PINK FLOYD - Live In Oakland 1977 (2LP) - FRA Verne Limited Press - VERY RARE

A double album containing the legendary performance from Oakland, from 9 May 1977 - without a doubt the best-sounding concert from the tour promoting "Animals". As with the previous tour ("Wish You Were Here" from 1975) nobody connected with Pink Floyd professionally recorded any concert at the time. And again several performances were recorded by some miracle 'unawares' from the audience, and the Oakland concert is simply exceptional! The musical content is also simply stunning! The whole of "Wish You Were Here" (greatly extended, including the second part of the "Shine On" suite lasting over 20 minutes!), the whole of "Animals" (also changed/extended compared with the studio version) + two excerpts from "Dark Side". So, as in the case of Los Angeles 1975 or Montreux 1970, the concert, recorded among the audience on 'almost' professional equipment, sounds better than the vast majority of official recordings from the mixing desk. Nothing better on the subject of rare Pink Floyd from 1977 simply exists. Plus nice artwork. A must for fans of good playing! (JL)