What’s Reagan going to do if one of his frigates is blown up by Gaddafi using a nuclear weapon? I hate to think. Because one of these people who think they’re not getting a fair slice of the cake is going to get hold of these weapons and fucking well let them off. Which is why I have great concerns about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and why I think it essential that Europe becomes a nuclear-free zone. I am concerned with the idea in this piece that rampant, unrestricted market forces are trampling over everybody’s fucking lives and making the world a horrible place to live in and also increasing the potential risk of us all blowing ourselves up because we’ve become so frustrated in our efforts to compete with each other. I just feel we could be doing a lot better than we are if we off-load the idea that the only route to progress, the cause of human happiness, is competition. And that we can reduce the percentage possibility of some truly appalling trauma, be it the Bomb, AIDS, a minor invasion, or simply being told you have no worth, we don’t need you, piss off. I know there is a utopian idea that the possibility exists for communities to exist where people try to look after one another, and co-operate with one another, in the hope that they can get from the cradle to the grave, and at some point along the way feel fulfilled. But is home the most important thing to a human being in the sense of belonging to a certain thing or person? Having that sense of security and the feeling you are not going to be moved on or blown to pieces? The feeling that you have the right to a continuous existence within the context of the society to which you belong from the moment you are born to the moment you die in order to arrange yourself into a good shape to die in? I don’t know. Is home keeping out of the weather? Being reasonably well fed? Being safe? Is home doing those things in the context of a family? We all think we understand what we mean by the idea of home. To answer your question of what the main themes of the record are, Ian Ritchie, who produced the record, is quite distressed that I didn’t call it Home, which for a long time was the working title, because one of the things that the record is about is what home is. It is lend credence to the idea that in there somewhere is a story, if you care to search for it. It’s a bit like the map in the frontispiece of Winnie The Pooh, in that it has dotted lines showing Billy’s route, where great-uncle David’s house is, and where Radio KAOS is in Laurel Canyon.

Floyd is my favorite band and this set was long overdue.” Pink Floyd revealed a disturbing Roger Waters phone call not too long ago.“Included in this program is a map of the northern hemisphere, showing all the western listening devices, where they are and what they are, and including an exploded map of South Wales where BILLY, the main character, comes from, and an exploded map of LA, where he goes to. It definitely has a different flavor than the surround and stereo mixes, and to me, it’s the original “surround” sound. As for me, it is great to once again enjoy the quad mix. The mixes have their own strengths and I suspect everyone will have their own favorite. They had (you guessed it) a quadraphonic setup for that concert and it blew me and another 80,000 fans away! I have listened to several of the discs in this set and cannot complain. My first time was at Soldier Field in Chicago. I was fortunate to have seen the band three times over the years. The reviewer continued: “I’m focusing on the technology only because I assume that anybody that bothered to purchase this package is probably a die-hard Pink Floyd fan and knows the songs in and out. Not that most kids my age bought this album with that in mind, but I for one, was into all things quad.” When I first bought the 33 rpm album in the 70s, the dynamic range was limited on most albums and unless you were into Mobile Fidelity, audiophile-quality was rare. It’s about getting the best sounding version of an album I have listened to for years. I still have the original quad vinyl disc, tucked away but having sold my last turntable several years ago it doesn’t get much play anymore. For years, I had asked myself when Pink Floyd would re-release the quad version of WYWH on today’s technology. As one reviewer explained: “The title says it all for me! This package is something I have wanted for a long time.

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