I first saw this trippy concert documentary as a midnight movie some years ago (at least a year or two before 'The Wall'). As I always liked Floyd's music (especially the pre-Dark Side era Floyd), I sought out this film for some years, until the window of opportunity opened for me. As I watched Floyd perform a version of Echoes, which I liked even better than the one on the Meddle L.P., I just wished I had showed up stoned out of my bird. The film seems to have been filmed in several places,besides the ruins of that ancient Roman amphitheater (there are a few selections shot in a film studio). The interview sections are well documented, as well. There are sections of Floyd in the recording studio, working out the 'Dark Side' L.P. I wonder if any of that unused material has ever turned up on any Floyd bootleg? Now that I've heard that a longer version exists of this film, I'll have to scour the planet for a version of it. Does anybody know if there is either a DVD or VHS copy of it in existence? I would even settle for a bootlegged copy.
Review of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
