The Final Cut
A History of Pink Floyd 1982-1983
Table
of Contents
Chapter 1:
Pink Floyd - From The Wall to The Final Cut
Spare Bricks
Album Production Timeline
The Falkland Islands Conflict
“Topical Lyrics” by James Guthrie
Pink Floyd in 1982
Chapter 2:
Recording Sessions
The Studios
Pinewood
Dubbing Theatre
The
Billiard Room
“Easy
days, difficult days and Michael Kamen’s humour” by James Guthrie
Hook
End Recording Studios
Abbey
Road Studios
“Abbey
Road” by James Guthrie
Michael
Kamen
Audio
International Studios
Eel
Pie Studios
Olympic
Studios
RAK
Recording Studios
Mayfair
Studios
Recording Processes & Track Sheets
Musical Instruments
David
Gilmour
Nick
Mason
Roger
Waters
A Final Cut Demo
The Hero’s Return, part II
Chapter 3:
Holophonics & Sound Effects
“Holophonics” by James
Guthrie
A Look at Holophonic
Recording Locations with comments by James Guthrie
Richmond
Park
Railway
Yard (Your Possible Pasts)
Richmond
Church
Mayfair
Studios
Recording the Sound Effects - People and Places
Get
Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert
Two Suns in the Sunset
Paranoid
Eyes
Not
Now John
The Post War Dream
Pre-recorded Sound Effects
The Holophonic Release
Chapter 4:
When the Tigers Broke Free
Recording History
When the Tigers Broke Free
The Single
Chart Positions
Chapter 5:
Completing the Album
Graphics - The Album Cover
Distinguished
Flying Cross
1939-1945
Star
Africa
Star
Defense
Medal
The Record Labels
Eric Fletcher Waters
The Production Credits
The Final Mixdown
The Album Release
Chart Positions for The
Final Cut Album
The single Not Now John / The Hero’s Return,
parts I & II
Chart Positions for the Not Now John single
Chapter 6:
The Final Cut Album
Side 1
The
Post War Dream
Your
Possible Pasts
One
of the Few
The
Hero’s Return
The
Gunner’s Dream
Paranoid
Eyes
Side 2
Get
Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert
The
Fletcher Memorial Home
Southampton
Dock
The
Final Cut
Not
Now John
Two
Suns in the Sunset
Album Reviews
Chapter 7:
Putting The Final Cut on Film
A Final Cut Video EP
Making The Final Cut
Film
The Final Cut Film (song by song)
The
Gunner’s Dream
The
Final Cut
Not
Now John
The
Fletcher Memorial Home
The
End Credits
Chapter 8:
Remastering The Final Cut
(2004)
Adding an Extra Song
Release Information
Chapter 9:
Through a Fish-Eyed Lens
Appendix
A: The Final Cut Discography
When the Tigers Broke Free/Bring the Boys Back
Home
The Final Cut Album
Not Now John (obscured version)/The Hero’s
Return, parts I & II
Compilation and Sampler Albums
Bootlegs
The Final Cut Video EP
Index
Bibliography
