Pink Floyd to release 'Animals 2018 Remix' for first time ever in 5.1 Surround Sound

Highlight September 16th on your calendar. An essential reissue is coming next month..Robert Kinsler 

PINK FLOYD‘S ‘ANIMALS 2018 REMIX’ COMING ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 2022

FIRST TIME EVER IN 5.1 SURROUND SOUND

THE ICONIC ALBUM AVAILABLE ON CD, LP, BLU-RAY AND SACD WITH REMIXED 5.1 SURROUND SOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME   TRACKS INCLUDE "PIGS (THREE DIFFERENT ONES)," "DOGS," "SHEEP"   NEW ALBUM ARTWORK   AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER HERE

Warner Music [Sony Music outside Europe] today announced the upcoming release of Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals’ on Deluxe Gatefold, CD, LP, Blu-ray and SACD. The individual versions will be available on September 16, 2022 with the Deluxe version available from October 7, 2022. This is the first time the album will have been available on 5.1 Surround Sound.   David Gilmour in 1977. Photo credit: Aubrey Powell 'Animals' is the tenth studio album by Pink Floyd, originally released in January 1977. It was recorded at the band's Britannia Row Studios in London throughout 1976 and early 1977, and was produced by the band themselves. The successful album peaked at number 2 in the UK and number 3 in the US, and is considered as one of the band's best works. The album was recorded by band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright.   'Animals 2018 Remix' will be released on CD, LP (with gatefold artwork), Blu-ray, SACD and Deluxe Gatefold formats. The Deluxe Gatefold version includes LP, CD, audio Blu-ray, audio DVD and a 32-page book. The Blu-ray and DVD audio include the 2018 remix in Stereo, 5.1 Surround (both by James Guthrie) and the original 1977 Stereo mix. The 32-page booklet features rarely seen behind the scenes photographs of the album sleeve shoot along with live images and memorabilia. The album artwork has been reimagined for this release.   Drummer Nick Mason in 1977.  Photo credit: Aubrey Powell 'Animals' is a concept album, focusing on the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain, and was a change from the style of the band’s earlier work. The album was developed from a collection of unrelated songs into a concept which describes the apparent social and moral decay of society, likening the human condition to that of animals. Taking inspiration from George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the album depicts the different classes of people as animals with pigs being at the top of the social chain, dropping down to the sheep as the mindless herd following what they are told, with dogs as the business bosses getting fat on the money and power they hold over the other. Although it’s been a long time since 1977, the narrative of the album still resonates today as our social and economic situation mirrors that of the time.   The album's iconic cover shows an inflatable pig (now known as Algie) floating between two chimneys of the Battersea Power Station, conceived by Roger Waters, and designed by long-time collaborator Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis Studios. For this new release, the artwork has been re-designed for the modern era by Storm’s Hipgnosis partner Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell. Taking new shots of the building as it appeared during the recent conversion work, Po experimented with new angles and produce some striking new takes on the classic original. Po elaborates: “With the original 1977 album cover being such an iconic piece of stand-alone art, I had the chance to update it, which was a rather daunting task, but Hipgnosis took the opportunity to re photograph the image to reflect a changing world, and by using modern digital colouring techniques I kept Pink Floyd’s rather bleak message of moral decay using the Orwellian themes of animals, the pig ‘Algie’, faithful to the message of the album.”   Pink Floyd’s 'Animals 2018 Remix’ is available to pre-order here.   For More Information: Official Website: https://www.pinkfloyd.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pinkfloyd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinkfloyd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinkfloyd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pinkfloyd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pinkfloyd     TRACK LIST 1. Pigs on the Wing (Part One) 2. Dogs 3. Pigs (Three Different Ones) 4. Sheep 5. Pigs on the Wing (Part Two) FORMAT LISTS   Deluxe limited edition 4 disc package.  1LP/1CD/1DVD/1BLU-RAY 180 Gram black heavyweight vinyl 32-page booklet  all housed in a hardcover book style cover       1 LP Vinyl 1LP 180gram black heavyweight vinyl 28 page booklet gatefold vinyl sleeve 1 CD CD in card gatefold cd size sleeve  28-page booklet.    1 Blu-Ray Special Blu-Ray gatefold card sleeve  16-page booklet   BLU-RAY - AUDIO MIXES 2018 Remix - Stereo: 24-bit/192kHz Uncompressed, dts-HD MA 2018 Remix - 5.1 Surround: 24-bit/96kHz Uncompressed, dts-HD MA 1977 Original Stereo: 24-bit/192kHz Uncompressed, dts-HD MA   DVD – AUDIO MIXES 2018 Remix: 5.1 Surround Mix (Dolby Digital @ 640 kbps, 448kbps), Stereo (LPCM 24-bit/48 kHz Uncompressed), 1977 Original Stereo Mix: (24-bit/48 kHz Uncompressed)    1 SACD Hardback book package with 28-page book, in slipcase.  Includes:   2018 NEW STEREO MIX (High-resolution DSD) 2018 NEW 5.1 SURROUND MIX (High-resolution DSD) 2018 NEW STEREO MIX (standard CD)   1977 Original Stereo Mix by Brian Humphries Assistant Engineer: Peter James Mixed at Britannia Row   2018 Remix: 5.1 Surround and Stereo Mixes by James Guthrie Assistant Engineer: Joel Plante

Sights and Sounds: 'The Vinyl Revival', new documentary explores all things vinyl

One of the remarkable trends in music has been the reemergence on vinyl over the past few years. Now comes a new documentary looking at "The Vinyl Revival"...

'THE VINYL REVIVAL' COMING THIS SPRING

Fascinating documentary from the makers of Last Shop Standing exploring the renaissance in all things vinyl 

Arriving on DVD on April 10, 2020 via Wienerworld (UK)

Includes interviews from Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Philip Selway (Radiohead), Ade Utley (Portishead), Joel Gion (The Brian Jonestown Massacre), The Orielles, CASSIA and many more

From the makers of the acclaimed Last Shop Standing, this new film, The Vinyl Revival, charts the amazing revival of vinyl over the past several years. The film explores the whys and hows with industry pundits, artists, record shop owners, vinyl fans and many more. 

Directed and produced by Pip Piper, we hear from passionate new record shop owners as well the established die-hards still going and thriving. The film discusses the importance of the record shop and vinyl as a whole. We answer the why's of vinyl's revival, the human need for belonging, the love of history and the stories of how the humble little record shop has shaped so many lives.

Record collecting has lost its image as a hobby for middle-aged men and become instead a pursuit of the most fashion-conscious consumer. Will it last? What is the future for record shops when vinyl becomes less fashionable? Why are we in danger of another record shop decline? Why must we support these bastions of culture?

Features an 8 page booklet chronicling the making of the film, with contributions from director Pip Piper (Last Shop Standing) and author Graham Jones.

"The vinyl record is the equivalent of whether you have the tea bag or the Japanese tea ceremony; the tea ceremony is the right way to approach music." 

- Nick Mason, Pink Floyd

"It's a Lazarus moment." 

- Phil Barton of Sister Ray and ERA 

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