Delicate Sound of Thunder

For the concert video, see Delicate Sound of Thunder (film).

Live album by Pink Floyd

Released

22 November 1988

Recorded

19–23 August 1988

Venue

Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, United States

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

104:08

Language

English

Label

EMI (UK/Europe)
CBS Columbia (US/Canada)
Melodiya (USSR)

Producer

David Gilmour

Pink Floyd chronology

A Momentary Lapse of Reason
(1987)

Delicate Sound of Thunder
(1988)

Shine On
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	link
Robert Christgau	C ^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Delicate Sound of Thunder is a double live album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd which was recorded over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York in August 1988 and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in September 1988. It was released on 22 November 1988, through EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Columbia Records in the United States.

Recording

The band recorded and filmed their series of shows at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in November 1987 for a potential live concert film and album. However, the band was not happy with the results. Consequently, the material from these shows would make up videos and B-sides for the A Momentary Lapse of Reason singles and later these shows were released as bootleg recordings entitled Pink Floyd: The Calhoun Tapes and Would You Buy a Ticket to This Show. Then in August 1988, the band went to Nassau Coliseum and filmed and recorded their five night stand at the end of the initial Momentary Lapse 1987/88 tour.

Release

The album was released in 1988 as a double LP, double cassette, and a double CD, each format containing a slightly different track listing. The album includes many works from A Momentary Lapse of Reason as well as tracks from older Pink Floyd albums. The double LP release did not have "Us and Them" on the track listing. Both the double LP and the double cassette had "Wish You Were Here" between "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" and "Comfortably Numb".

Although David Gilmour stated around the time of its release and on a radio interview in 1992 that the album contained no studio overdubbing whatsoever, he embellished the tracks during mixing with some extra acoustic guitar on "Comfortably Numb", according to engineer Buford Jones. In addition, some harmonies were replaced by studio re-takes: Richard Wright re-did his vocal on "Us and Them" and Sam Brown replaced Rachel Fury's part in "Comfortably Numb"^[4] but the rest of the album was what was played at the shows.

Chart performance

Delicate Sound of Thunder reached #11 on the Billboard 200 and is currently listed as Triple Platinum in U.S. sales — it was certified Gold and Platinum on 23 January 1989 and Triple Platinum in April 1997.

In space

Delicate Sound of Thunder became the first rock album to be played in space, as Soviet cosmonauts took it aboard Soyuz TM-7.

The double LP was also the band's only album to be officially released in the Soviet Union by the state-owned label Melodiya.

Track listing

CD

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Shine On You Crazy Diamond"	Roger Waters/David Gilmour/Richard Wright	21 August 1988	11:53
2.	"Learning to Fly"	Gilmour/Bob Ezrin/Jon Carin/Anthony Moore	21 August 1988	5:27
3.	"Yet Another Movie"	Gilmour/Pat Leonard	21 August 1988	6:21
4.	"Round and Around"	Gilmour	19 August 1988	0:33
5.	"Sorrow"	Gilmour	23 August 1988	9:28
6.	"The Dogs of War"	Gilmour/Moore	20 August 1988	7:18
7.	"On the Turning Away"	Gilmour/Moore	21 August 1988	7:58

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"One of These Days"	Waters/Gilmour/Nick Mason/Wright	22 August 1988	6:15
2.	"Time"	Waters/Gilmour/Mason/Wright	19 August 1988	5:16
3.	"Wish You Were Here"	Waters/Gilmour	20 August 1988	4:49
4.	"Us and Them"	Waters/Wright	22 August 1988	7:22
5.	"Money"	Waters	21 August 1988	9:52
6.	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"	Waters	21 August 1988	5:28
7.	"Comfortably Numb"	Gilmour/Waters	23 August 1988	8:56
8.	"Run Like Hell"	Waters/Gilmour	21 August 1988	7:12

LP Edition

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shine On You Crazy Diamond"	Waters/Gilmour/Wright	11:53
2.	"Learning to Fly"	Gilmour/Ezrin/Carin/Moore	5:27
3.	"Yet Another Movie"	Gilmour/Leonard	6:21
4.	"Round and Around"	Gilmour	0:33

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Sorrow"	Gilmour	9:28
6.	"The Dogs of War"	Gilmour/Moore	7:18
7.	"On the Turning Away"	Gilmour/Moore	7:58

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One of These Days"	Waters/Gilmour/Mason/Wright	6:15
2.	"Time"	Waters/Gilmour/Mason/Wright	5:16
3.	"Money"	Waters	9:52
4.	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"	Waters	5:28

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Wish You Were Here"	Waters/Gilmour	4:49
6.	"Comfortably Numb"	Gilmour/Waters	8:56
7.	"Run Like Hell"	Waters/Gilmour	7:12

Cassette

Cassette one

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shine On You Crazy Diamond"	Waters/Gilmour/Wright	11:53
2.	"Learning to Fly"	Gilmour/Ezrin/Carin/Moore	5:27
3.	"Yet Another Movie"	Gilmour/Leonard	6:21
4.	"Round and Around"	Gilmour	0:33

