Wall [CD]
~ Pink Floyd

Product Reviews

EMI's Immersion Edition of The Wall offers a new remaster of the original album, a remaster of the previously released concert album Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live, a DVD containing a documentary among other visual highlights and, finally, two discs of demos from the band and the album's chief songwriter, Roger Waters. These demos are the true highlight of the box, and they've been arranged into seven separate programs, all arranged chronologically and tracing the development of the album from Waters' solo demos through relatively rough full-band run-throughs. The first Programme, running 22 tracks, is devoted to the original Waters solo demos and runs through the entire album in miniature, then the second Programme adds a few selections from the full band. These are quite subdued and slow, a clear outgrowth from the moody malevolence of Animals. "Another Brick in the Wall" has its melody but not its riff, a signal of how this earliest draft downplayed muscle and melodrama, elements that creep into the picture during Programme 3 with the addition of "In the Flesh?" and David Gilmour's pulsating eighth notes on "Another Brick in the Wall." All these elements begin to coalesce on Programme 1 on the second disc of demos, as the production gets further definition via spoken word, effects and fuller arrangements, along with the addition of "Comfortably Numb," here presented under its early version "The Doctor." Along the way, abandoned songs are aired and it's evident that their themes were folded into other songs -- "Teacher Teacher" went into "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2," "Sexual Revolution" covered the same ground as "Young Lust," "Backs to the Wall" went into "In the Flesh" -- and there are other slight differences to be heard, usually in the form of lyrics. Nothing here quite seems like a radical departure from the finished album -- nothing is embryonic; where only the barest outline can be detected, Waters had a sturdy structure for the songs at the very beginning, but hearing this evolution in microcosm is fascinating: few albums are ever as lavishly and carefully produced as The Wall and by going through this Work in Progress, it becomes clear just how much labor Floyd and producer Bob Ezrin exerted on the finished album. In addition to these demos, the Immersion box contains a number of tchotchkes -- scarves and marbles, replicated memorabilia -- and books of photos and Gerald Scarfe sketches, all important elements for a project with such a heavy visual element as this. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Product Notes

Digitally remastered and expanded seven disc (six CDs + DVD) 'Immersion' edition of the 1979 smash Rock Opera from the British Rock legends. The Immersion Edition expands upon the three CD Experience edition by adding another CD of demos plus a remastered two CD live set (Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live), a DVD with a promotional video ("Another Brick in the Wall") and the Behind The Wall documentary, an exclusive photo book, collectors' cards, coasters, a scarf, replicas of backstage passes and concert tickets and more! Roger Waters' harrowing trip into isolation and despair features the classic hits 'Another Brick In The Wall' and 'Run Like Hell' plus 'Mother', 'Young Lust', 'In the Flesh?', 'Comfortably Numb', 'Hey You' and other intoxicating songs that will never leave the Rock radio airwaves.

Track Listing

		Track #		Title
1.		1		In The Flesh?
1.		2		The Thin Ice
1.		3		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1
1.		4		The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
1.		5		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2
1.		6		Mother
1.		7		Goodbye Blue Sky
1.		8		Empty Spaces
1.		9		Young Lust
1.		10		One Of My Turns
1.		11		Don't Leave Me Now
1.		12		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3
1.		13		Goodbye Cruel World
2.		1		Hey You
2.		2		Is There Anybody Out There?
2.		3		Nobody Home
2.		4		Vera
2.		5		Bring The Boys Back Home
2.		6		Comfortably Numb
2.		7		The Show Must Go On
2.		8		In The Flesh
2.		9		Run Like Hell
2.		10		Waiting For The Worms
2.		11		Stop
2.		12		The Trial
2.		13		Outside The Wall
3.		1		Mc: Atmos [Live]
3.		2		In The Flesh? [Live]
3.		3		The Thin Ice [Live]
3.		4		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1 [Live]
3.		5		The Happiest Days Of Our Lives [Live]
3.		6		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 [Live]
3.		7		Mother [Live]
3.		8		Goodbye Blue Sky [Live]
3.		9		Empty Spaces [Live]
3.		10		What Shall We Do Now? [Live]
3.		11		Young Lust [Live]
3.		12		One Of My Turns [Live]
3.		13		Don't Leave Me Now [Live]
3.		14		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3 [Live]
3.		15		The Last Few Bricks [Live]
3.		16		Goodbye Cruel World [Live]
4.		1		Hey You [Live]
4.		2		Is There Anybody Out There? [Live]
4.		3		Nobody Home [Live]
4.		4		Vera [Live]
4.		5		Bring The Boys Back Home [Live]
4.		6		Comfortably Numb [Live]
4.		7		The Show Must Go On [Live]
4.		8		Mc: Atmos [Live]
4.		9		In The Flesh [Live]
4.		10		Run Like Hell [Live]
4.		11		Waiting For The Worms [Live]
4.		12		Stop [Live]
4.		13		The Trial [Live]
4.		14		Outside The Wall [Live]
5.		1		Prelude (Vera Lynn) [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Ver
5.		2		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original De
5.		3		Mother [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		4		Young Lust [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		5		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original De
5.		6		Empty Spaces [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		7		Mother [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		8		Back To The Wall [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Versio
5.		9		Don't Leave Me Now [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Vers
5.		10		Goodbye Blue Sky [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Versio
5.		11		Don't Leave Me Now [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Vers
5.		12		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3 [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original De
5.		13		Goodbye Cruel World [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Ver
5.		14		Hey You [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		15		Is There Anybody Out There? [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [
5.		16		Vera [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		17		Bring The Boys Back Home [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Dem
5.		18		The Show Must Go On [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version
5.		19		Waiting For The Worms [Excerpt From Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo V
5.		20		Run Like Hell [Demo Version]
5.		21		The Trial [Demo Version]
5.		22		Outside The Wall [Demo Version]
5.		23		Prelude (Vera Lynn) [Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		24		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1 [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		25		The Thin Ice [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		26		Goodbye Blue Sky [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		27		Teacher, Teacher [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		28		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		29		Empty Spaces [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		30		Young Lust [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		31		Mother [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		32		Don't Leave Me Now [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		33		Sexual Revolution [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		34		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3 [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		35		Goodbye Cruel World [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		36		In The Flesh? [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		37		The Thin Ice [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		38		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1 [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		39		The Happiest Days Of Our Lives [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		40		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
5.		41		Mother [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		1		Is There Anybody Out There? [Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		2		Vera [Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		3		Bring The Boys Back Home [Roger Waters Original Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		4		Hey You [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		5		The Doctor (Comfortably Numb) [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		6		In The Flesh [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		7		Run Like Hell [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		8		Waiting For The Worms [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		9		The Trial [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		10		The Show Must Go On [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		11		Outside The Wall [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		12		The Thin Ice (Reprise) [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		13		Outside The Wall [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		14		It's Never Too Late [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		15		The Doctor (Comfortably Numb) [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		16		One Of My Turns [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		17		Don't Leave Me Now [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		18		Empty Spaces [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		19		Backs To The Wall [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		20		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3 [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		21		Goodbye Cruel World [Band Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		22		Comfortably Numb [David Gilmour Original Demo] [Demo Version]
6.		23		Run Like Hell [David Gilmour Original Demo] [Demo Version]
7.		1		The Happiest Days Of Our Lives [Pink Floyd The Wall, Earls Court, 1980] [Li
7.		2		Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 [Promotional Video, 2011 Restoration]
7.		3		Behind The Wall [Documentary]
7.		4		Gerald Scarfe Interview
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