Pink Floyd's sound engineer Brian Humphries revisits "Wish You Were Here" tapes at Abbey Road. RIP
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- Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024
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A tribute to Pink Floyd's sound engineer Brian Humphries - with clips from my film "Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here".
Pink Floyd recently reported Brian Humphries death. He was a lovely guy who made a trip back to Abbey Road for the documentary in 2011 .
Pink Floyd said of him "Brian worked with bands like Free and Traffic, before leaving Island Records to work exclusively for Pink Floyd. As part of his remit, he oversaw Britannia Row Studios in the late 1970s. He first worked with the band on the Ummagumma, Zabriskie Point and More recordings of 1969, and engineered the Wish You Were Here and Animals albums. In 1974 he became the band's front-of-house sound mixer on their tour late that year, a role he continued in 1975, and in 1977, when he was also the tape effects technician."
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Very sad to hear that Brian Humphries passed away. In my opinion Wish You Were Here is PF's best sounding album and the Collectors Edition of the CD is my audio reference for absolutely everything. The Story of Wish You Were Here is a great doco John! Thanks for making it.
How is it possible that dark side of the moon is the greatest album ever made by anyone but wish you were here is Pink Floyd’s best album
Haha great question!
Because it’s subjective
Thank you very much, John. Your interviews are the best imaginable. You have done so much for us Pink Floyd fans, it's hard to put it into words.
I agree 100% with this sentiment. John's PF interviews are the absolute gold standard. They are true treasures.
Oh no! Another one gone. Thank you for letting me know. I didn't know that this was your film. I have watched it so many times. An excellent film on an incredible album.
I work in Brian's local supermarket and served him many times over the years- a lovely, friendly gentleman. 🙂
It was a shock to find out today about his passing (from one of his neighbours). 🙁
I've admired Pink Floyd (and their immaculate sound engineering standards) for decades. I served Brian for years without knowing who he was, before accidentally discovering that he was Pink Floyd's sound engineer on one of my favourite albums of all time- Wish You Were Here. (To say that this discovery blew my mind is a gross understatement! 🤯)
It just goes to show that you never know who you might be talking to ... 😉
Thanks for uploading this tribute, John- your documentary is awesome, btw.
Rest In Peace, Brian Humphries ❤
It's my favourite PF album. First heard it the year it came out, which has had that longing impression ever since.
I was a close friend of Brian and was invited to Abbey Road Studios by Brian and captured some of the special moments on my camera. The stories he told me and my family was truly amazing. On the days of recording of this show Brian wealth of knowledge surprised everybody in the studio. No one knew any of this information just Brian.
Oh wow! Thank you for this ! When was that visit ? Was it before or after 2011 when we filmed him ?
Wonderful tribute. Thank you. RIP Brian
Thanks, John, for getting so much incredible time in with all these legends. I have the deepest gratitude for your mission. Have a great day!
Beautiful, John. Thanks for uploading.
RIP BH ❤
Thanks Tony. All the best
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES Best to you too John, hope you are well. ❤
Roy did such an amazing job on Have a Cigar. Amazing voice.
May he rest in peace, I loved this video, would take hours of him going through tracks with stories of what was and might have been
RIP Sir! beautiful interview.
As always, thank you for these true gems!
My friend and neighbour...we saw you off today, knowing that your musical brilliance will be with us forever.
Shine on, Brian.
Thank you for your tribute. Brian was a genuine artist. Lovely man. So sorry for your loss.
Thank you John!!
Amazing footage John. Ricks ghostly synths were the perfect partner to Davids guitar lines. Just lovely stuff!
RIP Mr Brian, & Mr Wright 🖤
John, if anyone can, you can.
Please try and get a full 90 minute docu out of this footage.
The PF community loves your work Sir!.
Thank you.
@johnedgintondocumentaries Please put up Jill Furmanovsky's full interview footage. Love to hear her thoughts.
RIP Legend 😢
Interesting that the pics from the original sessions are obviously Studio 3 Abbey Road and this video is shot in the modern refurbished Studio 3 Abbey Road.
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If I'm not mistaken, Brian would later in that doc, talk about Syd Barrett showing up out of the blue, probably a 100 pounds heavier then when the guys had last seen Syd, plus he shaved all his hair off his body, Brian said David and Roger broke out in tears upon realizing it was Syd.....Rick Wright stated in a later interview, "It was a very sad meeting, Syd kept getting up out of his chair and pretending to brush his teeth, it was very sad indeed "......Great look back at Brian....😎
Thanks for yur appreciative comment. Brian did mention that occasion in the doc, saying they were all "shell shocked" but it was actually Storm Thorgerson who talked about Roger and Dave crying. Rick's interview about Syd brushing his teeth is in my 2001 doc "PF and Syd Barret Story "
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES your documentaries are probably the most interesting thing on RUclips, hats off and kudos for allowing us to view them again and again ...Be Well ...😎
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES Recuerdo que, Rosemary Breen, la hermana de Syd Barrett el año pasado fue entrevistada por un señor, y ella contò de que Syd nunca quiso ser una celebridad musical, solo queria dedicarse al arte y la pintura....El tomò un sendero equivocado cuando intento ser musico...los alucinogenos acabaron con su vida progresivamente....muchos pensaban de que Syd vivio`recluido en su casa siempre desde que se deterioro mentalmente, pero no era totalmente cierto...Rosemary , su hermana dice que a veces solìa salir con Syd a realizar compras en su automovil, y que el siguiò exhibiendo sus pinturas en ciertos lugares....una vez una mujer le pregunto a BARRETT si la recordaba, y SI...LA CONOCIO ...Y BARRETT LE DIJO ...SI, TE CONOZCO...´´TU ERES LIVY´´,..ya que ella fue novia de el...ahora eso de que le incomodaba ser sociable, era cierto....Syd no queria ningun contacto con amigos del pasado, y cuando se recluyo en su casa, algunos de sus admiradores iban a su casa, ,y Barrett no atendia la puerta, y su hermana se veia obligada a decirles a sus admiradores de que ´´SYD YA NO VIVE ACA´´....o sea, debia mentir obligadamente para que lo dejen tranquilo a su hermano...si alguno no vio ese video que dura mas de una hora, .les dejo escrito el titulo para que lo busquen....se llama ´´ROSEMARY BREEN ON HER BROTHER SYD BARRETT...HE NEVER SOUGHT CELEBRITY´´.....Greetings from Buenos Aires
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Live versions on bootlegs show why they got Roy to sing it. There's a 1977 NYC MSG version that sounds like a cat's chorus. Too high for Roger & David's vocal ranges.
they did a good job at trying ..does any body really need the song wish you were here.. chuckle
Actually Dark Side was the best selling album until Michael Jacksons Thriller. Pink Floyd had several albums that chart on the top of my favorites. Try Animals with your headphones on all the way through!! Dogs and sheep's!!
RiP BH