Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979 [Japan LP 1st press] Definitive Master vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz & CD-format

Posted By : aksman | Date : 27 Dec 2011 09:45:46 | Comments : 23 |

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Generally, the fully developed songs are among the finest of Pink Floyd's later work, but The Wall is primarily a triumph of production: its seamless surface, blending melodic fragments and sound effects, makes the musical shortcomings and questionable lyrics easy to ignore.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine/AMG (4.5/5 Stars)

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The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd—The Wall.

As with the band's previous three studio albums The Wall is a concept album, and deals largely with themes of abandonment and personal isolation. It was first conceived during the band's 1977 In the Flesh Tour, when bassist and lyricist Roger Waters's frustration with the spectators' perceived boorishness became so acute that he imagined building a wall between the performers and audience. The album is a rock opera that centres on Pink, a character based on Waters or maybe Syd Barrett. Pink's life experiences begin with the loss of his father during the Second World War, and continue with ridicule and abuse from his schoolteachers, an overprotective mother and finally, the breakdown of his marriage. All contribute to his eventual self-imposed isolation from society, represented by a metaphorical wall.

The Wall features a notably harsher and more theatrical style than Pink Floyd's previous releases. Keyboardist Richard Wright left the band during the album's production but remained as a salaried musician, performing with Pink Floyd during The Wall Tour. Commercially successful upon its release, the album was one of the best selling of 1980, and as of 1999, it had sold over 23 million RIAA certified units (11.5 million albums) in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine placed The Wall at number 87 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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Posted By: nanx Date: 27 Dec 2011 10:11:09

Nice up, thx, but I have to say that quote from Stephen Erlewine at the top made my day. How clueless can a critic be?

Posted By: Dreasy Date: 27 Dec 2011 10:32:32

Probably he never read lyrics. Musical shortcomings? I wonder what album he's reviewed...
Thanks aksman for this up

Posted By: meurglys0 Date: 27 Dec 2011 11:39:39

I don't really care for the "musical shortcomings" bit, as I personally think The Wall is musically inferior to 3 albums preceding it: Animals, Wish You Were Here and Dark Side of the Moon. But I wonder what "questionable lyrics" that guy's talking about? He obviously believes everyone fits in with and accepts and supports the system. I say "the system," yeah, because there's a single system across the world. The one that reigns in the minds of the people of the Earth. No devillish leader necessary to have a devilllish system...

Thanks aksman. I will download it when my earphones return from maintemamce mid-january...

Posted By: jpics Date: 27 Dec 2011 11:45:59

When i bought this LP i was not even a teenager, i didn't like it, was boring; one week later i got the newly 'And Justice For All' and i loved it!! i needed a few years to understand/feel Pink Floyd, now this incredible album is a must have for me... of course And Justice is also a must have ;)
I've been away so thanks for this and all the late postings, Merry Xmas and Happy New Year Aksman

Posted By: Lizard_King Date: 27 Dec 2011 13:03:35

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Posted By: Iconoclast19 Date: 27 Dec 2011 14:03:05

Thanks aksman for another great post.
I don't know if this is PF's best or worst album according to the critics and don't really care. It's the one I listened to the most and brings back a lot of good memories from that period.
After comparing MANY different versions of this album I finally settled on the Sony Japan vinyl.
I'm hoping this first press master will be MY definitive version.

Posted By: nedjo Date: 27 Dec 2011 20:25:26

Thanks Aksman,

Posted By: qwecxz Date: 27 Dec 2011 20:56:07

Yeah, say what you want about the music (I think pretty much every PF album that preceded The Wall is musically superior), but "questionable lyrics?" This album says something very important that needed to be said and Roger said it quite well if you ask me. That guy couldn't be further off the mark. He may as well accuse "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" of having questionable lyrics. All bad reviews aside, thanks for this aksman. I still have yet to hear anything ripped with your new rig, so I'm looking forward to this.

Posted By: MaestroJ Date: 28 Dec 2011 06:02:27

The day a whining crit-tic like Erlewine successfully pens a tune even merely as questionable as Comfortably Numb, I'll eat an inflatable pig.

