Jean.Francois
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Hello,
This live recording by Pink Floyd, Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, was released on vinyl on April 18 for Record Store Day. It is also available on CD and on the Wish You Were Here 50th anniversary Blu-ray.
This release stands as a true recognition of the work of Mike Millard, who made numerous concert recordings at the time, including this one in 1975.This recording is a bootleg, meaning an unofficial recording made from within the audience. Its value therefore lies not in its technical quality, but in its historical significance, especially considering that not all concerts were recorded at the time.
For this recording, Mike Millard used a Nakamichi 550.
Three key aspects stand out:
The waveform of the CD – 2026 version shows a very good dynamic range (like vinyl record ad Blu-ray) confirmed with DR12.
The graph below compares the spectrum of the CD – 2026 (white curve) with the spectrum of the Vinyl record – 2026 (blue curve).The curves of the two spectra almost perfectly overlap between 200 Hz and 5 kHz. Below 200 Hz, the CD curve is slightly higher than the vinyl version (by about 2 to 3 dB). Above 5 kHz and especially beyond 10 kHz the vinyl curve exceeds that of the CD, reaching up to 5 dB more at 20 kHz. There is also a noticeable attenuation of high frequencies between 5 kHz and 12 kHz, with very little signal above 12 kHz.
Maximum sound quality is not the focus here: the result is very decent for a bootleg recording, but still far from the standards of other albums. However, that’s not what matters most, what truly stands out is the exceptional nature of this live capture, which would not exist without this recording.
Thanks to Mike Millard for this recording.
You can also find the full analysis (including all graphs and measurements) HERE (link).
Enjoy the listening.
Jean-François
This live recording by Pink Floyd, Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, was released on vinyl on April 18 for Record Store Day. It is also available on CD and on the Wish You Were Here 50th anniversary Blu-ray.
This release stands as a true recognition of the work of Mike Millard, who made numerous concert recordings at the time, including this one in 1975.This recording is a bootleg, meaning an unofficial recording made from within the audience. Its value therefore lies not in its technical quality, but in its historical significance, especially considering that not all concerts were recorded at the time.
For this recording, Mike Millard used a Nakamichi 550.
Three key aspects stand out:
- a limited frequency response, reaching about 17 kHz at -3 dB;
- a signal-to-noise ratio of around 60 dB, visible in the spectral analyses below;
- and a relatively high level of distortion, though quite respectable for a cassette recorder.
The waveform of the CD – 2026 version shows a very good dynamic range (like vinyl record ad Blu-ray) confirmed with DR12.
The graph below compares the spectrum of the CD – 2026 (white curve) with the spectrum of the Vinyl record – 2026 (blue curve).The curves of the two spectra almost perfectly overlap between 200 Hz and 5 kHz. Below 200 Hz, the CD curve is slightly higher than the vinyl version (by about 2 to 3 dB). Above 5 kHz and especially beyond 10 kHz the vinyl curve exceeds that of the CD, reaching up to 5 dB more at 20 kHz. There is also a noticeable attenuation of high frequencies between 5 kHz and 12 kHz, with very little signal above 12 kHz.
Maximum sound quality is not the focus here: the result is very decent for a bootleg recording, but still far from the standards of other albums. However, that’s not what matters most, what truly stands out is the exceptional nature of this live capture, which would not exist without this recording.
Thanks to Mike Millard for this recording.
You can also find the full analysis (including all graphs and measurements) HERE (link).
Enjoy the listening.
Jean-François