The 2015 2LP 200 Gram Vinyl edition of Amused to Death features remastered audio completed by longtime Roger Waters / Pink Floyd collaborator and co-producer, James Guthrie. The cover and gatefold art has been updated for 2015 by Sean Evans, the creative director of Roger Waters’ 2010-2013 The Wall Live tour and movie.

Rated 9/11 Music and 11/11 Sound by Michael Fremer (Analog Planet)

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• Limited Edition
• USA Edition Deluxe Gatefold Cover
• Produced by Analogue Productions USA
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings QRP USA
• Mastering by James Guthrie and Doug Sax
• Double LP on 200 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Gatefold Cover by Stoughton Printing
• Updated Artwork for new 2015 edition

An unblinking look at an entertainment-obsessed society, Amused to Death addresses issues that have only grown in complexity and urgency over the past two decades. With Amused to Death, Roger Waters sounded the alarm about a society increasingly – and unthinkingly – in thrall to its television screens. Twenty-three years later, Amused to Death speaks to our present moment in ways that could scarcely have been anticipated two decades ago. In 2015, television is just one option in an endless array of distractions available to us anytime, anywhere, courtesy of our laptops, tablets and smartphones. With eyes glued to our screens, the dilemmas and injustices of the real world can easily recede from view.

"This could be the most spectacular production ever put to tape, which means it’s more spectacular sounding than anything put to ProTools—at least in my listening experience. If for no other reason than to experience the astonishing production and sound, this album should be considered “mandatory listening”. No expense seems to have been spared in the lavish production and the great care with which Waters chose the musicians.

Co-producer and keyboardist Patrick Leonard (of Toy Matinee fame) is joined by Jeff Beck on lead guitar, James (Jimmy) Johnson on bass and a slew of other famous musicians and guest stars including Don Henley, John Patitucci, Randy Jackson,Andy Fairweather Low, John “Rabbit” Brundrick, wailing vocalist P.P. Arnold and others. There are symphonic arrangements by Michael Kamen.

And then there’s the absolutely spectacular—singularly spectacular—sound. I have the original double vinyl issue of this, that until recently went for upwards of $600, and this reissue beats that one in every possible way. The QSound™ “surround sound” is more intensely drawn, dynamics are staggering, deep bass is monumental and the depth and width of the cinematic soundstage is beyond that of every other record I can think of in my collection. That is not hyperbole. It’s 100% true as you’ll hear or perhaps have already heard.

The 200g QRP pressing I got was perfectly quiet and flat and after sitting through all four sides I felt as if I’d experienced a 3D IMAX movie, only with greater sonic intensity and dimensionality. On one level, this can be a ponderous exercise in the heavy-handed but on another subjecting yourself to it to completion can be a dazzling, even liberating experience in great part because of the audacious production and mind-boggling sonics. Nothing I’ve ever heard comes close. If you do dose off here or there you will be sorry! There are some time bomb explosive moments that will scare the crap out of you if experienced in a stupor. You have been warned.

Was this reissue worth the long wait? In a word “yes” (...) The explosive, transparent sonics on this reissue make the original sound meek and mild." ~ Michael Fremer, Analog Planet

Track Listing:

01. The Ballad of Bill Hubbard  
02. What God Wants, Part I  
03. Perfect Sense, Part I  
04. Perfect Sense, Part II  
05. The Bravery of Being Out of Range  
06. Late Home Tonight, Part I  
07. Late Home Tonight, Part II  
08. Too Much Rope  
09. What God Wants, Part II  
10. What God Wants, Part III  
11. Watching TV  
12. Three Wishes  
13. It's a Miracle  
14. Amused to Death

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