Pink FloydThe Division Bell

Label:

Parlophone – 0190295477394, Pink Floyd Records – PFRLP31

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Blue

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Arena Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1Cluster One5:58
A2What Do You Want From Me
Lyrics ByPolly Samson
Music ByRichard Wright
Music By, Lyrics ByDavid Gilmour
4:21
A3Poles Apart
Music By, Lyrics ByDavid Gilmour
7:04
B1Marooned5:29
B2A Great Day For Freedom
Lyrics ByPolly Samson
Music By, Lyrics ByDavid Gilmour
4:17
B3Wearing The Inside Out
Lyrics ByAnthony Moore
Music ByRichard Wright
6:49
C1Take It Back
Music ByBob Ezrin
Music By, Lyrics ByDavid Gilmour
6:12
C2Coming Back To Life
Written-ByDavid Gilmour
6:19
C3Keep Talking
Lyrics ByPolly Samson
Music ByRichard Wright
Music By, Lyrics ByDavid Gilmour
6:11
D1Lost For Words
Lyrics ByPolly Samson
Music By, Lyrics ByDavid Gilmour
5:14
D2High Hopes
Lyrics ByPolly Samson
Music By, Lyrics ByDavid Gilmour
8:31

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd.
  • Recorded AtAstoria (2)
  • Recorded AtBritannia Row Studios
  • Recorded AtMetropolis Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Creek Recording Studios
  • Engineered AtThe Creek Recording Studios
  • Mastered Atdas boot recording
  • Lacquer Cut AtThe Mastering Lab
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media GmbH – BE49494
  • Published ByPink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Marketed ByParlophone Records Ltd.
  • Distributed ByParlophone Records Ltd.

Credits

  • Backing VocalsCarol Kenyon, Durga McBroom, Jackie Sheridan, Rebecca Leigh-White, Sam Brown
  • BassGuy Pratt
  • Cover [From Drawings By]Keith Breeden
  • Cover [Sculptures]Aden Hynes, John Robertson (5)
  • Cover, DesignStorm Thorgerson
  • Design [Re-Issue]StormStudios
  • Drums, PercussionNick Mason
  • EngineerKeith Grant
  • Engineer [Assistant]Jules Bowen
  • GraphicsIan Wright (4), Peter Curzon
  • GuitarTim Renwick
  • IllustrationJohn Whitely, Sally Norris
  • Keyboards [Additional]Jon Carin
  • Keyboards, VocalsRichard Wright
  • Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ‾V‾]Eric Boulanger (2)
  • Mastered ByJames Guthrie, Joel Plante
  • Mastered By [Vinyl Mastered By]Doug Sax
  • Mixed ByChris Thomas
  • Noises [Earth]G. William Forgey
  • Orchestra, Arranged ByMichael Kamen
  • Orchestrated ByEdward Shearmur, Michael Kamen
  • Percussion [Played & Programmed]Gary Wallis
  • Photography ByRupert Truman, Stephen Piotrowski, Tony May (4)
  • Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Mixed ByDavid Gilmour
  • Producer, Keyboards, PercussionBob Ezrin
  • Recorded By [Orchestra]Steve McLaughlin*
  • Recorded By, EngineerAndy Jackson
  • Technician [Drum]Clive Brooks
  • Technician [General Technical & Musical Instrument Supervision]Phil Taylor (5)
  • Tenor SaxophoneDick Parry
  • VoiceStephen Hawking (tracks: C3)

Notes

25th Anniversary Blue Heavyweight Vinyl
Gatefold Sleeve Plus Full Colour Lyric Inner Sleeves Mastered From The Original Analogue Tapes
With a Special Appearance by Stephen Hawking in "Keep Talkin"

Ⓟ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd, marketed and distributed by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Ⓒ 2019 Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd, The copyright in this sound recording and artwork is owned by Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. This label copy is the subject of copyright protection.
All rights reserved. Made in the E.U.

