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Disc: 1

1	Pompeii Intro
2	Echoes - Part 1
3	Careful with That Axe, Eugene

Disc: 2

1	A Saucerful of Secrets
2	Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

Disc: 3

1	One of These Days
2	Mademoiselle Nobs
3	Echoes - Part 2

Disc: 4

1	Careful with That Axe, Eugene - Alternate Take
2	A Saucerful of Secrets - Unedited

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Pink Floyd - Pink Floyd At Pompeii - MCMLXXII - Vinyl 2 LP

Pink Floyd at Pompeii �C MCMLXXII, the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben, has been digitally remastered and remixed by Steven Wilson. Set in the hauntingly beautiful ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy, this unique film captures Pink Floyd performing an intimate concert. This audio companion contains the live performances from the film as well as two additional tracks, including a previously unreleased extended version of ��A Saucerful Of Secrets��.

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 31.24 x 1.02 x 31.24 cm; 612.35 g
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sony Music Canada Entertainment Inc.
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2025
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 23 minutes
Label ‏ : ‎ Sony Music Canada Entertainment Inc.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DXWM9N9P
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Canada
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Best Pink Floyd album ever?
Reviewed in Canada on May 19, 2025
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I think that probably "Wow" is all the review really needed... but anyway - this is by far the best sounding early Pink Floyd that I have ever heard. I suppose this is due to a good job of the original recording and the Steven Wilson remastering. The bass is generally there and the cymbals sound like cymbals, not garden stakes banging on trashcans like a lot of late 60s / early 70s rock recordings. Really well done.

The pressing itself is dead quiet and extremely flat.

The selection of music is very good and represents much more what I think of as Pink Floyd's early creativity, with not much of that weird acoustic stuff (think Grantchester Meadows) they used to put in many of their early albums. The highlight for me is the version of Echoes (I wish it were all one piece, but that's pretty minor), which is arguably a better performance than the original on Meddle and I would say sounds better (than the original, than the remaster, than the 24 bit version). I find a lot of Pink Floyd's later stuff musically interesting but the theme of social alienation becomes a bit tiresome after awhile. This collection has none of that.

In sum, really enjoyable; great sound quality, great performances of several of Pink Floyd's classic winners. Highly recommended.

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Gis A. Bun
Another Pompeii release
Reviewed in Canada on May 6, 2025
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Personally, I was not a fan of the early [Syd Barrett] era of the band.
That said, with this release [how many have there been?], it finally gets the treatment it deserves.
You get the full film [85 minutes] in Dolby Atmos, Dolby 5.1 TrueHD and stereo and then just the "concert" portion [same audio but oddly no Dolby Atmos]. The audio was mixed and cleaned up by Steven Wilson.
The video itself has been cleaned up so well compared to early editions. It is like night and day. Except the way they look, they dress and the equipment used, it could pass off as something recent.
The film was scanned in 4K. So why wasn't it released in 4K?

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James D. Myers
Early Pink Floyd
Reviewed in Canada on May 27, 2025
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I think that it's safe to say that most Pink Floyd fans are happy with this new remastered version.
I am. No need for someone like me to recommend this collection. Fans of Pink Floyd are all too familiar
with the Pompeii series. It was first released September 2, 1972. I was eighteen at the time and remember
it well.

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Phonse
Live concert for no one...what a concept !
Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2025
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In 1971, in a time during the production of Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd packed up their gear and flew to the remnants of the amphitheater in Pompeii, an ancient city devastated by a volcanic eruption in 79 CE and performed a concert for...no one. The performance captures some of their best work before the "Waters' Years" of Dark Side and on with some amazing versions of Echoes, Careful with that Axe, Eugene, and Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.

Now, for the first time on vinyl this amazing set from one of the greatest bands of all time.

