Release and reception The Final Cut (album)

– david gilmour in 1983

with on 1,000,000 units shipped in united states, recording industry association of america certified final cut platinum in may 1983. given double platinum certification in 1997. despite these achievements, final cut lowest-selling pink floyd studio album in united states , worldwide since meddle. gilmour claimed relative commercial failure supported assertion of material on album weak. waters responded:

it s absolutely ridiculous judge record solely on sales. if re going use sales sole criterion, makes grease better record graceland. anyway, in greengrocer s shop, , woman of forty in fur coat came me. said thought moving record had ever heard. father had been killed in world war ii, explained. , got car 3 pounds of potatoes , drove home , thought, enough.

the album s release accompanied short film, titled final cut. features 4 of album s songs: gunner s dream , final cut , fletcher memorial home , not john . produced waters , directed brother-in-law willie christie, features waters talking psychiatrist named a. parker-marshall, while alex mcavoy, played teacher in pink floyd – wall, appears.

the final cut released on compact disc in 1983. remastered , repackaged cd issued emi in europe , on capitol records in in 2004; included song, released when tigers broke free . in 2007, remastered version released part of oh, way boxed set, packaged in miniature replica of original gatefold lp sleeve.

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