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From Pink Floyd Discography - Official Releases | | 2000 - Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 80-81 | Is There Anybody Out There?
The Wall Live 80-81
Pink Floyd, 2000
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Release date: April 18th, 2000
Recorded at: Earl's Court, London (performances from 07/02/1980 to 06/17/1981)
EMI/Capitol released two versions of The Wall Live: a double jewel box version with two 28-page booklets, and a deluxe six-by-eleven-inch edition with a single 50-page booklet. The package was designed by longtime Pink Floyd graphic artist Storm Thorgerson.
Another veteran member of the Pink Floyd team, engineer James Guthrie, compiled and mixed the album, which draws performances from the seven Wall converts that were preserved on tape. Along with live versions of all the songs on the studio album, the set also brings to light some tracks never before released on audio disc. These include two tracks titled "MC/Atmos" (short for "Master of Ceremonies/Atmosphere"), which consist of spoken-word segments and other extra-musical... [Read More] | | | | » Pink Floyd Facts & History | |
From Misc. | | Pink Floyd - The Household Objects Project (Oct-Dec 1973) |
After the huge success of The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd was unsure about how to top that record's huge popularity. They decided, then, to return to their experimental beginnings by trying to create an entire album using only sounds produced by common household objects, thus the name "Household Objects" project.
Quote: N.S. I remember I went to E.M.I. studios in the winter of '74, and the band were recording stuff with bottles and rubber bands... the period I'm talking about is the before your French tour in June '74.
R.W. Ah! Right, yeah. Answer starts here... (great intake of breath)... Well, Nick... there was an abortive attempt to make an album not using any musical instruments. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it didn't come together. Probably because we needed to stop for a bit.
| Roger Waters had done something similar in Music from the Body (1970), in which he used sounds produced by the human body.
Their unconventional instruments in the Household Objects project consisted of old hand mixers, aerosol spray cans, rubber bands stretched between two tables, tape, wine glasses and bottles, and others.
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