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Robert Belanger
Beautifully done.
Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2025
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Not my favourite piece of Pink Floyd, but the sound and images are amazing

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Alexandre Laurin
Son tr��s bon
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2025
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Show super cool, par contre il y a plus de parties exp��rimentales que de chansons

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marcel b.
Qualitee prix
Reviewed in Canada on May 30, 2025
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Excellent

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stephane allard
great quality
Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2025
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great album ...fabulous remix of Wilson.

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Joe Roberts
Le Floyd d��avant Dark Side of the Moon, sans filet et passionnant.
Reviewed in France on May 6, 2025
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On poss��dait ce documentaire en DVD et Blu-Ray depuis pas mal d��ann��es maintenant. En octobre 1971, Pink Floyd a d��j�� 5 albums �� son actif et a termin�� ? Meddle ? qui sortira �� la fin du mois, un de leurs chefs d��?uvre, sans doute leur premier. Toujours en qu��te d��innovation, le groupe demande au r��alisateur Adrian Maben de les filmer lors d��un concert sans public dans les ruines de l��amphith��?tre de Pomp��i. ? Une sorte d��anti-Woodstock ? selon les termes de Maben, une exp��rience comme l��appelle les membres du groupe, misant sur la qualit�� sonore obsessionnelle du groupe, plut?t que ? les r��actions du public ?. Les prises de vues sont r��alis��es du 4 au 7 octobre. Puis de nouvelles sessions sont enregistr��es du 13 au 20 d��cembre �� Paris pour compl��ter le tournage de Pomp��i qui a subi quelques probl��mes techniques mais qui d��montraient aussi que le groupe avait de l��humour et du second degr�� (? Mademoiselle Nobs ?, blague sympa enregistr��e��avec une chienne !). Une version audio remasteris��e existait d��j�� dans le coffret ? The Early Years 1972 ? en 2016 avec 5 titres et la version alternative de ? Careful with that axe, Eugene ?. Cet enregistrement est donc loin d��tre une d��couverte. Mais 2025 est l��occasion d��avoir (enfin) une version remix��e en audio (2 CD) et vid��o, et pas par n��importe qui car il s��agit de Steven Wilson, musicien passionnant mais aussi un excellent ing��nieur du son toujours sur les bons coups, permettant de red��couvrir quelques-uns des groupes qui l��ont influenc�� et lui font confiance pour le meilleur rendu sonore possible (Pink Floyd bien s?r mais aussi King Crimson, Marillion, Yes, The Who, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull��). A chaque fois, il frappe fort. Ici le son de chaque instrument ressort fabuleusement, en particulier la batterie de Mason, aucune comparaison avec la version d��origine ou m��me celle de 2016, le remixage ��tait utile. Il faut dire que le son st��r��o du documentaire ��tait juste correct.
Ce ? Live at Pompeii ? repr��sente vraiment une charni��re dans la carri��re de Pink Floyd. Pas encore devenu le mastodonte qu��il sera �� peine 2-3 ans plus tard, le groupe joue encore dans un style post-psych��d��lique avec une approche toujours exp��rimentale mais commence �� s��en ��loigner pour aller ailleurs. ? A saucerful of secrets ? offre l��occasion �� Gilmour de triturer sa guitare comme jamais, tandis que Wright mart��le son piano, que Waters s��acharne sur le gong, et que Mason n��en finit plus de frapper ses f?ts. Le final du morceau tire plus vers le prog�� presque symphonique, dans une apoth��ose entre les claviers de Wright et la voix de Gilmour. Ce dernier sait tout aussi bien chanter d��une voix puissante ou ��th��r��e, que distiller une atmosph��re myst��rieuse comme dans le lancinant ? Careful with That Axe, Eugene ?. Ambiance planante que vient rompre Waters par son cri strident et toujours aussi terrifiant. Des morceaux qu��on trouvait d��j�� dans le disque live de ? Ummagumma ?, et qui appartiennent donc �� la ? premi��re p��riode ? du groupe. Mais on sent un changement, une mutation�� Si ? Atom heart mother ? marquait d��j�� la transition entre les sixties et seventies, mettant fin en quelque sorte au versant le plus psych��d��lique et exp��rimental du groupe, cette fin d��ann��e 1971 annonce clairement les grandes heures du Floyd. Quand il joue le morceau en ce d��but du mois d��octobre �� Pomp��i, le groupe n��a pas encore sorti ? Meddle ? o�� figure la version studio de ? Echoes ?. Il arrivera dans les bacs quelques semaines plus tard. C��est donc presqu��un ? in��dit ?, au moins pour l��quipe de tournage. Cependant, cette pi��ce ��pique ��tait en gestation depuis plusieurs mois, et ��tait d��j�� jou��e en concert depuis quelques mois. D��abord appel��e ? Nothing ? (? rien ?), puis ? The son of nothing ? (? le fils de rien ?) et enfin ? The return of the son of nothing ? (? le retour du fils de rien ?) en forme de boutade, cette suite de plusieurs id��es musicales trouve son aboutissement en une longue symphonie rock. Mais �� la diff��rence de ? Atom heart mother ?, le morceau ? Echoes ? comporte une partie chant��e, et se joue uniquement avec le groupe, sans apport ext��rieur d��orchestre ou de chorale. Une pi��ce sublime qui pr��figure l��apog��e de Pink Floyd dans les ann��es 70, de ? The Dark side of the moon ? �� ? The wall ?. Pour ceux et celles qui souhaitent d��couvrir ce concert unique, je conseille d��abord la version vid��o tr��s prenante mais pour les fans cette version audio est fantastique. J��ai mont�� le son et le r��sultat est tout simplement impressionnant.

