From the opening vocal of Cirrus Minor, it's clear that this was an album long overdue a polish in the studio. The first of the movie soundtracks, the packaging (gatefold sleeve, and lyric book) now feature a number of stills from the film, featuring Estelle and Stefan on their downward path. There's only so much that can be done with their original recordings but a decent job has been done to tidy this up a bit. The 2011 remaster manages to bring more clarity and cleanness to things - I've always felt that Let There Be More Light in particular has suffered in the past, but this is by far the best sounding version I've heard. The transition album, with the departure of Syd, and the arrival of David, and the packaging marks this with a shot of each line-up. The package is nicely designed - the gatefold provides two typical group shots, and the centre of the lyric booklet has an interesting picture of the band on what appears to be a demolition or construction site. However, the 2011 version sounds particularly good, especially in the vocal area for some reason. This has, of course, only recently had a new edition (the 40th Anniversary set), so we suspect little work was needed (and indeed done) on this album. So, here we go - album by album, here are our thoughts on the 2011 remasters, and the encompassing box set which gathers them all together with an exclusive book: Best thing to do is dig in and enjoy the music! Overall, a great job has been done with all the albums, with a number of them showing a marked improvement over previous editions. There is also a subjective nature to all of this, and listening to the albums over the last few weeks has revealed different things to us at different times. We've not gone into the technical depths of checking waveforms and seeing what sort of frequency levels the different editions run at (although we know one or two audio enthusiasts who have run full analysis like this) as for most people, listening on normal to good equipment, the overall sound is most important and some of these technical intricacies will be irrelevant for the average listener. We've taken a good, long look and listen to each album, comparing them to previous releases using the same equipment to try and give valid comparisons. Wish You Were Here and The Wall will be receiving their own expanded editions in November 2011 and February 2012 respectively. Pink Floyd 2011 remasters - Discovery Editions and Box SetĪt the end of September, the first phase of the massive Why Pink Floyd remaster and collectors edition campaign launched, with the release of all fourteen of their studio albums, along with two special expanded editions of The Dark Side Of The Moon. Home Reviews Albums Pink Floyd 2011 remasters - Discovery Editions and Box Set
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