Warner Music/Sony Music will reissue Pink Floyd’s 1987 album “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” on Oct. 29.
The updated album is remixed from the original ’87 master tapes by Andy Jackson with David Gilmour, assisted by Damon Iddins, and will be the same as the one found in 2019 “The Later Years: 1987–2019” boxset.
But the standalone version of the album coming next month includes 360 Reality Audio, “a new immersive music experience that closely mimics the omni-directional soundscape of live musical performance for the listener using Sony’s object-based 360 Spatial Sound technologies.”
This ’19 remix restores some original takes by keyboardist Rick Wright, and includes newly-recorded drum tracks by Nick Mason.
“Some years after we had recorded the album, we came to the conclusion that we should update it to make it more timeless, featuring more of the traditional instruments that we liked and that we were more used to playing,” says Gilmour.
“We also looked for and found some previously unused keyboard parts of Rick’s which helped us to come up with a new vibe, a new feeling for the album,” he adds.
Mason offers, “Initially it seemed a bit odd to start re-assembling a record after 35 odd years, but the public’s appetite for alternate views of the same work has undoubtedly increased immeasurably over time.
“I enjoyed re-recording drum tracks with unlimited studio time. ‘Momentary Lapse’ had been recorded under considerable stress and time constraints, and indeed some of the final mixing was done at the same time as rehearsals for the forthcoming tour,” Mason says.
The album will be available as a single CD; a CD +DVD set; a CD + Blu-Ray set; and a 180 gm double-LP set, cut at half-speed at 45 rpm for enhanced sound quality.
A special version of the video “Learning To Fly” will be available simultaneously with Sony 360RA immersive audio: If you watch the video on YouTube with headphones you experience simulated 360RA sound.
“A Momentary Lapse Of Reason” 360 Reality Audio, Dolby Audio and UHD versions will be available via multiple digital service providers on Oct. 19. Physical formats will drop on Oct. 29.
