YGBC - FOLLOWING THE PATH - no one knows the where's or whys

1977 February 27/28 - March 1: München On The Run

updated June 2013

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Few recorders are still in circulation for these fantastic German gigs in Munich a couple of which are very famous and have been bootlegged widely and persistently through the years, the added 3rd date of March 1 has no audio-source in circulation unfortunately but a 10 mins. (circa) video surfaced, from which the ss above have been taken.

here's a list of what is / "should" be available for the 3 Munich dates:

77-2-27:

setlist: Sheep /Pigs On The Wing Part 1 / Dogs / Pigs On The Wing Part 2 / Pigs (Three Different Ones) / Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) / Welcome To The Machine / Have A Cigar / Wish You Were Here / Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) / Money

Only 1 recorder is in general circulation for this gig having issues on the right channel; the most common version from fantape is the one entitled "The Band Is Just Fantastic"; also around as "MUNICH 27.2.77" (remastered) both in mono, almost all the copies on tape around are in mono... ... a few versions from fantapes exist and also genuine master clones are around for some time now.

77-2-28:

2 recorders are in general circulation for this date, one of which is from the same taper as the recording of the night before having the same channel-issues.

recorder 1: the most common recorder, surfaced first on the Moonhead's boot "Pigs On The Run" then re-released for the German Fanclub with the same title without the bonus tracks, this is supposed from the master but the source is prolly fake, it's well known that the master has a channel problem, indeed almost all the copies on tape around are in mono... a few versions from fantapes exist and also genuine master clones are around for some time now.

recorder 2: this recorder is in widely available for years and has an inside cut on Have A Cigar; the most common version has been the MoLM remaster having the same title as the common boot from the 1st recorder "Pigs On The Run"; do not confuse them ...; this circulated previously also with the title "Pigs On The Run In München" having gaps between tracks. The master of this recorder has been put in circulation in 2007 with a much nicer sound quality.

recorder 3: this is only on some fantapes and it was recently transferred digitally from Kbrubaker cassettes, I transferred these tapes myself some time ago; this recorder seems to have Money missing, filled from recorder 1 on fantapes.

recorder 4: this is rare to find on tapes, it's recognizable by these points:

- Dogs is cut in the middle, after "and then moving in silently" > cut > restarts from "when they turn their backs on you" - Pigs cuts before the 3rd verse ... it's then reprised but sounds very faint. - SOYCD 1-5; WTTM and HAC (beginning) sound very faint.

77-1-03:

video source: only a circa 10-min. video-source is in circulation for this date, no audio-source surfaced so far unfortunately, the video is without audio and is commonly available on the "8MM" DVD released by Harvested with overdubbed audio from the 28 February 1977 gig.

here are some points as reference to identify the 3 recorders:

Sheep

recorder 1: there's soundscape, a guy whistles loud near to the taper and others talk, one of them yells "uee" loudly too.

recorder 2: there's some part of the soundscape, the taper moves the recorder a lot during it and during the first notes of the song, quiet crowd around him/her.

recorder 3: no soundscape

POTW part1

recorder 1: guys near to the taper claps clearly at the beginning and a guy whistles very near before Waters starts singing; a guy chat in the back during the performance; at the end people claps near to the taper and then a guy clearly whistles too; a man talk in the back before Dogs starts, he also laughs at a certain point, quite clearly.

recorder 2: quiet crowd around the taper, the taper moves the mic a bit at the beginning and at the end of the song, someone coughs near to the mic. after the song is over, before Dogs starts.

recorder 3: claps at the beginning are distant, quiet crowd around the taper.

POTW part2

recorder 1: guys talk in the back, someone seems to laugh after "and I know that you care"; at the end there is someone clapping very near to the recorder and someone also talk near to the recorder, very clear, with a girl.

recorder 2: quiet audience aroud the taper.

recorder 3: guys talk in the back; there's a guy clearly saying something sounding like the english "MAKE!" after "for me too"; at the end people claps in the back.

SOYCD 6-9

recorder 1: at the very end you can hear a guy says "ahhh" and then he laughs, then after the Waters' greetings other guys yell stuff in german

recorder 2: quiet audience aroud the taper, the recording is stopped as soon as Gilmour says "thank you"

recorder 3: at the very end you can hear a guy in the beck says "woooo" at the same point where on rec.1 the guy says "ahh"... soon after the Waters' greeting the recording stops.

Money

recorder 1: guys talk in the back before the song starts; a guy at a certain point yells in the back "money.... (and something in german?)"

recorder 2: the taper moves the mic. a lot before the song starts; quiet audience aroud the taper, the taper stops the recorder while Gilmour is greeting the audience.

recorder 3: Money is definitely from rec1 on the copy I checked

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