Looking forward to Run Like Hell, Goodbye Blue Sky and the aforementioned masterpiece, thank you very much.

Posted By: chtimixeur Date: 29 Dec 2011 00:09:38

Thanks a lot

Posted By: vaultman110 Date: 29 Dec 2011 00:27:34

Someone pinch me. This is definitely too good to be true. One of my "stranded on a desert island" must have albums and on aksmans new rig. I will play the shit this baby. TYVM

Posted By: dazed & confused Date: 29 Dec 2011 09:18:40

Shortcomings here shortcomings there, It's tour was the best Pink Floyd concert I ever went to and Westfallen Halle never sounded so good again.
Thanks Aksman for the great Job of refreshing the good old memories.

Posted By: sid242 Date: 29 Dec 2011 12:16:05

Great sound! Thanks! :)

Posted By: rockness87 Date: 29 Dec 2011 13:23:12

thank you aksman
but I'm pretty sure there's something wrong in this rip..it runs slow (listen to the first seconds of hey you) in comparison to my others sources..
I find it's quite dark sounding too.

anyone else noted these issues?

thank you again btw!

Posted By: aksman Date: 29 Dec 2011 16:59:30

@ rockness87

I tested and setted the speed of the Bergmann TT with highest possible care. I used 2 methods for setup the correct speed.
Method one is the measurement with a stroboscope disc. I hjave 2 dufferent ones, one from ProJect (called "Strobe-It") wich is a 12" disc and another one from Ortofon wich has the size of record label. Both discs have 50 & 60 Hz markers for 33.3 & 45 rpm and I also a 50 & 60Hz switchable Strobelight from Ortofon. With that equipment I can check the speed either with a running record or without.
The 2nd method I used is an APP called "PlatterSpeed", installed on my iPad. This APP comes with a record that have a sinus tone of 3150 Hz. When the APP is started it measure the signal through the inbuild microphone of the iPad. This allow a perfect setting of the speed.
Both methods show an identical correct result.

Out of my own experience and check of many turntables I know that nearly all are running to fast. Most of them didn't have an opportunity to do an adjustment.

Finally I'am sure that there aren't much turntables where the speed is adjusted with that much care.

Posted By: Narayan23 Date: 29 Dec 2011 22:50:17

Much appreciated!

Posted By: martwwa Date: 30 Dec 2011 14:54:56

BARDZO KURWA FAJNE!!!! Thanks, Aksman, will dig on this with great pleasure :o)

Posted By: sid242 Date: 30 Dec 2011 17:16:28

@ rockness87

I've compared this rip with other ones I have and I can't appreciate any difference about the run speed. BUT this Japan pressing sounds a little downtuned for me (or dark sounding as you said) and this peculiarity can cause the illusion of slow speed, especially if you listen it right after other source (what happened to me too). Not necessarily a bad thing, in fact, after a few listens this one sounds more pleasant to my ears than any previous rip I have.

Regards! :)

Posted By: thequick1 Date: 31 Dec 2011 04:44:12

And again and again aksman, thank YOU

Posted By: obukhov.gena Date: 09 Jan 2012 19:47:32

Harvest Records 2xLP-Set / Cat.#: SHDW 411 - VinylRip TITURA - The Best.

Posted By: musicalbox Date: 27 Jan 2012 21:55:28

thanks Aksman, I haven't been here for 2 centuries but went here like crazy when filesonic shut ;) I see you've updated to Benchmark ADC, I used to have DAC1 from them... great company.

once again thank you for the effort, will try to download it but since filesonic is gone...

@obukhov.gena: I don't want to be harsh, but comparing EMU ADC to Benchmark is like comparing VW Golf to Nissan GTR... both are cars. Of course you can have leather seating in Golf, but you'll end up driving just that...a golf. Get a clue about Musical EQ first. So much for your 'superior' TITURA rip...

Posted By: SAllison Date: 29 Jan 2012 07:25:37

Sorry aksman, even with your strict quality controls, I agree that it sounds too slow. Listen to Dr. Robert's his sounds like the correct pitch

Posted By: kamabitch Date: 07 Feb 2012 11:21:59

does it sounds really slow?

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