They tend to get removed, but I expect that some, especially with rather lesser names, may slip through the cracks.  I think I remember some unofficial Italian Pink Floyd releases, and maybe Led Zep, being added before, but they were caught.

By the way, "Embryo" was first released on the Harvest Records various artists sampler Picnic -  A Breath of Fresh Air in 1970.

Mellotron Storm wrote: Logan wrote: I have all but the PT, and like all of those very much.  That said, L'Apprendista is the one that gets my vote. It's been so long since i've listened to this but i did give it 4.5 stars. I will listen to it tonight or tomorrow. Thanks Greg !

I must admit that I voted without listening to that album for some years.  I used to love it, but when I listened with half-an-ear since I was multi-tasking ( not a  great way for me to listen to  lot of music unless I pretty much know it by heart), again last night it didn't appeal as much as it once did.  It even seemed rather "pedestrian prog" at times.  Maybe I wasn't really in the mood (my bent over the last year has been more towards Krautrock, and generally "progressive" music outside of PA, albeit Prog related).

Had I listened to all of these albums afresh, then I think Timewind would have got my vote (interesting that the two I most considered voting for would be voteless had I not voted for one of them).  Stil,l wasn't a favourite Schulze of mine.  Weidorje is great, but I overplayed it a bit.  The Present and UZ I really liked, but haven't listened to them for a long time.  Meddle has been one of my favourite Floyd's too, but I have difficulty paying it full-attention these years for some reason, and that SMM is very good, but not one I'm really in the mood for now.  Ricochet is reaaly gooid -- rather surprised it doesn't have more votes.


Edited by Logan - January 11 2013 at 11:49

Mellotron Storm wrote: sagichim wrote: I have the same double Floyd bootleg with the green cover, and as far as I know Embrio was never officially released. There is another shorter version (about 5 minutes) in some compilation, I know because a friend of mine has that one. Found it ! I don't have this but it's on the 1983 compilation called "Works". So there's one official version of it at just under 5 minutes as you said Sagi.

Yep. I have this Works compilation.

sagichim wrote: I have the same double Floyd bootleg with the green cover, and as far as I know Embrio was never officially released. There is another shorter version (about 5 minutes) in some compilation, I know because a friend of mine has that one.

Found it ! I don't have this but it's on the 1983 compilation called "Works". So there's one official version of it at just under 5 minutes as you said Sagi.

Mellotron Storm wrote: HolyMoly wrote: Those 1970-71 Pink Floyd BBC recordings are some of my favorite recordings ever done by the band.  I considered that version of Atom Heart Mother to be the definitive version, it even sounded better than the album, at least until I got the 2011 remaster of AHM a couple of months ago, now the studio version is king once again. Okay quit tempting me to break out the wallet for newer versions of Floyd.  It's been tempting enough already. Sort of like all the Zappa re-issues.

The good news is that all the fanatics who bought the 2011 remasters are now selling those and buying the new 2012 sets.  It's essentially the same remaster job, but in new packaging with some new material.  So I've been vulturing around the used shops and finding a lot of 2011 remasters in the bins there.

Those 1970-71 Pink Floyd BBC recordings are some of my favorite recordings ever done by the band.  I considered that version of Atom Heart Mother to be the definitive version, it even sounded better than the album, at least until I got the 2011 remaster of AHM a couple of months ago, now the studio version is king once again.

Guldbamsen wrote: About Embryo John, I am positively certain that it never received a proper slot on any of the Floyd releases. Just goes to show how incredibly thick musicians can be. Well they didn't like Atom Heart Mother either, and that's just about my favourite studio album from them

They probably wouldn't have released Atom Heart at all if they hadn't been so desperate for material.  Lucky for us they did.

It's not good seeing so many excellent albums in the list and not being able to vote for all of them. 

I think i recall finding a studio version of Embryo from some compilation, but iirc it wasn't nearly as good as the two BBC version. Speaking of which, boy do I love that BBC bootleg. 15 minute Fat Old Sun is bliss.

Edited by Sumdeus - January 11 2013 at 04:19