Pink Floyd The Wall Album Cover

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Pink floyd the wall album cover. Waters had a falling out with hipgnosis designer storm thorgerson a few years earlier when thorgerson had included the cover of animals in his book the work of hipgnosis. Gilmour and mason continued as pink floyd rejoined later by wright. The album traces the long arc of a fictional rock star named pink floyd who evolves from lonely boy to maniacal fascist. The waters written musical film based on the wall album pink floyd the wall 1982 won two bafta awards.

In a band meeting at drummer nick mason s home in camden bassist roger waters proposed that a new album could form part of the tour. Waters idea was for an album that dealt with things that make people mad focusing on the pressures faced by the band. Walk away rené. Following personal tensions wright left pink floyd in 1979 followed by waters in 1985.

But the connection with the political cartoonist was created then and it culminated eight years later with one of the grandest visuals associated with any rock act in history the wall. I had worked with them on the wish you were here tour british illustrator gerald scarfe recalls of his involvement with pink floyd and roger waters and i got on pretty well. The iconic album covers that linked their name with visuals such as a prism a man in flames shaking hands and a floating pink pig were all in the future. Art rock alternative rock prog rock pink floyd the wall 1979 gatefold cover vinyl discogs.

Cbs sony 40ap 1750 1 cbs sony lp 1383 84 format. The story behind pink floyd s the wall album cover by teamrock july 13 2016 artist gerald scarfe on the iconic sleeve that was a doddle to create. If anything it laid bare his inner turmoil and outer critique with almost forensic precision. This double album ranks up there with other noted classic rock double studio albums like the lamb lies down on broadway tommy exile on main street quadrophenia blonde on blonde london calling.

At one hour and twenty minutes the wall didn t spare listeners any of waters creative largesse. 2x vinyl lp album gatefold cover country. Following meddle in 1971 pink floyd assembled for a tour of britain japan and the united states in december of that year.