Pulse (1995 film)

Pulse
2006 DVD cover
Directed by	David Mallet
Produced by	David Gilmour James Guthrie Steve O'Rourke Lana Topham
Starring	Pink Floyd
Cinematography	David Mallet
Edited by	Dave Gardener
Music by	Pink Floyd
Distributed by	PMI Sony Music Video (SMV) Enterprises
Release date	6 June 1995 (1995-06-06) (Home video)
Running time	145 minutes
Language	English

Pulse (stylised as P•U•L•S•E) is a concert video by Pink Floyd of their 20 October 1994 concert at Earls Court, London during The Division Bell Tour. It was originally released on VHS^[1] and Laserdisc^[2] in June 1995, with a DVD release coming in July 2006, with the latter release containing numerous bonus features.

In 2019, a newly restored and re-edited version was released on Blu-ray and DVD as part of The Later Years box-set; this version was given a standalone release on 18 February 2022.^[3] The Blu-ray version is the first release of Pulse in HD, although it is upconverted from the original SD video recording and remains in its 4:3 aspect ratio. A separate 90-minute edit of the film, intended for TV and streaming, was also released in 2019.

Track listing

VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray

The VHS and 2019 Blu-Ray release contains the same track listing as the 2006 DVD release, but spread across just one disc/tape. Each version contains slightly different edits of the film but all are displayed in its original 4:3 aspect ratio.

Disc One

1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts I-V, VII)
2. "Learning to Fly"
3. "High Hopes"
4. "Take It Back"
5. "Coming Back to Life"
6. "Sorrow"
7. "Keep Talking"
8. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
9. "One of These Days"

Disc Two: The Dark Side of the Moon and Encores

10. "Speak to Me"
11. "Breathe"
12. "On the Run"
13. "Time"
14. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
15. "Money"
16. "Us and Them"
17. "Any Colour You Like"
18. "Brain Damage"
19. "Eclipse"
20. "Wish You Were Here"
21. "Comfortably Numb"
22. "Run Like Hell"

2006 DVD Special features

Bootlegging the Bootleggers:

1. "What Do You Want from Me"
2. "On the Turning Away"
3. "Poles Apart"
4. "Marooned"

Screen films:

1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
2. "Learning to Fly"
3. "High Hopes"
4. "Speak to Me" (graphic)
5. "On the Run"
6. "Time" (1994)
7. "The Great Gig in the Sky" (wave)
8. "Money" (1987)
9. "Us and Them" (1987)
10. "Brain Damage"
11. "Eclipse"
12. Alternate versions:
    1. "Speak to Me" (1987)
    2. "Time" (Ian Eames)
    3. "Money" (Alien)
    4. "The Great Gig in the Sky" (animation)
    5. "Us and Them" (1994)

Music videos:

• "Learning to Fly"
• "Take It Back"

Behind the Scenes Footage:

• "Say Goodbye to Life as We Know It"

Other:

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, including "Wish You Were Here" with Billy Corgan
• Photo gallery
• Cover art
• Pulse TV advertisement (1995)
• Tour maps
• Itinerary
• Stage plans

Laserdisc

The 1995 Sony Laserdisc release featured the concert spread out over three sides of a two-disc set.

Due to space limitations, continuity, and to retain the complete performance of The Dark Side of the Moon without interruption, "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" and "One of These Days" were moved to the beginning of side three.

Side One

1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
2. "Learning to Fly"
3. "High Hopes"
4. "Take It Back"
5. "Coming Back to Life"
6. "Sorrow"
7. "Keep Talking"

Side Two

8. "Speak to Me"
9. "Breathe"
10. "On the Run"
11. "Time"
12. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
13. "Money"
14. "Us and Them"
15. "Any Colour You Like"
16. "Brain Damage"
17. "Eclipse"

Side Three

18. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
19. "One of These Days"
20. "Wish You Were Here"
21. "Comfortably Numb"
22. "Run Like Hell"

2019 90-minute version

Coinciding with the 2019 remaster, a new shorter version of the concert for streaming and broadcasting was made, based on the 2019 Blu-ray/DVD version. The release omitted and reordered many songs compared to previous releases, but still contained the full performance of The Dark Side of the Moon.

