Delicate Sound of Thunder
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- For the concert video, see Delicate Sound of Thunder (film).
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| Live album by Pink Floyd | ||
| Released | November 22, 1988 | |
| Recorded | August 1988 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 104:08 | |
| Label | EMI (UK), Columbia (US) | |
| Producer(s) | David Gilmour | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Pink Floyd chronology | ||
| A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) |
Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) |
Shine On (1992) |
Delicate Sound of Thunder is a Pink Floyd live double album from the David Gilmour-led era of the band which was recorded over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York in August 1988 and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in September 1988.
It was released in 1988 as a double LP, double cassette, and a double CD, each format containing a slightly different track listing. The album includes many works from A Momentary Lapse of Reason as well as quite a few from older albums.
An accompanying video recording of one of the concerts was also released.
Delicate Sound of Thunder became the first rock album to be played in space, as Soviet cosmonauts took it aboard Soyuz TM-7. They left the cassette box on Earth to save weight. The members of Pink Floyd were present at the launch.
Delicate Sound of Thunder (the album) reached #11 on the Billboard 200 and is currently listed as Triple Platinum in U.S. sales — it was certified Gold and Platinum on January 23, 1989 and Triple Platinum in April, 1997.
[edit] Track listing (double CD)
--Disc One--
- "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (David Gilmour/Rick Wright/Roger Waters)- originally from Wish You Were Here
- "Learning to Fly" (David Gilmour/Anthony Moore/Bob Ezrin/Jon Carin) - originally from A Momentary Lapse of Reason
- "Yet Another Movie" (David Gilmour/Patrick Leonard) - originally from A Momentary Lapse of Reason
- "Round and Around" (David Gilmour) - originally from A Momentary Lapse of Reason
- Instrumental
- "Sorrow" (David Gilmour) - originally from A Momentary Lapse of Reason
- "The Dogs of War" (David Gilmour/Anthony Moore) - originally from A Momentary Lapse of Reason
- "On the Turning Away" (David Gilmour/Anthony Moore) - originally from A Momentary Lapse of Reason
--Disc Two--
- "One of These Days" ((David Gilmour/Rick Wright/Nick Mason/Roger Waters) - originally from Meddle
- Instrumental
- "Time" (David Gilmour/Rick Wright/Nick Mason/Roger Waters) - originally from The Dark Side of the Moon
- Lead vocals: David Gilmour and Rick Wright
- "Wish You Were Here" (David Gilmour/Roger Waters) - originally from Wish You Were Here
- "Us and Them" (Rick Wright/Roger Waters) - originally from The Dark Side of the Moon
- "Money" (Roger Waters) - originally from The Dark Side of the Moon (sample )
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (Roger Waters) - originally from The Wall
- "Comfortably Numb" (David Gilmour/Roger Waters) - originally from The Wall
- Lead vocals: David Gilmour and Rick Wright
- "Run Like Hell" (David Gilmour/Roger Waters) - originally from The Wall
- Lead vocals: David Gilmour and Guy Pratt
- All lead vocals performed by David Gilmour unless otherwise noted
The double LP format did not have "Us and Them" on the track listing. Both the double LP and the double cassette had "Wish You Were Here" between "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" and "Comfortably Numb".
Although David Gilmour stated around the time of its release and on a radio interview in 1992 that the album contained no studio overdubbing whatsoever, he embellished the tracks during mixing with some extra acoustic guitar on "Comfortably Numb", according to engineer Buford Jones. In addition, some harmonies were replaced by studio re-takes: Richard Wright re-did his vocal on "Us and Them" and Sam Brown replaced Rachel Fury's part in "Comfortably Numb." [1]
[edit] Credits
- David Gilmour: Guitars, vocals
- Nick Mason: Drums, percussion
- Richard Wright: Keyboards, vocals
with
- Tim Renwick - Guitars, vocals
- Jon Carin - Keyboards, vocals
- Guy Pratt - Bass guitar, vocals
- Gary Wallis - Percussion
- Scott Page - Saxophones, Guitar
- Margret Taylor - Backing vocals
- Rachel Fury - Backing vocals
- Durga McBroom - Backing vocals
- Buford Jones - engineer
- David Hewitt - assistant engineer
- Storm Thorgerson - Cover Design and graphics
- Dimo Safari - Band photography
- Doug Sax - mastering
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | 11 |
| 1988 | Billboard CD Charts | 5 |
