Roger Waters – Amused To Death
| Label: | Columbia – CK 64426, Legacy – CK 64426 |
|---|---|
| Series: | MasterSound (4) |
| Format: | |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Prog Rock, Art Rock, Symphonic Rock |
Tracklist
| 1 | The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard | 4:20 | |
| 2 | What God Wants, Part I | 6:00 | |
| 3 | Perfect Sense, Part I | 4:17 | |
| 4 | Perfect Sense, Part II | 2:51 | |
| 5 | The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range | 4:43 | |
| 6 | Late Home Tonight, Part I | 4:01 | |
| 7 | Late Home Tonight, Part II | 2:14 | |
| 8 | Too Much Rope | 5:47 | |
| 9 | What God Wants, Part II | 3:40 | |
| 10 | What God Wants, Part III | 4:08 | |
| 11 | Watching TV | 6:08 | |
| 12 | Three Wishes | 6:50 | |
| 13 | It's A Miracle | 8:30 | |
| 14 | Amused To Death | 9:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd.
- Copyright © – Pink Floyd Music Publishing Ltd.
- Recorded At – The Billiard Room
- Recorded At – Olympic Studios
- Recorded At – CTS Studios
- Recorded At – Angel Studios
- Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
- Recorded At – Compass Point Studios
- Recorded At – Devonshire Studios
- Recorded At – Ameraycan Studios
- Recorded At – Evergreen Recording
- Recorded At – Johnny Yuma Recording
- Mixed At – Devonshire Studios
- Mixed At – Visual Studios
- Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
- Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Pressed By – Denon Digital Industries
Credits
- Art Direction – Mark Burdett
- Co-producer, Recorded By – Nick Griffiths
- Coordinator [Art Co-ordination] – Paul M. Martin
- Creative Director – Christopher Austopchuk
- Engineer – Hayden Bendall*, Jerry Jordan, Stephen McLaughlan*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Andy Bradfield, Brian Burrows, Chris Brown (8), Dary Sulich, Jeremy Wheatley, John Lowson, Marc Moreau (2), Mike Bosley, Ross Donaldson, Roy Sweeting, Steve Heinke
- Engineer [Assistant Mix Engineer] – Sean O'Dwyer
- Management – Mark Fenwick
- Mastered By – Doug Sax, Ron Lewter
- Mixed By – James Guthrie
- Photography By [Additional] – Richard Haughton
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Tony Kaye (4)
- Producer – Patrick Leonard, Roger Waters
- Reissue Producer – Amy Herot
- Technician [QSound™ Tech] – Buzz Burrowes
- Written-By – Roger Waters
Notes
© 1988-1991 Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd./ Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. (BMI)
Recording Studios:
The Billiard Room, Olympic Studios, CTS Studios, Angel Studios, Abbey Road Studios, London; Compass Point Studios, Nassau; Devonshire Studios, Ameraycan Studios, Evergreen Recording, Johnny Yuma Recording, Los Angeles
Mix Studio:
Devonshire Audio & Visual Studios, Burbank
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles
Jeff Beck appears courtesy of Epic Records.
Rita Coolidge appears courtesy of Attic Productions Ltd./Canada.
N'Dea Davenport appears courtesy of Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic Recording Corp.
Don Henley appears courtesy of Geffen Records.
Brian Macleod appears courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
John Patitucci appears courtesy of GRP Records.
The gorillas appear courtesy of The Howletts and Port Lympne Foundation.
Special Thanks: The late Tom Bromley, Rick Chertoff, Flea, Don Ienner, Tony Kaye, Andrew Locke, Andy & Lynn Quigley, Tony Russell, Suzanne Taylor, Michael and all the staff at the Sunset Marquis.
Dedicated to Private William Hubbard (1888-1917), Eighth Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment.
This recording was mixed in QSound™, a new audio technology producing a wider, more natural sound field.
To hear the QSound™ effect you must be positioned centrally between the two speakers. If the dog barking at the beginning of the record doesn't sound like he's in the yard next door then your speakers are out of phase.
Thanks to Danny Lowe, Brian Cowieson and all at QSound™ for their technical innovation and support.
MasterSound Edition:
Mastered at the Mastering Lab, Los Angles
QSound and "Q" are trademarks of Archer Communications, Inc., 1991./"SBM/Super Bit Mapping" is a trademark of Sony Corporation/"The Mastersound" and (logo) are trademarks of Sony Music Entertainment Inc./© 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./ ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records
Collector's Edition
SBM™ Super Bit Mapping
'Complete, original artwok in a CD-sized booklet
'Special 24-karat gold disc
'4 color picture label
Packaged in a diecut slipcase.
