The Recorded History of David Gilmour

VIDEO recordings

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1991 1996 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006

1984

 

1984. 04. 29-30.
  • Hammersmith Odeon, Hammersmith, London, England
    		•  pro shot Two of David Gilmour's Hammersmith 1984 shows were filmed by CBS TV for video release (April 29th and April 30th). All videos and soundboard roios are mix from these two recordings.

    Tracklist in details:
    April 29th:
    1. Until We Sleep
    2. All Lovers Are Deranged
    3. There’s No Way Out Of Here
    April 30th:
    4. Short And Sweet (with Roy Harper)
    5. Run Like Hell
    6. Out Of The Blue
    7. Blue Light
    8. Murder
    9. Comfortably Numb (2nd encore, with Nick Mason)
    Best version:
    "In Concert (RevA)" by RonToon; with mono (from 1" master) and stereo (from official VHS) soundtracks; bonus: Love On The Air from the same show
         
    Other versions I've seen:
    "In Concert - Definitive Edition" by RonToon; same picture quality, but only with mono soundtrack from 1" master; bonus: Love On The Air from the same show

     

    1985

     

    1985. 11. 01.
    The Academy, Brixton, London, England
    "Love On The Air"
    		 pro shot "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012)

     

    1986

     

    1986. 02. 09.
    Colombian Volcano Appeal, The Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England
    The complete Gilmour set was: "Blue Light", "Run Like Hell", "Out Of The Blue" & "Comfortably Numb"
    		 pro shot
    Best version:
    "Super Rock Aid Vol. 1 The Colombian Volcano Appeal Concert" (Pigs On The Wing POTWDVD-005) - sourced from Japanese LaserDisc, NTSC, uncompressed LPCM sound, "Blue Light" not available; also includes other artists, total running time approx. 60min.
       
    Other versions I've seen:
    "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012) - sourced from LaserDisc, NTSC, same picture quality as the above, but with compressed Dolby Digital sound, "Blue Light" not available

     

    1987

     

    1987. 12. 12.
    Saturday Night Live, NBC TV Studios, New York City, USA
    "Song For My Sara" (incorrectly listed as "Ah, Robertson It's You" for many years)
    		 pro shot Best version:
    "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012) - from rebroadcast
        Other versions I've seen:
    Version with "Comedy Central" logo, 46.2MB .mpg (MPEG-1) file

     

    1988

     

    1988. 08. 18.
    Les Paul Tribute Concert, Majestic Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    "Deep In The Blues"
    		 pro shot "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012)

     

    1991

     

    1991. 12. 28.
    Amnesty International 30th Anniversary, Central TV Nottingham Studios, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
    "On The Turning Away"
    		 pro shot "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012)

     

    1996

     

    1996. 06. 29.
    The Prince's Trust Concert, Hyde Park, London, England
    "The Dirty Jobs" (with The Who)
    		 pro shot "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012)

     

    2001

     

    2001. 06. 22.
    Robert Wyatt's Meltdown, Royal Festival Hall, London, England
    		 pro shot Best version:
    "David Gilmour In Concert" official DVD (EMI 7243 492958 9 6; PAL) - complete concert
        Other versions I've seen:
    "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012) - includes "Smile" only; NTSC

     

    2001. 06. 29.
    Leiber and Stoller tribute concert, Nordoff Robbins Benefit Concert, Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
    "Don't"
    		 pro shot Best version:
    "David Gilmour In Concert" official DVD (EMI 7243 492958 9 6; PAL)
        Other versions I've seen:
    "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012) - NTSC

     

    2002

     

    2002. 01. 23.
    Palais des Congres de Paris, Paris, France
    		 audience cam
    • "Paris" - DVD, PAL, 95 min., 16 chapters
    • "Breakthrough Live In Paris 2002" - miniDVD with only 1 song, same source as above, but different transfer with better sound & picture (more details and more vivid colours)

     

    2002. 11. 05.
    VH1 special about David Gilmour's 'In Concert' DVD with interview
    Best version:
    38.5MB .mpg file @1398kbps

     

    2004

     

    2004. 09. 24.
    Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary, Wembley Arena, London, England
    		 pro shot Best version:
    "The Strat Pack Live In Concert" official DVD (eagle vision EV 426206; PAL) - more complete with other artists, approx. 155min.
        Other versions I've seen:
    "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012) - Gilmour's set only; NTSC

