| Product Summary | | Label: Emd/capitol | | UPC: 00724383124329 | | Release Date: 4/25/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 60402982 | | Item#: MRGCMH | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 26050 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. In The Flesh? ~ Pink Floyd |  | | 2. Thin Ice, The ~ Pink Floyd | | | 3. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 ~ Pink Floyd | | | 4. Happiest Days Of Our Lives, The ~ Pink Floyd | | | 5. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 ~ Pink Floyd | | | 6. Mother ~ Pink Floyd | | | 7. Goodbye Blue Sky ~ Pink Floyd | | | 8. Empty Spaces ~ Pink Floyd | | | 9. Young Lust ~ Pink Floyd | | | 10. One Of My Turns ~ Pink Floyd | | | 11. Don't Leave Me Now ~ Pink Floyd | | | 12. Another Brick In The Wall Part 3 ~ Pink Floyd | | | 13. Goodbye Cruel World ~ Pink Floyd | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Pink Floyd: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards); Roger Waters (vocals, bass); Nick Mason (drums). | | Additional personnel: Bruce Johnston, Toni Tenille, Joe Chemay, John Joyce, Stan Farber, Jim Haas, Islington Green School (background vocals). | | Producers: Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, Roger Waters. | | Recorded at Superbear Studios, Miravel, France; Producer's Workshop, Los Angeles, California; CBS Studios, New York, New York between April and November 1979. | | Digitally remastered by Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California). | | Personnel: David Gilmour, Roger Waters (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards); Islington Green School (vocals, background vocals); Jeff Porcaro, Nick Mason (drums); Jon Joyce , John Joyce, Stan Farber, Toni Tennille, Joe Chemay, Bruce Johnston (background vocals). | | Audio Remasterer: James Guthrie. | | Recording information: CBS, NY (04/1979-11/1979); Hiperbear, France (04/1979-11/1979); Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, CA (04/1979-11/1979). | | Unknown Contributor Role: Richard Wright . | | THE WALL was Roger Waters' crowning accomplishment in Pink Floyd. It documented the rise and fall of a rock star (named Pink Floyd), based on Waters' own experiences and the tendencies he'd observed in people around him. By now, the bassist had firm control of the group's direction, working mostly alongside David Gilmour and bringing in producer Bob Ezrin as an outside collaborator. Drummer Nick Mason was barely involved, while keyboardist Rick Wright seemed to be completely out of the picture. Still, THE WALL was a mighty, sprawling affair, featuring 26 songs with vocals--nearly as many as all previous Floyd albums combined. | | The story revolves around the fictional Pink Floyd's isolation behind a psychological wall. The wall grows as various parts of his life spin out of control, and he grows incapable of dealing with his neuroses. The album opens by welcoming the unwitting listener to Floyd's show ("In the Flesh?"), then turns back to childhood memories of his father's death in World War II ("Another Brick in the Wall [Part 1]"), his mother's overprotectiveness ("Mother"), and his fascination with and fear of sex ("Young Lust"). By the time "Goodbye Cruel World" closes the first disc, the wall is built and Pink is trapped in the midst of a mental breakdown. | | On disc 2, the gentle acoustic phrasings of "Is There Anybody Out There?" and the lilting orchestrations of "Nobody Home" reinforce Floyd's feeling of isolation. When his record company uses drugs to coax him to perform ("Comfortably Numb"), his onstage persona is transformed into a homophobic, race-baiting fascist ("In the Flesh"). In "The Trial" he mentally prosecutes himself, and the wall comes tumbling down. | | This ambitious concept album was an across-the-board smash, topping the Billboard album chart for 15 weeks in 1980. The single "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" was the country's best seller for four weeks. THE WALL spawned an elaborate stage show (so elaborate, in fact, that the band was able to bring it to only a few cities) and a full-length film. It also marked the last time Waters and Gilmour would work together as equal partners. |
Engineer: James Guthrie; John McClure; Nick Griffiths; Patrice Queff; Rick Hart; Ben Rodgers; Brian Christian |
Musical Guests | | Bruce Johnston | | Toni Tennille |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | Artists, Various | | The Moon Revisited: Another Perspective... ~ Artists, Various | | The String Quartet Tribute To R.E.M. ~ Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Echoes Of Pink: A Tribute To Pink Floyd ~ Artists, Various | | The Reggae Tribute To Pink Floyd ~ Artists, Various | | The Songs Of Pink Floyd ~ Artists, Various | | Welcome To The Machine: Electronic... Pink Floyd ~ Artists, Various | | A Chill Out Tribute To Pink Floyd ~ Artists, Various | | The String Quartet Tribute To... Dark Side Of... ~ Artists, Various | | Dub Side Of The Moon ~ Easy Star All-Stars | | Easy Star All-Stars | | Easy Star All-Stars | | Us And Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra | | Pickin' On Pink Floyd: A Bluegrass Tribute ~ On, Pickin' | | More ~ Original Soundtrack | | Obscured by Clouds ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Dark Side of the Moon 2001 ~ Out Of Phase (Rock) | | Out Of Phase (Rock) | | Out of Phase (Rock) | | Out of Phase (Rock) | | Dark Side Of The Moon 2001 ~ Phase, Out Of | | Phase, Out Of | | Dark Side Of The Moon 2001 ~ Phase, Out Of (Rock) | | Phase, Out Of (Rock) | | Pickin' On Pink Floyd: A Bluegrass Tribute ~ Pickin' On | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | | Various Artists | | Moon Revisted ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Echoes Of Pink: A Tribute To Pink Floyd ~ Various Artists | | The Reggae Tribute To Pink Floyd ~ Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute To Pink Floyd ~ Various Artists | | The Songs Of Pink Floyd ~ Various Artists | | Welcome To The Machine: The Electronic Tribute To ~ Various Artists | | Chillout Tribute to Pink Floyd ~ Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dar ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Back Against The Wall ~ Various Artists | | More Bricks: The String Quartet Tribute To Pink Fl ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dar ~ Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd ~ Vitamin String Quartet |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/25/2000 | | Original Release Date : 1979 | | Catalog ID : 31243 | | Label : Capitol/EMI Records | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Runtime : 81m : 12s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724383124329 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.116)
- Ranked #87 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Hypnotic in its indulgence....Rock-star hubris has never been more electrifying..."Q (1/03, p.64)
- Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever" CMJ (1/6/03, p.12)
- Included in CMJ's list of "Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time" CMJ (1/5/04, p.6)
- Ranked #1 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1980". Billboard 9 of 10
...the title [is] apparently symbolic of the separation between performer and audience. There are other analogies that can be made as to the wall's meaning, yet one thing remains constant and that is Floyd's ability to produce interesting music... As usual, Roger Waters' lyrics are a standout and the playing is tight.
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| | Bio | | For Over 30 years, Pink Floyd has been one of rock music's most dominant creative and commercial forces. Formed in London, England in 1965, the band released Dark Side Of The Moon in 1973 and became one of pop music's biggest acts, with the record remaining on Billboard's Top 200 album chart longer than any other release in history. Along with 1979's The Wall, it establishes the band as purveyors of a distinct, complex vision that millions of fans continue to embrace. In 1996, the group was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
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