­­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 MyDesert

               TwoSuns in the Sunset

               Paranoid Eyes

               Not Now John

            The PostWarDream

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

TheRecord 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 FinalCut 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: TheFinalCut Discography

 

When the Tigers Broke Free/Bring the Boys Back Home

The FinalCut Album

Not Now John (obscured version)/The Hero’s Return, parts I & II

Compilation and Sampler Albums

Bootlegs

The FinalCut Video EP

 

Index

 

Bibliography

 

 

 

 


 

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