     

    2005

    2005. xx. x.
    "Island Jam" promo video
    Best version:
    "On An Island EPKs and Promos" (Revision A)
    Source: video webstreams with remastered audio from CD

     

    2005. xx. xx.
    "Three Men In A Boat - Astoria Segment" - featuring David Gilmour
    Best version:
    "On An Island EPKs and Promos" (Revision A)

    2006

    2006. xx. xx.
    "On An Island" EPK (electronic press kit)
    There are 2 different versions: about the same length, but different video and very slightly different audio edit
    Version A (webstream): more shots of D. Gilmour during the interview
    Best version:
    "Szabi's David Gilmour DVD Collection"
     

     

    Version B (TV broadcast): more studio shots
    First broadcast on 2006. 03. 19.
    Best version:
    "On An Island EPKs and Promos" (Revision A)
        Other versions I've seen:
    "Q&A - Volume 2" (BREATHE-DVD-010, PAL)

     

    2006. xx. xx.
    "On An Island" 2 min. EPKs (electronic press kit) for the songs:

    Castellorizon, On An Island, The Blue, Take A Breath, Red Sky At Night, This Heaven, Then I Close My Eyes, Smile, A Pocketful Of Stones, Where We Start

    		 Best version:
    "On An Island EPKs and Promos" (Revision A)

    Source: video webstreams with remastered audio from CD

     

    2006. xx. xx.
    "On An Island" promo video:

    There are 2 different versions:
    Single version: 4min40s
    Best version:
    "On An Island EPKs and Promos" (Revision A)
    Source: video webstreams with remastered audio from CD

     

     

    Full length version: 7min02s
    Best version:
    "On An Island EPKs and Promos" (Revision A)
    Source: video webstreams with remastered audio from CD

     

    2006. xx. xx.
    "Smile" promo video
    Best version:
    "On An Island EPKs and Promos" (Revision A)
    Source: video webstreams with remastered audio from CD

     

    2006. xx. xx.
    A short video (2 minutes) of David Gilmour and Richard Wright explaining to the rest of the band how Echoes was written
    "Live In Gdańsk" - official DVD release, as hidden extra

     

    2006. 03. 07.
    The Mermaid Theatre, London, UK
    There are 3 different sources:
    TV broadcast (with "BBC Radio 2" logo) - 26 min.
    Pro shot
    Best version:
    "The Voice & Guitar" (KoolKat Entertainment KKDvD0035) - original PAL
          Other versions I've seen:
    • "Island Broadcasts" (Harvested HRV DVD 010) - NTSC conversion; quality is very close to the above
    • "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012) - with "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" only; NTSC

     

     

    Webcast (from .wmv file) - 5-camera version - 55 min.
    [This is the source recommended by Szabi: complete and more enjoyable than the 9-cam]
    Pro shot
    Best version:
    "Mermaid Theatre 5 Camera Mix - PAL - Widescreen version" (Psychedelic Closet Records)
          Other versions I've seen:
    "On An Island Stream" (KoolKat Entertainment KKDvD0036)

     

     

    Webcast (from .wmv file) - 9-camera version - 60 min.
    Pro shot
    Best version:
    "Mermaid Theatre 9 Camera Mix - PAL - Widescreen version" (Psychedelic Closet Records)

     

    2006. 03. 18.
    Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
    		 Audience cam "Frankfurt Impressions" (An "In Floyd We Trust" Production IFWT DVD-008) - incomplete, 25 min.

     

    2006. 03. 19.
    Heineken Hall, Amsterdam, Holland
    		 Audience cam "A "Few" Surprizes" (KoolKat Entertainment KKDvD0038) - incomplete, 128 min.

     

    2006. 03. 24.
    Teatro Arcimboldi, Milano, Italy
    Audience cam
    "Hear Me Shout" (An "In Floyd We Trust" Production IFWT-DVD-003)

     

    2006. 03. 26.
    Parco della Musica nella Sala S.ta Cecilia, Rome, Italy
    Audience cam
    "Fat Old Rome" - incomplete, 62min. (An "In Floyd We Trust" Production IFWT-DVD-003)

     

    2006. 04. 04.
    Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York, USA
    Audience cam
    "Bite The Big Apple Vol. 1" (An "In Floyd We Trust" Production IFWT-DVD-006) - complete show, double DVD, remastered audio using "On Manhattan Island" roio (PRS-CDR-001), 2 cam mix, but unfortunately both cam are quite distant from the stage, view is often blocked, especially during the first half, limited view of stage, mostly focusing on Gilmour and Wright

