Pulse (Pink Floyd album)

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Pulse (stylised as p·u·l·s·e) is a live double album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was originally released on 29 May 1995, on the label EMI in the United Kingdom and on 6 June 1995 by Columbia in the United States.[3]

The album was recorded during the band's Division Bell Tour in 1994, specifically the UK and European leg, which ran from July to October 1994.

Content and recording

The album includes a complete live version of The Dark Side of the Moon and features a booklet with many photographs from performances on this tour. It also features "Astronomy Domine", a Syd Barrett song not performed since the early 1970s.

Unlike Delicate Sound of Thunder, David Gilmour and record producer James Guthrie have stated that no parts of the songs were re-recorded in the studio (James Guthrie confirmed this in an interview with Pink Floyd fanzine Brain Damage). However, the band and Guthrie fixed songs that had bad notes (as heard on some bootlegs) by lifting solos and corrected vocal lines from other performances as the band recorded most of the European leg. The CD claimed that it was mixed in "Q Sound" which produces a 3D audio effect even on a two channel stereo system.

Release history

In the US, Pulse debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in June 1995 (briefly dethroning Hootie & the Blowfish's Cracked Rear View for a week before Hootie regained the number one spot in the US) and was soon certified double platinum by the RIAA on 31 July 1995.[4]

On 10 July 2006, the Pulse DVD was released of the concert performed on 20 October 1994, at Earls Court, London. The video version also featured the song "Take It Back," and an almost complete performance from their 20 October show at Earl's Court, London.[citation needed]

The vinyl version was released as a four-LP box set and included "One of These Days" (also heard on the cassette release) as well as a large version of the photo booklet.

The original CD cover features an "eye-like" machine that has clock pieces inside, there is a planet in its centre, and on the outside it shows evolution as it moves backwards. It starts in the sea, moves to the bacteria which evolve into fishes, then into egg type creatures, then into eggs that hatch birds, and birds follow the trail of an aeroplane. There are six pyramids in the desert, and in the bottom of the sea, one can observe a city in the shore.

LED packaging

Early CD versions came with a blinking red LED on the side of the case. This was designed by EMI contractor Jon Kempner, who was awarded the platinum disc, using the now discontinued LM3909 LED flasher IC. The circuit was powered by a single AA battery; the battery life was stated to be over six months. Some versions were also made with 2 AA batteries and later editions of the CD set did not feature the blinking LED.

"Essentially, it's a device which we thought was entertaining. It's an idea of Storm Thorgerson's which related to Dark Side and the pulse, and it's a live album so the box is "alive". After that, in terms of seriously deep meanings, one might be struggling a bit."

— Nick Mason, [5]

The debut of the album was highlighted by a light show from the top of the Empire State Building in New York City with music simulcasted on a New York City radio station.

  • The outer packaging for Pulse with the light compartment and holder removed and on top.
    The outer packaging for Pulse with the light compartment and holder removed and on top.
  • The blinking light compartment (2 AA version) from an original Pulse release with batteries removed.
    The blinking light compartment (2 AA version) from an original Pulse release with batteries removed.
  • The battery warning sticker that was on the inside of the packaging. Light still works as of December 2012.
    The battery warning sticker that was on the inside of the packaging. Light still works as of December 2012.

LED size difference

The LED cases are slightly broader and thicker than a standard CD jewel. Later releases that did not come with the LED matched the dimensions of a CD jewel case but are also thicker. This is due to the hardback picture book and outer sleeve which prevents storing in shelves that require standard thickness CD jewel cases. The later version does fit in CD shelves that do not require the exact jewel case thickness.

In comparing the releases, the outer sleeve and books are identical other than size difference with the same photos on each page. Only in the LED version larger book, the inner jacket holding each CD displays the track listing.

In the picture at the right, the LED 2 battery compartment is at the top, the row on the left is the LED larger version and on the row at the right is the smaller later release. All releases are packaged with the same two music CDs.

Track listing

CD Edition

Disc one
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
1."Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V, VII" (20 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
David Gilmour13:35
2."Astronomy Domine" (15 October 1994, Earls Court, London)Syd Barrett
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
4:20
3."What Do You Want From Me" (21 September 1994, Cinecittà, Rome)
Gilmour4:10
4."Learning to Fly" (14 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
Gilmour5:16
5."Keep Talking" (17 August 1994, Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover)
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Samson
Gilmour6:52
6."Coming Back to Life" (13 October 1994, Earls Court, London)GilmourGilmour6:56
7."Hey You" (13, 15 October 1994, Earls Court, London)WatersGilmour, Jon Carin4:40
8."A Great Day for Freedom" (19 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Samson
Gilmour4:30
9."Sorrow" (20 September 1994, Cinecittà, Rome)GilmourGilmour10:49
10."High Hopes" (14, 19, 20, 21, 29 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Samson
Gilmour7:52
11."Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" (21 October 1994, Earls Court, London)Waters
7:08
Total length:1:15:50
Disc two
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
1."Speak to Me" (20 September 1994, Cinecittà, Rome)Nick MasonInstrumental2:30
2."Breathe (In the Air)" (20 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Wright
  • Gilmour
  • Carin
2:33
3."On the Run" (20 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
Instrumental3:48
4."Time" (17 September 1994, Modena, Italy; 20 September 1994, Cinecittà, Rome; 20 October 1994, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Wright
  • Mason
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
6:47
5."The Great Gig in the Sky" (20 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
5:52
6."Money" (17 September 1994, Modena, Italy; 20 October 1994, London)WatersGilmour8:54
7."Us and Them" (19, 20 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Waters
  • Wright
Gilmour6:58
8."Any Colour You Like" (19, 23 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Mason
Instrumental3:21
9."Brain Damage" (19 October 1994, Earls Court, London)WatersGilmour3:46
10."Eclipse" (19 October 1994, Earls Court, London)WatersGilmour2:38
11."Wish You Were Here" (20 September 1994, Cinecittà, Rome)
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
Gilmour6:35
12."Comfortably Numb" (20 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Carin
  • Pratt
9:29
13."Run Like Hell" (15 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Pratt
8:36
Total length:1:11:57

