LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

The first member of Pink Floyd to release a solo album, David Gilmour´s self-titled 1978 record was met with largely positive reviews and reasonable success, reaching a respectable No.17 on the UK album chart. Fast forward 6 years and it was time for album No. 2, the highly regarded ‘About Face‘, which was released on March 5th, 1984 – with lyrics to two cuts by Pete Townsend, and featuring a sublime roster of musicians which included Steve Winwood, Jeff Porcaro, Anne Dudley, Jon Lord and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Within a month of its release, Gilmour and his band set out on the road to tour the album, a jaunt which lasted from March 31st to July 16th 1984, covering the UK, Europe, and North America. This recording – broadcast live on April 24th from the Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden – captures the spirit of the show better than any other performance throughout the tour, and has gone on to become a firm favourite amongst fans.

Track Listing:

• Until We Sleep 06:09
• All Lovers Are Deranged 05:32
• There’s No Way Out Of Here 06:02
• Love On The Air 05:51
• Mihalis 09:44
• Cruise 06:24
• Short And Sweet 06:40
• Run Like Hell 06:23
• Out Of The Blue 03:59
• Let’s Get Metaphysical 07:52
• You Know I’m Right 06:49