when did pink floyd the wall album come out

It was a strange marriage really, but we became very close friends.”Īnd the artist said he’s “amazed” his work has endured the way it has over the past four decades. “He had his own views, but he accepted what I did. Roger was the originator, but my drawings were my translations of his visions,” he explained. “As a virtual artist The Wall was fascinating for me because there was so much to dig into and explore. Scarfe – whose book The Art of Pink Floyd: The Wall is set to be released on November 11 – admitted despite the challenges, the project was “fascinating.” Then we did the film, which was tough and very difficult.” ‘THE ART OF PINK FLOYD’ “The live show was incredibly ambitious, with my original illustrations turned into inflatable puppets. As of 2016, the album has been re-released on Pink Floyd Records (distributed by Sony Music) with different artwork on the CD compared to the Discovery edition from 2011 and 36 plus years on is still the best album of the 1976-83 phase of Pink Floyd (the Roger Waters power trip). I actually designed the album cover on Roger’s kitchen table.” “The band were in the South of France and I kept flying down to meet them. “I had to create all the characters – the wives, the mother, the teacher and all these semi-cartoon figures – very quickly because the album was coming out. The artist – who was “befuddled” when the band asked him to get on board given his work as a political cartoonist – has opened up on his work on Pink Floyd’s legendary 1979 rock opera. The Wall designer Gerald Scarfe designed the iconic artwork on Roger Waters’ kitchen table.ĪLSO READ: ‘Just A Notion’: Swedish pop icons ABBA release new track GERALD SCARFE’S SURPRISE WORK WITH PINK FLOYD The Best TV Shows Of 2021 © Provided by The South African

When did pink floyd the wall album come out