Vinyl Edition

Side one
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
1."Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V, VII"
  • David Gilmour
  • Roger Waters
  • Richard Wright
David Gilmour13:35
2."Astronomy Domine"Syd Barret
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
4:20
3."What Do You Want From Me"
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Polly Samson
Gilmour4:10
Total length:22:05
Side two
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
4."Learning to Fly"
  • Gilmour
  • Anthony Moore
  • Bob Ezrin
  • Jon Carin
Gilmour5:16
5."Keep Talking"
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Samson
Gilmour6:52
6."Coming Back to Life"GilmourGilmour6:56
Total length:19:04
Side three
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
7."Hey You"Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Jon Carin
4:40
8."A Great Day for Freedom"
  • Gilmour
  • Samson
Gilmour4:30
9."Sorrow"GilmourGilmour10:49
Total length:19:59
Side four
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
10."High Hopes"
  • Gilmour
  • Samson
Gilmour7:52
11."Another Brick in the Wall, Part II"Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Guy Pratt
7:08
12."One of These Days" (21 October 1994, Earls Court, London)
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Wright
  • Nick Mason
Instrumental6:51
Total length:21:33
Side five
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
1."Speak to Me"MasonInstrumental2:30
2."Breathe (In the Air)"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Wright
  • Gilmour
  • Carin
2:33
3."On the Run"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
Instrumental3:48
4."Time"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Wright
  • Mason
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
6:47
Total length:15:48
Side six
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
5."The Great Gig in the Sky"
  • Wright
  • Clare Torry
  • Sam Brown
  • Durga McBroom
  • Claudia Fontaine
5:52
6."Money"WatersGilmour8:54
Total length:14:46
Side seven
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
7."Us and Them"
  • Waters
  • Wright
Gilmour6:58
8."Any Colour You Like"
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Mason
Instrumental3:21
9."Brain Damage"WatersGilmour3:46
10."Eclipse"WatersGilmour2:38
Total length:16:43
Side eight
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
11."Wish You Were Here"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
Gilmour6:35
12."Comfortably Numb"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Carin
  • Pratt
9:29
13."Run Like Hell"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Pratt
8:36
Total length:24:40

Cassette Edition

Cassette one
Side one
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
1."Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V, VII"
  • David Gilmour
  • Roger Waters
  • Richard Wright
David Gilmour13:35
2."Astronomy Domine"Syd Barret
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
4:20
3."What Do You Want From Me"
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Polly Samson
Gilmour4:10
4."Learning to Fly"
  • Gilmour
  • Anthony Moore
  • Bob Ezrin
  • Jon Carin
Gilmour5:16
5."Keep Talking"
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Samson
Gilmour6:52
6."Coming Back to Life"GilmourGilmour6:56
Total length:41:09
Side two
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
7."Hey You"Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Jon Carin
4:40
8."A Great Day for Freedom"
  • Gilmour
  • Samson
Gilmour4:30
9."Sorrow"GilmourGilmour10:49
10."High Hopes"
  • Gilmour
  • Samson
Gilmour7:52
11."Another Brick in the Wall, Part II"Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Guy Pratt
7:08
12."One of These Days"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Wright
  • Nick Mason
Instrumental6:51
Total length:41:32
Cassette two
Side three
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
1."Speak to Me"MasonInstrumental2:30
2."Breathe (In the Air)"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Wright
  • Gilmour
  • Carin
2:33
3."On the Run"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
Instrumental3:48
4."Time"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Wright
  • Mason
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
6:47
5."The Great Gig in the Sky"
  • Wright
  • Clare Torry
  • Sam Brown
  • Durga McBroom
  • Claudia Fontaine
5:52
6."Money"WatersGilmour8:54
7."Us and Them"
  • Waters
  • Wright
Gilmour6:58
8."Any Colour You Like"
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Mason
Instrumental3:21
9."Brain Damage"WatersGilmour3:46
10."Eclipse"WatersGilmour2:38
Total length:47:17
Side four
No.TitleMusicLead VocalsLength
11."Wish You Were Here"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
Gilmour6:35
12."Comfortably Numb"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Carin
  • Pratt
9:29
13."Run Like Hell"
  • Gilmour
  • Waters
  • Gilmour
  • Pratt
8:36
14."Soundscape (Ambient piece played before all concerts)"
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
  • Mason
Instrumental22:00
Total length:46:40

Personnel

Pink Floyd
Additional personnel
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar; backing vocals; lead vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (verses) and "Run Like Hell"
  • Jon Carin – keyboards; programming; backing vocals; lead vocals on "Hey You", "Comfortably Numb" (verses)
  • Sam Brown – backing vocals; first lead vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  • Durga McBroom – backing vocals; second lead vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  • Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals; third lead vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  • Tim Renwick – guitars; backing vocals
  • Dick Parry – saxophones
  • Gary Wallis – percussion; additional drums (played and programmed)

Charts and certifications

References

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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
24–30 June 1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK number one album
10–23 June 1995
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
25 June – 1 July 1995

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