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G��ry de la Kethulle
Un son exceptionnel
Reviewed in Belgium on May 27, 2025
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Parfois les versions remasteris��es n'apportent pas beaucoup d'am��lioration mais dans ce cas, le son est d'une puret�� fantastique. Je crois que c'est le meilleur 33 tours de notre grande collection. Le film de 2025 est excellent aussi en imax

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FINALLY! A HIGH QUALITY ORIGINAL THEATRICAL RELEASE OF THE LEGENDARY FILM
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2025
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Here finally is the re-release of the remastered 4K scan restoration and surround remix of the theatrical film, PINK FLOYD AT POMPEII MCMLXXII (1972). Originally, French director Adrien Maben had an idea to film "The Floyd" (as they were referred to back in the day) in front of classical paintings. The band rejected the idea. After quite a bit of time had passed and the director and the band had still not managed to meet, he went on holiday to Pompeii with his wife. Sometime during his walks around the ruins, he lost his passport. Returning there in the evening to search for it, he found himself inspired by the stillness of the ruins and its atmosphere. Thus was born an idea. Contacting The Floyd again, he proposed that he film them live amongst the ruins in the Roman Ampiheater of Pompeii. They liked the idea and agreed. One of the city council memebers was a Floyd fan in Pompeii, and he convinced the city's elders to do the unprecedented: Allow a rock band to perform and record amongst the ruins of the ancient city. No one would be allowed to do so again for 45 years until, David Gilmore, by then a legend, came back and performed an actual concert in Pompeii at the same site in 2016. This is also available on Blu Ray, BTW .
Despite his initial good fortune, Maben's troubles began. Maben soon discovered that the cables he had run out to the Ampitheater where gladiators once battled were inadequate for the massive power supplies needed, and ultimately he had to run a massive cable all the way back to the city of modern Pompeii with persons posted to guard it. His one week of filming was now down to 3 or 4 days. Still, he wanted to create an "anti-Woodstock." The trend had been to record a band live with the audience becoming another member. In THIS case, Pink Floyd would be performing only to the crew, and we viewers would be their audience--along with a few children who managed to sneak in (one of my friends' cousins in Vico Equense recounted how he snuck in with his friends.) Even in early October, the band perfomed under the burning sun, resorting to even filming some night time shots perhaps because the ampitheater was so much cooler. It also made for some very creative use of lighting to have Waters and Gimour appear and disapppear. Track shots and varius techniques showed the band walking along Veusvius (and Etna?) and when the film was intitally shown, despite good reviews Adrien Maben decided it was a bit too short. He also filmed the band doing some more performances in Paris and rehearsing back in Abbey Road Studies, where they would work for the next year experimenting and recording what would become thier number one album, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON--selling over 50 million copies, and staying on the billboard top 200 for 741 weeks- over 14 years. This second release in 1974 would become the definitve theatrical Pompeii film. For years growing up, I would go over to friend's parties. In those darkened parent��s living rooms we would hang our with our girl friends and watch this film on low res VHS tapes. The audio often wouldn't track well. Eventually I