Product Details

• Actors: Various Artists
• Format: Compilation, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: October 28, 2008
• Run Time: 156 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001FWRYVK
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,200 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

A Technicolor Dream is the story of the Underground movement in the UK during the sixties and leads up to its culmination at The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream, an all night "musical happening" that was held at Alexandra Palace on April 29, 1967. The story takes in CND marches in the early sixties, the foundation of the London Free School and from that the International Times, the UFO Club and the Notting Hill Carnival. There are brand new interviews with Roger Waters and Nick Mason from Pink Floyd, John "Hoppy" Hopkins, Joe Boyd, Kevin Ayers, Barry Miles, Arthur Brown, Phil May from The Pretty Things and many more. All of this is set in a musical context with the music of Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd.

TRACK LISTING Features clips from songs performed by: Pink Floyd (with Syd Barrett) The Pretty Things The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

Plus bonus Pink Floyd performances: 1) Astronomy Domine - Queen Elizabeth Hall, May 14, 1967 2) Scarecrow - Pathe News, July 8, 1967 3) Arnold Layne - Peter Whitehead promo, March 10, 1967

Bonus Features * Three full Pink Floyd performances with Syd Barrett on guitar and vocals from 1967. * Additional interviews with Roger Waters, Nick Mason and others not included in the broadcast version.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent interviews, but the rest is available elsewhere, December 3, 2008

By	Scott A. Conway - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Well, I purchased this DVD in hopes that the Floyd performances would include previously unknown footage.
Sadly, that turned out to not be the case.
There are some lengthy interviews with Roger Waters and Nick Mason, as well as Joe Boyd and a couple of other guys, and those were interesting, and they also went on at some length about Syd Barrett.
The Floyd performances, however, are easily available through unofficial channels in more complete form, and without the top and bottom of the picture chopped off to make fake 16:9 aspect ratio.
This footage, however, has been cleaned up, so it is likely to be the highest quality version of it that you can get, but (for some unknown reason) the producers chose to edit out all of the Hans Keller (the jerk who asks "Why has it got to be so loud?") interview with Syd, Roger, Nick, and Rick.
This could have gotten extra points from me, even though it contains footage found elsewhere, if they had not chopped off the aspect ratio, and if they had made the footage complete.
Sorry, guys, but I rate this nothing more than a C-.
Amazon, for their part, were exemplary, as always.
I had to get a reshipment because the USPS lost the first shipment.
Amazon rapidly sent out another, and I had it in my hands within four days of reporting the missing first shipment.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical info and rare Pink Floyd recollections, April 30, 2009

By	A. B. Crain ""SydCrainBop"" (Louisiana, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a fierce, die-hard Pink Floyd fan, it was awesome to see NEW interview clips with Roger Waters and Nick Mason in this documentary. It was extra special to also see their longer COMPLETE interviews as BONUS material on this DVD! Unfortunately, in the hippie days, the film crew at the Technicolor Dream concert left before Pink Floyd played, but this documentary covers the whole 24-hour party with interesting stories, gossip, and fond memories.