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The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking

Roger Waters

1984 · Rock

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The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking by Roger Waters

The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking is a Rock album by Roger Waters, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 152 pressings tracked, owned by 27 collectors.

About

From Roger Waters in Wikipedia His first solo album, 1984's The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, was a project about a man's dreams across one night. The list of musicians helping Waters during recording included guitarist Eric Clapton and jazz saxophonist David Sanborn. Conceived around the same time as The Wall, the concept was shown and demos played to the Pink Floyd members, but they chose to proceed with The Wall over The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, rejecting the latter as "too personal". Gilmour was later to claim that this was not as obvious a task as.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A14:30 (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)
  2. A24:33 (Running Shoes)
  3. A34:37 (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)
  4. A44:39 (For The First Time Today - Part 2)
  5. A54:41 (Sexual Revolution)
  6. A64:47 (The Remains Of Our Love)

Side B

  1. B14:50 (Go Fishing)
  2. B24:56 (For The First Time Today - Part 1)
  3. B34:58 (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)
  4. B45:01 (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking - Part 10)
  5. B55:06 (Every Strangers Eyes)
  6. B65:11 (The Moment Of Clarity)

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Prog Rock
  • layered
  • brooding
  • theatrical

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

First cat. on rear + spine, second on labels
Recorded in England at Olympic, Eel Pie & The Billiard Room between Feb & Dec 1983
Issued with company Black poly lined inner paper sleeve - base of sleeve has gentle curved corner shaping, top inlet has 11" opening cut.
Runouts are stamped. Some of the digits are rotated 90° respectively 180°.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Andy BownELECTRIC ORGAN ELECTRIC ORGAN , TWELVE-STRING GUITAR GUITAR
  • Andy BrownELECTRIC ORGAN , TWELVE-STRING GUITAR ORGAN , TWELVE-STRING GUITAR
  • Andy NewmarkDRUMS MUSICIAN, DRUMS PERFORMER, DRUMS
  • David SanbornMUSICIAN, SAXOPHONE PERFORMER, SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
  • Doreen ChanterBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN, BACKING VOCALS PERFORMER, BACKING VOCALS
  • Eric ClaptonELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR LEAD GUITAR
  • Katie KissoonBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN, BACKING VOCALS PERFORMER, BACKING VOCALS
  • Kevin FlanaganHORNS MUSICIAN, HORNS PERFORMER, HORNS
  • Madeline BellBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN, BACKING VOCALS PERFORMER, BACKING VOCALS
  • Michael KamenARRANGED BY , ORCHESTRATED BY CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR , ARRANGED BY
  • National Philharmonic OrchestraMUSICIAN, ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA
  • Raphael RavenscroftHORNS MUSICIAN, HORNS PERFORMER, HORNS
  • Ray CooperMUSICIAN, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION PERFORMER, PERCUSSION
  • Roger WatersBASS BASS, GUITAR, VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY GUITAR
  • Vic SullivanHORNS MUSICIAN, HORNS PERFORMER, HORNS

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