We first heard about this remix and remastered version of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals in 2018. The release was pushed back after a dispute between David Gilmour and Roger Waters about the liner notes.
Gilmour, in an interview last year with Rolling Stone, said, “Someone has tried to force some liner notes on it that I haven’t approved. And, someone is digging his heels and not allowing it to be released.”
The original album did not contain liner notes, and Gilmour added, “I didn’t approve them. And Waters is just getting a bit irritable. You know how he is, poor boy.”
Though Waters has thrown in the towel and agreed to let the album be released, he plans to write about it in the memoir he’s working on. But the bottom line is, he’s pleased with the results. “Oh it sounds great. James Guthrie has done the new remix and it’s spectacular. It’s really beautiful.”
Below you can you also check out a couple small documentary pieces about the sound of the album and the photo shoot for the iconic album cover.
Pink Floyd Animals is available on CD, vinyl, Blu-ray and SACD, followed by the deluxe version on October 7th. The deluxe version includes the album on CD, vinyl, audio Blu-ray, and audio DVD and comes with a 32-page book. The Blu-ray and DVD audio include the 2018 remix in stereo, 5.1 surround and the original 1977 stereo mix.
