Recorded November 1982 - April 1983 using Ampex ATR 124, NEVE 8108 with NECAM, and Westlake Monitors, in Denham, England. Mastered at C.B.S. Studios, London, England.
Standard jewel case with black tray including a 8-page booklet
Barcode und andere Identifikationsmerkmale
Barcode (String): 0724348630025
Barcode (Text): 0 724348 630025
Matrix / Runout: VI 863002 Diskkopie Ag 14840/50636 426350
This edition by Disky is easy to identify with it's darker green artwork and picture disc. I had an 80s pale blue edition I unfortunately sold. The sound here is nothing special with a lack of bass. The highs are squishy and bright. Like a hissing steam pipe! Simon Philips superb drums seem thin on the title track. The mix overall lacks depth and seperation. I have always loved the snare drum after 14:55, it really kicks ass like he's hitting it with two sticks with a tiny delay, a flam? The drums are close miked for most of the rest of the album, a bit unusual in the reverb drenched 80s! Shadow on The Wall has nice dimension on the kit giving a hint of Led Zeppelin.
the 2000 HDCD remaster I really like as it sounds compressed and chunky. The drums are big and fat, bass drones more and the treble is silky.
The 2013 remaster is more compressed with bigger, fatter bass. Treble more silky and better than the Disky. The Watcher and the Tower section has lovely plump bass and the drums clatter nicely. 14:55 flam snare is great and the kick drum far bigger and sounds like a basketball bouncing on floorboards. It's a fatter sounding album overall and better than the Disky!