Pink Floyd Remastered Vinyl Review

Very much in the spirit of the 2009 beatles remasters campaign emi has extended the same loving care to their second most important british act pink floyd with a full on remastering and repackaging campaign called why pink floyd featuring their entire studio output 14 albums in all unlike the beatles various titles in the floyd canon have been revisited before.

Pink floyd remastered vinyl review.

This is the second batch of remastered titles released in groups of four but meddle is the first i have purchased on vinyl since the originals i mean. Well crafted music full of artistic intent from start to finish. From the tongue incheek title to the anchored dancers on the cover shot in sunny dungeness a collection of great dance songs was always a curio in floyd s catalogue. Last year the division bell was re issued as part of the pink floyd 2016 remasters series with full length non edited tracks for the very first time on vinyl and remastered from the original analog master tapes by legendary mastering engineer doug sax at the mastering lab.

Pink floyd were an english rock band that achieved international success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music marked by the use of philosophical lyrics sonic experimentation and elaborate live shows. One of the most commercially successful and influential rock groups in the history of popular music they have sold over 250. Anyway i will begin. This has been my favorite pink floyd album for years.

Leaving that aside the remaster for this vinyl pressing is fantastic. The highs and the lows are loud and clear and you get every bit of the analog warmth you re looking for. The most recent vinyl re issue of the dark side of the moon is the 2016 remastered edition on heavyweight 180gr vinyl. Originally the album was edited to make the tracks shorter in order.

I intended to begin my reviews of the new pink floyd 2016 reissue vinyl with their first album the piper at the gates of dawn but alas the first one from the first four to arrive happens to be the last of the chronological four. Pink floyd vinyl reissues album review pink floyd s vinyl reissues approach the end of the line by ian fortnam 11 november 2017. However the one reissue avenue the floyd have seemed quite apprehensive of undertaking is a full on effort to release their entire studio catalogue on remastered audiophile worthy vinyl. The lp is housed in a gatefold sleeve printed on a black matte cardboard which also includes two stickers and two original posters with art by hipgnosis.

This remaster sounds wonderful.