Roger Waters – The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking

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Label:	Harvest – 1C 064 2401051, Harvest – 064 2401051
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country:	Europe
Released:	1984
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Classic Rock, Art Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	4:30am (Apparently They Were Traveling Abroad)	3:14
	4:33am (Running Shoes) / 4:37am (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)	(6:22)
A2	4:33am (Running Shoes)
A3	4:37am (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)
A4	4:39am (For The First Time Today - Part 2)	2:04
	4:41am (Sexual Revolution) / 4:47am (The Remains Of Our Love)	(7:54)
A5	4:41am (Sexual Revolution)
A6	4:47am (The Remains Of Our Love)
	4:50am (Go Fishing) / 4:56am (For The First Time Today - Part 1) / 4:58am (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)	(11:40)
B1	4:50am (Go Fishing)
B2	4:56am (For The First Time Today - Part 1)
B3	4:58am (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)
B4	5:01am (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking - Part 10)	4:36
B5	5:06am (Every Strangers Eyes)	4:49
B6	5:11am (The Moment Of Clarity)	1:25

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Zuccarelli Labs. Ltd
Recorded At – Olympic Studios
Recorded At – Eel Pie Studios
Recorded At – The Billiard Room
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Roger Waters Music Ltd.
Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
Marketed By – EMI
Manufactured By – EMI
Distributed By – EMI
Printed By – EMI Services Benelux B.V.

Credits

Art Direction [Co-ordination] – The Artful Dodgers
Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Katie Kissoon, Madeline Bell
Conductor, Arranged By – Michael Kamen
Design [Sleeve Design] – Gerald Scarfe, Roger Waters
Drums – Andy Newmark
Effects [Sfx Boffin] – Michael King (8)
Engineer – Andy Jackson
Engineer [Assistant] – Laura Boisan
Horns – Kevin Flanagan, Raphael Ravenscroft, Vic Sullivan
Illustration, Lettering – Gerald Scarfe
Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Mike Reese
Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra*
Organ [Hammond Organ], Twelve-String Guitar – Andy Brown
Percussion – Ray Cooper
Photography By – Alex Henderson (5)
Piano – Michael Kamen
Producer – Michael Kamen, Roger Waters
Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals – Roger Waters
Saxophone – David Sanborn
Voice Actor [Hells Angel's Girlfriend] – Madeline Bell
Voice Actor [Hells Angel] – Jack Palance
Voice Actor [Hitch Hiker & Waitress] – Cherry Vanilla
Voice Actor [Man] – Roger Waters
Voice Actor [Truck Drivers] – Ed Bishop, Manning Redwood
Voice Actor [Welshman In Operating Theatre] – Andy Quigley
Voice Actor [Wife] – Beth Porter
Written-By – Roger Waters

Notes

Holophonics by Zuccarelli Labs Ltd ©
Recorded in England at Olympic, Eel Pie & The Billiard Room between Feb & Dec 1983.
Mastered at the Mastering Lab Los Angles.

This album is dedicated to Carolyne.

Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Warner Brothers Records Ltd.
Andy Brown appears courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
℗ 1984 Original sound recordings made by Pink Floyd Music Limited.
© 1984 Roger Waters Music Limited.

Printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V., Uden

Made in EEC.

Direct Metal Mastering.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 5 099924 010511
Barcode (Scanned): 5099924010511
Rights Society (Boxed on labels): GEMA
Rights Society (Unboxed on labels): STEMRA
Label Code: LC 1305
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 1C 064 2401051 A
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 1C 064 2401051 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 1): 2401051-A3+D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 1): 2401051-B3+D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 2): 2401051-A2-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 2): 2401051-B1-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 3): 2401051-A1-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 3): 2401051-B1-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 4): 2401051-A5+D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 4): 2401051-B5+D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 5): 2401051-A1-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 5): 2401051-B2-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 6): 2401051-A3+D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 6): 2401051-B2-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 7): 2401051-A2-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 7): 2401051-B2-D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 8): 2401051-A3+D
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 8): 2401051-B1-D

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking (LP, Album)	CBS	SBP 238003	Australia	1984
Recently Edited	The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Harvest	2401051	France	1984
	The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Harvest, Harvest	24 0105 1, 2401051	Portugal	1984
Recently Edited	The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking (CD, Album, Pre-Emphasis)	Harvest	CDP 7 46029 2	UK & Europe	1984
	The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking (LP, Album, Pitman Pressing)	Columbia, Columbia	FC 39290, 39290	US	1984

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Reviews

meinleben Mar 8, 2023
Edited one year ago
The only solo Roger Waters album I actually care about. Would have made an excellent 2LP follow up after "The Wall"- when coupled with Pink Floyds "Final Cut". The songs and their - very dynamic and excellent - mastering even sound like they were produced in the same studio and with the same sound scape in mind. When I am in the mood for the last really great Pink Floyd album (Final Cut) I always play "Hitchhiking" afterwards. Yet I am wondering what was going on with the cover designer during that time in 84. This softcore LP-coverart not only seems quite sexist, it's actually ugly and cringeworthy. In a list of the tmost awful album covers of all time, this would find its place in my personal top 5. Without looking at the cover, you have a set of really strong songs though. Along with the David Gilmour debut my most played "solo" PF-output.
Moesys Oct 12, 2020
Does anybody know if this gatefold-version has a printed innersleeve? The gatefold cover has the songtext printed on itself.
Thanks