would pick up my own "HI FI" stereo copy of the film -that was still new technology. Later,I would snag a much better looking release on Laserdisc in my quest for the perfect copy. Finally, in the early 2000's the film was released on DVD. Alas it was a new, "Director's Cut." Usually, I prefer these cuts in movies, but in this case it was far inferior, and picture quality is middling. Maben added video game-like computer graphics, very dated looking even for then, cutting away from the band and distracting from the film. Additional inteviews that he shot in 16mm black and white were added, but they only served to slow down the film. Digging into the sub menus, one could find the first cut of the film- but it is only the performances. Interviews with Nick mason ordering breakfast, ��I��ll have egg, sausage, chips and beans �C and a tea,�� and seeking in vain a pie without the crust. Along with the band��s reminiscences, Waters arguing about over active imaginations hearing a sibilance on a second cut of Obscured by Clouds ( foreshadowing their later acrimonious breakup), and some very stoned and funny commentary by Gilmour and Waters, the former assuring us that they are not a "Drug-orientated group. Trust us" while being very red-eyed and obviously stoned, had audiences laughing quite strongly. None of that was visible on the DVD as a fluid cut. One could also find an interview with driector Maben, which is unfotunately not available on this release. What is available is a MUCH sharper (Finally) higher resolution presentation, with the same cut much as I saw on VHS, Laserdic, and finally in IMAX at the theaters last week, which should please most buyers. Unfortunately, they did not make the film available in 4K UHD, I suspect beacause they think that demand might not warrant it, but this copy is the highest quality home release we Floyd fans have ever had. Acoustically, much as in the IMAX presentation, this cut is a revelation. The soundtracks are available in three flavors: 2.0 uncompressed LCPM: linear pulse coded Modulation, which is the highest possible quality for a two channel stereo presentation and probably close to how it was originally presented in the best theaters back in the 70's. You also have 5.1 Dolby True HD surround, and Dolby Atmos, in which if you have the right speaksers and set up sounds will seem to emanate from your ceilings as well as to be a totally emersive wrap around experience. I had my head cocked and turning behind me in the theater as I could hear Richard Wright and Dave Mason's separate voicies behind me, as well as sound swirling around the theater. The famed Steve Wilson has done an amazing job remixing and cleaning up these old recordings, which sound like today's best reference grade audio; that��s no small achievement for a 53 year old film. Subtitles are available in German, Italian, Spanish, and others- but no English, and they are limited to speech and not whilst singing, as is typical of most concert discs, unfortunately. The film is both surprising, at times humorous, and strangely meserizing, with Maben's tracking shots around drummer Nick Mason, and other cuts of the band bringing us into a near trance-like state. Images of frescos from ancient Pompeiian homes, and statues seem erie and fit in with shots of the city and the music, making for a unique experience. I would not throw out my old copy just for the additional interviews and Maben's commentary, but this is clearly the superior and only copy to have if you wish to see Pink Floyd in concert as they were intended to be seen. Online you can find an audio only recording of Nick Mason and Steven Wilson discussing the film after watching it with audience on its 2025 premiere. I��ve waited 40 years to see this properly released. Highly recommended.

