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Is There Anybody out There? The Wall Live: 1980–1981
Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–1981 is a live album from Pink Floyd, released on 27 March 2000. It presents The Wall, their 1979 studio album, as staged at Earls Court in London, with tracks chosen from the August 1980 and June 1981 performances and produced and engineered by James Guthrie.
The shows built a wall across the stage during the first half, and by the end the band were playing from gaps in, on top of, in front of and even behind it. The cover shows the life-masks of the four members before a black wall, worn by the "surrogate band" during "In the Flesh". There is a bit of history here too: "Goodbye Blue Sky" and parts of "Run Like Hell" come from 17 June 1981, the last time the four-man Pink Floyd played together until Live 8 in 2005.
Is There Anybody out There? The Wall Live: 1980–1981: tracklist and credits
30 tracks · 1:45:47Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Master of Ceremonies1:16
- 2In the Flesh?Roger Waters3:02
- 3The Thin IceRoger Waters2:52
- 4Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1Roger Waters4:15
- 5The Happiest Days of Our LivesRoger Waters1:42
- 6Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2Roger Waters6:21
- 7MotherRoger Waters7:56
- 8Goodbye Blue SkyRoger Waters3:17
- 9Empty SpacesRoger Waters2:17
- 10What Shall We Do Now?Roger Waters1:43
- 11Young LustDavid Gilmour and Roger Waters5:19
- 12One of My TurnsRoger Waters3:43
- 13Don't Leave Me NowRoger Waters4:10
- 14Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3Roger Waters1:17
- 15The Last Few BricksDavid Gilmour and Roger Waters3:28
- 16Goodbye Cruel WorldRoger Waters1:41
- Disc 2
- 1Hey YouRoger Waters4:55
- 2Is There Anybody out There?Roger Waters3:09
- 3Nobody HomeRoger Waters3:15
- 4VeraRoger Waters1:27
- 5Bring the Boys Back HomeRoger Waters1:20
- 6Comfortably NumbDavid Gilmour and Roger Waters7:26
- 7The Show Must Go OnRoger Waters2:35
- 8Master of Ceremonies, Part 20:37
- 9In the FleshRoger Waters4:22
- 10Run Like HellDavid Gilmour and Roger Waters7:05
- 11Waiting for the WormsRoger Waters4:14
- 12StopRoger Waters0:33
- 13The TrialBob Ezrin and Roger Waters6:01
- 14Outside the WallRoger Waters4:28
- Produced by
- James Guthrie
- Recorded at
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre
- Recorded
- * 7–9 August 1980 * 14–17 June 1981
- Mixed by
- James Guthrie
- Engineered by
- James Guthrie, Douglas Hopkins
- Mastered by
- Doug Sax
- Artwork
- Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon, Richard Evans
- Photography
- Mark Fisher, Jill Furmanovsky, Brian D. McLaughlin, Rupert Truman
- Label
- EMI
- Length
- 1:45:47
Line-up
- Snowy White · guitar · guest
- Andy Roberts · guitar · guest
- Andy Bown · bass · guest
- Willie Wilson · drums (drum set) · guest
- Peter Wood · keyboard · guest
- Joe Chemay · background vocals · guest
- Stan Farber · background vocals · guest
- Jim Haas · background vocals · guest
- Jon Joyce · background vocals · guest
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Gold |
| United States · 2000 | Platinum |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 2000-03-23 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 March 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 March 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 23 March 2000 | |
| US release | 18 April 2000 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 27 March 2000 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | GB | EMI | 724352407521 | other |
| 2000 | US | Columbia | 074646205822 | other |
| 2000 | AR | EMI | 724352407521 | other |
| 27 March 2000 | XE | EMI | 724352356225 | original |
| 27 March 2000 | XE | EMI | 724352356225 | original |
| 7 April 2000 | DE | EMI | 724352407521 | other |
| 18 April 2000 | US | Columbia | 074646205525 | other |
| 2005 | US | Columbia | 074646205525 | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 3570×5897 | rejected |