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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Pink Floyd return to top of UK album charts with 1972 Pompeii concert recording

Roger Waters performing with the band in Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII.
Roger Waters performing with the band in Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII. Photograph: Sony Music

A recording of Pink Floyd’s eerie and evocative 1972 gig in the ruins of Pompeii, entitled Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, has become the band’s seventh UK chart-topping album.

The album captures the gig that was documented by director Adrian Maben for one of rock’s most arresting concert films, which has been restored to 4K quality and rereleased in cinemas, including in Imax format. A recording of the gig was previously included as part of a larger Pink Floyd box set, but this is the first standalone version, featuring a new sound mix helmed by prog rock musician Steven Wilson.

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