Comfortably Numb
A History of “The Wall”
Table
of Contents
Chapter 1:
Pink Floyd - From the
The Early Years
Set the Controls
The Trappings of Success
The Animals Tour
Piecing Together The Wall
Roger Waters’ Original Wall Demo
Chapter 2:
Recording The Wall Album
Assembling the Production Team
Album Production Timeline
Production Sessions Begin in
Clarifying The Wall Story
The First Production Demo
The Wall production demo,
Recording Continues at Britannia Row
The Second Production Demo
The Wall production demo,
Sessions in the
Creating a Rough Mix in
The Wall production demo,
Recording Equipment
Another Brick in the Wall, part 2
Comfortably Numb
The Departure of Richard Wright
Sessions in
Toni Tennille and The Wall
Sound Effects
Television & Movie Ambience
Final Production Sessions in
A Backwards Message
Completing The Wall
Visual Elements by Gerald Scarfe
Unveiling The Wall
The Single, Another Brick in the Wall, part 2
The Wall Album Released
Chapter 3:
The Wall Album
The Wall Album Release Timeline
An Overview of The Wall Story
Song by Song Analysis
Album Reviews
Chapter 4:
Preparing to Stage The Wall Live
Initial Ideas
The Slug Concept
Designing The Wall
Building The Wall
Creating the Stages
Inflatable Puppets
The Teacher Puppet
The Pink Doll
The Mother Inflatable
The Pig Inflatable
The Wife Puppet
The Stuka Airplane
Animation, Movies & Pictures
Lighting The Wall
Sound Matters
Sound Effects
Putting Together the Shadow Band
Planning the On-Stage Equipment Setup
Production Rehearsals
Creating the Surrogate Band Illusion
Announcing the Live Shows
Chapter 5:
The Wall as Rock Theater
A Song By Song Examination of The Wall in
Concert
Behind The Wall
The Cost of Staging The Wall
Recollections of The Wall Live
Chapter 6:
The Individual Wall Performances
Show By Show Introductions and Stage Commentary
The
The
Westfalenhalle,
Concert Reviews
A Declined Offer to Stage The Wall in a Stadium
Concert Films
Chapter 7:
Is There Anybody Out There? - The Wall Live 1980-81
Live Wall Recordings
Producing The Wall Live Album
Dates of Performances on the Live Wall Album
New Song Titles
Dialog and Sound Effects
Cover Art
Release Information
Chapter 8:
The Wall – Past, Present & Future
Looking Forward
Tributes to The Wall
Looking Back
Appendix
A: Discography
Another Brick in the Wall, part 2 / One of My
Turns
The Wall Album
Run Like Hell/Don’t Leave Me Now
Comfortably Numb/Hey You
Other Singles from The Wall
Compilation and Sampler Albums
Is There Anybody Out There? – The Wall Live
1980-81
Bootlegs
Appendix
B: Band Equipment
Musical Equipment Used to Record The Wall Album
Musical Equipment Used to Perform The Wall Live
Appendix
C: Bibliography
Index