Pink Floyd – The Wall

The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd,
recorded December 1978–November 1979 and released on 30 November 1979.

Performed by:
David Gilmour – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar (6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25), synthesizer (2, 7, 8, 19, 21, 23), co-production
Nick Mason – drums and percussion (except 3, 6-8, 13, 16, 17, 24, 26)
Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar (1-5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21), synthesizer (1, 7, 8, 11, 16, 21, 23), acoustic guitar (6, 17), electric guitar (12),[122] sleeve design, co-production
Richard Wright – keyboards (except 6, 18, 21, 24, 26)

January 1979: Pink Floyd began seven months of intermittent recording at Super Bear Studios and Studio Miraval in France on their next album, The Wall.
1 September 1979: Two months of work began on The Wall at CBS Studios, New York with The New York Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor/arranger Michael Kamen. Floyd later worked on The Wall at Los Angeles' Cherokee Studios and Producers Workshop.
1 November 1979: Pink Floyd began a week's recording and mixing at The Producers Workshop in Los Angeles.
23 November 1979: Pink Floyd's single Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 (B-side: One Of My Turns) was released in the UK. It was the group's first UK single since Point Me At The Sky in 1968, and spent four weeks at No. 1 in the charts.
30 November 1979: The Wall was released in the UK and reached No. 3 in the charts.
8 December 1979: The Wall was released in the US and reached No. 1 in the charts.

Aside from slightly different Wall-patterns, colouring and (separated) stickers on front, the first UK pressings can be recognized by "Produced by David Gilmour" printed inside the right side of the gatefold sleeve, instead of "Written by Roger Waters", as well as different credit arrangements within the bricks.

U.S. promotional copies must include a specially printed label with "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" printed on the labels. Some were issued with gold promo stamp on cover, some with DJ Timestrip & gold stamp, but those with only a stamp and/or sticker are not to be considered promotional copies unless they feature the special promotional labels, as stamps/stickers are considered post-production modifications thus not meeting Discogs Guidelines 65101 6.12.1-4 for promotional releases.

This master release only contains the album as originally released in 1979. The motion picture of the same name can be found here: The Wall

Singles from this release:
Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)
Comfortably Numb
Run Like Hell