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FINALLY! A HIGH QUALITY ORIGINAL THEATRICAL RELEASE OF THE LEGENDARY FILM

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2025
Here finally is the re-release of the remastered 4K scan restoration and surround remix of the theatrical film, PINK FLOYD AT POMPEII MCMLXXII (1972). Originally, French director Adrien Maben had an idea to film "The Floyd" (as they were referred to back in the day) in front of classical paintings. The band rejected the idea. After quite a bit of time had passed and the director and the band had still not managed to meet, he went on holiday to Pompeii with his wife. Sometime during his walks around the ruins, he lost his passport. Returning there in the evening to search for it, he found himself inspired by the stillness of the ruins and its atmosphere. Thus was born an idea. Contacting The Floyd again, he proposed that he film them live amongst the ruins in the Roman Ampiheater of Pompeii. They liked the idea and agreed. One of the city council memebers was a Floyd fan in Pompeii, and he convinced the city's elders to do the unprecedented: Allow a rock band to perform and record amongst the ruins of the ancient city. No one would be allowed to do so again for 45 years until, David Gilmore, by then a legend, came back and performed an actual concert in Pompeii at the same site in 2016. This is also available on Blu Ray, BTW .
Despite his initial good fortune, Maben's troubles began. Maben soon discovered that the cables he had run out to the Ampitheater where gladiators once battled were inadequate for the massive power supplies needed, and ultimately he had to run a massive cable all the way back to the city of modern Pompeii with persons posted to guard it. His one week of filming was now down to 3 or 4 days. Still, he wanted to create an "anti-Woodstock." The trend had been to record a band live with the audience becoming another member. In THIS case, Pink Floyd would be performing only to the crew, and we viewers would be their audience--along with a few children who managed to sneak in (one of my friends' cousins in Vico Equense recounted how he snuck in with his friends.) Even in early October, the band perfomed under the burning sun, resorting to even filming some night time shots perhaps because the ampitheater was so much cooler. It also made for some very creative use of lighting to have Waters and Gimour appear and disapppear. Track shots and varius techniques showed the band walking along Veusvius (and Etna?) and when the film was intitally shown, despite good reviews Adrien Maben decided it was a bit too short. He also filmed the band doing some more performances in Paris and rehearsing back in Abbey Road Studies, where they would work for the next year experimenting and recording what would become thier number one album, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON--selling over 50 million copies, and staying on the billboard top 200 for 741 weeks- over 14 years. This second release in 1974 would become the definitve theatrical Pompeii film. For years growing up, I would go over to friend's parties. In those darkened parent��s living rooms we would hang our with our girl friends and watch this film on low res VHS tapes. The audio often wouldn't track well. Eventually I would pick up my own "HI FI" stereo copy of the film -that was still new technology. Later,I would snag a much better looking release on Laserdisc in my quest for the perfect copy. Finally, in the early 2000's the film was released on DVD. Alas it was a new, "Director's Cut." Usually, I prefer these cuts in movies, but in this case it was far inferior, and picture quality is middling. Maben added video game-like computer graphics, very dated looking even for then, cutting away from the band and distracting from the film. Additional inteviews that he shot in 16mm black and white were added, but they only served to slow down the film. Digging into the sub menus, one could find the first cut of the film- but it is only the performances. Interviews with Nick mason ordering breakfast, ��I��ll have egg, sausage, chips and beans �C and a tea,�� and seeking in vain a pie without the crust. Along with the band��s reminiscences, Waters arguing about over active imaginations hearing a sibilance on a second cut of Obscured by Clouds ( foreshadowing their later acrimonious breakup), and some very stoned and funny commentary by Gilmour and Waters, the former assuring us that they are not a "Drug-orientated group. Trust us" while being very red-eyed and obviously stoned, had audiences laughing quite strongly. None of that was visible on the DVD as a fluid cut. One could also find an interview with driector Maben, which is unfotunately not available on this release. What is available is a MUCH sharper (Finally) higher resolution presentation, with the same cut much as I saw on VHS, Laserdic, and finally in IMAX at the theaters last week, which should please most buyers. Unfortunately, they did not make the film available in 4K UHD, I suspect beacause they think that demand might not warrant it, but this copy is the highest quality home release we Floyd fans have ever had. Acoustically, much as in the IMAX presentation, this cut is a revelation. The soundtracks are available in three flavors: 2.0 uncompressed LCPM: linear pulse coded Modulation, which is the highest possible quality for a two channel stereo presentation and probably close to how it was originally presented in the best theaters back in the 70's. You also have 5.1 Dolby True HD surround, and Dolby Atmos, in which if you have the right speaksers and set up sounds will seem to emanate from your ceilings as well as to be a totally emersive wrap around experience. I had my head cocked and turning behind me in the theater as I could hear Richard Wright and Dave Mason's separate voicies behind me, as well as sound swirling around the theater. The famed Steve Wilson has done an amazing job remixing and cleaning up these old recordings, which sound like today's best reference grade audio; that��s no small achievement for a 53 year old film. Subtitles are available in German, Italian, Spanish, and others- but no English, and they are limited to speech and not whilst singing, as is typical of most concert discs, unfortunately. The film is both surprising, at times humorous, and strangely meserizing, with Maben's tracking shots around drummer Nick Mason, and other cuts of the band bringing us into a near trance-like state. Images of frescos from ancient Pompeiian homes, and statues seem erie and fit in with shots of the city and the music, making for a unique experience. I would not throw out my old copy just for the additional interviews and Maben's commentary, but this is clearly the superior and only copy to have if you wish to see Pink Floyd in concert as they were intended to be seen. Online you can find an audio only recording of Nick Mason and Steven Wilson discussing the film after watching it with audience on its 2025 premiere. I��ve waited 40 years to see this properly released. Highly recommended.

