Press Release for David's DVD

(For clips from the DVD, just go to www.gilmourwhore.com and click where it says:
"And click here for a very special treat, courtesy of the folks at EMI...")

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This arrived in my email this morning from a marketing manager at EMI. Needless to say, I was thrilled! He also sent along a jpg of the cover art, which can be viewed at my site http://www.gilmourwhore.com

or for those of you who don't want to go there, click here:

http://www.gilmourwhore.com/gilmourjuly01/dgic1.jpg

Here is the press release, as well as other tidbits regarding the DVD/VHS:


"Reinvented rock god shines on as 21st Century folk hero" (The Times)


DAVID GILMOUR IN CONCERT DVD + VHS

On 23rd September, 'David Gilmour in Concert', the DVD and VHS, is released on Capitol Records. Filmed live at his critically acclaimed Meltdown Festival concert at London's Royal Festival Hall in June 2001, with additional footage from David Gilmour's three concerts at the same venue in January 2002. It also includes guest appearances from Rick Wright, Robert Wyatt and Sir Bob Geldof. The 130 minute DVD/VHS captures the magical performance given by David Gilmour and illustrates why these concerts won universal rave reviews.

'David Gilmour in Concert' comprises 16 songs performed by Gilmour, his semi-acoustic band rich in talent and the exquisite gospel choir led by Sam Brown. The set is tantalising in its sheer diversity - from Pink Floyd classics such as Wish You Were Here, Comfortably Numb and High Hopes, to Syd Barrett's Terrapin and Dominoes as well as a performance of Je Crois Entendre Encore from Bizet's opera The Pearl Fishers which one critic described as an "unlikely triumph..." and a new song Smile.

Where did the idea for such a musical departure come from? Gilmour explains: "Robert Wyatt was the Meltdown Festival's curator for 2001. He rang and invited me to play and my immediate answer was "yes". While Robert was still on the phone, an idea came to me, God knows where from. I thought: just a double-bass, a cello and a small gospel choir. Then I put down the phone and started to panic..."

That initial panic led to Gilmour being credited in the Daily Telegraph, with inventing a "whole new genre....a sound that is warm, richly textured and genuinely different...ensemble music of the highest order." The Meltdown performance went so well, David Gilmour decided to come back to the Royal Festival Hall a few months later to perform the show three more times. As he explains, "It seemed rather daft putting that amount of effort into it for only one night. So I thought maybe I'd do it again for fun. Just for me really."

And now, with the release of 'David Gilmour in Concert' on the 23rd September, the concert can be shared and enjoyed by many more.

The DVD will also feature more than thirty minutes of Special Features. These include home video footage of David Gilmour rehearsing at home with the choir, six guitar solos in "close-up" so that guitar enthusiasts can watch him play his solos in detail and there are three bonus songs recorded at other times.

DAVID GILMOUR IN CONCERT DVD + VHS Technical Specifications
The entire concert performance is presented in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround and 24-bit stereo LPCM.

Total running time is approximately 130 minutes.
Track listing:
1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5
2. Terrapin
3. Fat Old Sun
4. Coming Back To Life
5. High Hopes
6. Je Crois Entendre Encore
7. Smile
8. Wish You Were Here
9. Comfortably Numb
10. Dimming of the Day
11. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-8
12. A Great Day for Freedom
13. Hushabye Mountain
14. Dominoes
15. Breakthrough
16. Comfortably Numb

The band consists of the following acclaimed and respected musicians:
Michael Kamen - piano and cor anglais
Chucho Merchan - double bass
Caroline Dale - cello
Dick Parry - saxophone
Neill MacColl - acoustic guitar
Nic France - percussion
Gospel Choir led by Sam Brown

DVD Extras:
Home Movie - This mini DV footage shows David in his home studio rehearsing with the gospel choir.
High Hopes - choral version performed by the choir at the Royal Festival Hall.
Lyric Sheets - lyrics for all of the songs performed in the concert.
Spare Digits - six guitar solos from the main performance focusing on David's fingers, showing in detail his famed soloing. "For all the guitar anoraks out there who want to follow my fat little fingers at work," says Gilmour.
Miscellaneous - Three bonus songs recorded and shot at various different times: Don't, I Put A Spell On You, and Shakespeare's Sonnet 18.
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And now I'm left to wonder if "Charlotte" and I made the final edit? LOL

Cheers!

GeeDub#1

Is this a Region 2 release only, or is Region 1 also included?

I think this would be very cool!

Believe it or not, that's the one tidbit he left out...

I'll drop a line and see if I can find out more, but I won't be able to post it until I hear back - probably tomorrow morning (I hope).

Cheers!

GeeDub#1
<fingers crossed for NTSC>

Let's hope!

My copy is on advance order and eagerly anticipated.
God bless Region 2.

Sounds good. I hope it's going to include all the three songs performed with Rick, not only Breakthrough.

Any news on a USA release?????


BTW...very cool site you have there GeeDub.

Well, Yannis, it does mention "Comfortably Numb", which may be one of the songs where Mr. Wright performed.

Yes, FW, and apparently we are going to have two versions of CN on the DVD, and if one of them features Bob Geldof, then Rick is on it!!! Let's hope he is also on WYWH.


By the way, talking about american release, the press release says "Capitol records" which is the AMERICAN label, if I am not wrong.

My note from Paul Fletcher today confirms it: ALL regions will be getting this release!!!

YAAAAYYYY!!!!

...now I gotta get a DVD...hmm...

And thanks, Fulghum! I'm glad you liked the site. I *do* try, after all.



Cheers!

GeeDub#1

That would be helpful!

Oh well, every silver lining has a cloud it would seem!

I know what you mean, I would never be able to listen to that dreadful song, without Bob there to help it out.

That's not quite what I meant as I suspect you know!

Does anyone have any info on where to pre-order this for Region 1??