DAVID GILMOUR – ABOUT FACE LP – Nr MINT A6/B4 UK 1984   PINK FLOYD  PROG

David Gilmour – About Face
(Harvest Records  1984  SHSP2400791)
Matrix No’s: A6/B4 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges & faint sticker mark in top right corner
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are 2 or 3 light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946) is an English musician who was a member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968 shortly before the departure of founder member Syd Barrett. Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), and The Wall (1979). By the early 1980s, they had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history; by 2012, they had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million in the United States. Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour’s leadership and released three more studio albums.

Gilmour has produced a variety of artists, such as the Dream Academy, and has released four solo studio albums: David Gilmour, About Face, On an Island, and Rattle That Lock. He is also credited for bringing singer-songwriter Kate Bush to public attention. As a member of Pink Floyd, he was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2003, Gilmour was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q Awards. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 14 in their list of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was also voted number 36 in the greatest voices in rock by Planet Rock listeners in 2009.

Gilmour has taken part in projects related to issues including animal rights, environmentalism, homelessness, poverty, and human rights. He has married twice and is the father of eight children.

About Face is the second solo album by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, released in March 1984. It was co-produced by him and Bob Ezrin. Two songs, “All Lovers Are Deranged” and the more radio-friendly “Love on the Air”, were co-written by Gilmour and his longtime friend Pete Townshend of The Who (Gilmour composed the music and Townshend wrote the lyrics). The remainder of the songs are credited solely to Gilmour himself. In May of the same year, fellow Floyd counterpart Roger Waters released his first official solo album The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. About Face reached number 21 in the UK and number 32 in the US and was certified gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

All songs written by David Gilmour, except “Love on the Air” and “All Lovers Are Deranged” lyrics by Pete Townshend.

Side one

1. “Until We Sleep” – 5:15
2. “Murder” – 4:59
3. “Love on the Air” – 4:19
4. “Blue Light” – 4:35
5. “Out of the Blue” – 3:35

Side two

6. “All Lovers Are Deranged” – 3:14
7. “You Know I’m Right” – 5:06
8. “Cruise” – 4:40
9. “Let’s Get Metaphysical” – 4:09
10. “Near the End” – 5:36

Personnel

Main musicians

• David Gilmour – guitar, lead vocals, bass guitar
• Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
• Pino Palladino – bass guitar
• Ian Kewley – Hammond organ, piano (not present during “Blue Light” sessions^[12])

Additional musicians

• Steve Winwood – Hammond organ on “Blue Light”, piano on “Love on the Air”
• Anne Dudley – synthesiser
• Bob Ezrin – keyboards, orchestral arrangement
• Luís Jardim – percussion
• Ray Cooper – percussion
• Jon Lord – synthesizer
• The Kick Horns – brass
• Vicki Brown – backing vocals
• Sam Brown – backing vocals
• Mickey Feat – backing vocals
• Roy Harper – backing vocals
• Steve Rance – Fairlight programming
• The National Philharmonic Orchestra
• Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangement

Production

• Bob Ezrin – producer
• David Gilmour – producer
• Andrew Jackson – engineer
• Kit Woolven – engineer
• James Guthrie – mix engineer, remastering
• Eric Tomlinson – orchestration recorder
• Doug Sax – mastering engineer
• Mike Reese – mastering engineer
• Storm Thorgerson (under the pseudonym “STd”) – cover design