Ummagumma (MP3 Music)

This album by Pink Floyd has been one of my all-time favorite albums since it first came out way back when. I was a teenager when I first bought it as a vinyl album. I've owned several copies of vinyl over the years. My record player died a few years ago and I've not replaced it yet. So I bought the mp3 version so I could listen to the album while on the go. This is a two album set. One album was recorded live, the other is a studio album featuring compositions by each of the band members. The live cuts are some of my favorite songs of all time - and "Astronomy Domine" is my number one favorite song of all time. If you've not heard this seminal recording, you are missing some of the best work by Pink Floyd. I would give this an 11 out of 10!

   (This review refers to Ummagumma Import, Original recording remastered) I hesitated to buy this for a long time because Amazon's listing specified that the live portion was the 1994 remaster, which is what I already had, and sound technology has improved a lot since 1994. I'm happy to say that the Amazon listing is erroneous. The entire album was remastered in 2011, and both the live and studio portions sound much clearer and crisper than my older copy. I'm sure there are already many other reviews that will tell you about how wonderful this album is musically (it's one of my favorites by the group), so I'll limit myself to saying that if, like me, you were held back by the "1994 remaster" line, you can buy without fear.