     

    2006. 04. 07.
    AOL Music Sessions
    New York, USA
    Pro shot: 6 songs played live (On An Island, Smile, Take A Breath, High Hopes, Comfortably Numb, This Heaven)
    Best version:
    "Live And In Session" - official DVD (16:9 aspect ratio, but it doesn't contain Gilmour's introduction and the first few seconds of "On An Island")
        Other versions I've seen:
    • "AOL Music Sessions" (BREATHE-DVD-006) - PAL, 4:3 aspect ratio, sourced from .flv files; contains Gilmour's introduction and the first few seconds of "On An Island"
    • "Island Broadcasts" (Harvested HRV DVD 010) - NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio, sourced from streaming .wmv file; contains Gilmour's introduction and the first few seconds of "On An Island"; quality is very close to "AOL Music Sessions" (BREATHE-DVD-006), but slightly worse picture
    • .flv files downloaded from AOL
     
    On The Set (Behind The Scenes)
    Best version:
    "AOL Music Sessions" (BREATHE-DVD-006) - sourced from .flv files
     
    Questions & Answers (Gilmour interview)
    Best version:
    "Q&A - Volume 1" (BREATHE-DVD-009, PAL)
       
    Other versions I've seen:
    "AOL Music Sessions" (BREATHE-DVD-006) - sourced from .flv files

     

    2006. 04. 10.
    Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    		 Audience cam
    Best version:
    "22 Years Later... The Return Of The Son Of Nothing" (An "In Floyd We Trust" Production IFWT DVD-007)
       
    Other versions I've seen:
    Untitled: "Massey Hall - MJP001" - The same source as the above, but from a different transfer. Claims to be of better quality: although encoded at a slightly higher bitrate (at about 5Mbps) and the picture has slightly more contrast, it is virtually the same quality as "22 Years Later...". This one is incomplete: only the first set is available, because when the creator of the DVD found that the same source is already available, he decided not to share the second set.

     

    2006. 04. 11.
    David Gilmour interview, "The Hours" - CBC
    Best version:
    "Q&A - Volume 3" (BREATHE-DVD-015, PAL)

     

    2006. 04. 13.
    Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    		 Audience cam Best version:
    "The Last Dominoes in Chicago" - Version A
    • Filmed by jedi (apparently the same as MadJedi)
    • Source: Sharp VL-E610 camcorder > used a sony gold 8MM tape > dvd with a Standalone DVD Recorder Magnavox MWR 10D6
    • Filesize is about 3GB.
    • Same source, but transfer different to 'Version B': lower bitrate (about 4.5Mbps VBR), picture quality is only very-very slightly different, 'Version A' looked very slightly better to my eyes mainly due to the more intensive colours, but it might only be my imagination; picture of 'Version A' is slightly more grainy in places (probably due to the lower bitrate); audio is the same as 'Version B' (DD2.0 @ 256kbps).
    • 11 chapters.
    • This version is longer and more complete, approx. 50 mins with the following songs:
      • A Pocketful of Stones (incomplete), Where We Start (incomplete), Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Wots... Uh The Deal, Dominoes, Coming Back To Life, Breathe (incomplete), Echoes (incomplete), Wish You Were Here (incomplete), Comfortably Numb (only a second or so)

     
        Other versions I've seen:
    "The Last Dominoes In Chicago" - Version B
    • Filmed by MadJedi.
    • Source: Sharp 8mm Camcorder (VL - E610) > Sony 8mm MP120 Video Cassette > Magnavox DVD Recorder (HQ record setting).
    • Filesize is about 1.78GB.
    • Same source, but transfer different to 'Version A': higher video bitrate (about 8Mbps VBR); audio is the same as 'Version A' (DD2.0 @ 256kbps). In spite of the higher bitrate, the picture quality is about the same, maybe a tiny bit better contrast and more details, but it might only be my imagination.
    • No chapters.
    • Shorter than 'Version A': approx. 45 mins, the first 2 songs (A Pocketful of Stones and Where We Start) are not available.

