Meddle

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Meddle (Booklet). Pink Floyd. Capitol Records (50999 028942 2 5). 2011. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrateded.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.233. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Pink Floyd Meddle", Q, p.137, October 1995, The four were at their most collectively prolific at this time … Side B: Published By Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. administered by Imagem UK Ltd./Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., administered by BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada. USA & Canada: TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.

Mabbett, Andy (1995), The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd (illustrateded.), Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-4301-X, archived from the original on 22 February 2017 , retrieved 24 September 2016 Meddle (Booklet). Pink Floyd. Capitol Records (CDP 0777 7 46034 2 3). 1994. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Fearless” is another matter. It focuses on the quiet dignity of an “idiot” following his own path up a hill while a crowd jeers from below that he’ll never make the top. As with much of Meddle, the guitar seems to proceed in slow motion, matching his humble climb, a stately ascending riff with ringing open strings that Waters played using an alternate tuning Barrett taught him years earlier. Gilmour takes the lead vocal, and his sleepy delivery—which usually implies a state of stoned beatitude—instead conveys sadness and futility beneath the determination. “Fearless” is among Pink Floyd’s greatest and most moving songs, heartbreaking even as the idiot seems to prevail over the voices that tell him he won’t. The album's title Meddle is a play on words: a medal, and to interfere. [16] Storm Thorgerson of the art-design group Hipgnosis originally suggested a close-up shot of a baboon's anus for the album cover photograph. He was overruled by the band, who informed him via an intercontinental telephone call while on tour in Japan that they would rather have "an ear underwater". [22] The cover image was photographed by Bob Dowling. The image represents an ear, underwater, collecting waves of sound (represented by ripples in the water). [16] Thorgerson later expressed dissatisfaction with the cover, claiming it to be his least favourite Pink Floyd album sleeve: "I think Meddle is a much better album than its cover". [23] Thorgerson's colleague Aubrey Powell shared his sentiments, saying: " Meddle was a mess. I hated that cover. I don't think we did them justice with that at all; it's half-hearted." [24] The gatefold contains a group photograph of the band, which would be their last until 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason. [23] Release [ edit ] WYWH - I prefer the reissue becaused its EQd a little higher so voices and things sound more realistic than UK originals. UK has a bit more bass because of it and sounds smoother but less in the room.

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Meddle (sleeve). Pink Floyd. Harvest Records. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b Pink Floyd Meddle , Acclaimed Music, archived from the original on 27 December 2014 , retrieved 27 December 2014 Following these early experiments– called Nothings– the band developed Son of Nothings, which was followed by Return of the Son of Nothings as the working title of the new album, which ultimately evolved into "Echoes". [6] Easlea, Daryl (17 April 2007). "Pink Floyd Meddle Review". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009 . Retrieved 20 August 2009.

a b Sheffield, Rob (2 November 2004). "Pink Floyd: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media, Fireside Books. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011 . Retrieved 27 December 2014. Povey, Glenn (2007), Echoes, Mind Head Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9554624-0-5, archived from the original on 13 April 2021 , retrieved 24 September 2016 a b c "Hits of the World". Billboard. 25 December 1971. p.48 . Retrieved 16 July 2021– via Google Books.

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Meddle was released on 30 October 1971 in the US, and 11 November in the UK. [nb 2] It was later released as a remastered LP by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, [28] and in April 1989 on their "Ultradisc" gold CD format. [29] The album was included as part of the box set Shine On on 2November 1992. [nb 3] [31] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Tammi. p.130. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

US Certifications Database, riaa.com, archived from the original on 26 June 2007 , retrieved 22 August 2009 Review of Pink Floyd– Meddle". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012 . Retrieved 5 August 2012.Blake, Mark (2007), Comfortably Numb – The Inside Story of Pink Floyd, Thunder's Mouth Press, ISBN 978-1-56858-383-9

Part of Floyd's massive success with Dark Side of the Moon was their tendency to sample sounds that - as incongruent as they might have been at first listen - somehow perfectly accompanied the music they made. We get a taste of that on Fearless as the Liverpool FC iconic supporter chant "You'll Never Walk Alone" features at a couple of points during the song, including the outro. YNWA may be something of a cliche 45 years later, (and I write as most certainly not a fan of that particular football club!) but Floyd obviously saw something in it before it became almost annoyingly ubiquitous. This was some years before the Kop would be watching their heroes clean up trophies both domestically and abroad. Once again, Waters and co were well ahead of their time. MEDDLE ist aus einem Guß und besticht durch die unsterblichen KLassiker ECHOES, ONE OF THESE DAYS, A PILLOW OF WINDS und FEARLESS. Doch auch die beiden Filler SAN TROPEZ und SEAMUS passen voll in's Gesamtbild. the mfsl sounds more like clear cd and a bit colder next to the really nice and warm 1u press. even the cover print is kind of blurry and looks like a bootleg print next to the beautiful textured original 1u cover with the phosphorescent blue colour.AHM - UK wins hands down. The reissue has pretty much no advantage and the UK has better bass and vibrancy. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1sted.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. " Meddle – Pink Floyd". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021 . Retrieved 21 May 2021. The other songs are pretty good as well – the first three being far better than the last two of Side A, which feel slightly uninspired. And I don't know who decided to put footage of football chants on the end of “Fearless” but it was an incredible decision. Bizarre, yes, but incredible as well. This isn't one of the great Pink Floyd canon albums to me, but it shows that they're getting there. And it's hard to argue with that really, isn't it?