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Sorrow"	Gilmour	9:28
6.	"The Dogs of War"	Gilmour/Moore	7:18
7.	"On the Turning Away"	Gilmour/Moore	7:58

Cassette two

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One of These Days"	Waters/Gilmour/Mason/Wright	6:15
2.	"Time"	Waters/Gilmour/Mason/Wright	5:16
3.	"Us and Them"	Waters/Wright	7:22
4.	"Money"	Waters	9:52
5.	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"	Waters	5:28

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Wish You Were Here"	Waters/Gilmour	4:49
7.	"Comfortably Numb"	Gilmour/Waters	8:56
8.	"Run Like Hell"	Waters/Gilmour	7:12

Songs omitted from the album

The concerts also featured the following songs which were not included on the album:

Songs with asterisk (*) are included in the video version. And these bootlegs:

Another Movie in Long Island (20 August 1988).
Nassau Coliseum 1988 (20–21 August 1988).

Personnel

Pink Floyd

David Gilmour – guitars, console steel guitar, lead vocals
Nick Mason – drums, percussion, vocal sample on "One of These Days"

Richard Wright – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Time" & "Comfortably Numb"

Additional musicians

Jon Carin – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Comfortably Numb"
Rachel Fury – backing vocals
Durga McBroom – backing vocals
Scott Page – saxophones
Guy Pratt – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)", "Comfortably Numb" and "Run Like Hell"
Tim Renwick – guitars, backing vocals
Margaret Taylor – backing vocals (also known as Machan Taylor)
Gary Wallis – percussion, additional keyboards on "Comfortably Numb"

Production

David Hewitt Remote Recording Engineer

Doug Sax – mastering
David Gleeson – assistant engineering
Buford Jones – engineering
Dimo Safari – band photography
Storm Thorgerson and Nick Marchant – cover design and graphics

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1988–89)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	15
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[7]	20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[10]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	4
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	11
US Billboard 200^[14]	11

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[15]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[16]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[17]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[18]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[20]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Album review at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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↑ Azerrad, Michael. "Album review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
↑ The Live Albums
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Syd Barrett David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright

Studio albums	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn A Saucerful of Secrets More Ummagumma Atom Heart Mother Meddle Obscured by Clouds The Dark Side of the Moon Wish You Were Here Animals The Wall The Final Cut A Momentary Lapse of Reason The Division Bell The Endless River

Live albums	Ummagumma Delicate Sound of Thunder Pulse Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81

Singles	"Arnold Layne" / "Candy and a Currant Bun" "See Emily Play" / "Scarecrow" "Flaming" / "The Gnome" (US) "Apples and Oranges" / "Paint Box" (UK) "It Would Be So Nice" / "Julia Dream" "Let There Be More Light" / "Remember a Day" (US) "Point Me at the Sky" / "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (UK) "The Nile Song" / "Ibiza Bar" (France/New Zealand) or "Main Theme" (Japan) "One of These Days" / "Fearless" (US) or "Seamus" (Japan) "Free Four" / "Stay" (US) or "The Gold It's in the..." (Europe) "Julia Dream" / "Summer '68" (Japan) "Money" / "Any Colour You Like" (US) "Time" / "Us and Them" (US) "Have a Cigar" / "Welcome to the Machine" (US) or "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part I" (Europe) "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" / "One of My Turns" (most countries) or "Young Lust" (South Africa) "Run Like Hell" / "Don't Leave Me Now" (Europe/some US) or "Comfortably Numb" (later US) "Comfortably Numb" / "Hey You" (US) "Pink Floyd the Wall – Music from the Film" ("When the Tigers Broke Free" / "Bring the Boys Back Home") "Not Now John" / "The Hero's Return (Parts 1 and 2)" "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost" and/or "One Slip" "On the Turning Away" / "Run Like Hell (live)" (UK) "One Slip" / "Terminal Frost" / "The Dogs of War" (UK) "Take It Back" / "Astronomy Domine (live)" (US) "High Hopes" / "Keep Talking" / "Marooned" "Wish You Were Here (Live)" / "Coming Back to Life (live) / "Keep Talking (live)" (UK) "Louder than Words"

Compilations	The Best of the Pink Floyd / Masters of Rock Relics A Nice Pair A Collection of Great Dance Songs Works 1967: The First Three Singles Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door 1965: Their First Recordings Cre/ation: The Early Years 1967–1972

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Concert films	London '66–'67 Live at Pompeii Delicate Sound of Thunder Pulse

Narrative films	The Wall The Final Cut

Documentaries	The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon London '66–'67 The Story of Wish You Were Here

Soundtracks	San Francisco The Committee Tonite Lets All Make Love in London Zabriskie Point More Obscured by Clouds Pink Floyd – The Wall La Carrera Panamericana

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