One of the most influential albums in music history is brought back to life through the memories of the people who created it. Featuring rare studio footage, original recordings, and revealing interviews with the members of Pink Floyd, this documentary explores the creative process behind the making of a groundbreaking album that transformed progressive rock and became one of the best-selling records of all time. Track by track, the story uncovers how innovative ideas, experimental sounds, and extraordinary musical ambition combined to produce a work that continues to inspire generations of listeners decades after its release. This extended special edition goes far beyond the original television documentary, featuring additional interviews, expanded discussions, and exclusive bonus material that provide a deeper look into the recording sessions and the personalities behind the music. For fans of Pink Floyd and classic rock alike, it offers a unique opportunity to witness the creation of a legendary album through the voices of those who were there when history was made.
Supertramp's 'Breakfast in America' was the biggest selling album in the world in 1979. Following the album's release Supertramp embarked on a 10 month world tour which arrived in Paris at the end of November. Now, transferred and restored from the original 16mm film, this footage is available to Supertramp's legion of fans worldwide. In July 2006, the original master tapes of the album 'Supertramp: Live In Paris' were rediscovered in the Northern California barn of the band's drummer Bob Siebenberg, along with video footage. The tapes were sent to Cups 'N Strings Studios in Woodland Hills, California, for digital remastering. The tapes were initially in bad technical shape, but were successfully transferred to a digital format. The original idea was to feature heavily footage of Paris, adding a story in The Song Remains the Same. The sound was remixed by Peter Henderson and Supertramp's original sound engineer Russel Pope from the original multi-tracks.
Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro Tull to the trials and tribulations of lesser-known bands such as Caravan and Egg. The film is structured in three parts, charting the birth, rise and decline of a movement famed for complex musical structures, weird time signatures, technical virtuosity and strange, and quintessentially English, literary influences. It looks at the psychedelic pop scene that gave birth to progressive rock in the late 1960s, the golden age of progressive music in the early 1970s, complete with drum solos and gatefold record sleeves, and the over-ambition, commercialisation and eventual fall from grace of this rarefied musical experiment at the hands of punk in 1977. Contributors include Robert Wyatt, Mike Oldfield, Pete Sinfield, Rick Wakeman, Phil Collins, Arthur Brown, Carl Palmer and Ian Anderson.
This extended special edition goes far beyond the original television documentary, featuring additional interviews, expanded discussions, and exclusive bonus material that provide a deeper look into the recording sessions and the personalities behind the music. For fans of Pink Floyd and classic rock alike, it offers a unique opportunity to witness the creation of a legendary album through the voices of those who were there when history was made.