     

    2006. 04. 20.
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
    NBC Studios, Burbank, California, USA
    		 Pro shot Best version:
        Other versions I've seen:
    "Island Broadcasts" (Harvested HRV DVD 010) - quality very close to the above version

     

    2006. 05. 26.
    "Later... With Jools Holland" - Series 27, Show 4
    BBC TV Studios, London, UK
    		 Pro shot Best version:
    "Later... With Jools Holland Series 27 - Shows 3 & 4" - 16:9 Anamorphic PAL DVD with MPEG audio (Original DVB bitstreams); Lineage: DVB Digital Satellite TV -> PC DVB Card -> HD (MPEG-TS)
        Other versions I've seen:
    • "Island Broadcasts" (Harvested HRV DVD 010) - NTSC, quality very close to the above version
    • "David Gilmour Video Anthology Volume 2" (Harvested Records HRV DVD 012) - with "On An Island" only; NTSC

     

    2006. 05. 29.
    Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
    'Arnold Layne' with David Bowie
    		 Pro shot 16:9 version: with longer intro and outro Best version:
    "Szabi's David Gilmour DVD Collection" - source: 21MB .wmv files form Gilmour's site
        4:3 version: shorter (but song is complete) with on screen infos Best version:
    "Szabi's David Gilmour DVD Collection" - source: UK TV broadcast

     

    2006. 05. 30.
    David Gilmour On The BBC
    		 Best version:
    Bunzing's DVD recording (PAL)
      Other versions I've seen:
    "Q&A - Volume 1" (BREATHE-DVD-009, PAL)

     

    2006. 05. xx. (29-30-31?)
    Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
    'Take A Breath'
    		 Pro shot Best version:
    "Live And In Session" - official DVD

     

    2006. 07. 28.
    David Gilmour interview, "Wir In Bayern"
    Best version:
    "Q&A - Volume 3" (BREATHE-DVD-015, PAL)

     

    2006. 08. 11.
    Piazza San Marco, Venezia, Italy
    		 Audience cam "Davide! - One Of These Days" (with a very limited view on the stage, most of the time we watch the back of the audience, with very little zoom, sound is muffled and varies a lot, "A Pocketful Of Stones" and "Astronomy Dominé" are cut, but to see a helpless Rick Wright during an unrehearsed "On The Turning Away" is priceless!)

     

    2006. 08. 12.
    Piazza San Marco, Venezia, Italy
    		 Audience cam "Live In Venezia 12th August 2006" (Shot by bibi, 162min., slightly incomplete)

     

    2006. 08. xx.
    "Gdańsk Diary" - documentary
    Gdansk, Poland
    Pro shot
    "Live In Gdańsk" - official DVD release, 37 min. + 6 min. as hidden extra

     

    2006. 08. 26.
    Stocznia Gdanska, Gdansk, Poland
    Pro shot
    "Live In Gdańsk" - official DVD release, incomplete (Speak To Me, Breathe, Time, Breathe (Reprise), band introduction, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Wot's...Uh The Deal, Fat Old Sun, Wish You Were Here are not available)

     

    2006. 08. 29.
    Abbey Road Studio Session, London, UK
    Complete set: "Astronomy Domine", "Take A Breath", "Smile", "On An Island" and "Echoes"
    		 Pro shot
    Best version:
    • "Live And In Session" - official DVD (Only one song: "Astronomy Domine")
    • "Live From Abbey Road" - PAL DVD from the digital broadcast on 6th March 2007 (Lineage: DVB Digital Terrestrial TV -> PC DVB-T Card -> HD -> DVD; Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T Card; MyTheatre Record Stream; PVAStrumento to demux original stream; Cuttermaran 1.66 To Edit; DVD Lab Pro To Author) - with "Take A Breath", "Smile" and "On An Island"
       
    Other versions I've seen:
    • "Live From Abbey Road - Logo Free" (KoolKat Entertainment KKDvD0049u) - with "Take A Breath", "Smile" and "On An Island"; from the 5th March 2007 broadcast
    • "Live From Abbey Road" (KoolKat Entertainment KKDvD0049) - with "Take A Breath", "Smile" and "On An Island"; from the 2nd March 2007 broadcast by 'More4'

     

    2006. 11. 16.
    Brian Wilson's induction into the UK Music Hall Of Fame - Channel 4 broadcast
    Induction by David Gilmour.
    Best version:
    Untitled - SDP source (includes a bonus photo gallery)
     
    Other versions I've seen:
    "Q&A - Volume 3" (BREATHE-DVD-015, PAL) - virtually the same quality as the SDP source