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PINK FLOYD -- THE WALL -- DOUBLE ALBUM -- COLUMBIA RECORDS STEREO 1979 - BL 36185 TRAIL OFF MATRIX  PBL-36185-1E   This is a A GORGEOUS UNPLAYED COPY OF THIS CLASSIC FROM PINK FLOYD. 
THE COVER NM WITH SLIGHT CORNER WRINKLING FROM STORAGE, OTHERWISE CRISP AND CLEAN. THE VINYL IS MINT UNPLAYED.

The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd The Wall.

As with the band's previous three studio albums The Wall is a concept album, and deals largely with themes of abandonment and personal isolation. It was first conceived during the band's 1977 In the Flesh Tour, when bassist and lyricist Roger Waters's frustration with the spectators' perceived boorishness became so acute that he imagined building a wall between the performers and audience. The album is a rock opera that centres on Pink, a character based on Waters. Pink's life experiences begin with the loss of his father during the Second World War, and continue with ridicule and abuse from his schoolteachers, an overprotective mother and finally, the breakdown of his marriage. All contribute to his eventual self-imposed isolation from society, represented by a metaphorical wall.

The Wall features a notably harsher and more theatrical style than Pink Floyd's previous releases. Keyboardist Richard Wright left the band during the album's production but remained as a salaried musician, performing with Pink Floyd during The Wall Tour. Commercially successful upon its release, the album was one of the best selling of 1980, and as of 1999, it had sold over 23 million RIAA certified units (11.5 million albums) in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine placed The Wall at #87 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Roger Waters, except where noted. 

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• David Gilmour – guitars, vocals, synthesisers, clavinet, sound effects
• Nick Mason – percussion
• Roger Waters – vocals, guitars, synthesiser, sound effects
• Richard Wright – organ, piano, Rhodes electric piano, synthesisers, bass pedals

• Bruce Johnston – backing vocals
• Toni Tennille – backing vocals
• Joe Chemay – backing vocals
• Jon Joyce – backing vocals
• Islington Green School – children’s choir
• Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangement
• Bob Ezrin – orchestral arrangement

• Bob Ezrin – organ, piano, synthesiser, backing vocals
• James Guthrie – percussion, synthesiser, sound effects
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Joe Porcaro, Blue Ocean & 5 others – snare drums
• Lee Ritenour – guitars
• Ron di Blasi – classical guitar
• Fred Mandel – Hammond organ
• Bobbye Hall – congas, bongos
• Frank Marrocco – concertina
• Larry Williams – clarinet
• Trevor Veitch – mandolin
• New York Orchestra – orchestra
• New York Opera – choral vocals
• Unnamed children's choir from New York – children’s choral vocals
• "Vicki & Clare" – backing vocals
• Harry Waters – child's voice, "Goodbye Blue Sky"
• Chris Fitzmorris – male telephone voice
• Trudy Young – voice of the groupie
• Phil Taylor – sound effects

• Bob Ezrin – co-producer
• David Gilmour – co-producer
• Roger Waters – co-producer
• James Guthrie – co-producer and engineer, remastering supervisor
• Krieg Wunderlich – digital remastering (MFSL issue)
• Doug Sax – mastering (original LP) and digital remastering (EMI/Sony re-issues)
• Nick Griffiths – engineer
• Patrice Quef – engineer
• Brian Christian – engineer
• Rick Hart – engineer
• Phil Taylor – sound equipment
• Gerald Scarfe – sleeve design
• Roger Waters – sleeve design

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