Pink Floyd - London 1966-1967 [DVD]

It's completely amazing that something as fantastic as this could remain tucked away for so many years. This is a Floyd fan's greatest dream. To not only be able to hear new unreleased music (Nick's Boogie) but to also get to see it! This is not the Pink Fraud of recent years, this is *THE* Pink Floyd. The video is stunning and I'm still not over the fact that we're able to see Syd in all his glory, up close and in the studio! This version of Interstellar Overdrive is a fantastic 17 minutes long and Nick's Boogie is another 12 minute instrumental with thumping bass. This DVD is relatively short in length, but the impression it leaves you will not leave too soon. I highly recommend this for all true Pink Floyd fans!!

This DVD gives you live footage of early Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett and the others, but no David G.) performing two numbers, "Interstellar Overdrive" and "Nick's Boogie" with lots of psychedelic 60's footage spliced in. This is absolutely wonderful to watch if you're a hard-core Floyd fan, especially if you have a beer in your hand (or whatnot). Unfortunately the two pieces aren't two of the very best from the Floyd's early work. They're both good instrumentals, but they're not anywhere near as interesting to watch as say the songs "Bike," "Astronomy Domine" or "Corporate Clegg" might have been--had they been filmed. In fact, at times the two songs on this DVD noodle and ramble a bit, and the filmmaker does things like show you footage of a girl having her bra snipped off (It's actually a Yoko Ono art piece) to keep you wide awake. There's lots of fun stuff on this DVD, but my biggest beef with this package is what's not included. The special features don't have any commentaries by the director or any of the Floyd--telling us stories, telling us about the recording session, telling us about Syd, telling us about the 14 Hour Technicolor Dream extravaganza, about the UFO, about John Lennon--all of which appear in the footage. As usual with any DVD or books about the Floyd, this product is underwhelming. There should have been a whole host of commentary tracks (by Peter Whitehead, by friggin anyone who was in London 1966/1967) and there isn't. I can tell you stories/anecdotes behind a good forty Beatles songs, how they were written and why. I probably know the story of about three Floyd songs, total--it's really hard to find good, descriptive stuff about them. Out of all the major rock bands of the 60's and 70's (Beatles, Stones, Who, Doors, etc.) the Floyd has the worst paper trail, the worst biographies (poorly written, superficial, short little things), the worst documentaries. Occasionally I read snippets by Dave and Roger where they revel in the fact that the Floyd is such a faceless band. Whenever I read that my heart sinks a bit, because it suggest their story may never be fully told. They aren't talking. Which is a pity. They were young, rich and famous and lived a life that few have lived--all at a very interesting time in history of the world. So what's the big secret about it all? How about sharing a little bit of the fun with working saps like me. Tell us some detailed stories about the good times, the bad times, the crazy times, the music, the laughter, the tears, the visions, the inspiration. Here's another look at Floyd history that could have been great, but once again...

This review is for the Pink Floyd London 1966/1967 DVD only, All Regions edition.This promotional film footage shot by director Peter Whitehead of both Interstellar Overdrive and Nick's Boogie (Live/Studio) is quite interesting and of good sound/video quality. I purchased it for just over $10.00 (USD) new and well worth it for that cost but it is a bit short though content is great of the early Pink Floyd era. Also, I found the interviews with Mick Jagger, Michael Cain, Julie Christie, and David Hockney interesting to varying degrees along with the cool cameo of John Lennon and the Yoko Ono Happening scenes.In all, it is well worth it if you genuinely dig the early Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett before his mental breakdown (two extended music jams). As a veteran musician myself, I also learned a few things watching this too.

Thank you,

i guess the interviews are relevant, by the fact that they are indeed from the 60's. that's about it. you get to hear julie christie, michael caine, david hockney, and jagger talk about their feelings. i knew that the floyd performed only two songs, but i did expect to see 'the floyd' during these performances. it's more like a music video, with occasional shots of the band. a time capsule of history i agree, but if you're going to release a dvd and call it a 'pink floyd' dvd, have more than 28 and a half minutes of the band (shown sporadically), and some meaningless interviews to round it out to an hour. just another example of using the 'pink floyd' name to sell a dvd. should have known better when 'rolling stone' gave it a good review. 2 stars cause it's syd barrett even if you don't get to see very much of him. (or the rest of the band for that matter) very disappointing.

The film is A++. Unfortunately,I did not receive the dvd w/cd as described. I was replacing the set because I cracked the cd. So I spent $20 for nothing. I already had the dvd. Thanks Amazon.

Great CD of one of the most influence band in rock history, if you're a fan of Pink Floyd, this cd should not miss in your collection.

EXCELLENT..

MASTERPIECE ! Requis : version SACD ou DVD ou BLU - RAY !!! Un must incontournable pour fans Pink-Floyd exp. des débuts, UFO club, London "roaring sixties".

London 1966-1967 comprende riprese della prima formazione dei Pink Floyd (Barrett, Mason, Wright, Waters) che si cimenta con la musica in studio e dal vivo (all'UFO Club). Gli extra contengono interviste (girate negli anni Sessanta) a Mick Jagger, David Hockney, Michael Caine, Julie Christie e la Peter Whitehead Overview, dove il regista parla della sua amicizia con Syd Barrett. Whitehead spiega come sono stati registrati e utilizzati nel suo documentario i brani Interstellar Overdrive e Nick's Boogie.

Das Ganze ist ein tolles Zeitdokument. Die negativen Bewertungen kommen definitiv nicht von echten Pink Floyd Interessierten. Alleine Syd Barret Live zu sehen ist es wert, die DVD zu kaufen. Und in der Beschreibung steht exakt der Ablauf der DVD beschrieben, nämlich 2 Songs, 3 Interviews, die auch sehr interessant sind, sowie Impressionen aus den 60ern. Manchmal fragt man sich echt, was einige hier für eine Erwartungshaltung haben.

DVD+CDで安価だと思って飛びつきましたが、ライブと言うよりはパフォーマンスのBGMって感じです。70年代初頭に流行ったボディペインティングだったり時代の風俗見るには良いかも本当にピンクフロイド好きで付いてくるCDのInterstellar Overdrive (Live)16：42Nick's Boogie (Live11：49の2曲の為に購入する価値は有るかも。値段は安いのでどこに価値を求めるかだと思います。DDVDも国内のプレイヤーでは再生出来ません。