Category: Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd at the LA Sports Arena (4.26.75): The Millard Master

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It’s taken a half century for a Mike Millard recording to be officially sanctioned and released, though fittingly, his professional debut is a jewel: Pink Floyd at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, 4.26.75. Included in the band’s forthcoming Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary Deluxe Set, Millard’s tape captures Floyd at its most gigantic: included in its 2.5-hour runtime is a complete runthrough of Dark Side of the Moon, the then-unreleased Wish You Were Here previewed in full (oddly, minus its FM rock staple title cut), a healthy slice of the Animals LP nearly two years before it hit shelves, and a wicked “Echoes” encore meltdown.

Richard Wright :: Wet Dream

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Amid Pink Floyd’s inevitable implosion initiated by Dark Side of the Moon’s monumental success, the groundwork was laid out for the eventual collapse of the prog-gone-hitmaker behemoth. Egos ran amuck, an aging band found familial responsibility eating away at creative time, and the specter of commercial viability lurked behind every brainstorming and recording session. Fury and slurry ensued; accusations of members not pulling their weight lobbed off; the active feuds and subdued passive aggression over the directions of their projects would become lore as the group eventually parted ways. Buffered in chaos, Richard Wright quietly put to tape what can credibly be argued the best Floyd-adjacent solo record, Wet Dream.