The Wall - Pink Floyd(first sleeve) (2LP Vinyl) VG+ (1979) US Press

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Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Condition Notes: Beginning of ring wear on the front. Some very rare markings more like paper scuffs nothing major. Still a very strong VG+ Original shine, original inners, and original hype sticker.

The Wall by Pink Floyd.

Few rock records loom as large as Pink Floyd's 1979 magnum opus, a sprawling concept album built around isolation, alienation, and the metaphorical wall a man builds between himself and the world. Conceived largely by Roger Waters and realized with co-producers David Gilmour and Bob Ezrin, it fused rock ambition with theatrical narrative on a scale few dared attempt. Gerald Scarfe's stark sleeve design and illustration gave the project its unmistakable visual identity, as recognizable as the music itself.

Musically, the album is remarkable for the way Bob Ezrin and Michael Kamen wove orchestral arrangement into the band's sound, lending sweep and drama to Gilmour's guitar, Richard Wright's keyboards, and Nick Mason's drumming. The vocal textures are equally distinctive, drawing on backing singers including Bruce Johnston, Toni Tennille, and, memorably, the children of Islington Green School. James Guthrie's engineering and production help hold this dense, dynamic work together across its emotional swings.

For collectors, this is a Pitman pressing worth examining closely: some copies carry a gold promo stamp on the back cover, and it comes with the loose black-on-white "Pink Floyd The Wall 36183" insert held by the factory shrinkwrap. The runout details—'TML-X' with its digit and a stamped 'P' among etched markings—and the shifting inner-gatefold credits reward careful inspection. A landmark record, and a rewarding one to own properly.

Pressing Details:

Track Listing:

A1. In The Flesh?

A2. The Thin Ice

A3. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1

A4. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives

A5. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2

A6. Mother

B1. Goodbye Blue Sky

B2. Empty Spaces

B3. Young Lust

B4. One Of My Turns

B5. Don't Leave Me Now

B6. Another Brick In The Wall Part 3

B7. Goodbye Cruel World

C1. Hey You

C2. Is There Anybody Out There?

C3. Nobody Home

C4. Vera

C5. Bring The Boys Back Home

C6. Comfortably Numb

D1. The Show Must Go On

D2. In The Flesh

D3. Run Like Hell

D4. Waiting For The Worms

D5. Stop

D6. The Trial

D7. Outside The Wall

Credits:

Michael Kamen - Arranged By [Orchestra]

Bruce Johnston - Backing Vocals

Islington Green School - Backing Vocals

Jim Haas - Backing Vocals

Joe Chemay - Backing Vocals

Jon Joyce - Backing Vocals

Stan Farber - Backing Vocals

Toni Tennille - Backing Vocals

James Guthrie - Co-producer, Engineer

Gerald Scarfe - Design [Sleeve Design], Design [Illustration]

Brian Christian - Engineer

John McClure - Engineer

Nick Griffiths - Engineer

Patrice Quef - Engineer

Rick Hart - Engineer

Nick Mason - Performer

Richard Wright - Performer

Roger Waters - Performer, Design [Sleeve Design], Producer

David Gilmour - Performer, Producer

Bob Ezrin - Producer, Arranged By [Orchestra]

Phil Taylor (5) - Technician [Sound Equipment]

Notes:

Pitman pressing.

Some copies gold promo stamped on back cover.

Comes with loose, printed black on white "Pink Floyd The Wall 36183" insert held in place by the factory shrinkwrap.

'TML-X' and its accompanying digit, and 'P' stamped in runouts. The rest etched.

Right inside panel of gatefold cover:

"Produced By:

David Gilmour,

Bob Ezrin

Roger Waters" as the topmost printed credit.

Later copies list

"Written By:

Roger Waters ..." at the top.

Right inside panel of gatefold cover has no writer credits for all members, only Roger Waters, Gilmour and Ezrin.

No barcode.

Recorded at Superbear, Miravel, France. CBS, New York. Producers Workshop, Los Angeles. Between April and November, 1979.

Toni Tennille appears courtesy of Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.

All songs ©1979 Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Ltd. (BMI)

℗1979 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.

©1979 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.

Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS Inc.

Inner sleeves contain lyrics.

Artist: Pink Floyd(first sleeve)

Format: 2LP

Genre: Rock

Label: Columbia

Catalog Number: PC2 36183

Release Year: 1979

Country: United States