Recording Studios:
The Billiard Room, Olympic Studios, CTS Studios, Angel Studios, Abbey Road Studios, London; Compass Point Studios, Nassau; Devonshire Studios, Ameraycan Studios, Evergreen Recording, Johnny Yuma Recording, Los Angeles
Mix Studio:
Devonshire Audio & Visual Studios, Burbank
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles
Jeff Beck appears courtesy of Epic Records.
Rita Coolidge appears courtesy of Attic Productions Ltd./Canada.
N'Dea Davenport appears courtesy of Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic Recording Corp.
Don Henley appears courtesy of Geffen Records.
Brian Macleod appears courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
John Patitucci appears courtesy of GRP Records.
The gorillas appear courtesy of The Howletts and Port Lympne Foundation.
Special Thanks: The late Tom Bromley, Rick Chertoff, Flea, Don Ienner, Tony Kaye, Andrew Locke, Andy & Lynn Quigley, Tony Russell, Suzanne Taylor, Michael and all the staff at the Sunset Marquis.
Dedicated to Private William Hubbard (1888-1917), Eighth Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment.
This recording was mixed in QSound™, a new audio technology producing a wider, more natural sound field.
To hear the QSound™ effect you must be positioned centrally between the two speakers. If the dog barking at the beginning of the record doesn't sound like he's in the yard next door then your speakers are out of phase.
Thanks to Danny Lowe, Brian Cowieson and all at QSound™ for their technical innovation and support.
MasterSound Edition:
Mastered at the Mastering Lab, Los Angles
QSound and "Q" are trademarks of Archer Communications, Inc., 1991./"SBM/Super Bit Mapping" is a trademark of Sony Corporation/"The Mastersound" and (logo) are trademarks of Sony Music Entertainment Inc./© 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./ ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records
Collector's Edition
SBM™ Super Bit Mapping
'Complete, original artwok in a CD-sized booklet
'Special 24-karat gold disc
'4 color picture label
Packaged in a diecut slipcase.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 7464-64426-2 3
- Rights Society: BMI
- Other (Cat# Booklet): 64426
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): *8D* CK53196
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L431
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 7457
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): *11D* CK53196 B X1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L434
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): none
Other Versions (5 of 129)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amused To Death (CD, Album) | Columbia | CK 47127 | US | 1992 | |||
Recently Edited | Amused To Death (2×LP, Album) | Columbia | 468761 0 | Europe | 1992 | ||
Recently Edited | Amused To Death = 死滅遊戯 (CD, Album) | Sony | SRCS 5913 | Japan | 1992 | ||
New Submission | Amused To Death (Cassette, Album) | Columbia | CT 47127 | Europe | 1992 | ||
New Submission | Amused To Death (Cassette, Album) | Columbia | CT 47127 | Canada | 1992 |
Recommendations
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Released2000 — EuropeCD —Album
Released1994 — USCD —Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Released2011 — USA & EuropeSACD —Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Released1994 — USCD —Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Released2015 — EuropeVinyl —LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Released1979 — USVinyl —LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Released2017 — EuropeVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
Released2003 — EuropeSACD —Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Released1996 — USCD —Album, Remastered
Reviews
Edited one year agoSounds no different than that original CD release. I ripped the tracks, and most are a few DB louder than original with more tracks peaking 100%. Does not affect sound quality as this is only the loudest parts of the tracks. I did notice the DB meter ridding higher as well. Overall, I would say save you money and just buy an original copy.
**Also my disc looks the same as the long box version CK 53196. Mine is listed as CK 64426- This is, IMHO, the definitive version of this album. I actually prefer the sound of this to the 2015 remix / SACD version - the original mix is better, the mastering is still very dynamic and incredible. While the SACD has some improved clarity, it is also a much more “polite” master - everything feels a little bit smaller. And the new mix is worse in every way - too much reverb added to things, the QSound effects sound faker for some reason, the giant arena-rock feel of the original just gets lost in the shuffle.
I’ve never heard the vinyl versions to compare this to, but considering this is the gold standard of digital recordings - and this particular edition the best sounding CD of its time - I just can’t imagine the vinyl improves on this at all.
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