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)
▶ 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)
#TitleRatingLength
1Jimmy Young Intro
spoken vocals [intro]:
Jimmy Young (British singer, disc jockey and radio interviewer)
recorded at:
Colston Hall in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (on 1974-12-14)
1:41
2Raving and Drooling
recorded at:
Colston Hall in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (on 1974-12-14)
live recording of:
Raving and Drooling (on 1974-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters (in 1974)
16:12
3You’ve Got to Be Crazy
recorded at:
Colston Hall in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (on 1974-12-14)
live recording of:
You Gotta Be Crazy (on 1974-12-14)
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
19:02
4Shine On You Crazy Diamond
recorded at:
Colston Hall in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (on 1974-12-14)
live recording of:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (on 1974-12-14)
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
dedicated to:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Chappell Music Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
23:46
5Speak to Me
recorded at:
Colston Hall in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (on 1974-12-14)
live recording of:
Speak to Me (on 1974-12-14)
composer:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and World Copyrights Ltd.
revision of:
Intro Song
4:43
6Breathe
recorded at:
Colston Hall in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (on 1974-12-14)
live recording of:
Breathe (Pink Floyd song) (on 1974-12-14)
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), 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), World Copyrights Ltd. and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
2:59
7On the Run
recorded at:
Colston Hall in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (on 1974-12-14)
live recording of:
On the Run (on 1974-12-14)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Hampshire House Publishing Corp., KPM (music publisher), 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) and World Copyrights Ltd.
version of:
The Travel Sequence
5:15
▶ CD 10: 1974 Bristol (CD2)