[Runouts]
All runout data is etched except for The Mastering Lab mark "TML-M" which is stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned (on sticker)): 190295477394
  • Barcode (Text (on sticker)): 0 190295 477394
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 2564629328-A RE3 TML-M BE49494-01 A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 2564629328-B RE2 TML-M BE49494-01 B3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): 2564629328-C RE1 TML-M BE49494-02 C2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): 2564629328-D RE2 TML-M BE49494-02 D2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 2564629328-A RE3 TML-M BE49494-01 A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 2564629328-B-RE2 TML-M BE49494-01 B2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): 2564629328-C-RE2 TML-M BE49494-02 C2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): 2564629328-D-RE2 TML-M BE49494-02 D2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): 2564629328-A RE3 TML-M 4II BE49494-01 A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 2564629328-B-RE2 TML-M ⍽ 2V BE49494-01 B2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 3): 2564629328-C-RE2 TML-M ⍽ 3I BE49494-02 C2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 3): 2564629328-D-RE2 TML-M ⍽ 3+= BE49494-02 D2

Other Versions (5 of 284)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Recently Edited
The Division Bell (CD, Album)EMI United Kingdom, EMI United KingdomCDEMD 1055, 7243 8 28984 2 9Europe1994
Recently Edited
The Division Bell (CD, Album, Stereo)ColumbiaCK 64200US1994
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The Division Bell (Cassette, Album)Sony Music476581 4UK1994
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The Division Bell (Cassette, Album)EMI United Kingdom, EMI United Kingdom, EMI United Kingdom7243 8 28984 4 3, TC EMD 1055, TCEMD 1055UK1994
The Division Bell (CD, Album)EMI United Kingdom, EMI United Kingdom7243 8 28984 2 9, CD EMD 1055UK & Europe1994

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Reviews

  • maxal's avatar
    maxal
    Division Bell is one of my favourite Pink Floyd albums (along with More). I have this blue pressing and it is awesome.

    Pink Floyd have navigated a musical journey spanning cultural changes of heady psychedelia (exalting joy and madness), through glum Thatcherism and beyond to our current governmentally ‘LOST’ period.

    Where Wish You Were Here has Roy Harper singing a few words representing a sceptic side of capitalism; Division Bell goes a step further with Stephen Hawking. At first the choice seemed weird. But it’s true Hawking was a critical personality representing our forward gaze into the vast universe, very much a figure of our time. I don’t mean to glorify him. From what I have read he could be difficult, he had a god complex, inevitably he was human in his individual way. So, I have come to think ‘Hawking’s’ voice is just right on the album. It is a robot voice which Stephen makes his own, he would be voiceless without it – so where humans often confront limitations, they can also transcend. Who knows, together, perhaps humans have infinite potential. Just keep* . . .

    As the album's climax, High Hopes is a supremely moving song, without being melodramatic. I word it like that because, whilst it could have been too easy to over-sentimentalise and 'get it wrong', the song gets it just right. High Hopes sums up a mature conclusion to our traumatised culture and Floyd’s fantastic musical career.

    * Stephen Hawking:
    For millions of years mankind lived just like the animals
    Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination
    We learned to talk . . .
    . . . It doesn’t have to be like this
    All we need to do is make sure we keep talking
    • Johnny1958's avatar
      Johnny1958
      Perfect pressing, flat as a pancake and with a dynamic soundstage. looking at many comments here, I cannot stress highly enough that every new record should be cleaned thoroughly before playing. Preferably on a quality machine if possible.
      • RobAtTheRocks's avatar
        RobAtTheRocks
        I have this one and the 2014 US issue. I don't know if it's the coloured vinyl but my 2014 issue on black vinyl sounds better.
        • Nyjeffy1967's avatar
          Nyjeffy1967
          My copy plays perfectly but the music is generic and uninteresting. Not like the old days. Pink Floyd is shot
          • numero_atomico's avatar
            A2 continuously skips, side B sound perfectly, and C3 ending with some skips.
            With a more accurate turntable I’m sure it would sound far better.
            Pretty satisfied.
            • username_138's avatar
              username_138
              i'm more than satisfied with this record. Mine don't have any defects or curves.
              • Desolator666's avatar
                Desolator666
                Edited 5 years ago
                On my second copy, which is like the first I returned, luckily this one doesn't jumps on Lost for words.
                First vinyl is excellent, side C as well, only side D is too curvy, first time I see something like this.
                vinyl is dead quiet and sounds perfect. Keeping this copy but am a bit disappointed.
                • mpls's avatar
                  mpls
                  Mine has two of the second record and zero of the first.
                  • pshico87's avatar
                    pshico87
                    This edition is a really good surprise. The sound is deep and clearly separated, nice balance.
                    No back noise at all. Happy with this blue vinyl.
                    • yiannisDM's avatar
                      yiannisDM
                      Awful version I bought this twice and return it twice
                      Curved vinyl and strange sounds from the left speaker

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