Because of the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Side Of The Moon', Pink Floyd is releasing ‘The Dark Side of The Moon - Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974’.
The cover design is done by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis and Peter Curzon/Storm Studios and features original 1973 line drawn cover artwork by George Hardie.
The 180grams heavyweight 1LP comes in a gatefold sleeve with two posters featuring designs by Ian Emes and Gerald Scarfe. The 1CD comes in a gatefold sleeve with 12-page booklet.
Live at the Empire Pool is a recording of live concert by Pink Floyd, recorded by BBC Radio 1.
The record has not been released as a standalone album but has been released in parts as part of other Pink Floyd releases; namely the Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here immersion box sets (2011) and The Early Years 1965-1972 box set (2016).
The album was recorded during the British Winter Tour, 1974 at the Empire Pool (now Wembley Arena), Wembley, England. The shows are notable for showcasing an early version of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" as well as very early versions of "Sheep" and "Dogs" under different titles – "Raving and Drooling" and "You've Got to Be Crazy", respectively.
The tour also featured the whole of The Dark Side of the Moon album played as well as one of the final performances of "Echoes" before being resurrected briefly in 1987; this performance of "Echoes" is notable for featuring saxophone performed by Dick Parry. The show was recorded by the BBC and broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (Dark Side set only), on 11 January 1975 as part of Alan Freeman's programme.
