Comments on: Pink Floyd – The Lunatics On The Run (Highland HL591/592)

By: Rocker

Rocker — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:46:30 +0000

I have “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun” and it does boast solid bass which teeters, at times, at a distortion level. The recording is thin in that it does not offer a full dynamic sound but there is decent instrument separation. I have heard scores of Pink Floyd releases on Highland, for example, of Floyd’s 1972 + 1973 concerts that had nowhere near the bass evident in HB-805-1/2. I have not heard HL-591/592] and would certainly look forward to any improvements upon HB-805-1/2 from Highland and/or Sigma…

By: lug_nutz6

lug_nutz6 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:13:18 +0000

I agree with DLee, that the Heartbreakers’ version is not that good. I was excited to first get ‘STCFTHOTS’, due to the show being towards the end of the 1973 year of touring and the historical significance of the opening setlist (as mentioned above). Though the songs are played with passion it doesn’t make up for the low/poor sound quality of the Heartbreakers release. After reading the above review and DLee’s comment that ‘Lunatics On The Run’ is much better, I’m thinking of ‘upgrading’ to Highland’s version. Unless you’re planning an upgrade Sigma?

By: DLee

DLee — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:50:22 +0000

I certainly agree that this is a very nice one by Highland, but I seem to remember that for a good while the Heartbreakers version was the only silver or commercial release available, and for me it was a major disappointment – way too thin, plus there seemed to be either a cut/edit or sudden increase in volume in ‘Any Colour You Like’ (most likely the former). Furthermore, the early edit/cut in ‘Echoes’ wasn’t handled as well by Heartbreakers as it was by Highland, as you can hear how badly that part of the tape was screwed up. So when I eventually got the Highland title not long after it came out, it was quite an upgrade in my opinion. And definitely not too crunchy, with considerably good sound quality overall – I bet that even Erin Gray (not Aaron Gray) would have liked it much better than the Heartbreakers disappointment.