The Massed Gadgets of Hercules 1970–1974

~ Release by Pink Floyd (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Subtitled: "Several Species of Some Unique Performances Gathered Together in a Box and Making a Joy"

A box set of five concert bootlegs
Five double CDs in tri-fold carboard sleeves
28-page booklet
1972 US tour programme replica

The photos attached are showing black trays that don't exist in the product.

Each disc has separate sub-catalogue numbers:

CD 1 & 2: "Nuremburg 1970"
G.R. BOX 09 A/B
Meistersinger Halle, Nuremberg, Germany, March 14, 1970
CD 3 & 4: "Farnborugh 1971"
G.R. BOX 09 C/D
Student Union Bar, Technical College, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, February 13, 1971
CD 5 & 6: "Columbia 1972"
G.R. BOX 09 E/F
Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, April 16, 1972
CD 7 & 8: "Munich 1973"
G.R. BOX 09 G/H
Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, October 12, 1973
CD 9 & 10: "Bristol 1974"
G.R. BOX 09 I/K
Colston Hall, Bristol, Somerset, England, December 14, 1974

Warning: The copy on Archive.org has swapped CDs 9 and 10.

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-22 10:14 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1970 Nuremberg (CD1)
▼ CD 2: 1970 Nuremberg (CD2)
#TitleRatingLength
1Embryo
recorded at:
Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1970-03-14)
live recording of:
Embryo (on 1970-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
10:23
2Interstellar Overdrive
recorded at:
Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1970-03-14)
live recording of:
Interstellar Overdrive (on 1970-03-14)
composer:
Syd Barrett, Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex Music, Essex Music International, Essex Music, Inc., Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
14:49
3Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
recorded at:
Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1970-03-14)
live recording of:
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (on 1970-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Essex International, Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Magdalene Music, TRO-Essex Music International, Inc., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and Westminster Music Ltd.
13:09
4The Amazing Pudding (Atom Heart Mother)
recorded at:
Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1970-03-14)
live recording of:
Atom Heart Mother (on 1970-03-14)
orchestrator:
Ron Geesin
composer:
Ron Geesin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Essex Music, Inc., Lupus Music Co. Ltd, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16), Westminster Music Ltd. and World Copyrights
20:03
▶ CD 3: 1971 Farnborough (CD1)
▶ CD 4: 1971 Farnborough (CD2)
▶ CD 5: 1972 Columbia (CD1)
▶ CD 6: 1972 Columbia (CD2)
▶ CD 7: 1973 Munich (CD1)
▶ CD 8: 1973 Munich (CD2)
▶ CD 9: 1974 Bristol (CD1)
▶ CD 10: 1974 Bristol (CD2)