PINK FLOYD - The Wall

Item Description

2 x Vinyl, , Gatefold, 1st Pressing
LP Album Stereo

This pressing can be recognized by:
(1) "Produced by David Gilmour" printed inside the right side of the gatefold sleeve, instead of "Written by Roger Waters" (which you can find on most other releases).
(2) Lyrics in correct order on inner sleeves.

Inside of the gatefold sleeve:
Printed in Germany.
Recorded at Superbear, France Miravel
Producers Workshop, Los Angeles
Between April and November, 1979

Inner sleeves:
© Roger Waters 1979 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. ℗ 1979

On the labels:
© 1979 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
℗ 1979 Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
Made in Germany.

There are two variants of this release. One with cardboard inner and another with paper inner. Probably the cardboard ones are earlier pressings.

First issue sleeve can be identified by using these notes:
- No barcode on the back cover.
- Band members are not listed on the inside cover.
- "Words and Music - Roger Waters. Except..." and "Produced by David Gilmour, Bob Ezrin, Roger Waters" on the inside cover.
- Later issues added band members and "Written by Roger Waters" on the inside cover.

First pressing vinyl can be identified by using these notes:
- Disc 1 and 2 are not made in France or Sweden.
- Matrix numbers are 63410/63411 A0 B0 with TML-M and TML-S. Many variations of these exist.
- Later pressings used different metal parts like A1/B1 and higher numbers, and some use TML-M.

Runout info:
- Main matrix numbers, e.g. 63 410-A-0 and TML-M/TML-S, are stamped.
- Numbers at the end of matrix numbers (1., 2. etc.) and symbol "\̷\̷ " are etched.