Pink Floyd, The Wall
Pink FloydTHE WALL.
The Wall turned Roger Waters' concept into a double album, stage production and eventually a film, using studio construction on a scale large enough to support a complete narrative.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Cover image source: Cover Art Archive or the linked archival source.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, personnel, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
The Wall was released on November 30, 1979 as a double album.
The standard sequence contains 26 tracks.
The production team included Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters.
The album follows the fictional rock star Pink as he builds an emotional wall around himself.
"Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" became the project's biggest single.
The album's imagery was developed into an elaborate live show featuring a physical wall constructed across the stage.
The minimalist white-brick cover became one of Pink Floyd's most recognizable designs despite barely using imagery at all.
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
The Wall matters because the record cannot be separated from its format: the length, recurring musical themes, physical packaging and theatrical staging all serve the same narrative idea.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
The double album contains twenty-six tracks.
LPS
The original release spans two records.
RELEASE
The Wall arrived at the end of 1979.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The plain brick sleeve looks intentionally unfinished, leaving the wall itself to become both the album's graphic identity and its central metaphor.
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