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Release date: October, 1986

"When The Wind Blows" is the soundtrack to the animated film directed by Jimmi Mukarami, based on the book by Raymond Briggs, about an elderly couple, Jim and Hilda Bloggs, who survive a nuclear assault.

The Bloggs live in rural Sussex and are confused regarding the nature and seriousness of their situation. This confusion is sometimes used to generate gentle comedy as well as darker elements. As the film progresses, things become steadily more hopeless as the couple suffer from the effects of radiation sickness. The film ends on an extremely bleak note, with them praying in their fallout shelter. At the very end of the closing credits, a morse code can be heard, spelling "MAD".

The film When the Wind Blows is a hybrid of drawn animation and stop-motion animation. The characters of Jim and Hilda Bloggs are drawn, but their home and most of the objects in it are real objects that seldom move but are animated with stop motion when they do.

The second half of album features Waters and The Bleeding Heart Band (the first time his band was called such). Only two of these songs have lyrics -- the rest are short instrumentals, or just Jim and Hilda's voices, noted below. Also on the album are tracks by David Bowie, Hugh Cornwell, Genesis, Squeeze, and Paul Hardcastle.

Tracks:

• When The Wind Blows [David Bowie]
• Facts And Figures [High Cornwell]
• The Brazilian [Genesis]
• What Have They Done [Squeeze]
• The Shuffle [Paul Hardcastle]
• The Russian Missile (Waters)
  
  Instrumental.
• Towers Of Faith (Waters)
  
  Vocals by Waters and Claire Torry.
• Hilda's Dream (Waters)
  
  Vocals by Jim and Hilda.
• The American Bomber (Waters)
  
  Instrumental.
• The Anderson Shelter (Waters)
  
  Vocals by Jim and Hilda.
• The British Submarine (Waters)
  
  Instrumental.
• The Attack (Waters)
  
  Vocals by Jim and Hilda.
• The Fall Out (Waters)
  
  Vocals by Jim and Hilda.
• Hilda's Hair (Waters)
  
  Vocals by Jim and Hilda.
• Folded Flags (Waters)
  
  Vocals by Waters and Carrack.

Musicians Featured:

• Roger Waters: Vocals
• Matt Irving: Keyboards
• Nick Smith: Keyboards
• Jay Stapley: Electric Guitar
• John Linwood: Linn Programming
• Freddie Kirc: Drums
• Mel Collins: Saxophone
• John Gordon: Bass
• Claire Torry: Vocals
• Paul Carrack: Vocals
• James Russel: Actor
• David Dundas: Actor
• Matt Irving: Actor

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