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| Publication: | Shine On: The book to accompany the CD box set |
| Compiled by: | Nick Mason, David Gilmour, Storm Thorgerson |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of Errors/Comments: | 31 |
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| Pages: [10a] [10b] [10c] [10d] [11a] [11b] [12] [13a] [13b] [13c] [13d] [14a] [14b] [14c] [14d] [14e] [17a] [17b] [32-33] [48] [55] [56] [57] [63] [67] [79] [81] [97] [100-101] [103] [108-109a] [108-109b] |
"Pink Floyd band formed in 1966 previously called Sigma 6, Tea Set, The Megadeaths, The Abdabs. Called Pink Floyd in 1967 with first gig at Powis Square, W11" Source Echoes FAQ, Schaffner, page 27.
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Also, see page 16 and page 162 of Cliff Jones' book.
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peaked at #6.
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Source: Schaffner, page 158.
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" The Wall eventually reaches #1 in the US and #3 in the UK."
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You're gonna go far, fly high You're gonna go far, you are gonna fly high Of course, this is not the only instance in which the printed lyrics do not match what is sung, and while some of these (such as The Wall) are somewhat accidental, others are possibly not (such as The Final Cut).
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The In the Flesh tour ended in July 1977, and in September Waters went to work on The Wall (he wrote and recorded demos for both The Wall and The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking during this period). In July 1979, Waters presented the band with demos of both, and the other 3 (2?) members of the band selected The Wall as the next album. Rick Wright gave an interview in "late 1978" in which he talked about the album, so some preliminary work must have been done by this time, but the recording seesions did not begin until April 1979 (according to Shine On book).
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"Originally, The Wall was supposed to include the song What Shall We Do Now?, but this was cut because of time limitations. The change was made so late in the game that the album sleeves had already been printed, including the lyrics and original order. ... What Shall We Do Now? was to come up right after Goodbye Blue Sky, followed with Empty Spaces showing up later (before ABitW 3) as a sort of reprise."Although What Shall We Do Now? did not appear on the album, it was performed live in place of Empty Spaces and was used in the feature film of The Wall. While it would have been a simple matter to substitute correct lyrics and running order in future pressings of The Wall (and on the later CD release), this was not done. It is interesting to note that the correct running order of The Wall's side 3 was printed in Shine On, even though the record sleeve (and later CD insert) list Hey You after Comfortably Numb. Of course, this is not the only instance in which the printed lyrics do not match what is sung, and while some of these (such as Wish You Were Here) are conceivably accidental, others are possibly not (such as The Final Cut).
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"And we never sat down and said, 'God, this doesn't sound Pink Floyd enough -- let's do this to make it sound more Pink Floyd'."
... but the truth behind them is
questionable. According to Schaffner, the record executives were very
displeased with the early tapes Gilmour played for them, and instructed
Gilmour and producer Bob Ezrin to make the record sound
more like the band's earlier material.
And according to Schaffner, Gilmour and Ezrin revamped
much of the album to do just that.
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Also, it should be noted that while at the time of the book's original
printing Delicate Sound of Thunder was the most recent release,
since then Pink Floyd has
released The Division Bell, multiple singles, and P*U*L*S*E,
and there are indications that further recordings will be made and released.
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