A tour of North America and Europe followed that ran from August to September 1982, featuring guest appearances from Bill Bruford and the Phenix Horns.
Pink Floyd – The Wall premièred in the UK in July 1982.
In June 1982, Genesis released the double live album Three Sides Live in two different versions.
In June 1982, King Crimson followed Discipline with Beat , the first King Crimson album recorded with the same line-up as the album preceding it. Beat was also the group’s only album where Fripp had no involvement in the original mixing, with Davies and Belew undertaking production duties. The album…
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In May 1982, three tracks recorded during the Abacab sessions – ” Paperlate “, “You Might Recall” and “Me and Virgil” – were released as an EP in Europe, 3×3 , which peaked at No. 10 in the UK.
Screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1982
While Scholz and Delp were recording new material for the third Boston album, CBS filed a $60 million lawsuit against Scholz, alleging breach of contract for failing to deliver a new Boston album on time. During this same period, Scholz founded his high-tech company Scholz Research & Development (SR&D), which…
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The group finished the year with a Japanese tour.
In 1982, Waters suggested a project with the working title Spare Bricks , originally conceived as the soundtrack album for Pink Floyd – The Wall. With the onset of the Falklands War , Waters changed direction and began writing new material. He saw Margaret Thatcher ‘s response to the invasion…
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