A Momentary Lapse of Reason [LP]

by Pink Floyd

Overview

After a protracted legal battle over the rights to the Pink Floyd name, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright released 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason despite Roger Waters' protests. Retaining collaborators from Floyd's past (like producer Bob Ezrin), this Gilmour-led version of the band crafted a number of songs that were as cerebral and introspective as anything Floyd had done in the past. The first single, "Learning to Fly," served as the unofficial anthem for this latest chapter of Pink Floyd. The Andy Mackay/Gilmour-penned "One Slip" uses the requisite bells and whistles along with Tony Levin's impressive stick solo to guarantee it a prominent place in the band's canon. "The Dogs of War" and "On the Turning Away" are perfect commentaries on the conservative mindset shaping the '80s at the time. The former is an ominous screed composed at a time when the Cold War was still a reality, and the latter is a swipe against the self-absorption of the Me Decade. ~ Rovi Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	01/20/2017
Label:	Pink Floyd
UPC:	0888751843011
Rank:	4496

Tracks

1. Signs of Life
2. Learning to Fly
3. The Dogs of War
4. One Slip
5. On the Turning Away
6. Yet Another Movie
7. Round and Around
8. A New Machine, Pt. 1
9. Terminal Frost
10. A New Machine, Pt. 2
11. Sorrow

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pink Floyd   Primary Artist
Tony Levin   Stick,Stick Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Patrick Leonard   Synthesizer
Steve Forman   Percussion
Bob Ezrin   Keyboards,Percussion
Bill Payne   Organ (Hammond)
Tim Renwick   Guitar,Vocals
Gary Wallis   Percussion
Richard Wright   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond),Vocals (Background)
Scott Page   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Tenor)
Nick Mason   Drums,Sound Effects,Drums (Electric)
Michael Landau   Guitar
David Gilmour   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Guy Pratt   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Darlene Koldenhoven   Vocals (Background)
Phyllis Saint James   Vocals (Background)
Andy Jackson   Sound Effects
Durga McBroom   Vocals (Background)
Carmine Appice   Drums
Carmen Twillie   Vocals (Background)
John Helliwell   Saxophone
Jon Carin   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Jim Keltner   Drums
Tom Scott   Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Roberta Freeman   Vocals (Background)
Storm Thorgerson   Director
John Halliwell   Saxophone
Donnie Gerrard   Vocals (Background)
Lana Topham   Director
Rachel Fury   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Stan Katayama   Assistant
Patrick Leonard   Composer
Bob Ezrin   Composer,Producer,Sequencers
James Guthrie   Remixing,Mastering
Devin Workman   Editing
Roger Waters   Composer
Polly Samson   Composer
Richard Wright   Composer
Anthony Moore   Composer
Marc DeSisto   Assistant
David Gilmour   Composer,Producer,Remixing,Sequencers
Damon Iddins   Assistant
Andy Jackson   Mixing,Engineer,Remixing,Mastering
Jon Carin   Composer
Phil Manzanera   Composer
Guy Charbonneau   Engineer
Jeff DeMorris   Assistant
Robert Hrycyna   Assistant
Robert Dowling   Photography
Storm Thorgerson   Cover Design
Lance Williams   Producer
Aubrey Powell   Creative Director
Benny Trickett   Editing
Guy Morley   Editing
Richard Shaw   Producer
Joel Plante   Mastering
Phil Taylor   Technician,Supervisor
David Bailey   Portraits
Tom Barrett   Restoration
Robert Mort   Photography
Lana Topham   Producer,Restoration
Andy Lee   Colorist
Stephen Bearman   Colorist
Lisa Copson   Restoration
Clayton Baker   Colorist
Anthony Taylor   Producer
Patsy Boughton   Producer
Steve O'Rourke   Executive Producer
Adrian Bull   Colorist
Andy Evans   Authoring
Kristy Garland   Authoring