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Un Viaggio Sonoro Emozionante nel Cuore di Pompei
Reviewed in Italy on May 12, 2025
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Questo doppio vinile di "Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII" rappresenta un vero e proprio tuffo nella storia della musica e in un'ambientazione a dir poco iconica. Solo l'idea di ascoltare i Pink Floyd risuonare tra le antiche rovine di Pompei evoca un'atmosfera magica e potente, e questo disco sembra catturare proprio quell'essenza.

UN'ESPERIENZA ACUSTIC UNICA
Considerando che si tratta di una registrazione del 1972, ci si pu�� aspettare un suono che, pur non essendo tecnicamente perfetto come le produzioni moderne, possieda un calore e una profondit�� unici, tipici delle registrazioni analogiche di quell'epoca. Immagino che l'eco naturale dell'anfiteatro romano possa aver contribuito a creare un'esperienza acustica irripetibile, aggiungendo un senso di spazialit�� e grandezza alle performance dei brani.

UN PEZZO DA COLLEZIONE PER GLI APPASSIONATI
Il formato in doppio LP rende questo prodotto un oggetto da collezione di sicuro valore per i fan dei Pink Floyd e per gli amanti della musica in vinile. La cura nella presentazione e la possibilit�� di possedere fisicamente un documento sonoro di un evento cos�� leggendario aggiungono un fascino particolare a questo disco. ? un modo per rivivere un momento storico della musica rock e per apprezzare l'arte di una band che ha saputo trascendere i generi.

UN'IMMERSIONE NELLA LEGGENDA
Anche per chi non ha familiarit�� con la performance originale, ascoltare questo disco pu�� rappresentare un'occasione unica per immergersi nell'atmosfera di quel concerto straordinario. La musica dei Pink Floyd, con le sue atmosfere psichedeliche e i suoi paesaggi sonori evocativi, si sposa perfettamente con la solennit�� e la bellezza antica di Pompei, creando un'esperienza d'ascolto che va oltre la semplice riproduzione musicale.

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