Pink Floyd – Animals (2018 Remix)
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Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Roger Waters [click here to see more vinyl featuring Roger Waters]
Keyboards, Vocals – Richard Wright
Drums – Nick Mason
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals – David Gilmour
Written by Roger Waters (all tracks) and David Gilmour (A2)
1 LP, gatefold jacket with a 28-page booklet
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Industry (The Netherlands)
Label : Legacy
Original label : Columbia
Recorded April–December 1976 at Britannia Row Studios, London
Engineered by Brian Humphries
Produced by Pink Floyd
Remixed by James Guthrie at das boot recording
Mastered by Bernie Grundman, James Guthrie, Joel Plante
Lacquer cut by Bernie Grundman
Original album originally released in January 1977
Remix issued in September 2022
Tracks:
Side A:
- Pigs On The Wing 1
- Dogs
Side B:
- Pigs (Three Different Ones)
- Sheep
- Pigs On The Wing 2
Reviews:
“Of all of the classic-era Pink Floyd albums, Animals is the strangest and darkest, a record that's hard to initially embrace yet winds up yielding as many rewards as its equally nihilistic successor, The Wall. It isn't that Roger Waters dismisses the human race as either pigs, dogs, or sheep, it's that he's constructed an album whose music is as bleak and bitter as that world view. Arriving after the warm-spirited (albeit melancholy) Wish You Were Here, the shift in tone comes as a bit of a surprise, and there are even less proper songs here than on either Wish or Dark Side. Animals is all extended pieces, yet it never drifts -- it slowly, ominously works its way toward its destination. For an album that so clearly is Waters', David Gilmour's guitar dominates thoroughly, with Richard Wright's keyboards rarely rising above a mood-setting background (such as on the intro to "Sheep"). This gives the music, on occasion, immediacy and actually heightens the dark mood by giving it muscle. It also makes Animals as accessible as it possibly could be, since it surges with bold blues-rock guitar lines and hypnotic space rock textures. Through it all, though, the utter blackness of Waters' spirit holds true, and since there are no vocal hooks or melodies, everything rests on the mood, the near-nihilistic lyrics, and Gilmour's guitar. These are the kinds of things that satisfy cultists, and it will reward their attention -- there's just no way in for casual listeners.” Original Album AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic (original album) : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.62 / 5