The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking by Roger Waters (Vinyl 1984 Columbia LP) Minty

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1984 Columbia FC 39290; censored cover

CONDITION: BOTH THE COVER AND VINYL ARE IN NM CONDITION. INCLUDES THE ART WORK LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IN GREAT SHAPE AS WELL. TML (The Mastering Lab) STAMPERS ON VINYL TRLOFF WAX BOTH SIDES. SUPER CLEAN COPY! ‘Roger Waters-The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking-1984 Columbia LP. Cover art with girl hitchhiking showing a black strip across her bare as# wearing only a back pack and stilettos. Censored cover.  WITH GUEST ERIC CLAPTON  A MUST HAVE FOR ANY PINK FLOYD FAN OR ANY ROCK FAN FOR THAT MATTER. GREAT ARTROCK LP AND IN SUPERB CONDITION!

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Album Features

UPC:

Artist:

Roger Waters

Format:

Vinyl

Release Year:

1984

Record Label:

Columbia (USA)

Genre:

Art Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. 4:30 Am (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)
2. 4:33 Am (Running Shoes)
3. 4:37 Am (Arabs With Knives and the West German Skies)
4. 4:39 Am (For the First Time Today Part 2)
5. 4:41 Am (Sexual Revolution)
6. 4:47 Am (The Remains of Our Love)
7. 4:50 Am (Go Fishing)
8. 4:56 Am (For the First Time Today Part 1)
9. 4:58 Am (Dunroamin Duncarin Dunlivin)
10. 5:01am (The Pros and the Cons of Hitch Hiking Part 10)
11. 5:06am (Every Strangers Eyes)
12. 5:11am (The Moment of Clarity)

Details

Distributor:

CBS

Recording Type:

Studio

Recording Mode:

Stereo

SPAR Code:

n/a

Album Notes
Roger Waters's fascinating first solo album, structured around his (predictably odd) dreams, features all the high-concept imagery and musical daring that made his work with Pink Floyd so masterful. On his own for the first time, Waters got a little help from Eric Clapton, who plays guitar on the title track.When dissected carefully, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking becomes a fascinating conceptual voyage into the workings of the human psyche. As an abstract peering into the intricate functions of the subconscious, Waters' first solo album involves numerous dream sequences that both figuratively and symbolically unravel his struggle with marriage, fidelity, commitment, and age at the height of a midlife crisis. While the songs (titled by the times in which Waters experiences each dream) seem to lack in musical fluidity at certain points, they make up for it with ingenious symbolism and his brilliant use of stream of consciousness within a subconscious realm. Outside from the deep but sometimes patchy narrative framework, the music slightly lacks in rhythm or hooks, except for the title track that includes some attractive guitar playing via Eric Clapton. David Sanborn's saxophone is another attribute, adding some life to "Go Fishing" and "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking." But it's truly the imagery and the visual design of the album that is front and center, since the importance lies in what Waters is trying to get across to the audience, decorated somewhat casually by his singing and the music. With Pink Floyd, the marriage of Waters' concepts and ideas with the talented musicianship of the rest of the band presented a complete masterpiece in both thought and music, while his solo efforts lean more toward the conceptual aspects of his work. With this in mind, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking continues to showcase Waters' unprecedented knack of addressing his darkest thoughts and conceptions in a most extraordinary fashion. ~ Mike DeGagne