Pink Floyd’s first concert in Japan, at the Hakone Aphrodite festival, will be released as a special 2-disc package in a 7-inch sleeve, containing the “Atom Heart Mother” album on CD and a Blu-ray disc featuring newly discovered video of the performance from over 50 years ago. The album will be released on December 8. Originally only released in Japan in 2021, the set contains some unique memorabilia – a special photo book containing many rare, never-seen-before photos, reproductions of the pamphlet, the poster, the concert ticket, and the flier distributed at the event. The only Pink Floyd footage at Hakone Aphrodite that exists is that of the 16-minute-long suite “Atom Heart Mother.” The details including whereabouts of the master film and how it was shot had been a mystery for a long time. However, after fifty years, the original 16mm film of this video was discovered in a fan’s garage. The meticulous processes of digitizing, restoring and remastering was undertaken and finally this enhanced video will be released outside of Japan. Over 50 years ago, Japan’s first international outdoor rock festival “Hakone Aphrodite” was held at a specially built venue beside Hakone Ashinoko Lake on August 6th and 7th, 1971. Pink Floyd’s first ever concert in Japan was as headliner for the festival. Aspiring to be the Japanese Woodstock, The “Hakone Aphrodite” invited many international artists and became the first rock festival experience for many Japanese fans. The set contains not only the original live footage (with audio taken from the gig at Hakone Aphrodite), but also behind-the-scenes footage of the band, travelling between the airport, the hotel, the press conference, the bullet train, the show set-up, and, of course, beautiful Japanese scenery.
M**D
Lovely version of Atom Heart Mother
Atom Heart Mother - in an oversized Japanese package with a Blu-ray of a concert.Very nice version to have
P**.
Great buy
Excellent price lovely packaging can't fault it great cd set
R**Y
nicely done
Prompt service. Well packaged and delivered on time; slightly earlier than I expected which was a bonus. Item well packaged and as described. Many thanks.
A**R
This wasnt worth it.
I love Pink Floyd but I already had remixed version of Atom Heart Mother and this doesnt really add much to it. Something for Floyd completists only. The accompanying booklet and poster is mainly in Japanese.
P**L
Atomic
So, another version of an old familiar, and often favourite, album by Pink Floyd. Why buy it again? What has this version got that previous have not had?Basically the packaging and the dvd of a performance of Atom Heart are the big draw here. The packaging is based on artwork from their tour of Japan in 1971. It has been released in a 6” single sized record styled sleeve and uses the same master source as the previous release.This is a thing of beauty that you can’t really appreciate from photos.At the price I bought it at it was a no brainer purchase.One for the fans.
J**N
What a cool release
This is a real collectors item. The 7" sleeve release has a wealth of goodies, the 1970 Japanese tour poster, pamphlet, a replica ticket, cd and blue ray concert discs, a photobook plus more. This is a great set for the Floyd collector. It may seem expensive for a cd but it's comprehensive and an authentic replica of the event. A real 'mist have' for any Floyd fan. Love it!!
B**E
What a great relase by Pink Floyd
One of the best reissues ever by Pink Floyd.
G**J
A lovely release, wonderful quality, BUT.........
As others have said, a great album, a great item, beautifully presented and a fantastic price currently on Amazon.BUT...my copy arrived poorly packaged and the picture booklet was creased. The outer plastic cover was torn and the item was received open, so I think it might be a stretch to call this a "new" item.So, overall, a fantastic item, a great price, the Blu-Ray is fantastic (and probably worth the price alone). I wouldn't buy it at full price, though.But it felt like I was buying a second-hand item and the packaging was rubbish. So pros and cons.