1. "Speak to Me"
2. "Breathe"
3. "On the Run"
4. "Time"
5. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
6. "Money"
7. "Us and Them"
8. "Any Colour You Like"
9. "Brain Damage"
10. "Eclipse"
11. "Sorrow"
12. "Keep Talking"
13. "High Hopes"
14. "Wish You Were Here"
15. "Comfortably Numb"

Personnel

Pink Floyd

• David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitars, lap steel guitar, talk box
• Richard Wright – keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Time" and "Comfortably Numb" (verses)
• Nick Mason – drums, gong, roto-toms

Additional personnel

• Guy Pratt – bass guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (verses) and "Run Like Hell"
• Jon Carin – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (verses)
• Sam Brown – backing vocals, first lead vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
• Durga McBroom – backing vocals, second lead vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
• Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals, third lead vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
• Tim Renwick – guitars, backing vocals
• Dick Parry – saxophones
• Gary Wallis – percussion, additional drums (played and programmed)

Editing out the Publius Enigma

The 2006 DVD release saw some re-edited footage of the original 1995 release. During The Division Bell Tour the word(s) "Enigma" or "Publius Enigma" would be visible on part of the stage (sometimes it would be written in lights, or on the back screen). These were connected to the Enigma competition surrounding the album and tour. On 20 October 1994, during "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" the screen displayed the word "Enigma" instead of "E=MC²" which is what was shown at all other shows, as seen on the original 1995 release. The DVD, however, has an altered back-drop displaying "E=MC²", although if the DVD is paused at the correct moment the word "Enigma" is still visible. This portion has been replaced with band members shots on the 2019 Blu-ray version.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position UK Music DVD (OCC)[4] 2 UK Video (OCC)[5] 6 US Music Video Sales (Billboard)[6] 1 Chart (2006) Peak position Australian Music DVDs (ARIA)[7] 1 Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)[8] 1 Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 1 Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 1 Danish Music DVD (Tracklisten)[11] 1 Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[12] 1 French Music DVD[13] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 7 Italian Music DVD (FIMI)[15] 1 Spanish Music DVD (PROMUSICAE)[16] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 5 UK Music DVD (OCC)[18] 1 UK Video (OCC)[19] 2 US Music Video Sales (Billboard)[20] 1 Chart (2009) Peak position Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 89 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[23] 14× Platinum 210,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] Platinum 10,000^* Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[25] Diamond 125,000^* Canada (Music Canada)[26] 2× Platinum 20,000^^ Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27] Gold 20,000^^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[28] Platinum 13,965[28] France (SNEP)[29] Diamond 100,000^* Germany (BVMI)[30] 7× Gold 175,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] 12× Platinum 60,000^^ Poland (ZPAV)[32] 3× Platinum 30,000^* Portugal (AFP)[33] 4× Platinum 32,000^^ Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] 2× Platinum 50,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] 3× Platinum 18,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[36] 5× Platinum 250,000^* United States (RIAA)[37] 8× Platinum 800,000^^ ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes and references

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4. "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 (11 June 1995)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
5. "Official Video Chart Top 100 (11 June 1995)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
6. "Pink Floyd Chart History (Music Video Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
7. "ARIA Top 40 DVD - Week Commencing 17th July 2006" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
8. "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD: 20060721" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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12. "Pink Floyd – P.U.L.S.E. [DVD"] (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
13. "Classement des Vidéos Musicales du 6.08.06 au 12.08.06" (in French). Institut français d'opinion publique. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
14. "Italiancharts.com – Pink Floyd – P.U.L.S.E. %5BDVD%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
15. "DVD: Classifica settimanale WK 28 (dal 10.07.2006 al 16.07.2006)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
16. "Top 20 DVD Musical: Week 28, 2006" (in Spanish). Top 20 DVD Musical. PROMUSICAE. Select Year: 2006, Week as Semana: 28, Then click on "Search Charts". Retrieved 10 June 2016.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Pink Floyd – P.U.L.S.E. %5BDVD%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
18. "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 (16 July 2006)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
19. "Official Video Chart Top 100 (16 July 2006)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
20. "Pink Floyd Chart History (Music Video Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
21. "Swiss Charts - Music DVD Top 10 - 22.02.2009". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
22. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
23. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
24. "Austrian video certifications – Pink Floyd – Pulse" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
25. "Brazilian video certifications – Pink Floyd – Pulse" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
26. "Canadian video certifications – Pink Floyd – P.U.L.S.E." Music Canada. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
27. "Danish video certifications – Pink Floyd – Pulse". Hitlisten. IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 27 December 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
28. "Pink Floyd" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
29. "French video certifications – Pink Floyd – Pulse" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
30. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Pink Floyd; 'Pulse')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
31. "Latest Gold / Platinum DVDs". Radioscope. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
32. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty DVD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2007 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
33. "Top 30 Music DVDs". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
34. "Top 20 DVD 07_04" (PDF). PROMUSICAE (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
35. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('P.U.L.S.E.')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
36. "British video certifications – Pink Floyd – Pulse - 20/10/94". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
37. "American video certifications – Pink Floyd – Pulse". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

External links

• Pulse at IMDb