1972-02-20: Dark Side of the Sky: Rainbow Theatre, London, UK

~ Release by Pink Floyd (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

The recordings look like they are from the last night at the Rainbow - the 20th Feb. This is backed up by many of the online sources and the timings of the tracks.

Cover art fails to name any date at all. Just "Live in England".

Here is the ever excellent The Concert Database and their page on this "Dark Side of the Sky" bootleg. They have it down for the 20th.

On pf-roio.de I see them talking both 17th and 20th as potential dates. I believe this is where Bootlegzone got their date from. Lack of definitive comments on either site nailing this.

I did my own research by using the Performances page for Rainbow Theatre here at MB and comparing the available lengths of the tracks as appearing on bootlegs.

https://musicbrainz.org/place/37643a76-7b8d-4a09-9796-856e5f594794/performances

A couple of tracks especially stand out.
* Us and Them is 2:25 on the 20th, but 7 mins on other nights.
* Eclipse is cut short at 1:20 on the bootlegs for the 20th, but over 3 mins on other nights.

With other tracks following a similar pattern of much better length matches to the 20th.

Last two tracks added on from (live, 1970-07-16: BBC Peel Sunday Concert, Paris Theatre, London, UK)

(See discussion here: https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72838862)

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-02 20:48 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Speak to Me / Breathe
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
Breathe (Pink Floyd song) (on 1972-02-20)
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16), World Copyrights Ltd. and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
live recording of:
Speak to Me (on 1972-02-20)
composer:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and World Copyrights Ltd.
revision of:
Intro Song
3:30
2On the Run
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
On the Run (on 1972-02-20)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Hampshire House Publishing Corp., KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and World Copyrights Ltd.
version of:
The Travel Sequence
6:31
3Time
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
Time (on 1972-02-20)
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
6:34
4Breathe (reprise)
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
Breathe (reprise) (on 1972-02-20)
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
1:05
5The Great Gig in the Sky
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
The Great Gig in the Sky (on 1972-02-20)
composer:
Clare Torry and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., World Copyrights Ltd. and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
version of:
The Mortality Sequence
4:38
6Money
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
Money (on 1972-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell Music Ltd., KPM (music publisher), Pathe‐Marconi (not for release label use! consider "Pathé" instead), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
8:05
7Us and Them
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
Us and Them (on 1972-02-20)
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
is based on:
The Riot Scene
is based on:
The Violent Sequence
2:25
8Any Colour You Like
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
Any Colour You Like (on 1972-02-20)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., KPM (music publisher), Pathé Marconi EMI (record company, renamed EMI Pathé Marconi in 1986), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. and TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
4:46
9Brain Damage
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
Brain Damage (on 1972-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16), World Copyrights Ltd. and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
3:59
10Eclipse
recorded at:
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-20)
live recording of:
Eclipse (on 1972-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Hampshire House Publishing Corp., KPM (music publisher), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and World Copyrights Ltd.
1:20
11Atom Heart Mother
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (on 1970-07-16)
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (on 1970-07-16)
conductor:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor) (on 1970-07-16)
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-07-16)
live recording of:
Atom Heart Mother (on 1970-07-16)
orchestrator:
Ron Geesin
composer:
Ron Geesin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Essex Music, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16), Westminster Music Ltd. and World Copyrights
25:04
12If
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-07-16)
live recording of:
If (on 1970-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and World Copyrights
4:40