Pink Floyd – The Complete Rainbow Tapes (8 CD, 2011/FLAC)


 The Complete Rainbow Tapes is the first time Godfather have ventured into the risky work of boxsets.  They are all around expensive, and oftentimes if an inferior tape is used for even one show then the whole set diminishes in worth to the collector.  Furthermore, many boxsets fail because they collect common material and expect collectors to shell out the money for what they should already have.  

Godfather avoid both of these mistakes.  The source tapes in this set are all as good as possible, and most of these shows are extremely rare to find.  Godfather presents the first and definitive versions of these shows in a gorgeous set.  This is one of the best Pink Floyd releases to surface in quite a long time and may go down as one of the best Pink Floyd releases to ever be produced.      


Recorded at Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UK

Day One - 17 February 1972
Disc 1
01. Speak To Me 01:07
02. Breathe 02:48
03. On The Run 06:44
04. Time 05:31
05. Breathe (reprise) 01:01
06. The Great Gig In The Sky 04:15
07. Money 07:53
08. Us And Them 06:59
09. Any Colour You Like 03:28
10. Brain Damage 03:14
11. Eclipse 03:48

Disc 2
01. Tuning & Soundcheck 02:41
02. One Of These Days 08:23
03. Tuning & Soundcheck 00:52
04. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 14:53
05. Tuning & Soundcheck 02:06
06. Echoes 26:55
07. Tuning & Soundcheck 01:33
08. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 14:23


Day Two - 18 February 1972
Disc 1
01. Speak To Me 01:10
02. Breathe 02:40
03. On The Run 06:43
04. Time 06:21
05. Breathe (reprise) 01:15
06. The Great Gig In The Sky 04:54
07. Money 07:27
08. Us And Them 06:54
09. Any Colour You Like 03:58
10. Brain Damage 03:07
11. Eclipse 03:39
12. Encore Break (With Tone S.E. & Soundcheck) 02:17
13. One Of These Days 08:59
14. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 15:11

Disc 2
01. Echoes 28:58
02. Tuning & Soundcheck 01:24
03. A Saucerful Of Secrets 16:57
04. Tuning & Soundcheck 00:51
05. Blues 10:00
06. Tuning & Soundcheck 01:28
07. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:22


Day Three - 19 February 1972
Disc 1
01. Breathe (Fade In) 01:01
02. On The Run 06:15
03. Time 06:01
04. Breathe (reprise) 01:02
05. The Great Gig In The Sky 04:21
06. Money 07:43
07. Us And Them 06:55
08. Any Colour You Like 04:32
09. Brain Damage 04:04
10. Eclipse 03:10
11. One Of These Days 10:36
12. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 13:00

Disc 2
01. Echoes 26:33
02. A Saucerful Of Secrets (cut) 15:36
03. Blues 08:28
04. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:13


Day Four - 20 February 1972
Disc 1
01. Speak To Me 02:48
02. Breathe 02:46
03. On The Run 06:04
04. Time 06:54
05. Breathe (reprise) 01:03
06. The Great Gig In The Sky 03:58
07. Money 08:05
08. Us And Them 06:47
09. Any Colour You Like 04:36
10. Brain Damage 03:51
11. Eclipse 02:48
12. Tuning & Soundcheck 01:34
13. One Of These Days 08:03
14. Tuning & Soundcheck 02:12
15. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 10:58

Disc 2
01. Tuning & Soundcheck 02:08
02. Echoes/Encore Break 25:47
03. Audience Requests 00:56
04. A Saucerful Of Secrets 16:05
05. Blues 06:47
06. Audience Requests 01:32
07. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:52