Keep Talking: Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell" Arriving on Blue Vinyl for 25th Anniversary

Keep Talking: Pink Floyd’s “The Division Bell” Arriving on Blue Vinyl for 25th Anniversary

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell. The album saw the post-Waters lineup of David Gilmour, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason reuniting to create a decidedly more organic, integrated work than their previous release, A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The resulting album reached No. 1 in the U.S. and U.K., and inspired a successful world tour and concert album the following year.

On June 7, Pink Floyd Records will release a special, 25th anniversary edition of The Division Bell as a 2-LP set on heavyweight blue vinyl, echoing the original U.S. Columbia Records blue vinyl release in 1994.

The new edition will feature the 2014 stereo master prepared by James Guthrie, Joel Plante, and Doug Sax. Like the 2014 black vinyl edition, all the songs will be presented in their full-length versions, whereas original 1994 pressings included edited tracks.

The discs will be presented in a gatefold sleeve featuring four different “Division Bell heads” images, and will be housed in printed inner sleeves with full lyrics and additional visuals.

The blue vinyl edition of The Division Bell will be available from Pink Floyd Records on June 7. You can place your pre-order with the Amazon links below and check out the compete track listing.

Pink Floyd, The Division Bell (originally Columbia Records LP C64200, 1994 — reissued Pink Floyd Records, 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Side 1:

1. Cluster One
2. What Do You Want From Me
3. Poles Apart

Side 2:

1. Marooned
2. A Great Day For Freedom
3. Wearing The Inside Out

Side 3:

1. Take It Back
2. Coming Back To Life
3. Keep Talking

Side 4:

1. Lost For Words
2. High Hopes

Sam Stone

Sam Stone has been obsessed with catalog music ever since his folks gave him a Contours best-of collection for his fourth birthday. He quickly began to learn all he could about rock and roll history and beyond, a passion that continues to this day.

Sam followed his love for music to the classroom, earning a B.A. from Towson University in Electronic Media and Film, concentrating on radio and audio production, as well as an M.A. in Audio Arts from Syracuse University. He has put his knowledge and skills to work at prominent reissue labels and is excited to bring his perspectives on catalog music to a broader audience. When he’s not writing for The Second Disc, Sam can be found researching about music, talking about Joni Mitchell’s career, and adding another box set to his Amazon wish list.